New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
THE LATEST SURRENDER.

When President Cleveland and his friends as
sent 10 the latest reported compromise for the
benefit Of the Sugar Trust there will be left
not the fantest trace Of excuse for him To claim
| that he IS more honest more opposed TO corrupt
| laws or more disposed 10 protect the rights OF
the people than the worst of the men he has
nublIclv denounced as pcrfidious and base. IT Is
not easy for any American 10 believe that n
President of either party will so degrade him
sclf Rut the conduct which Senator German
has exposed. and for which the President oilers
rs vet no satisfactory defence does not permit
any one to deny with great confidence that he
will submit 10 this last stage OF humiliation
Neither is there ground as yet. TO assume that
n majority in both houses will support him IN
such an abiect surrender TO the Trusts. lhcre
were Senators who consented only with great
reluctance and difficulty. and under pressure OF
supposed party necessity, to the less offensive
Bill of Sale Whether all Of them Will swallow
something less honest and less decent at the
Presidents dictation will he known only when
the votes are cast But the business world. and
all men who care for the honor Of the country
have 10 wait until the test of the Democratic
party and It's President is complete.
The latest form Of surrender Is by far the
worst and most shameful yet proposed 1t EN-
braces the 40 per cent duty on raw sugar as
the Senate bill does but on refined sugar makes
the duty 30 per CEN. not Of the value ut the
Mace of importation. but Of the value ~ 50
many mounds OF raw sugar as the Secretary of
the Treasury may think necessary 10 produce
the refined sugar and in addition gives differ
cntial duty for protection Of n NTH OF n cent
where the "perfdous' Senate bin gave only m
eighth Of a cent per pound, besides The duty To
COMPENSATE for the bounty given 10y any other
country on sugar exported. Experts calculate
thar the German works. being smaller and In
feror in equipment 10 those Of the Trust. re-
ouire about l13 pounds Of raw sugar for It"
Of refined and the practical effect Of the pro
posed arrangement Is sufficiently indicated H.
as dispatches say. the Sugar Trust consents 10
accept it az preferable 10 the schedul" when
It dictated in the Bill Of Sale. II the President
and his friends Try 10 cheat voters by pretend
ing that Il is not better, they will only hulnili
ate and disgrace themselves quite supcriluouSlY.
Everybody remembers that the President in ms
Wilson letter, while passionatcy pleading Tor
the Nova Scotia coal syndicate set mp an excuse
for a duty TO benefit his friends OF the Sugar
Trust and If he consents 10 give more than the
Senate. everybody will know why.
Although II is stated that this proposed new
schedule was considered and accepted AT Cab
met meeting. and members Of the Senate say
that it really came from the Sugar Trust, IL
does not apppar to be satisfactory TO the l>Ousl-
ana Senators who reported as declaring
that Il Is contriycd for the benefit OF the trust,
but not for the benefit Of domestic producers.
nor to the two POpulist Senators, whose votes
the Democrats needed but were not abb" 10
get when the tie occurred the dircrcntial
duty If the attitude Of Mr.. Murphy Is correctly
stated IN Democratic dispatches. the acceptance
Of this latest form Of surrender by the Prcsl-
dent will not smooth the way for the passage
OF BILL however much IL may disgrace hin.
Possibly the shrcwd men whom he has been
denouncng are quite willing to have him get
committed to the worst proposal yet made" ana
then 10 expose and defeat II. Through all the
wrangling over the tariff the attitude OF the
Administration has been In the last degree hui
initiating and troublesome 10 the Democrats.
The Kentucky whiskcy men, whether helped
by the advice Of Secretary Carlisle or not. have
been so fixed as to realize Sundry millions If the
bill passes and the Presidents demand for the
benefit OF the Nova Scotia coal syndicate. against
the interest Of coal miners in Maryland. Penn
sylvania and the Virginias IS now greater
obstacle TO the passage Of any bill than the
differences about favors to the Sugar monopoly.