The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29
THE SUGAR TARIFF.
mate the Sugar Trust by ssskips
-" sugar Free M by y Duty Of 7-lo
Cent oa Raw sugar. "

the sugar duty; and, az in every tart
measure, there are two ways 10 look
H. o the tariff reform and from n
protectionist sides. respectively. A
long as SO large a proportion az a
used 1 "A this country was grow
outside OF IT, the sugar tariff might b
considered a revenue duty. and thu
not De especially criticised as an esser
tiaiiy protective measured; though III
policy OF so heavy q taxation-amoun,
ing TO nearly 100 per cent.-upon wis
mas become the necessary of life. neg
70 breadstuffs, might be questioned.
with the development. however. a
our Florida plantations and of the bee
sugar industry Of the west. there seem
70 DC Tor the first time some prospec
that We may yet produce a large pro
portion OF the sugar we consume
MEANWHILE, we admit raw sugar free
we pay u bounty of two cents per pound
on It's equivalent produced here. AND
we impose a duty of one-half cen. ne,
pound on refined sugar-thas giving
That much bonus TO the American su-ar
renner. who gets his raw materials mn.
on the same terms as the foreigner and
ms 'aoor cheaper per ton of product
than any competitor in the world.
! nave no special prejudice against
trusts have never been able to an
derstand the casuistry that defends a
man Tor getting the tariff TO nut the
money into his pocket and then con-
dennis him for taking every precaution
20 see that the money results do get
into these pockets Indeed, il any one
Is fool enough to work for a protective
tarin and then consciously let's its pro-
ceecs slip through his fingers. he
strikes me as an Esau who, having sold
ms oIrthright of principle for a mess of
greens. IS SO superiuously foolish as to
forget to carry off the pottage.
AT the same time il seems to me that
the aga trust ought 10 be made nm
example of. to the extent at least Of de-
priving IL Of special privileges. after il
has had the ~effrontery 10 use them as Il
has done To impose a tax of seven-
shNteenths OF a cent per pound upon
raw sugars imported would compel the
sugar trust to pay a trifie less extra for
Its raw materials than the extra bonus
il BY tariff on refined SUGAR
the product of refined sugar being
more than s~even-cirhths az
the raw material.
The result. therefore, would he =
gain OF $4,000. 600 a year to our treas
nry without the addition of a mill to
5 OF sugar to any inhabitant OF
our country: while the sugar trust
would still be enabled, and interested.
20 control the market of this country
now, but would be confined to the
legitimate profits of enterprise and
economy More than this. the bounty
paid by our government could De
educed by nearly. if not quite. the
of the duty imposed upon raw
ugar and thus. say, one-ffth OF the to-
al expenditure for sugar bounties
aved without decreasing in the least
effective bonus now secured to the
sugar producer.
! am aware Of the tremendous oppo-
that there would be TO such a
aeasure- The Of the supa-
rust are practically ~boundless: and nm
IS this matter is thoroughly agifated
attempt to get its profits would be
iore st~renuously resented than would
attempt to wipe out every cent of
by bounsy or otherwise. {
lat any sugar planter receives. II. '
.wever- the matter is once understood !
= u people. ! believe that this addi- 7
on TO our revenue this saving in ex- I
snses. this cutting off the sugar trust I
extraordinary profits levied upon
lr people by government for its bene- y
s. can be enacted into law. \
IL IS doubtless true that no amount ]
agitation would prevent should this a
after come up. the most extraordinary l.
assure ever brought upon congress v
o-n being exercised through the most n
tensive and far-reaching lobby ever Il
lployed- II i 10 forcstall just such n
as this that | hope the dis
may be pressed now. and upon
{ point our friends throughout the r
lntry may be rcassurcd.
y year since when this matter was
il was plainly minated about a
that ii IL dare thus to inter- al
2 with the spoil Of the sugar trust HI
'se Interested in il would contribute X
many millions 10 the Harrison cam OF
fund Is to overwhelm the demo- su
tic candidates and even more OPEN th
that their thousands of Ia ed
-ers. reinforced hy teas Of thousands nj
comrades in Sympathy with til
r.. would be flung a. a solid bolt nc
.-nst the party that dared to touch As
suCar combine. IL,
there was anything plain. then. to ri,
So wis had taken the trouble To ac- TT
int themselves with the facts: IL FIR,
re has been anything demonstrated III
&c by the results of the election. rs TAI
y appear upon analysis. IL is this: SUI
L wealthy Us is the sugar trust, its as
ions are all too few to make il 9TH ne,
ise than iatolerable to the marty M
I in pablo opinion shall be pilloried III,
Is support: that. not merely would a,
a borer the less be employed. should tes
government aid be withdrawn from IN
that on the contrary. the in thu
'sed use caused by the lower price IN,
would necessitate the employ ~
( Of additional labor. which in turn clio
~ tend 20 raise rather than de- ~
Sc wages: and lastly, not merely Pc,
the iaboring people Of the coun- ah~
"A general. and OF Brooklyn and ri,
adelDhia in particular. too fro