The diamond drill., 1894-09-22
TO DECEIVE THE PEOPLE.
Row the Democrats Arc Planning for the
coming Conteat.


Coming Contest.
In n recent interview Congressman
Grosvenor, OF Ohio, who has taken the
stump in the congressional campaign,
speaks as follows upon the tactics of
the democratic party:
"There are increasing indications
that the democratic congressional
campaign committee intends 10 re-
sumo the campaign of deception OF
last year. The country storekeepers
are 70 be made the medium through
which misleading information Is to be
communicated 90 the voters. Money
is to be used To compensate the store
keepers for not increasing the price of
sugar, although the trust has already
marked up the price In addition, the
latest proposition Is a placard 10 be
hung in all the crossroads stores In
the country, and especially in districts
where the margin OF votes is a narrow
one. This placard is 10 contain n list
Of the articles upon which prices have
been reduced (as IL will be claimed) by
the passage OF the tariff bill, and II is
expected that this practical appeal TO
the pockets OF purchasers viii add
many votes 20 the democratic column.
"The republican committee is obtain
ing evidence OF the intention of the
democratic campaign committee TO de-
ceivc the voters In this way. lnforma-
tion has been received which points
positively 20 efforts being made 10
keep down the price OF sugar until
after the November elections. These
efforts have not been successful so far,
as the retail price of sugar has adj
yanccd very materially since August
%, when the new law went into effect
"The democrats, however, intend 20
accomplish their purpose il it is within
their power 10 do SO. IL is probable
that within the next few days the
scheme by which this misreprcsepta-
tion Of prices is TO spread over the
country will be exposed.
"The summary OF imports and eN-
ports for the month Of July, which
has just been published 10y the bureau
of statistics OF the treasury depart
mcnt, discloses some interesting facts
in relation TO the operations OF the
sugar trust in anticipation OF the en-
actment into law OF the Gorman-Bricc
bill OF sale, which will be especially
interesting 10 the consumers Of sugar,
that necessary OF life, who may be
called upon 10 pay a higher price for
IL on account OF the legislation OF a
democratic congress.
1T appears that in the month OF
July, 1894, the importation Of beet.
cane and other sugars not above No. 10
Dutch standard amounted 20 no less
than 75s, l53,6S5 pounds, which was
4Gs, 30s, ,12G pounds ia excess OF the inn
portation Of the month Of July, 1898,
which was supposed 70 be equal 10 the
ordinary demand OF consumption. OF
this immense increase about Az, 200, 600
pounds consisted OF cane sugar, and
the remainder of beet sugar. For the
seven months ending July 81, 1894,
the importations OF beet, cane and
other sugars admitted free OF duty
amounted TO 1878, 39s, ,00i pounds,
WHICH was 9s7, ,G2s, $40 pounds in excess
OF the importations in the correspond
ing period OF 1893, and only about
500. 900, 600 less than n years consump-
ton.
MS womb seem 10 nlulcdle lHhb
while democratic congress had been
wrangling over the terms OF the bill
OF sale the sugar trust had been ran
sacking the world for raw sugar, and
not finding enough cane sugar To sat
isfy its demands, had turned its at
tention to the beet sugar supply Of
Europe. When the bill OF sale be-
came n law by the consent of Presi-
dent Cleveland, who had actually
given TO the sugar trust ten days
grace in addition 10 all the other
fayors bestowed upon IL by himself
and his trusted adviser, the secretary
Of the treasury, the supply OF raw
sugar in the United States owned BY
the sugar trust in excess OF all legiti-
mate current demands for competition
have been nearly, If not quite, 1,3OO,-
100000, or an amount equal 70 at least
four months consumption For every
pound OF this sugar American consum-
ers will be compelled 10 pay an adj
vanced price for the benefit of the
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