The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-17
CRIPPLED BY DEMOCRATS.
American Farmers Injured by Sugar
Trust Schcmers-

root sugar nave sDceu IN pioScoo Va
rapid development in Germany. Tho
manufacture OF surplus for export
was encouraged by n government
bounty, which in 1890 amounted to
about 90 cent per pound for raw, and
little more than / y for refined, but |
has been decreased since then with
supposed lessened need of stimulus
/ In is9O-'9i factories 20 the number OF |
900 used up l0,029,sio metric tons OF
beets, from which they produced
! l,2s4, 4s5 metric tons of raw sugar and
e0s, O94 OF molasscs- The offerings OF
German refined sugar in England be-
came so large as 20 demoralize the
home trade, and the British rehners
tried 20 induce their government 20
accord them some measure OF protcc-
ton. but nothing came OF the move
ment, the request not being in accord
nnce with the British policy of free
trade
Under our old tariff OF 1888 the
United States imposed duty on both
raw and refined sugar. In $500 we
made raw sugar under the No. 10
Dutch standard absolutely free, but
imposed duty on refined for the pur-
pose OF giving protection 20 the Amer
lean renner. with an additional diff
ferential duty against refined sugar
on which u bounty had been paid.
Having raw sugar on the free list Mr..
Blaine proceeded TO use IL for the pur-
pose OF procuring reciprocal benefits
from Germany, and succeeded In OBJ
tanning them on several important
articles, including wheat, pork and
beef products Then the democrats
undertook their tariff tinkering, and
imposed duty OF 40 per cent ad
valorem on all raw sugar, with =
cent extra on refined and differential
OF tenth OF n cent per pound on all
sugar on which bounty had been
paid directly or indirectly.
This action stirred up the German
government. 1t had not objected at
all 10 the extra duty in the law of
1890 on refined sugar, as its people had
not sent much OF IL 90 this country,
! and probably would not have sent Us
any great quantities OF refined sugar
! under any circumstances. But the inn
posing OF n duty on their raw sugar,
, of which they had been sending us
D enormous quantities, affected them
: profoundly. The first result OF the
I, change in our policy with respect 20
: Germany is seen in the order OF last
: week 70 exclude American cattle ana
: fresh beef. OF course the German
government did not assign the true
. reason for making this order. There
n is no Texas fever among our cattle,
. and II there were the inspection ar
ranpements in this country would pre-
vent any danger from that cause t.
: the people OF the Fatherland. But
o neither did Secretary Gresham assign
: the true reason when he notified oui
' minister TO Germany OF the action o.
: our government in imposing tho duty
y on sugar.
Q, The real reason why we impose thi
!, diffcreutial on German raw sugar wa
"a n desire TO satisfy the sugar trust
The trust had its own peculiar reason
ly for having the bill drawn in that way
70 and one OF its officials wrote that par
~ of tho bill which relates to the suga
CT dutiea IL was done in the interest o
10 a corporation which makes siX-fgur
On contributions TO the democratic cam
paign fund, and the left-hand tigur
n not n unit Mt that; corporation
c. which buys from the democratic part
q of the privilege OF writing the tarii
~ legislation OF the United States;'
II concern, the president OF which, wit
ng some others Of its officers. now
or' under indictment at Washington 70
~ having mcddled in legislation Sec
dc rotary Gresham did not state this req
n reason for the action OF our govern
iai ment. and so the German goyernmen
90 20 did not feel called upon To state II
81 real reason for excluding our cattl
ier and beef, nor will IL do 30 In regard
our pork and wheat when II takes a.
ton in regard To those articles.
The country was just beginning
y understand the Importance OF our e.
81 port OF wheat, pork and beef 10 Ge
many when the democrats ruthlessl
re sacrificed it. The trade in beef Ia
he not amounted 20 much, but that
ID other articles was large, and promi'
&C ing TO grow in volume TO the great &c
he vantage OF the American farmer
le- thus losing a market for an importnr
part OF his surplus he not only has
Ter forego the sale OF what would hay
", been sent TO Germany, but Is Loss
ng by a decline in the prices OF all That !
ib- has TO sell because an increase OF su
lo- plus IS powerful factor in detcrmi
icy ing a decrease i'm the selling value
ire each unit OF volume. There vas J
Ter valid excuse for the action which hi
IN called out this action by German
which doubtless will be follow'
an by the exclusion OF the 9TH
tes articles named Our governmei
8: could give no good reason why
IN. should not continue 20 admit the bou
ma tied raw sugar OF Germany 50 long
CHI IL had 10 pay the forty per cent. du
M imposed on sugar coming from 9th
eth countries Our people do not pay 9
vi. bounty II is paid by foreigners, w
nd ought 20 be allowed 20 ship TO us I
on. the raw sugar they want TO send und
= che rcyular rate OF duty Ii makes