New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14

NP. HfVENEYERS TESTIMONY.
Mr. Havcmcycr is ali astue witness who on
dcovors to force n balance in the relations OF
the Sugar Trust to political parties. In his t's'i
monv before the Gray Committee on Tuesday
he denied that the Trust was Democratic or
ganiZation. and asserted that both parties were
under financial obligations TO IT, lie admt'"l
that thc rc0ncrs' combination had contributed
IN thc campaIgn fund Of the Democratic parry
In Ncw-York. but declared that the Rcpubhcan
Marty in Massachusetts had received similar
assistance eft is NV impression. he said.
"th,t wherever there is dominant party, wh'r-
over thc majority Is very large. that Is IN"
Marty that gets the contribuiiOp. bccaus" thai
Is the Marty which controls the local matters
Whom Senator Allen asked II the Sugar Trust
T.. Domocrotic in a Democratic State AMI Re
publican in a Republican State Mr.. llavelncy'r
replied AS far as local matters ar" cohc'rhen
I think that is about IT," Senator Allen M once
Suggested that the committee ought TO nave Il
nrecisc statement Of the Trusts campaign SUD
s.r,rt,ops duriug thr last two years, and Mr..
Joycmcvcr promised to consult counsel. Yes
tcrdav he declined. on advice OF counsel 10
mako such statement, and The committee eX-
cuScd him.
We wish that the committee might have in
sisted upon having the books produced ana TIC
facts disclosed In detail II this had bcch uon''
II would have appeared that There was Il HrE'
balance Of Trust money. We ar" confident /" ~
charged against the Democratic party. ihd'l"h-
IDENTIFY of the private subscriptions made ny ne
rcGncrs toward Mr.. Clevcland's reelection. VT.
Depew on the eve Of the election OF NV loon
the right ground when he asserted that III" h'
nublican party would meet In" Democrats more
than half way in any legislation when ""uin
stop abuses in the raising ana distribution
~ money by campaisn committees. II II could
III, shown that both political parties nav" p''H
,,ouollv N foult I'm receiving financial aid from
q POWERFUL Trust which Is dependent 70 large
degree upon tariff legislation. the strongest pos
sible argument would be supplied for iad''i
r.rorr, ~ methods IN conducting National ana
Congressional campaigns That would be-
movement in the right direction. ana II W"u"
have The TrlbuncS hcartcSt approval hnt we
entertain no doubt that a compl''" irAhN'Tlp'
Of the Trusts political accounts Win ne cam
paign committees during the last TWO years
would disclose only nominal subscriptions Oh
the Republican side The interests II the Irns'
have lain with the success ~ III" p'ho'rA"'
marty. TO which Mr. IIavcmcycr belongs. ana me
rr0ncrS' money has been very largely Invested
on that side.
Indeed. as Mr. Hlvcmcycr himself tells the
story with cynical frankncsS. the rriln'rS nave
I'm this State large interests which nave TO-
quircd protection locally anb they hav" secured
It by contributing regularly 10 the democratic
party while II was a majority party lh'Y nave
also had everything ~ stake in Congressman
legislation aud Mr.. llavcm"y"r has p''h III
Washington representing IN" Trust INTERESTS
In person ana arranging the new sugar S'h'7i-
ulcs He has consulted secretly Win hlu'"S
Democratic Senators; he has had not WORDS
with senator Brce. and pronounced tue poH'E
If attacking the sugar rcliners Interests III
famous as party proceeding : h' ms H'u "
pcated interviews with Senators Smi'h' N'S''
ZONES. Camden. Gorm1n ana th" Louisiana sen
ators: he has been cosctcd with them III th''r
houses and I'm hotel and committee rooms h'
has conferred twice with Secretary carlisle
about the sugar schedule and received I'tt'r
Of Introduction from him 10 Senator NiilS' ana
he has established harmonious relntiohs Win
all the leading Democratic Senators Win II
single exception Senator I'LL, VINO r'ce'"l
him coldly Mr.. IIavemcyer himself being Inc
witness he has brought tremendous pressure
10 bear upon the Democratic Senators To l'S'S
late in the interest Of the Trust. The revised
sugar schedules and the votes Of the Senators
attest his overwhelming success aS poliucal
lobbyist.
The plain truth Is that the sugar schedule. as
Senator Sherman has said reveals the hand'
not Of a legislator nor of lawyer. but OF Il
well Informed manufacturer II has been drawn
10 In such way rs 10 facilitate fraud III I'M
portations 20 give III" refincrS far greater al
vantagcs than they enjoyed under the Mckinney
act and 10 enrich them at the expense OF the
revenues Of the country. The Trust. aided by
the Louisiana Senators. has practically taken
the Democratic combine by the throat and die
tatcd a surrender under n menace OF defeating
the Tariff bill This Is the audacious game
which has been played by the monopoIiss' who
have been contributing locally To the Demo
cratic party in States like NcwNork and New
Jersey. where II was In the majority. while
making prctcnce Of evening up political sup
mort by nominal subscriptions In Massachusetts.
WEECRING THE GOTERNMENT.