New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31
COTERING Up 1 SCINDAL.

The sugar scandal will not be ignored or for
gotten by the public because Democratic Sen
ators make the investigation OF II Il farce oh
tho contrary the obvious desire OF the commit
fee not 70 find out things will greatly strength
on thc public belief that there was corrupt
transaction behind the numerous changes OF the
proroscl duty on sugar senator IIill hit the
nail on the head when he declared that the
nroDle were not anxious 10 know whether lhls
or that correspondent deserved confidence Dul
they were anxious 70 know whether Democratic
Senators had bccl corrlpty Influenced In snap
ing = Tariff bill. and altering II again and again
precisely 10 fiji spcculatlonS in wall Street
The accuracy of the correspondents concerns
the pcwspapcrs that employ them But the IN
tnrrltv of lawmakers concerns all the people OF
the United States.
II was . disrraccful performance for Senator
Grav's committee TO abandon the investigation
II WAS ordered To make. and conclude lhat II
could do nothing unless certain newspaper
correspondents could be forced 10 tell from
whom they received sundry stories. The only
question of public interest was whether me
stories were true. and that was also the only
question about them which the committee h'u
any right 10 ask lnaSnnuch as they coh''TnN
the President and the Secretary OF the treas
urv. certain Senators. and the officers ana I'A"-
ng men Of the Sugar Trust. the obvious duty "f
the committee was TO inquire Directly OF
those persons whether the statements r'Garu-
Ing their action had any foundation. The frrS-
dcnt and Secretary must have known. whether
ANYBODY else did or Lot. il they had advised We
adjustment Of the sugar duty so as To sa'lSly
the Sugar Trust. and II SO, whether II was De
cause OF the heavy contributions from ihat quar-
ter 10 the Democratic campaign fund. III thrr"
is no truth in the statement. the President anu
Secretary are abominably maligned by the re-
fns1l of their party friends in the committee TO
give them an opportunity 10 deny IT,
Certain Senators are also abOminably ma
llcnnd bv the refusal Of their party friends on
the committee to give them opportunity 10 cear
their skirts Senators voorhees,. Vest ana Jones
were called on Tuesday 10 testify, Dut not uh'l
after the committee had made It's discredi'aDie
attempt 10 crawl ont OF getting Information
from the men who might have IT. What they
testified is not definitely known, because Tie
committee persists In keeping It's proceedings
secret Neither is Il known whether any exam
nation Of these Senators by the minority OF me
committee was permitted. If they merely SUD
mittcd carefully worded statement and then
nobody was allowed 10 ask them uncoinior'aDlc
Questions their evidence must be Of small value.
But there are other Senators who are presum-
ably anxious to clear themselves by testfyihg,
I'M; have not vet been permitted to DO 50 by
the committee.
1t does appear from the testimony OF Senator
Cof,.rv that he had two interviews with Mr..
IIavemcyer of the Sugar Trust Of which the
last was peculiar 1t was at Senator BriccS
house. when certain Senators were gathered 10
talk over legislation Oh sugar. and MT Canrry
saws he was requested 20 see Mr.. liavcincy'r'
who happened to be in III" house but WAS moi
IN ,hn room with the others" To say The least.
If IS Interesting that This manager OF the sugar
Trust "happcncd 10 be In the house where
Senators were. consulting about legislation on
SUGAR bur i'm n private room where az least one
Senator "was requested 10 see him. III me
committee does not fad ont from Mr.. Have
meyer how al ;hs happened. and bow often II
hanncncd and how many Senators were mus
"rcoursicd 10 see" him. and with what result
II will do lasting Injustice. The plain truth Is
that t,lc whole investigation ought 10 be made
public from This hour In justice to everybody
concerned and the Democratic party VIII have
abou, 1t Il lasting stencil of corruption II the
inquiry Is not made more thorough and search
Ing than II has been thus far.