The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-03
Che 9ntellisenrer
wnEELrNG, AUGUST ., 1893.


Tho report OF tho senate special COIN
mittee investigating the sugar scandal,
Ia in effect IN oxoneratiou Of tho sena'
tors who were accused OF specializing in
sugar stocks during tho pendancy oil tho
tariff bill. This, OF course. includes an
exoueration of Senator Camden, Of this
state, against whom specific charges
were made, it hoing claimed that an
order from him for stock was in oxlst-
ence and could DO procured. For tho
credit Of tho state represented by Mr..
Camden, as we'll as for his own sake, 1t
is hoped that tho finding OF tho conf
mittee Is bascd on convincing evidence.
For tho sake of tho honor Of tho United
States senate and the country II IL
hoped that the report OF tho commit
tee us to all the senators is tho result OF
n most thorough investigation and that
nothing has been held back.
The feature OF tho report touching
the charges that the sugar schedule
was framed ut tho dictates OF tho sugar
trust, aud was in consideration OF an
enormous campaign contribution to
the Democratic party, however. is not
go satisfactory. Tho committee. it Is
true, says that it has been unable to
lind any evidence substantiating the
charges. The verdict is simply that the
case was mot proven" and the commit
teo docs not in emphatic terms declare
that it is satisfied the accusation is not
true. The fact remains. aud will re-
main, that tho officers OF the sugar trust
were not only active in their own in
forests during the pendancy OF the tariff
bill before the finance committee, but
that tho sugar schedule framed by TINT
committee was satisfactory to tho sugar
trust, and that it was openly declared
on tho floor OF tho senate by u senator
who had assisted in tho preparation oil
the schedule, that no proposition not
acceptable to tho trust stood tho ghoas
OF ahoy OF adoption. 1t is n mntter OF
common notorIcty that tho schedulo
adopted by the senate at tho dictates OF
this corporation has proved to be tho
main obstacle in tho way OF n tariff
agreement, mainly because OF the
circumstances OF its adoption.
That tho investigating committee is
convinced OF the potency OF the sugar
and other trusts in tho matter Of Iegis.
latiou, is evident from tho language in
whichit deprccatea that "the Emporium
ity and pressure to which Congress and
it's members arc subjected By the repre-
sem,atives If great industrial combines,
tends to suggest undue influence and
to create in the public mind demon
alizing belief in the existence OF corrupt
practices"
There ia little doubt in tho minds OF
tho people tina. the sugar trust was u
great power in the preparation Of the
tariff schedule IN tue finance committee,
and there ~ little doubt that tho in
vcsligatins committee has boon con.
WINGED OF tho iuCt.
As TO tho charge that tho schedule
was arranged in consideration Of cam.
paisn contributions to tho democratic
party, tho verdict Of tho committee,
again, is ''n0t proven" There is no
denial that tho campaign money was re-
cUivcd from tho trust, however, nor All
attcmp: Mt such denial. That would bo
useless in tho lace Of tho acknowledges
ments made on tie witnuss stand by
President IIayemoyer, Of the combine.
Taken altogether, tho report Of the
committee il not complete vindica-
ton OF tho senate IRON tho charge that
the sugar schedule WAS not constructed
on purely patriotic lines and purely in
tho interest OF tariff 'irrior.n"