Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-04
THE LATEST SUGAR TRUST RUMOR
Congressman Payson Looks for
Success in Illinois.
AMERICAN WOODS DECLINING


enough. and as the month grows older and
election day draws nearer those in charge
of the work of the committee wish that
there were about .forty-eight hours in a
day instead of twenty-four, and that they
could get along without sleeping.
The mail OF the committee grows heavier
day by day, and the task of attending to
the correspondence is in itself consider
able one. Chairman Babcock is in touch
with the political center of each congress
siOnal district and keeps constantly posted.
through his vigilant correspondents, not
only of the progress of the republican cam
paign, but also of the movements of the
enemy. Mr.. Babcock is very cold-biooded
politician, however, and he never permits
any rose-colored reports from over-enthusi-
astic campaiSners to lead him into errors
regarding the exact situation in any par
ucGlar district, 50 that the pessimists, ratn-
er than the Optmists, are the men who re-
ceive most attention from him. Capt. Nc
kee is surrounded by a great stack of let
tiers containing frantic demands for cam
pa:gn literature and requests for informa-
ton upon special points. OF course. there
Is the usual amount OF letters from people
who know more about running campaign
than the committee does and who thrust
gratuitiOus advice upon the managers or
proffer their valuable services Tor a con-
sideration.
A Sugar Trust RumOr.
The latest rumor which has reached repub-
lican Headquarters is one to the effect that
the d. mocratic campaign managers have
entered into an agreement with the sugar
trust that the wholesale price of sugar
shall not be increased until after the No
vember elections. After the November
elections, 1t is claimed, the campaign man.
ayers do not care what the price of sugar
is. The trust people, so the story goes,
have gladly agreed to this in return for
the many favors which the democratic
party has conferred upon il in the Senate
Iariff bill and in securing the enactment
of the present law. 1t is alleged that the
democratic campaign committee will issue
statement taken from the official records
of the produce exchange at Philadelphia
showing that the wholesale price of sugar
has not been increased by the passage OF
the sugar trust bill. These figures, running
back for four years, will show that what
ever variations there may have been in
quotations of granulated sugar there has
been none since the German bill became a
law. The republican campaign committee
had an intimation some days ago that the
democrats were about to put forth a state
ment of this kind to counteract the effect
which the action of the retail dealers
throughout the country has had upon the
popular vote. The retail price of sugar has
been increased on an average of a cent per
pound.
Mr.. DOckery's Experience.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Dockery
guaranteed his onstituents that there
would be no increase in the price of sugar
as the result of democratic tariff legislation,
and, If there was, that he would make up
the difference to them. Immediately upon
the passage of the democratic tariff bill
the price OF sugar was raised in his district
as a result and Mr.. Dockery was called
upon to make good his pledge. Instead OF
twenty-five pounds for u dollar but seven
teen could be obtained. When he asked
hi
constituents he was astounded to learn
that ii woul1 take his salary for the next
term should he be reelected.
1t is claimed that since Mr.. Dockery's
experience the necessity for preventing
raise in the price of sugarsb rsbecame apparent
to the democratic managers, and it is said
they appealed to the democratic trust to
enable them to make a record upon cheap
sugar, at least until after the election.
American wooIs Going Down.
Capt. Mckee has received very in
portant communication upon the wool ques-
tion. which he proposes to disseminate
with the campaign literature. 1t is a letter
from one of the largest wool commission
houses of the country, giving some very i'll
terestinS figures upon the condition OF the
American wool market since the passage OF
the tariff act. 1t is stated that in fine wool
and merinO, which conSkj tutes - per cent
of the American wool clip, there has been a
cent within the thirty-five days since the
tariff bill passed and wool was put on the
free list. The decline on all kinds OF wool
since the advent of the Cleveland admins
tratlOn and the consequent prospect of free
wool has been over 81 per cent, and during
that tin e the decline fine woods alone
has exceeded ~ per cent.
although woods are advancing in Eu-
rope, says the communication. American
woods are still going down, and that at a
time when our mills are the busiest wooden
mills in the world. for they have free raw
material and the Mckinley law protection
in operation until January l. 1S95" This
statement. coming from an authoritative
source and representing the cold facts of
the situation. the facts which the farmer
will run up against when he takes his wool
to market, is expected to prove of great
benefit to the republicans in their campaign
in the great wool states. where this branch
pOrtance.
Repeal of the Sherman Act.
'Tt is not generally known said Capt
Mckee to a Star reporter this morning,
that the republicans tried to repeal the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman act in
the F'ifty-second Congress, but were pre-
vented by the democrats, yet such is the
fact. In the campaign which IS now going
on the democrats are taking great credit To
temselves for the work of the extra session
OF Congress in repeating the sherman law,
anu dit 4''SiIf5 no opportunity "
that fact upon the country. We shall meet
them, however, with a reference 10 the Con-
gressional Record, which ought to take
some of the wind out of their sails upon
this matter. 1t will be found that on July
II, 1SG, Senator Sherman introduced in
the Senate a bill to repeal the purchasing
clause Oh the silver act which bore his
name. When Congress met in the next
session. being the second session of the
Fifty-sccond. he followed up his BILL ami
II was reported from the finance committee
January IL. Then on February III. 1885,
Senator Hill moved to take the bill Up fer
consideration. and 4 struggle ensued.
After some parliamentary Skirmis!inG. the
uues tiCn came down tn 4 straight vote upo.
whether the bill should he taken up for con-
s;deratiOn or not. The motion to consider II
was defeated. AZ to -: the democrats. With
Voorhees, at their head. voting against th,
notion
Ex-COngressman PaysCn Of Illinois y IL
the city. He has Just returned from 4 trip
through the central and northern portion If
the state where he has been looking over
the political situation. Mr.. Payson is q re