The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-28
SUGAR LEGISLATION.
How Republican Laws Have fsoabed tho
rsopfe.

much cfort % confuse The public mind that &
l. ~ wonder that some are surprised To tine
that the sugar schedule o. the tarln reform bil
s. % distinct sni emphatic triumph Tor tarls
reform The best Nay 10 explain the sucal
tara l. 10 tell tie story 90 sugar legislation
There are three stages 90 sugar LEGISLATION
the republican stage before the Mcl. inley hili
tac stage ~ the Mckinley bin and tho present
nea stage OF the democratic tarl- reform bill
The sugar tariff before the Mckinley bill vas
sso-callei revenue tarir on all sugar couI;ns
into the Cnitei states. 10 was a graduated
scale ~ duties, rising with the quality or grade
| ~ TIE sugar The average duty WAS abous : !
/ cents pcr roucd
These duties. while chieay for revenue.
acted a. very high protection q the Touisi-
ana sugar growers but that was popularity
I supposed 20 oe lhtir only protective feature.
There was 10 ANNOUNCEMENT ia the bin that
there wcs any protection for the sugar re-
liners There u.s.. however. hidden Ia that
schedule % graduated duties practical pro-
tc,:ion for the reuncr ilow much Il amounted
20 was not generally kr0wn II VS. not public
property. IL WAS probably onc-half cent .
pound But the protection was there. 1t was
!. part % the protective system o: the rcpub-
l4cAn party 10 protect renlcrs and sugar farm
ers - much for she hrss stage OF ths sugar
tariy
Now comes the Mckinley bill The repub-
lican party when IL vent into power after ls-.
very large revenue |. had a hundred Millions
Of dollars year surplus. The republicans
saw that that was . temptation 10 the people
and % their enemy. the democratic party. 10
tu. down the protective tariff. because as The
government had more money than IL wanted
It was perfectly natural that IL should cut down
The taxes. and iirst OF all the protective tariff
taxes To remove that temptation and pr0tcc.
proieetsoa the republicans then In power mad.
Up their minds 70 wipe out the surplus 1rst by
largely Increasing the expenditures " the
government by raising the expenditures 10 the
liilion-dollar figure. bu. that they did not
think enough, 50 they also cut down the in
come of the government by cutting on the
revenue part y. the tariff on sugar S5JuccO a
Year They wanted TO destroy the surplus and
create deficit. and they actually turned u
Surplus o, :lopccooo into ccnclt OF
SsVAopOJ0 80 - TO remove the ten ptaton y.
tie people 70 c.; down protective taxes.
But they did not want TO inlurc the protcc-
tive feature o. the sugar schedule They dld
not want 70 take OF tie protection 10 the re-
liners Mark. however. that the situation IN
TIE refining business had changed We did not
nlase much objection q this protective duty in
the Oh time. lartly because ia1st people knew
nothing about IT, and partly because 1T that
time refining free and the 90 mpettion
among retlncrs was ycry keen and Kept prices
down But before the Mckinley Dill w,at into
operation th-t had been changed. Tie cOmpc-
tit.O. lsL ceased. and the sugar trust had
r.stn up and made refining pE.ctlcal moaop-
oil. Tie Mckinley people wsn.sd 70 give the
trust big protective duty Oh sugar. bu: they
ci- NOT Want the government u gee any rev
clue out ~ the sugar. and me cDu>c iuence
vas that the Mckinley blll arranged that All
raw sugar coming Into the country should
come IL Tree. but no rtan1d sugar Or sugar
t.at col.d compete with that produced By lHc
trust could come IL free.
Mckinley gave the trust Tho advantage OK
free raw material. then highly protected the
trust product lie gave the free sugar 10 the
Trusts IL. lie protected sugar to tae people
Refined was taxed ono -n-li :. cent : pound ald
OF : cen. extra X Il came from Ter
many or France. on the tLs5ry that those cOun
tries paid boraiies 10 tAc!r sugar growers. iEt
vaiLe this aTranscnclt provided well for the
trust. the rcIn0va! OF the duties on r.lw sugars
took away tLn protection OF Louisiana sugar
uEc u the Mckinley bill creating : bounty OF
two tents u pound on al sugar raised b. the !
farmers % Louisiana. Nebraska. alliornia
aEu Vermont IL VS. the Erst bounty ever
created IA America. and II III DOUBTLESS be !
