The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
AN ADVANCE IN INFAMY.

An ADNANCE IN INEAAI.
The Journal appears to take some
stock in the shameless falsehoods or
iginally put in circulation by whisper
ers" in Washington, and revamped by
the New York Press. that Mr.. CIeve-
land is responsible for the favors shown
10 the sugar trust in the senate bill
We give our contemporary credit for
sense enough to know that these stories
are fabricated by the men who are the
agents Of the sugar trust in congress
in order to avert attention from them
selves. The movement of the sugar
schedules shows plainly who is respOn-
sible for them Mr.. Cleveland's friends
in the house opposed any tax on sugar,
and the house put sugar on the free
list by a large majority. The state
ment was then given out that the trust
would make it's fight in the senate.
When the senate finance committee was
working on the bill it was announced
insisted on tax on raw sugar. but had
gone into combination with the trust
for an additional duty on refined sugar.
Mr. Cleveland then appointed the
strongest advocate of the sugar tax to
the supreme bench, and the charge was
made everywhere that he did it TO get
rid of his influence. but he shocked the
nation by holding his place in the SEN
ate until such a bill as he desired had
been reported.
All through the disgraceful progress
of conflicting reports on the sugar
schedule. and consequent manipulation
of sugar stock. anti-Cleveland senators
were specializing in that stock, and
when the bill was finally taken in hand
by the combination of pirates, the IA
vors TO the trust were again increased.
Certainly no one will believe that these
obstructionist senators were represent
ing Mr.. Cleveland in their work A
than that. And in addition to the plain
inference to be drawn from every pre-
ceding fact. the story printed by the
Press is so extremely thin that no SEN
sible man could believe it. 1t is as
serted by the Press that Mr.. Carlisle
not only sent a memorandum to Mr.
Voorhees,. in his own handwriting,
specifying the German amendment, but
that also in a private interview with
certain senator's, he used substantially
this language:
you do not know, that gentlemen con-
nected with the sugar-refining indus
tries contributed to the campaign fund
of the democratic party nearly $500, 900.
and at a time when the committee was
greatly in need of funds 1t would be
wrong, it would be Infamous, after such
a party service as that, 10 turn now
and strike the men who then helped
us. This must not be done. These men
are entitled to consideration, and 1 am
sure that the committee will not fail to
give il.
This was evidently written by some
man who was never in a political con-
ference. Politicians do not talk like
members Of a country school debating
society. If we may suppose that Mr..
Carlisle was enough of a scoundrel to
make such a plea, he certainly is not
fool enough to do it. Moreover, there
would have been no use of it. If the sugar
trust made any campaign contributions.
and 1t probably did TO both parties, there
was not senator in Washington who
did not know it long before this latest
amendment was suggested. And why
would Mr.. Carlisle send this amend
ment to Mr. Voorhees,? Every one
knows that he had nothing to do with
the German amendments. Why would
he not send it to the people who were
preparing the amendments. if he were
rascal enough. and imbecile enough, to
make such a proposition and put it in
writing? On it's face, the story is a
transparent falsehOod, and it's origin
and purpose are as evident as it's fall
sity. The guilty senators are being
closely pressed; senators who had been
approached in the interest of the trust
have exposed the offers; something had
TO be done. We think the sugar ennis
saries have done too much. If the ia
vors to the sugar trust do not go out
of the bill now it will be surprising, in
deed