The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-12

point that the sugar rcnners (now the
Sugar TrusD should get their raw mate
rial free. with the right 10 charge the
American people what they pleased for
the FINISHED product" refined sugar
which was secured by taxing imported
refined sugar half a cent a pound. But
the Louisiana sugar planters STEPPED up
and said to Mckinley, how is this; We
grow American sugar, but you give US 10
protection making us compete WIN an
the sugar Of the world. Mckinley repheu,
"In attend TO your case. Go on an"
raise all the sugar you can. Make a.
much money from it as you cam ana !
will make the American people pay Sou
besides two cents for each pound OF sus"i
YOU raise" This is what is called ''o
bounty to sugar-growers. ,.,.,o,,
Under this provision OF the Mof'''
bin there was paid out Of the IN
States Treasury for the fiscal year 49,,
June 30. 1884. 5000. 500. Of when S",-i
90 was on cane sugar. $%z'it on
sugar. sl7.3l2 on sorghum ana >ii0''-i va
mamie OF the bounty on cane S"H"'
si0sCS. soG was paid TO producers III i- 'oo
,ane s2gg Ie6 TO those in Texas >-@'l-o III
trorida and sl55 fin Mississippi Inc
rocorde also show that the 81 ,lli'ZV Douh-
-, ,,,id q, cane sugar was paid to BIS
producers. which makes an average
each nroducer Of $4,000.
Nou, is there any man who VIII not
admit this to be an intoleraDle ABUSE VI
all the powers Of government? Here are
an the American people taxed TINS III
,oanse sum Of $1.lA,2O that II may ie
given as a present to 51o favored ""u
nampercd individuals Upon what primer
,le IS il possible to defend such a tyrah.
meal abuse Of power? And yet Peherdi
Walker said in mis- speech at hiuehe'n oi
Saturday last that sugar ought ~
protected because we can make IT, J."
other words General Walker defends thlS
monstrous abuse Of power by "hlch "'''
mans money is taken from him ana pre-
scented TO another man. This sugar cdse
presents the enormity Of protection J"
n very glarihg light, but the principle IN
volved in it is In no respect different from
the case Of every other protected h'u-
Gle In every case the laws are used 10
make one man give up his money lot ''e
advantage Of anothc, man.
When the Roman Republic was d. '''
zenith its civilization was OF very ms"
order. 1t lost its civilization ana '"e
world was plunged into the darkness o'
the period that succeeded 1t through 'he
operation Of just that principle which the
Renublicans invoke as the justification "i
their doctrines of ..otection.' Rome D'-
came paternal in its theories. and soon
lost all power TO take care OF any ''''"-.
In Cicero's time 1t is estimated that -
nor cent. of the whole population OF home
was supported at the public expense ana
In the year $50 of the Republic mat ''
ner cent. were. 1t is related That caesar
found 10000 persons on the role Of Puohc
euccor. The evil grew each year, ana us
effects were what ought to have Deem
exnected. The idle and improvident OIL an
countries were attracted to Rome TO en-
io,, this "out Of door" relief. the lhduS-
trious were discouraged, those who pro-
dnced the wealth burdened, ana 'he
working classes were led TO depend Oh the
government for everything, while the gov
eminent lived IN fear of them ms S9S-
tenn destroyed Roman ciVillzauoh' anu
RENTED the world to the dark ages II
will do the same thing in this country
r. If Is not stamped out in all its traces