Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-04
A Crushing IndictIn enf.

The three main facts about the Demo
cratic proposition to tax sugar, and there
by make n contribution of some $30,-
100000 to the Sugar trust, are discussed
by the New York Sun, a Democratic
newspaper, rs follows:
Naked and ugly. the main facts about
the sugar schedule are these:
The administration proposed it. The
secretary of the treasury framed it. He
asked little more for the trust than the
trust finally obtained. Then Mr.. Carlisle
announced the new sugar schedule to the
country as one of the concessions neces-
sary to be made in order to- pass any sort
of tariff bill.
"A majority of the senators voted for
it. Some of them denounced it. and yet
voted for it, Some voted and kept their
mouths shut tight Some of them were
gambling in sugar. Some of them have
admitted that they were gambling in
sugar Some have denied under oath
that they were gambling in sugar. But
not one of them has testified, or will tes-
tify that the adoption Of the trusts
sugar schedule was desired by h5na, much
less required by him, rs Il concession nee
eSSary to be made in order to obtain his
vote for the tariff bill
The pretended investigation og this gil
gantic scandal has been conducted under
| the mana cement of George Gray of Della
| ware, generally recognized as the admin
| istra tTons spokesman IN the Senate; and
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end. with the apparent intentions of con-
eealing rather than discovering the truth.
THAT is all. 1t is quite enough What
are tine honest Democrats in the House
| of Representatives going to, do ABOUT ltE''
/ Some Facts for Farmers to Consider.
| THE Inter Ocean calls attention. to- the.
! fact that the farmers OF the United States,
| should speak in no uncertain tones TO the
| PODulisI congressman who betra we'd their
| 1nr1tS hU
bill, or for any tariff bill proposed by the
! Democratic party. The Democratic idea
is to- repeal the reciprocity features of the
present law, and to largely take from
| farmers the protection which that Lazy
NOW afford them.
The same paper presents some statis-
tics i'll support of the Republican policy
of reciprocity which are strikingly i'm
portant and useful at this time:
! prior to 1890 the year of the passage
of the Mckinley law, the great markets
of Germany were closed to American
pork The reciprocity clauses of that
bill empowered the President to- impose
tariff on German beet sugar so long as
Germany Disseminated against Amerl-
can farms. The President gave notice
that he would avail himself of such
power The consequence WAS that Ger
many consented to the admission OF
American meat to- it's ports, III return
for the free admission Of German sugar
farm products was, in part only TINS
In 1890 we exported 1923, S91 pounds oi
canned beef to Germany; in 1898, after
two years OF reciprocity, we exported
10,017 142 pounds. That is to say, Ihe
canacity Of one foreign market fol
American beef had been increased two
and a half times in two years. In 1871
we sent 3.363,3S6 pounds OF pork ant
bacon to Germany; in 1898 we sent ~,
715,203 pounds, an increase OF nearly
300 per cent in two years.
''The Populists who vote for repeal o
the law that so greatly enlarges the mar
ket for American meats are traitors q
: the farmers who elected them.
But Germany is only one Of the seV
I eral markets that have been opened o
? enlarged by the reciprocity clauses OF tn
Mckinley law, and meat IS but one OF III
. articles that have found new market
Cuba and Brazil have become large pun
: chasers of American flour. And rec
: procity is but in its infancy, while tn
Populists in Congress are cOnspirlng VII
t the Democrats to kill it. Surely they az
t traitors to the farmers who elected then
|, Their crime is aggravated by the lac
e that they are conspiring against the fafn
e ers for the benefit of the Sugar trus
e Their action, If successful, will increas
:: the price of every pound of sugar that tn
farmer buys and lessen the price or eve!
l. Mound CT meat and every bushel OF graz
d that he sells. They are traitors TO the
} constituents
Some augwump and Democratic Opii
- ions of the Democratic Congress.
q Harper's Weekly: A wretched fallur
n \ coWardly and dishonest travesty.
# this bill is the outcome of the DEM
e cratic party's twenty-years' struggle Il
i tariff REFORM the party IS worthy OF COZ
D. tempt.