The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
SUGAR TRUST.

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On Monday morning several papers in the
East, including the New York Press and
the Philadelphia Press. devoted a page TO
the publication Of the inside facts concern
ing the surrender of the Democratic admin
istration and the Democratic Senate to the
Sugar Trust. If any part of the details is
scandal that ever disgraced an American
administration During the campaign of
1892 1T is alleged that the Sugar Trust,
whose managers are Democrats. came to
aggregated $4,000. receiving in return the
assurance OF the party leaders that what
ever might be the Democratic tariff bill in
other respects the interests of the sugar
majority of the Democratic leaders In the
House seemed not TO be mindful of this
pledge. and as the result the Wilson bill
was passed with sugar on the free list.
ington-Havemyer. a domineering Demo-
crat, and other men of wealth and infu-
ence. and brought a tremendous influence
upon President Cleveland, who has always
been in favor Of a duty on sugar. Among
those interested in the trust were several
Of his closest friends. and some Of the trust
magnates visited the President. Secretary
Carlisle and Secretary Lamont. and got
from them the assurance that the admin
istration, recognizing its obligation to the
trust. would remedy what the House had
done. The President, whatever else may
be said Of him. proposes to fulfill his obliga-
tons to the Sugar Trust for its contribu-
ton OF $4,000, as he did to Van Allen. One
evening in February Secretary Carlisle met
two members of the Senate finance COM
mittee. and. after setting forth the service
of the Sugar Trust to the Democratic
party, declared that cit would now be In
famous to turn around and strike down
the men who helped us then" AS he left
he gave one of these members of the finance
committee an amendment which he desired
to be substituted for the provision of the
Wilson bill. The writer of the expose de-
clares that the amendment is IN Mr.. Car
isles handwriting. and is in possession of
Senator Voorhees,. and is said to be in
contestable proof that the first persuasive
influence brought to bear upon the Sem
came from the administration. This does
not mean that the President had any con-
nection with the stock jobbing which
caused the common stock Of the Sugar
Trust to appreciate Il 100000, but it does
mean that Mr., Cleveland has used his in
luence to save the trust. which contrib
uted half a million dollars to his campaign
fund. from the ruin which his free-trade
policy will bring to other industries. In
this connection ii will be remembered that
one of the first authoritative declarations
that the present sugar schedules would be
presented appeared in an interview with
Secretary Carlisle.
1t is said that. in expectation of the pass
age of a tariff bill with the administration
sugar schedule therein, the trust is i'm
porting now large quantities Of raw sugars.
controlling. as it does, the crop of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the British West Indies.
and putting it in bond against the imposi-
ton of the 40 per cent. duty on raw sugars,
which are now admitted free. and that the
profit by the rise consequent upon the
Cleveland duty will be over $500 900. On
this the government would receive no tax.
and the people would contribute more than