Tie LIST. - that Was the situation ia ne Me-
kinney BILL The Mckinley bill! made the sugar
tax pure protective tax for the nrst time in
the history VI the country anu created . boua-
~ system sugar was lom openly protected. |
: mere was - st.-.ght-out duty OF :. Aall cent |
per pound On renned sugar
>Vs, hcw did the republicans represent this /
sct.oa 10 tie people. They ncAt before the
country WIKI the cry " free sugar when They \
had only made free tho r-w material Of tie \
trust. and v len they hid gwen protection of 1
hall = cent or six-tcnt1s Per pound. which the
peOp.c lad 70 pay 1ley sought 10 cary the /
e.cetlOn oI is.- OIL the Theory VI lrec sugar when
for the Lrst t-fe II the history ol this country 7
they had t.44ce sugar - openly protected .rtl-
la. fnr
alone. The reason the people were deceived \
VS. their unwilllLsncss ~ believe that great \
Darty would dcAbcrate.s uecc4se tnc1n ~ suca A
= statement. but tA4L Is what tnc republican 4
parry uld lney we're aided II their deception I
- The lover price " sugar As tRo ana one
t-lf cents reycAue duty hid Dcen taAcn o1f
sugar, y; course the u.aF9et price u u-ar w..s
.o~cE. Notwithstanding. TIE i.ct that the pcO-
s.e were taxed hall = cent Us slcnluIey iUr l.e
L. uent " the trust
NOW 10 come 70 the THIRD stage " THIS hi.l
which We have Just passed. TIE tagl. feiOr4u-
cTs ~ congress N-Al absolute Tree sl.-t. .ud
they wl.l SGT AZ Il Tao .~vplc vote Tor l4rlA re-
form thls IA- but tAey found snD SUGAR trust
iltreacn.L - Tie senate. Nom NAAt y. IS il *
trcLcnel ~ A.A4s a. wa, intrtAe Ar,4 behind
~ OlA ir4eLi.s Inc solid fepuO4lc-A party, The
.r.cl4s GAo Lad i4rst .rotey .etl. -al lAesciorc
practically created ~. .-lG fets lsutce t.Uuists
= - cal themselves democrats yut Nl.O VI 10
tests that lc1 prevail are democrats
.sGi LIA tie t4r4l rc.0rlAers fAsl4 Were
sADy Ge-eatr-s Not :. Ill, ~ ~ means de-
.t-teA The democrats were not able xrs
Tree sugar this time. blt they sot /. great deal
more THAI sLe proGc1 tIOaist ul4les4ly Naa.cJ
~ give AAcy u.u Es. destroy tAc sugar trust
but Lacy 1O.u TIC a-ttltlc4l themselves. and
lie essential 0lLerlEcc between TIC A-cniuley
'-rar tariE .La The Lew sugar t4rin i lust
LIS. The Mckinney tariff gives the sugar
rust hall q ceat protection That ha.ls a cent
" the Mckinley bll has been re-
.uctc 70 about tArcc-tCatAs Of accur by the
-ew bill Inc protective duty VI the Alclila-
~ bill has been reduced one -talrd IN our bill.
nat Is what We got ~ lgEtiny We did not
ret the s1c.e " our demand ANY more than We
,ot free Iron ore or free coal. but VIC reduced
ron ore from seventy -iiyc TO forty. coal from
'eycnty-nse W forty. and we reduced sugar
roth nfty To thirty.
The prOtcctionists also included In the new
bill a revenue duty OF ~ per cent on raw sugar
IN the ayo~ed ground that the government
.ecded the money In addition TO the proceeds
Il the income tax but really To restore to our
isgar farmers half VI the protection that was
ut on Is the democratic repeal " the Mckin-
cy lountlcs When the secretary OF the treas
Ivy sid At the last moment that this revenue
.gts was absolutely necessary the mouths Of
arln reioln4ers we're closed but either some
slher revenue must De found or expenditures
must Dc cut down. for the tarlr refor .lers viii