Evening journal., 1894-06-20
coRRecT oR vETo lie elLL

CORRECT OR VETO THE BILL.
Several weeks ago when the revelations
Of the corruption concerning the Sugar
Trust and the legislative enactments for
its benefits become apparent, the EVEN
ING JOURNAL suggested that the Brce-
German tariff bill should be corrected
by the members Of the House in the
Conference Committee, or should be
vetoed by Mr.. Cleveland. That senti.
ment is growing in Washington There
are many Democrats who argue now
that 1t would be better for the Demo
cratic party to go before the country
again on the tariff question than to pass
the German Brice bill, as arranged to
satisfy or crafty the trusts.
Mr.. Havemeyer, OF the Sugar Trust,
confessed that he came to Washington
TO obtain favorable legislation for the
trust and succeeded. This Is sufficient
to satisfy sny reasonable man that tho
sugar schedule is a fraud upon the
people. 1t will enable the Sugar Trust
to hlch from $l2, 900. 900 to SEQ. 600 900
q year from the people. Mr. Havemsyer
hes admitted that the Sugar Trust did
not need any protection against foreign
reaneiies. He admitted that sugar can
be refined In this country cheaper than
anywhere else in the world The great
est competition is with Germany. Ger
many has a tax Of about cents on sugar
Whereas there Is an export draw
back for sugar sent out of
Germany, that drawback is not sur
iclent to enable the sugar refnerlss Of
Germany to send sugar into this country
IN competition with the refneries here
Oar refnefios will still have tho ad-
vantage of over one-eighth TO one
fourth Of cent. That, on the immense
amount Of sugar used in this country is
ia itself fortune, and as matter Of
fact. sugar may be absolutely free with
out the slightest danger TO the sugar
refining industry here.
Notwithstanding this fact, admitted
by the man who is most interested and
best informed, the Democrats propose to
allow a sugar schedule to pass, along
with a tariff reform bill so called, which
will allow bonus Of millions Of dollars
to this powerful and interruptions
trust.
What excuses can Democrats make for
such swindle, such a crime, indeed
against the peopleG What excuses can
their representatives make for such be-
trayal OF the duty the people imposed on
them and more than that. how can they
ask the people to return them to power
again TO deliver themselves, and as rep
resentatives Of the people to deliver the
people up to be robbed by this vulgar and
rapacious cabal Of millionalres2
Can the Democratic party afford to pay
such prices for the votes OF a few Demo
cratic Senator's
We say It cannot That II the mem
bers OF thu House who 20 into the
Conference COMMITTEES cannot succeed
in correcting this sugar schedule and
other schedules granting protective tar.
ids, then Mr. Cleveland should veto the bill
and let us 60 to the country again, ask
ing that men may be sent to Washing.
ton who will abolish the protective tariff
or. at least. take away the robber features
from taxation.
At this late day, with these awful rev
Citations Of corruption confronting US, il
is no use to plead that the protective
tariff is not robbsr taxation. The day
for arguing that question is passed
The admissions of Mr.. Hsvemeyer are
sufficient. Argument is useless. It is
insulting to an honest and intelligent
man to admit that there is such an
arCument