The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-24
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
COLONEL ELLIS TALKS ABOUT ST.
Gan MATTERS.
ravors Letting the Bounty Remain
As II Is-neIieves In Tnric tor
Revenue--A Protest From the
observation-disclosures Notes

Cd that he IS one Of the largest sugar
planters in Texas and Ia the south. rails,
ing sugar both in this state aud the
State or Louisiana.
How does the proposed abolition Of tho
sugar bounty ss proposed in the wilson
bill suit you, c5.oneig" was asked
II does not suit me AZ nil" said he.
Il was never In favor Of bounty, but
since we have 1t all the laws OF stable
government and stable business demand
that It remain AS II is.'
You say that you were never IN favor
OF q bounty do you mean to suy that you
60 not favor any kind Of protection for
| sugar. was asked.
! understand me-" replied he. you
/ know there was once a tariff Of from 2
/ 90 IA per cent on sugar ana this was
/ taken or and The bounty substituted /
! was satisfied with the tariW and did not
Uant 10 changed, now that the change
. las taken place / aay lea II alone, Les
pe have one thiug Don't continue %
maize changes, such instability is de-
( muraAEing Had huyltal 10 our business,
suppose. cllgugl thut tar Wilson bin
( passes and the bounty A taken utl sugar
how w''l you feelT Ihe Post man la
"Iheu l viii vote the republican ticket
toreFasm5re, atit he. They cnn just
80 y the devil with their democratic
we have sugac, sslt, iron, wool and
lumber % the HDtrt, ana yet oNr ltHEfu
eansfe snen. Including majority from
+eAa F: are iaNoIl15 a po.lcs tnht y .f-
5tructiua 70 these indus ries. Jar North
has lgr years had AL The protection IL
csIM ask ana grew rich by 81, and no"
thai Tie south is just beginning 20 de-
rive benefit from these sources our DRn
Texas congressman are asking that these
indusirlcs be ruined by putting these
5n the free list TO the eNclu i've advantage
OF the Northern manufac urcr5. They are
putting protection wine fence around the
sheep Of Texas and opening wa the FIELD
OF prUducGUn OF wou.cn fabric manufnct-
urlug In the North. Did you ever see such
suicAe|'
,Do you mean to say that II the bounty
is removed ana the tariff is not given
you instead that you can not make sugar
with q prontY' was asked,
u mean to say. emphaucally,' replied
he "Lhat l Will have to 10 ont Of the
business ! can not make sugar at "a
profit under that condition Of things. In
fact Z could only make sugar nt e loss,
and an the money spent IN machinery ana
. .ate auj Louisiana. would be sacrifice
"When the sugar bounty was ir-t grant
60 by me government l pug ln ON "l wy
places additional Improvement :, heatAss
Hlw that / could expect iHf Pl'ht
from the business. This sno4h not nave
done 70 i had supposed thai SheHlA ~
brought nto competition with ihe ems ~
bee. sugar Of France ana 'TtrmHhy'
sllrs Cuba can make sugar cheaper tA4A
we can ln tn.s country neSt"se W e"-
mate longer seasons ana other reasons.
III don't ask layurs of the guNcrumrGL
but 7 dc say tnat " amy INDUSTRY hH9el"
be protected II should pe jhe .uaIt 'l
ur.tegtuu in this country there nhs u.tH
O. settled determination To protect N'I'H-
"ifraH ya1 ever thought Of the Import
uuce Of sugar as an article OF FOOD II
yoH haven't thought about u you can not
conceive how lnalspeh saniT ~ mas n,,'''..