River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

senators after they had seen the presi-
dent, and, says Mr.. German, 1--WE all
said yes, it is dutiable article; il is
to be and must be the cornerstone by
which we will overthrow Mckinley
ism; you shall have it," He further
said that he would have been glad to
get free sugar, but no one had ever
known him TO break pledge.
This is a straightforward and manly
admission that the democratic candi-
date and organization were bound by
a formal pledge to favor duty on
sugar. and more than that, differ
entail duty for the refiners such as the
Mills bill contained. But this state
ment omits ANYTHING about the alleged
reason for that pledge, or any contri-
button by the sugar interest to the
campaign fund. Right there the in
vestigating committee took so much
care not to get at the truth that the
public is compelled to draw its own in
ference. And now it appears. from
statements made in democratic jour
mails, that the president was willing to
go even further than the senate had
gone in its bill of SALE" and to make
the differential duty for refiners fifth
instead of an eighth of a cent. 1t is
further stated that the latest schedule
is vet retained, but as to phraseology
and detail, the Herald says, 1.-The con-
ference committee has the assistance
and cooperation of Secretary Carlisle
and the advisory counsel of the presi-
dent"
If the three senators who were of
the democratic campaign committee
and the candidate who is now presi-
dent all made pledge to the sugar in
terest. and are laboring to carry it out.
how comes the row between them?
Because the president publicly de-
nounced as 'perfidy" the bill of sale
which the senators had framed. In
order to carry any bill, duties had
been fixed on coal and iron ore and on
woolens and cottons, and pledges had
been giSen that all should stand or fall
together But the president insists
upon free coal, and declares it dis
terials. Then Senator German an
swers that the president was pledged
to the Mills bill, which put the tax on
coal at seventv-five cents per ton, and
that there is but one concern in the
world TO which free coal would give
an especial benefit" He describes
the contract by which the Canadian
government, for twelve cents per ton
royalty. gave exclusive control of the
Nova Scotia coal fields to capitalists of
the Canadian Pacific, and certain
gentlemen within our own country as
ISOLATED with them" and says;
Here are Boston. and Providence and New
England. which consume the soft coal Of the
two Virginiss Maryland and Pennsylvania
We are nearer TO it, the Canadians said;
Americans out OF their own territory. Give us
free coal. and we will sweep this American in
dnstry from New England II you do you viii
place in the Canadian treasury money which
ought to go into the American treasury. You
were thus asked 70 permit the greatest oomoi-
nation Of its kind TO enter the United States
Mr.. President. we have trusts enough TO deal
with now. shall never agree that foreign
trust shall enter our territory, and take the
substance from our people"
1t is obvious enough that the people
of the two Virginias. Maryland and
Pennsylvania viii be disposed to APP
prove the position of the senator in
this matter, and not that of the presi-
dent who acts as agent for the Cana
dian government and the Nova Scotia
seA syrdicatA Ist the conference