The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-10-12

successful call Of all the democratic op-
position 20 Hill.
Tbs grand shaks-up la the treasury
department 10 over. The bureauK which
the Dockefy eOmmltteo rscomnended
should BE- abolished are no more.
Advantage vas taken Of the reorganisa-
tion to make about 800 changss IN the
Classification VI the clerks 10 the
treasury, mostly In favor oi the clerks
Who belong 10 the dominant party.
There 10 wide difference d opinion no
20 the reorganization, tsme contending
that II will be beneficial 70 the govern.
mant ~ we'll 10 those who do business
with. the government, while many pre-.
dict that the removal Of checks aud
saiebuards upon the expenditure OF
public money 10 q hazardous experiment
10 mako, one that IL liksli 70 encourage
crookcdnsss. Time will tell which are
right d..
The working o. the indictments found
this week BY tie Washington grand
Jury against llaveneysr and searlss,
the president aud secretary Of the sugar
trust, ior refusing 10 answer questions
asked BY the senate investigating com.
mittes sounds very much, In places.
like political campaign dOcume nj,
although there 10 no good reason TOT
believing that the LAWYER who drew
them had any such intent IN. The Ia /.
dictments open by giving the terms Of
the sugar schedule Of the Mckinley
tariff Law and sav THAT the several
terms and provisions u Aforesaid SEIZED
ule Of said act we're Of great benefit aud
advantage ~ the interests Of certain
corporation called the American Sugar
Refining Co" tths sugar trust.l The
indictments give q complste history Of
the tariff legislation. % far a. II relates
10 the sugar interests, and alter quoting
newspaper articles charging that the
senate sugar schedule was made In the
return ior the contributions u the sugar
trust 10 the Democratic party conclude
BY finding that these matters ave 90.
pSclally pertinent 10 20 much Of the
Inquiry a. had for lie object ths ascertain.
ment, 40 a matter u fact, whether the
said amendments 10 the tariff bill had
been made by the reclining company. Or
whether they had been permitted 10
dictate the amendments In consideration
VI large sums VI money contributed by
the company 10 the campaign COMMITTEES
II tho Democratic party ~ aid In the
election 10 the senate u members VI that
party" ssinehow nobody seems 10
think that the indictments are going 10
result In any punishment for the sugar
trust men.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton. VI South
Carolina, Who IL nov United States
Railroad Commissioner, has been some.
what hafshly criticised because u .
published iniefyiew with him, Ia which
hs argues against government owner.
ship OF railroads aud sald the demand
that the government should fofecloss
on the Pacific railroads, when they de-
fault In the payment Of their bonds held
by the government 10 secure money
loaned them, did not come from the
bssl.laiofmed people Of the Pacific
coast. lliscrities contend that owing
TO his Official position II was bad taste
Tor him 10 publicly sIpres. such opin.
ions. II 10 worthy oi note that every
railroad commissioner since the Office
was established has been extrsm ely
friendly ~ the Pacific roads. Tbs
siiics IL In fact little more than sine.
cure, and the only wonder 10 the con.
gtcss has not been asked 10 abolish II
long ago.
II Il easy for the visitor to the con.
gressionAl Headquarters OF the Demo
cratic and Republican parties 10 soc that
the campaign has reached the anxious
stage iof both the old parties. Both
arr loud In thsirclslms, 90 loud, In fact,
that they thereby show their anxiety
and uncertainty a. TO what tho result
" 70 be-. Documents, nins-tenths Of
which will probably never DO read BY
anybody, arc being sent out by the ton
by both committees.