New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-27

act goes into effect. that the controlling trus's
may realize their profits as quickly as possipie.
The Government gets no benefit "a yet, ana lot
months to come will get little. but fne tras'S
extort the money from the consumers M once.
Within the past two weeks. since the blii ol
Sale passed the House. graduated sugar mas ad-
vanced an eighth centrifugal 81 degree test mas
advanced fve-eighths. and Muscoyado raw mas
advanced tlree-eighths Since the bill was re-
ported TO the Senate in May the prices nave
advanced 20 cents per 100 pounds Tor crush'u'
~ cents for granulated. - cents for Muscoyado'
and ~ cents for centrifugal Practically rhe
price 81 centrifugal will control. and a demand
appears prices Of all kinds that go Into con-
sumption will be adjusted 10 the advance which
the new duty will make in the cost OF unre'
fined sugar so that the added ! cent for raw
will cost CONSUMERS from IA 10 ~ cents per
pound. Bnt already consumers have to pay
from 30 TO 81 cents per 100 pounds more for
their sugar because Of the Sugar Trust Tarln.
If the country consumes about ca pounds FOR
every inhabitant. or 300 pounds for every family.
the increased burden Is already from 81 20 10
81 G2 for each family in the land So much the
good people are paying already. from S3i.0OO.O0O
TO SGO000,O00 yearly. for the luxury Of change.
The other trust has also begun 10 seize It's
profit Spirits sold until after the tariff had
passed the Senate at 81 l., In Cincinnati and the
price there has been advanced 10 81 % already,
a difference TO consumers Of - cents or about
S13,OOO.OOO a year II the consumption does not
diminish AT the rate of A1OO0.OO0 TO $4,000
600 q year already. with the certainty that the
additional tax VIII be at the rate OF 20 cents
per gallon whiskcy and IA 10 IL cents on
sugar in all S1O.OOOOV0 TO SS0OOO.OO0 per year.
the consumers are paying for the pleasure OF
having many American workingmen driven out
Of employment and the wages Of all reduced
by foreign competition.
How much these latter changes will cost the
country IL Is as yet impossible TO say Every
body will try 10 make the best Of the law while
II lasts. and will sincerely hope that It's evil
effects may be less than has been apprehended.
Every sensible manufacturer will struggle 10
hold bis ground against foreign competition as
far as he can. and the success Of some may be
greater than they have expected. But It Is not
supposed by anybody that anything like all
the labor formerly employed in the various
manufactures can be employed under the
new conditions, or that wages can be generally
maintained at the present level. The anxiety
OF many thrown ont Of employment to get some
thing else TO do will tend 10 depress all wages.
TO the loss during the last year Of depression.
which has been roughly estimated at 90 per
cent, something more will probably be added.
But loss Of a quarter in wages will lessen by
s., 5O0OOO0O0 yearly the sum which the wage
carriers will be able to pay, first TO the trusts
for taxed sugar and whiskey. and then for other
expenses.
The country will probably have reason TO re-
Joice within the next year that 1t has taken only
a moderate dose of Democratic reform, instead
of the much larger dose proposed. A little will
be enough to determine whether that medicine
tends TO increase the demand for American labor
or TO lessen its burdens. II ii does neither II
1t Injuries the people both ways. the elections in
November will probably give their answer.