The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-05
The Sugar Bounty,


1t is certain that the bounty of 2 cents
a pound on sugar, authorized by the Nc
Kinley tariff will not be retained in the
tariff bill which is now being prepared.
Instead of a bounty a duty will be placed
on sugar. Sugar, therefore, instead of
taking money out of the treasury will be
made the means of putting money into the
treasury.
1t is far from certain what amount of
duty will be decided upon. One-half a
cent pound has been suggested. That
amount, however, would not produce
nearly as much revenue as will be needed
to make up the difference which now
exists between the expenses and revenues
of the government. 1t is not improbable
that the duty viii be as high as ~ cents
a pound.
The Louisiana sugar planters opposed
the bounty system when it was proposed,
not because they were not satisfied with
the amount of money they would receive,
but because they believed it would
not be permanent. They saw that
other farmers would claim they had as
much right to bounty on some of their
crops as the sugar planters have on
sugar. What they want is a permanent
agreement as to the amount of help the
government is willing to give the sugar
interests. Constant change as to the ex-
tent of government assistance is ruinous
to them.
There has been some discussion in the
ways and means committee as to whether
an income tax shall be imposed in order
to raise revenue. There is very gen
eral opposition to such a tax on account
of its inquisitOrial character, and it is
very probable that a pretty heavy duty
will be laid on sugar in order to avoid the
necessity for an income tax. The sugar
planters will not object to a large duty.
Strong appeals for assistance in behalf
of the suffering people of fever-stricken
| Brunswick are being made in New York.
The New York Tribune, in q leading arti-
Gle, says: AS the situation stands now.
1900 people, among whom the disease is
making rapid progress, are dependent
upon public assistance for medical aid,
for medicine and for food. There is not
a full days stock of rations in the store
house of the commissary, and despite the
heroic self-sacrifce of those residents of
the city who have property and money,
the requirements of mere existence are
far from being assured. 1t is difficult to
imagine a case of wretchedness more
terrible than that which has overwhelmed
this Georgia town, and we hope it will
deeply impress the hearts and consciences
of all our readers. Whatever is done
should be done instantly. Many a life
might be saved if food, medicine, and at
! tendance could be promptly and
systematically furnished" This picture
is not oyerdrawn. Brunswick needs all
the help She can get, ana it is not i'm
probable that Jesup will soon need assist
ance. No business will be done in either
town while the fever continues, and it
will continue with greater or less violence
until frost. People outside of Georgia
are beginning to awaken to the fact that
| there is suffering for the necessaries of
/ life at Brunswick, and abundant assist
ance, therefore, may soon be expected.
The popuIsts, who favor government
/ ownership of the railroads, and who are
/ continually asserting that in those coun-
tries in which railroads are controlled by
the state, the people get more liberal
treatment from the roads than in those in
which the roads are controlled by private
companies, have not studied the matter
very carefully A series of articles re-
Gently appeared in the London Transport
showing that in Prussia the people com
plain of excessive freight rates, in France
Of Odious determinations, and in Aus
tralia of abuses Of the gravcst kind
There is no doubt that from almost any
point of view private control of railroads
is far preferable to state control This
| seems 20 be the opinion of Austrian and
Prussian railway men who have made "a
thorough inspection OF the different
| railway sNstems at Inc Morld-s fnlr.