New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
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e,i,c Of which the scandal that has surrounded
rhc manipulation Of the sugar schedule VIII re-
main as one of the most disgraceful chapters
in the history Of American legislation. Inc
Herald" shows that the main charge 10 De III
rosticotcd whether legislation had been prom
ised in return for contributions 10 the Demo
cratic campaign fund in 1892. the committee
.Icft without satisfactory answer and 1t ana
nor even call the men who could have tcstliieu
from knowledge The members Of the campaign
committee who did testify were carefully not
asked this question The Republican members
Of the committee point out that the sugar
schedule rs II stands is In the form desired ny
tho Sugar Trust although with the exception "l
five or six men at most the Senate was unahi-
roousIv Of opjnion that the reincrs should nor
have had so much protection.
Senator Gormans public declaration in his
rrcot spccch on the Presidents letter adniitch
that a duty on sugar was distinctly promised
during ,bc campaign Of 1892 to Senators Gibson
and White of louisiana These Senators had
conferred first with the President. then the can
did,tc who in the words of Mr.. German. toiu
Thorn that the Democratic party was not 10 de-
stroy industries that it should plac" falr dn'y
unon Irritable articles a revenue duty; that me
hin which had met approval was the Mills DILL
and an thc lines Of the Mills bill the Democratic
nortv would act" The Mills bill contained
graduated duty on raw and an additional pro
tec,ivc duty ON refined sugar Then the Senator
related that he with Senators Rrice ana Sihl'h
were of the campaign committee. and were
,va,ted npon bv the Louisiana Senators after
,hov had seen the President. and says MI Cor
mou eve all said yes, it is dutiable article: II
M, fb.
we vii, overthrow McKinlcysm: You shall have
il" lie further said that he would have been
glad 10 get free sugar. but no one had ever
known him 10 break a pledge.
This is a straightforward and manly admis-
sion that the Democratic candidate and orS1n'-
zotion were bound by formal plcdg" 10 favor
. dutv ON sncar. and more than that. d!h"r-
ental duty for the rcfncrs such as the MliN
I'm contained Rut this statement omiis any
thing about the alleged reason for that pledge
or any contribution by the sugar interest 10 III"
campairn fund. Right there the investigating
committee took so much care not 10 get AT The
truth that the public 4, compelled to draw IT'S
own inference. And now ii appears. from state
meuts made in Democratic journals last week
Tim, ,he President was willing 10 90 even
further than the Senate had gone In IFS "bili
of sale" and 10 make the dlIcrcnlal duty Tor
rcfners a fifth instead Of an eighth 81 Il cent
I, * further stated that the latest schedule IS
yet retained. but as 10 phrascology and detail
The Herald" says. the conference commute"
has the assistance and cooperation of Secretary
Carlisle and the advisory counsel Of the PreSi-
dent"
If thn tbrcr Senators who were of the Demo
cratic campaisn committee and the candidate
who is now President all made a pledge 10 The
sugar interest. and are laboring 10 carry 1t ont,
how comes the row between them? Because
the President publicly denounced rs "p"l1idy
,ho Pill Of Sale which the Senators had framed.
In order 10 carry any bill duties had been hX"d
an coal and iron ore and on wooll"nS ana cot
tons. and pledges had been given that al should
stand or fall together But the President in
sists upon free coal and declares 1t diShonor
and nnrtidv 10 tax raw materials. Then Senator
German answers that the President was pledged
"a fine Mills bill, which put the tax on coal nj
=, cents per ton. and that there Is but one con
corn I'm thc world 10 which free coal would give
any especial benefit" He describes the c"n'rac'
hv which the Canadian Government, for l.
cents per ton royalty. gave cxcluSiv" control OF
the Nova Scoia coal fields to capitalists oi thc
Canadian Pacific. and certain gentlemen within
orr own country associated with them and
says:
Here are Boston. and Providence and N"w-Eng-
land which consume the soft coal OF the Two Wy
elnias MARYLAND and Pennsylvania. we are
nearer 10 It," the Canadians said; I'VE can deliver
the coal there and drive the Americans out 81 thcr
own territory. Give us free coal and we VIII sweep
this American industry from N"w-tnghnd II
Won do you will place In the Canadian Treasury
money which ought 10 % into the American Treas
my You were thus asked 10 permit the greatest
combination of It's Kind TO enter the United states.
Mr. President We have Trusts enough 70 deal with
now / shall never agree that foreign Trust SHAH
enter our territory, and take the substance IRON
our people.
II Is obvious enough that the people OF the
two Vrcinias. Maryland and Pennsylvania VIII
be disposed 10 approve the position Of the Sena-
for in this matter. and rot that Of the president
who acts as agent for the Canadian Government
and the Nova Scotia coal syndicate Yet The
conference committee WAS at work Yesterday
irving to make a compromise between these
opposns inicrcsts-as If II were possible by any
device TO satisfy the foreign monopoly. and at
the same time the miners Of this country whom
that monopoly proposes 10 mpovcrish.