The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-24

administration favors a revenue tax on
sugar as a measure OF wise economy and
good democracy. The much written and
said OF alleged corrupting influences in con-
nection with the passage of the bill
through the senate is damaging to the
party Venality is inseparable from the
protection system. Its corrupting power is
one OF its denominations. So long as money
IS to be made through legislation, money
will be used to procure legislation. This
abuse is not new, though IL grows wdh
the growth of the protective system. Pro-
lection uses money to elect its friends and
to prevent the election of its enemies. I'm
fortunately, it has more direct
methods of gaining its end, ana
so long as ii has money TO give Tor
protection somebody is likely TO be FOUND
ready to take 1t. 1 have not been to the
capitol since 1921, and am not well ADVISED
as TO more recent methods. but the sugar
schedule however Objectionable ii may
be in certain respects, might go through
the senate without anybody be-
ing bought. The planters, refiners
and trusts get very much less protection
and bounty under the new bill than they
had under the Mckinley law. The wilson
bill, as reported by him from the ways
and means committee to the house, proVid-
ed for free raw sugar, Il cents tax on re-
fired, and an annual declining bounty 1or
eight years, was. L think, rs advantageous
20 the sugar interests as the present law
The Mills bill left to the home producer,
Iefiners and trusts, much more than they
get under the law just passed. Certainly
no one who knows them would accuse
either Mr. Wilson or Mr.. Mills with other
than the best aims and purposes when they
offered as much as the senate gave the
planters, refiners or trusts.
The sugar provision OF the bill based
On the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty is
US several million dollars in revenue, given
away each year. This treaty can be ended
In twelve months from next November if
notice is promptly given that this so-called
reciprocity treaty must be terminated.
what will be the effect of the presidents
letters so severely criticising the bill? VIII
they not effect the party injuriously?
81 think not. Some allowance is always
made for deferred enthusiasm. In the letter
to Mr.. Wilson the president tried to scold
the senate Into making a better bill The
letter to Mr.. Catchings explains that while
the bill ought to have given us more re-
lief and lower taxes, 1t is still such re-
duction OF taxes and improvement on the
law repealed that he withholds his veto that
the people may have the benefits to be de-
rived from lower taxation ana from the re-
moval OF hindrances to industrial progress.
Anything hurtiul in one letter will be cured
by the other. The protectionists have been
diligently at work for more than thirty
years in building up and fastening upon us
the protective system. and il is not TO be
Undone by a wave Of the presidential hand,
even the manifestation Of executive dis
pleasure. We have been at work the last
twenty years to undo these protective
abuses OF the republican party. We are
making progress. with some hope of near
ing the end, which. If il shall come in an
other ten years. viii atone for many short
comings.
'Will the free sugar. coal and iron ore
bills pass the senate next winter?
ANY tariff legislation next winter is I'M
likely. Certainly there Will be none with
out an amendment OF the senate rules Even
then Ii VIII be doubtful as the senate is now
made up. in 1851 the democratic senators
OF Louisiana voted with their party to re-
Guce the duty on sugar from 30 10 "a per
cent. Nearly 80 years later. in the congress
Just adjourned, the democratic party could
not rely upon the continued support OF the
louisiana senators for the passage of a
bill protecting sugar by 40 per cent duty.
increased by Is OF a cent =. pound and an
additional l-l0ta. against sugar coming
from The countries paying bounty on eX-
pert, so strong IS the greedy hold of "a COM
paTatively few sugar planters and refners
o. that state upon its democratic senator's