New-York tribune., 1894-06-26
THE SUGAR MoNOPOLY AND ITS DUTIES.

After the income tax. probably the sugar
duties will come ND again for final vote. That
will afford to Senators an opportunity when
some must earnestly desire. TO place beyond all
question their attitude 10 the pending revenue
biu Nv those who have the best opportunity
Of knowing il is believed that not one Rcpup-
lican Senator will be found giving aid ana com
fort TO the enemy, If there comes chance to
defeat the bill Wall Street has been thorough
" we'll Informed all the time about the sugar
purchasc. and it is now assured that the Irus'
will consent to some changes in order TO render
thc bill less disgraceful 10 those who nave YET
70 push II through The provision poSiponng
its operation until January ought to be amor
isbcd. as some say It may be. for it Is thor
oughlv dishonest mode Of depriving the treas
ury Of the revenue it pretcnds TO secure Wheh
,bis was exposcd by Senator Adrich some
Democrats are said 10 have declared that they
would not be hired to vote for The measure III
that shape. but were appcascd with promises
As an attack of virtue on the part OF Single
Democrat might defeat the bill, perhaps ms
provision will be abandoned
Tho discriminating duty for the benefit Of re-
Nnors ought 10 be abolished. first because II
cannot honestly be a part of tariff profcNScdiy
nonolv which plumbers the people by enhancing
,hc cost Of an article Of universal use mas Il"
business TO receive any protection whatever
This is no new position. The Tribune h'iu II
when The Mckinley bill was pending and ear
ncstly urged It's political friends no' 10 give
the sugar monopoly any advantage wha'eN'r'
II warned them that the Independent r'nn'I
of Philadelphia, whose arguments lor "N"
lative assistance in warrinG against the trust
greatly impressed some Senators. might III ""'
time sell ont to the Trust Notwithstanding 'h'i'
nrotestaiionS and that they were even 'n'n
suspccted OF serving as calspaWS i"r 'i' HI
nopoly they were openly fighting II was h"'
until much time had elapsed that lh''' aPPl'~
tensions were justified 10y the purchase "i ne
PHILADELPHIA rcfucrs and the Increase "i 'al"'"i
stock and II is denied now, as II was tA'h' "'"'
thcre was any understanding between ~" trust
and the independent retncrs in $50. Wh'h 'n'
urescnt tariff was enacted. But the possibility
If such a combination against the puplc WIS
rightly urged hy The Tribune ~ sound re'So"
for refusing legislative favors in a measure dr-
signed for protection. The advice then gwen
.. senators some Of them wish they had fol-
! lowed
The protective duty was not needed 'heh' as
fhis journal urged. But what was only DcI'N'"
at that time facts have since proved beyond "lS-
nute namely that the industry would nave u"u'
vorv well without protection. There is II" long
cr room for honest difference Of opinion as ihcre
was IN 1890 The same duty which sincere ana
| rrriebt protec;lonists then favored. because
,hcv supposed IT necessary. no man can excuse
NOW unless il he on the ground that he Is VIII
ing 10 have the people robbed by monopoly II
II contributes literally Of cash and votes 10 the
pnnocratic partv. ON the evidence or MI.
Uayemcycr himself It was shown that the re-
1ning industry in this country needed no pro
/ lection whatever. hut those who questioned MS
statement in 1890 find IT impossible TO question
I tha results of the last two years. The duty Then
iinnoscd was bundcr To repeat that duty
~. onv mart Of II low would be Il deliberate
/ crime.
Suudrv Democratic journals have reproduced
with less shrcwdncss than ill-naiure, the crit
lcisms Of the sugar duty by The Tribune when
the Mckinley act was pending Ihey are III
structing their readers that the worst errors Oh
Judgment which the Republican party ever com
/ Injttod. through want Of full iniorinhuoh' 'h'
Democratic party stands ready TO Perp'ra'e
with It's eyes open and deliberately, aftcr OK
noricnce has disclosed all the damning factS
nrovido1 II has a chance Of gaining votes ol
| nocl,oting cash thereby There will not be found
| one Republican to-day, in the Hght OF All ui
I the sugar monopoly has done to vote Tor th'
protective duty which The Tribune opposed IL
1890. and which. with the additional infanly ol
the pos,ponemcnt the Democrats OF the SENATE
have voted for this year.