The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-06-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June 4, 1894.

sugar trust scandal, to even
stand a chance of being indicted
by the grand jury. The cores
pondents would like nothing bet
ter than a trial in court, which
must follow if they are indicted,
as it would enable them to have
witnesses called and made to talk
who would make it plain that
their charges represented only a
small part of the crookedness
which has been going on among
/ democrats, and who will never be
called by the investigating COM
mittee and some of whom would
refuse to answer questions for the
committee if>they were called.
Even with the easy methods Of
the investigating committee,
which seems to be largely depen-
dent upon volunteer testimony,
the substantial facts in the charges
made by the newspaper men
have been shown to be true. Not
wlthstanding the copious expla-
nations with which the admissions
were accompanied, there is no
getting around the fact that Sena-
tor Mcpherson, Of N. j., speculated
in sugar stock and made money
out OF it, nor that the sugar sched-
ule in the present tariff bill was
mostly written by Sec. Carlisle.
These facts, as we'll as that heavy
democratic influence was brought
by agents of the sugar trust to
bear on Representative Warner,
of N. Y, to make him stop work
ing to have sugar put on the free
list. have been testified to by the
men named. This week some
sensational testimony is expected
from the widely advertised wire
manufacturer. Senator Hill's
resolution for open sessions of the
committee has stirred up the SEN
ators, but it is not probable that
it will be passed. When the
Credit Mobilier scandal was being
investigated, more than twenty
years ago, ihe senate adopted a
resolution instructing the COM
mittee, which had been working
behind closed doors, to conduct
the investigation openly, but that
is the only simil'r case known.
Senator Manderson, of Nebras-
ka, while making an earnest
speech in favor of the continual
ton of the sugar bounty of the
Mckinley law. used language that
should be committed to memory
by every member of congress. and
which was all the more striking
because it followed the cringing
apology of Senator Blanchard, of
1'a.6uisiana, for supporting the Will
son bill in the house, with its free
sugar clause, and then, after get
ting in the senate, demanding pro-
lection for sugar as the price of
his vote. Senator Henderson, af-
ter expressing the hope that the
selfish protection sentiment of the
Louisiana senator, which proposes
merely to benefit a locality, would
one day grow into a sentiment
broad enough to favor protection
for all industries, said: II vote
here, representing a prairie state,
not only for beet sugar and on the
products of the farm, but | vote
for protection to the loom, to the
factory, to the foundry, to the lum-
herman and to the miner. I do
not represent on this floor, simply
part or a whole of the state of
Nebraska. l am a senator OF
the United States. And whether
| am in the other house as a rep
resentative or here AS a senator,
mo pent up Utica like district or
like state can cantract my legisla-
tive powers"
Democrats are pretending to be
very much surprised because of
ex-Speaker Reeds assertion that
silver and the tariff are questions
which ought to be settled together,
but there is no occasion for sur
prise, as the same idea has been
advanced by prominent republi-
cans before now. 1t is we'll known
that it was entertained by the late
James 6. Blaine, and that it was
included in the results he expected
from his reciprocity policy. Sena-
tor Lodge in a strong speech
against the tariff bill, took the
ground that the two questions
were closely allied, and Senators
Cameron and Pettigrew have also
referred to the matter in their tar
iff speeches. So it is nonsense to
pretend that Mr.. Reed has made
new departure to please anybody.
He Is travelling in good republi-
can footprints, as he usually does.
The democratic senators will be
on pins and needles until they see
the sugar schedule of the tariff
bill formally adopted, and in order
to hurry up the vote Senator Har-
rls has ordered that the daily
sessions ho oopt;p1o1 ;n4o +Lo