New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-01
"LyJyG T4BLESD AND THE SUGAR scandal

The highly spiccd language OF our free-lrade
friends, in commenting upon the official esu-
mates of duties proposed In the Bill or sale, N
strictly excusabc. 1t is particularly Interesting
IN noto In "'Thc Ncw-YOrk Times that the Dem
ocrotic Senators have ''rcsorted 10 falSehood
and deceit To conceal from the people the re-
sults of their work." that they follow IAN act or
Marty treachery" by complicated and obvious
folsnhood, and bv figures made 10 lie.' ana
that only men who have consciously Deeh
,,Iltv of n wicked act would behave in That
way" for if they had actually been bribed by
thc Sugar Trust. we should imagine they
would resort to some such device as this lying
table TO conceal the evidence OF their slh.
After alb this. one can hardly refrain from
laughing when he reads that Senator faulhh'r'
Of the Democratic Congressional Committee
.has been guilty Of Il serious indlscr'uoh Il"
sending ont this lying table" In campaign
fines. rs all men are well aware mis- same
committee hobimally commits the same serious
| Indscrction" without rcbuke. But ms h''i'
,ho .lvinc table" hurts Democrats il 1t had
injured Republicans only, or had merely uo"'
Injustice to Republican Administration OF
Senate or House. It's issue would not nave wv"
an indiscretion at all
\ rascally Blll of Sale ought 10 be supporter
bv tables Of this character, and the cflti'lNl'S
which come from Democratic sources are no'
only warranted, but are unhapplly 100 narrow
The truth is that from beginning to ehd 'h'
| tables arc exactly like those which have h''h
issued I'm times past by Democratic commit
fees. with view To- Jusitying ID" DIS 'h'Y
have favored. and have been repeatedly 'NpoS'N
! and denounced 10y Republicans because Oh th'r
f,,luIulrnt character. Nevertheless. me COM
mittccs stick 10 the same vicious and deceptive
methods In dealing with the measures when
their own party has framed
# X m obvious fraud. Of course. 20 represent
the duty oh the insignificant imports Of r'hn'd
sugar candy aud confectionery under III" pres
cuf law. or ihc similar duties proposed III the
/ Wilson bn rs II they averaged l4''' per c'h'
/ hv ~. Mckinley act and - - per cont 10y the
/ Wilson bill or all sugar Tie fact that all
sugar not refined is now free. and was l'fi on
/ the free list by the Wilson bill l. entirely ana
/ intentionally concealed In such tables ~ these
/ 1,. truth which the Democratic Committee was
/ ouxlnus 70 hide by is lying tables Is tha'
! IN. party has consented 10 put 4 tax ot 81
| onnuO on an article of which poor families
consume nearly as much The richest. ana
This utterly unnecessary burden II has imp"N"l
In order &, got part of The revenue that is de
lih.ratcly thrown away by putting wool on Tie
free list and cutting on more than half III" pro
,ccfiyr duties on woollcn goods and nearly nan
m. duties on most important products of iron
and steel. cotton and other manufactured arU
ci.s This change. with the thrccfod com
bound duty on refined sugar was In fac' dic
tai,d lv the Sugar Trust. AMI the reason gwen
lay members II the Administration and other
influential Democrats. ~ stated In Democratic
d,suofchcs weeks ago. was that the sugar mo-
p,noIlsts had made enormous contributions 10
,h. nar,v fund when Mr. Cleveland was elect
cl The lying tables" will not conceal pu'
will I'm fact only call the more attention 10 'h'
/ .h,u,,fuI scandal which the Senatorial commit
,.. ls un,v laborlng not 10 investigate.