The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-18
A National Disgrace.

From the New York Press
The Press lays before the American peo-
pie today the details of the most amazing
and gigantic scandal that ever disgraced the
before the public in all its qualifications a
great conspiracy whose fruits are seen in
the sugar schedules of the democratic tariff
measure, and whose purpose is the robbery
of the people for the enrichment OF the
sugar trust. 1t demonstrates by circum-
stantial evidence that the complete and
ign0minOus surrender of the democratic
leaders to the sugar monopoly was en-
gineered from the White House. 1t shows
that the amendments which give the trust
an extra profit OF more than fifty million
dollars year, which increase the price of
sugar to the people by more than one cent
a pound, and which allow the trust to drain
the treasury of gold and import free of duty
enough raw sugar to supply its refneries
for 1895 were written by the hand of the
secretary of the treasury with the full
knowledge and sanction of Grover Cleve-
land. And it calls upon the honest MEM
bers of the United States senate, without
regard to party, to defeat absolutely that
infamous measure of corruption and extor-
ton, the administration tariff bill.
Not q link is wanting in the chain of
proof. Not doubt exists as to the Ubiquitous
bargain by which the democratic leaders
have sold their party aud delivered the peo-
pie up to be plundered. New light is cast
upon the Hawaiian infamy by the Press
revelations. 1t is proved that the power of
the sugar monopoly that contributed five
hundred thousand dollars to the election Of
Grover Cleveland was a most potent factor
in inspiring the outrageous plot to destroy
republcanIsm in Hawaii and set up saw
age and debased despotism over intelligent,
progressive and patriotic American men
and women. Grover Cleveland offered the
ambassadorship to Italy in return for $780,
600 campaign contribution. For payment
ten times as large with the promise of lavish
aid for the democratic party in the future,
the Cleveland administration was willing to
smite down freedom in Hawaii and permit
the sugar trust to rob every citizen of the
American republic. The huge monopoly
had given the sinews of war without which
democratic victory might not have been
achieved. 1t demanded its pound of flesh.
President Cleveland, the loud voiced de-
nouncer of trusts, insisted that the demand
should be honored no matter what pledges to
the people were broken, or how merciessly
the people were plundered 10Y the most
powerful and remorseless of monopolies.
But the administration is not the only
culprit. Without the active help of cabal
of democratic senators the execution Of the
plot would have been impossible. The sugar
trust sent its agents to the Capitol 1t of
fered opportunities for enormous wealth
through speculation i'm the stock market on
''inside information" The full and explicit |
narrative which the Press prints elsewhere
shows the result. Adrot though they were
the conspirators could not cover up their
tracks. The job was too gigantic to he
hidden. For many days reports have been |
current in Washington that the pending |
tariff measure was founded on corruption |
whose extent would astonish the nation |
when 1t should be made known. The Press |
shows that these reports were true by pub
fishing the facts facts which have been
secured by the patient labor of thoroughly |
trustworthy investigators. 1t was possible
for an honest democrat to support the adj
ministration bill before the truth was
known. 1t will be impossible for such a
man to vote for that 0di0us measure now
without violating every principle of honor
and every dictate OF conscience. The bill is
piloried before the people as an infamous
barter of public interests, an atrocious be-
trayal of public welfare and cowardly
surrender OF public rights at the behest OF
a vast monopoly which has purchased the
Cleveland administration and which owns
many democratic senators. Will decent
democrats In the senate consent 70 ratify
this outrageous bargain? Will they APP
prove the sale OF the democratic party by
voting for the bill framed by the sugar
trust to rob the taxpayers Of the United
States?