The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-14

nA ~. If Ruling the Country
~ pr.etical Thoughts on the Duty
|. american citinen-c""p"'s"'"s
!. worth Reading.
Ing some Light on III"
Wis Question.
po,nblcan who has become
.aJ IN the sugar legislation oi 'he
.,,ie Congress sent the inter
ne following note;
r;ty Ia. Aug Ito the Editor:
(bstef o'.', ~, 81 me outlook tAus. IL,
pas extract the folioMinS:
bsuo, la.s The Democratic cunlefees
eYei.n. m',ch iusJIce that tley must
VII M..in tAp sugar trust per cent.
.,an insisted upon by Senators Cor
sm,th ANA others or else laii ~ pass
Nj and thereby CONTINUE tue 10 PEI
pui, +..rian 10 the sugar trust gwen Ny
MCKINLEY act ~ this sactian are
~ ~ Il mo same statements. Is lhefe
80 ~ truth FOR such ullefances ~
vS tbe Republicans certainly nave niue
M apiIsiuU the Democrats. Al there
nro,osp to give the Outlook Wlue
ailnVugn ny suoscfip,loli Pdiu
J w " "A IVA " SAsA o-h+'t
! statement made by the Outlook is
nuieIy false. and although the paper
J,amocrauc IN It's tendency, 1t SHoald
fa,r enough 10 clearly and correctly
I tba spirit and purpose ol the Two
| ~ Congress touculnS tariH questions.
dittereuce between the Mckinley
and the Democratic blll III tnelr re-
Sap to SUGAR IS as follows:
Fbc Mckinley law Raw sugar and
Grade sugars, below and lneiuulng IL
lten standard, iFee'
|ue Democratic laN-Raw sugar and
Grade sugars, below and including ~
Ia standard, 10 per cent. al yaiorem.
h regard 10 raw and low grade sugars
4 ii tie simple difference between the
d acts. And furiacr, here are teW
ronca points: Inc tariff law Of 1855
eed q duty OH raw and low grade
,ars Of Ii cents Il pound, ana Oh
.ars between lj and III Dutch stand
/ the duty was - Il pound. The Mc-
nley law repealed these duties. ne
mveratic Senate act restored tnem To
extent vi ~ per cent. al yatOfem.
iere is an important point regarding re-
u sugars. i he law OF 1875 IMPOSED
j oi ) cents a pound Oh sugar rang
between III ana - Dutch standard.
! Mckinley law put duty OF hail
pound on all sugar rehned IN the
ted States, but gave Tree raw materi-
and the consequs nee was that tine re-
lg business received moderate pro-
ION, and more than all, sugar became
h cheaper To the consumer. he
1ocratle Senate act reduces the duty
pbned sugar which employs American
i to one-eighth OF cent, Dat sur
lers to the sugar trust IN i1NlnS Il duty
U per cent. Oh the material used III the
uiacturc oi refined sugar.
is the duty which The Democratic
lie has placed OH raw and low grade
Is which touches the nerve oi the
and which is denounced by all the
ng Democratic papers III the eouhtf!
emg GissraceIui surrender 10 Inc
r trust
e long and short Of the whole matter
is: The sugar trust had no use Tor
Mckinley law. When that law was
led no one, not even the Democrats.
bold enough To charge that the sugar
iuie i'll that Spiendld protective meas
would III anyWise beueht the sugar
!. But OH the other hand the Demo
sugar trust saw millions in the
schedule OF the Democratic admin
ion bill, and hence the exercise Of its
potent power III securing the enact
81 the law which, as Chairman Will
Trainer Of the original House bill,
Is rank with perhdy and dlshonor.
New York World, one OF the
i .l4.
u States, says the sugar ring is
'ed by the Gorman bill to levy tax
the people for its own enrichment
Without rendering any return what
Inc World never talked in that
oh about the sugar schedule of the
lnley law.
poor Goriman is receiving too much
Tor the action of the Democratic
e. The Democratic House had il
e 10 defeat the scheme of German
trangle the sugar trust, but ii would
lhe Democratic President who has
50 much loud talking about conse-
g himself to Democratic principles
arlff reform had splendid opporlun-
pracllce some OF his preaching and
Tue sugar trust out of the Senate,
uiu not have the courage to do it.
reform Betrayed by It's Pretend
ed Friends.
ere IS the voice of one in the gloom Of
in the following lines from
S-cnarman of the Democratic state
u committee, Mr.. Usher, who edits
"a Crosse Democrat. In the last
1aph Mr.. Usher speaks about a lit
to be done this fall
a'puDilcans will take the job Of do
le cletlning,. and will do a splendid
VI work. But here is Mr.. usher's
disappointment:
Democratic conventions
newspapers will make a
i: mistake this year il they attempt
riate, excuse or accept the outrage
pledges that is perpetra-
the tariff bill Recently naSsal NV