The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-23
The Sugar Scandal.

1t is understood that the sugar
scandal investigation is to be reopened.
and an effort made to find out whether
any of the senators who declared
they had not dealt In sugar certificates
since the consideration of the tariff bill
began testified falsely. To Justify the in
vestigating committee in reopening the
| investigation, there ought to be something
more substantial than the rumors that
are being published by two or three of
the New York newspapers
1t is an easy matter to start rumor of
| a scandalous nature, but it is difficult to
find the author of the rumor, or to show
1t has foundation. The first investigation
| of this sugar scandal amounted practically
TO nothing. When the rumors and reports
were sifted TO the bottom they were found
to have little or no foundation. The news
papers that gave currency to them re-
fused to substantiate them, which was
pretty good evidence that they could not
do so. The investigating committee was
about to make report generating every
body from any wrong-doing when some of
the newspapers printed fresh charges
based upon alleged statements of persons
who pretend they have evidence that GER
tain of the senators did speculate in
sugar stocks, Notwithstanding their tes-
timony to the contrary.
II is evident that the investigating
committee can do little or nothing
without witnesses or the as
sistance of those making the charges.
The newspapers that claim to
have evidence of wrong-doing by several
senators ought to help the investigating
committee to get at the truth. Their
failure to do so can only be excused on the
ground that their statements are merely
sensational affairs, and that, as a matter
of fact, they do not know whether any of
the senators purchased sugar certificates
or not, or whether any one or more of
them committed perjury when they testi-
fed that they had not purchased such
stock.
The people seem to be getting tired of
the sugar scandal, and unless there is
evidence forthcoming soon to sustain the
newspaper charges they will insist that
the investigating committee shall make
its report ana drop the matter
A law to compel the arbitration of labor
disagreements would be valueless unless
the award Of the arbitrators could be
enforced. To that end it would be neces-
sary that the law compel laboring men to
work whether they were satisfied with
the arbitrators' conclusions ornot. The
laboring mans right to quit work when
the terms do not suit him is undisputed
it cannot be successfully disputed. The
very idea of driving men to work against
their wills is repulsive; it is monstrous;
Americans would not submit to it, Yet
that is what compulsory arbitration
amounts to, Arbitration under normal
conditions-th is, by mutual consent
and under an agreement to abide the out
come-is a good thing. 1t is an appeal to
reason. But when the arbitration is
made compulsory, it becomes tryannical
The MoRNTNs News has received by
mail, with the compliments of Lady
Cook formerly Tennessee Cladin), an
English magazine containing an inter
view with Lady Cook on The Future OF
Our Daughters. Her interview has been
the means Of emphasizing TO us one i'm
portant truth; that the United States
mail is a great institution. For Lady
Cook herself or her English secretary.
addressed the wrapper Of tho magazine
10 the NEWS, Savannah. Columbus. l..
:. A. and the parcel came straight 20
the postoiiice here and was delivered
promptly