Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-05

Not Capable OF Ruling the Country
Some Practical Thoughts on the Duty
of the American Citizen-Campaigning
Points Worth Reading.
Throwing Some Light on the Sugar
Question.
An Iowa Republican who has become
confused on the sugar legislation of the
Democratic Congress sent the Inter
Ocean the following note:
Webster City, Ia, Aug. Ito the Editor:
From page -UuN Of the Outlook (Aug. Ii,
1874, ISSUE L extract the t~ouowing:
"NeyertneleSS the Democratic confereeS
Claim with much justice that they must
either concede the sugar trust q per cent.
protection insisted upon by senators Nof-
ulan, smith ana others or else tau 10 pass
any bull, ana thereby continue the 10 per
cent. protection 10 the sugar TRUST gwen Dy
the Mckinney act
The Democratic papers of this section are
INDUCING III the same statements. is there
any basis OF truth for sucn uuuerances! Ii
there Is the RepubIlcanS certainly nave little
reason fer aDusIn" the Democrats. Ii there
is not | propose to give the Outlook a VIDE
berth, although my SUBSCRIPTION is paid
ahead. IOWA REPUBLICAN,.
In statement made by the Outlook is
absolutely false, and although the paper
Is Democratic III Its tendency, 1t should
be far enough to clearly and correctly
give the spirit and purpose OF the two
acts OF Congress toucnlng tariff questions.
The difference between the MCKINLEY
law and the Democratic bill IN their re-
latlon to sugar is us follows:
The MCKINLEY laW-RaW sugar and
low grade sugars, below and including Ii
Dutcn standard, free.
The Democratic laW-IsaW sugar and
low grade sugars, below and including I6
OUtcn Standard, H. per cent. al yalorem.
la regard to raw and low grade uga
this is the simple difference between the
two acts. Anu further, here are Il few
historical points: The tariff law OF 1888
placed a duty on raw and low grade
sugars of Ii cents Il pound, ana on
sugars between Is and 1O Dutch stand
ara, the duty was "a Il pound. The Nc
Alniey law repealeu THESE duties. Ine
Democratic Senate act restored them to
the extent OF ~ per cent. al Valorem.
Here is an important point regarding re-
fined sugars. Inc law of 1898 imposed =
duty OF 3 cents Il pound on sugar rang
ing between IL Inc 70 Dutch standard.
The Mckinley law put 4 duty OF halt Il
cent a pound on all sugar renned III the
United States but CAV free raw materl-
Al: and the consequence was that the re-
lining business received Il moderate pro-
lection; and more than ali, sugar became
much cheaper to the consumer. Line
Democratic Senate act reduces the duty
On refined sugar which employs American
labor to one-eIghtn of Il cent, but sur
renders to the sugar trust III liking i duty
Of 40 per cent. on the material used III the
manufacture of refined sugar.
1t is the duty which the Democratic
Senate has placed on raw and low grade
sugars which touches the nerve OF the
case and which Is denounced by all the
leading Democratic paperS IN the country
rs beng 4 disgracetul surrender TO the
sugar trust.
The long and short of the whole matter
is this: The sugar trust had no use tor
the Mckinney law. When that law was
enacted no one, not even the Democrats,
were bold enough 10 charge that the sugar
schedule in that splendid protective meas
ure would III anyWISe benelt the sugar
trust. But on the other hand the Demo
cratic sugar trust saw millions III the
sugar schedule Of the Democratic admin
istration bLl, and hence the exercise OF its
0mnipotenJ power in securing the enact
ment of the law which, as Chairman vii
son, Trainer of the original House bill,
says, is rank with pertidy and diShOnOr."
The New York World, one of the
strongest Democratic journals in the
United States, says the sugar ring Is
licensed by the German bill to levy i tax
upon the people for its own enrichment
and without rendering any return What
ever" The World never talked IN that
fashion about the sugar schedule Of the
Mckinley law.
But poor German is receiving too much
blame for the action of the Democratic
Senate. The Democratic House had u
GIldlCp 10 u6l6ul luc SCDel1S VI IOELudu
and strangle the sugar trust, but it would
not. The Democratic President who has
done so much loud talking about cOnse-
Grating himself to Democratic principles
and tariff reform had a splendid oppOrtun-
ity to practice some of his preaching and
drive the sugar trust out of the Senate,
but he did not have the courage to do it.
Tariff Reform Betrayed by It's Pretend
ed Friends.
There is the voice of one in the gloom Of
disappointment in the following lines from
the eX-chairman Of the Democratic state
central committee, Mr.. Usher, who edits
the La Crosse Democrat. In the last
paragraph Mr.. JSher speaks about a lit
tie '1house-cleaning'' to be done this fall.
ing the cleaning, and will do a splendid
piece of work. But here is Mr.. Usher's
cry Of disappointment:
Democrats, Democratic conventions
and Democratic newspapers will make a
great mistake this year if they attempt
TO p~alliate, excuse or accept the outrage
upon Democratic pledges that is perpetra-
ted in the tariff bill recently passed by
Congress.
lit suits nobody. 1t is consistent with
nothing that Democrats have promised or
chat Democrats want. There is no honest
way to deal with the failure except for
the men who are honest tariff reformers,
free traders, If you please, to denOunce
the whole plot, excuse nobody and admit
that the Democratic voters have been
buncoed by men in public life, who have
been placed there by Democratic suf-
frages. but who are not only Republicans
in principle, but political Sneaks and pro-
lection vampires as well. 8 : =
The truth is, tariff reform struck a
reef in the Senate. The men in that body
who profess to be tariff reformers. are,
with the exception of glorious old Roger
.. Mills, like our own Mr.. Villas, who
presented "A tariff only for revenue plat
form in Wisconsin in May, and as a dele
gate to Chicago elected on the Wisconsin
platform, appeared before the country in
June. rs the champion of Mr.. Gorman's
platform.
This is what politicians call 'compro-
missing within the party. 1t is what the
plain voters call lack of principle and it
is what will be impossible to explain
away this fall.
"AIl that an honest Democratic free
trader can do just now is TO read Mr..
Cleveland's letter to Mr.. Wilson, and
pray the LORD hat the President will veto
the UBIQUITOUS Senate bill and maintains