The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-11-03
SUGAR YER
BOUNTY.

We have before us a copy Of the
of the Tariff Hearings be-
fore the committee OF Ways and Means.
Fittv-First Congress, First Session"
The bookis published by the Govern.
ment Printing Office, and gives a full
count of the testimony addnced
before the Mckinley committee. at the
time when the Republicans were m
power. Mr.. Reed of Maine was the
presiding officer OF the House. and
appointed ali the House committees.
He appointed Oh the Ways aud Means
CO mittee, William Mckinley. Jr., as
chairman, the author of the Mcklnl.y
bill. julius e. Burrows, Th"s NJ.
Bayue, Nelson Diuglcy. Jr..."s. Nc
Kenna, S L. Payne, R"ht. NJ. Safolttte:
aud John H. Gear. all Republicans, and
John G. Carlisle (now democratic
Secretary of the Treasury Roger l..
Mills. Benton McMillen, L. X. Breck-
| enridge, and Roswell p. Flower, dem
! 0crats.
The committee as thus constituted
comprised eight republicans, II only
! five democrats. The committee sat
from Dec. 26, 1889 to Feb. IL, 1890 and
gave hearings to the different indus
trieso of the country.
The Louisiana sugar planters sent a
| committee to give their testimony
before that committee. II. c. War
moth, because he was a republican,
was made chairman of the committee,
because it was thought he could in
tluence his brother tleecers OF the
masses tor the benefit Of the few. He
thus voiced the sentiments of the sugar
boilers:
At page 634 of tho report, being
asked by Mr.. Bayne : How would IA
bounty operate? Answered: sit would
be destructive to the industry"
At page $50, Mr.. Bayne asked: at
seems to me Il bounty Of cents a
pound would stimulate your industry
infinitely beyond anything derived
from that produced by the tariff.
Warmoth answered "You give us
"A bounty of2 cents a pound and gict
as q guarantee that the nert Congress
wiU not come here and repeal it. TyOa
can do this. l wiU take a bounty, as fan
as l am concerned-Jy ou take the res
possibility ofgicing as a guarantee; bu'
you cannot do 1t IN myjudgment.
At page GAL is the testimony OF Mr.
Peters of Kansas. who was ut the time
a republican member of the House.
The people of Lafourche must eMem
Der him rs being the gentleman who
came out in 1889 and made speeches
in favor of H. C. Minor, republican
candidate against Andrew Price, and
who during that canvass addressed a
republican mass meeting In the Court
House Square in Thibodaux.
The Chairman of the committee
Mr.. Mckinleylthe self same who
spoke at the Auditorium in New Or
leans, asked Mr.. Peters "What dc
you think of bounty 9" MI. Peterl
answered 81 thinkiSis a contempt
BILE, thing so far us legislation goes.
Now comes the pet of republican
protection. Mr.. Claus S%preckles VIII"
few years ago was a mar Of small
means, and to-day stands second t.
the w%ealthiest man in the univeis 90
thanks to the millions put in his peck
ct by the republican protection tina
makes milliOnaires of a favored few a
the expense of the millions Of peopI
!. who are reduced to starvation.
At page HOO here is a verbatim lie
port Of the testimony
Mr.. Mckenna Have you any doub
from your experience, about the sue
cessful raising of beet agar in thi
=. country at a profit?
, Mr.. Spreckles There is no questio
to that.
t MIR. Mckenna Now, what would b
!, the effect, if any, upon your purpos
{ to enter into this business, if thi
committee should take the duty O
sugar and give you a bounty on tn
. beet sugar produced9
Mr.. S~preckles The trouble abou
the bounty is that my associates sa
: that if a bounty is given they are goin
to quit we are not going to put u
additional factories.
AT page 1101 Mr.. McKenna asket
If Congress does not take the duty O
!, sugar what will you doe
Mr.. Spreckles: Put it up ian add
tional factory at a cost Of $40 ,OOO.)
Mr.. Mckenna: And you are sati:
fled you make a success of it.
I MIR. ~Spreckles : Yes, Sir.
No comment is necessary on Il
above. The force of the argument
F.: be deduced therefrom will reach eve
y real intelligent sugar planter.