The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-13
THE NEW YORK sun TAKES US TO
TASK.

What Is happening in Maryland is not
altogether Ineligible to us. That Cor
mans perfidous conduct In relation 70
the tariff is coming to be UNDERSTOOD by
the people is plain.-Richmond Times
What has German done that Is so an
ferent from the conduct Of most other
Democratic statesmen In Congr s., WIN
Ross Cleveland at the head of the crowd
Not one OF them ever proposed to I'VE
UP TO the Democratic pledges by making
a tariff for revenue only; ana the WoiSt
also didn't mean to live up to the Demo
cratic platform any more than the
others Resides. he hadn't been elected
on that platform. and they had. ms
fact shows that he is an honester man
than many Of those who are now abusing
him so roundly.-New York sun.
We suppose the Sun means this as
sarcastic fling at The Times Very well,
we shall make no, defence TO the charge
that we are not as honest as German.
Whether we are or are not must be de-
termined by others. and no claims by
us are going to affect the decision one
way or the other. But 1t is certainly III
order for us to say that If, in fact
We are no hOnester than Gorm'h' we
shall pray increasingly that a mercllul
Cod will view our case with all the
consideration that is possible. the sun
suggestion fills us with alarm Tor our
future state.
Rut we will tell the Sun what cor
man has done that is so different lroi"
the conduct of most other Democr"''O
statesmen in Congress" AS iheihpe'
~ the United States Senate he TOOK '"e
nar, NJ the Sugar Trust when the '"i III
,,u u,as before the Senate, ana ne aiucI
a,a assisted that Trust with every agen'|
49,, no could command in main'alhlhS
49, nos,t,on IL had assumed that no
,.rir hin at all should be passed unless
the duties on sugar were nla"e nav
Trust desired that they Sho"N ~"
doing this he played the part VI
,raitor 20 the people OF MarN'""u'
mad commissioned him 10 represent '''''''
In tho United States Senate ana TIC P"''
the mart of traitor to the pe''lo'' az
Marty Of which he had Tor SEVERN
nrofessed TO be a member though ne "'S
on along been at heart a Nep"p'N""'
80. oc much as he was whtn le"
~ ~ no WAS openly and avowedy
w. will give the Sun PROOF III ue'
tail that this is So a., en-
when he made his speech IN 'he %"
.,a an answer TO Mr.. CleVeiahu ie''''
A.. wnsen. ne placed his defence
,ho course ne had pursued resai"'ns
- unon this ground. 10 wit; lie saiu
-. af,er MIR. Cleveland was nominate"
~ 800 the Louisiana senators came 10
-, "a one high in authority in the
Demccratic party ana a'N'o
lana sugar planting interests "'''
no deprived of protecuon III 0"'e
democratic party carried tne ''e' '''''
craaknr for the party. he assu'cu '"'"'
,hat their interests should not DC over
,ookea He therefore, lett noun" !"
nonor when the tariff Dill came peio'
a.. senate. TO carry out his promises an"
coo that Il gave their interests proper
,oo,,on This, he said, was what IN
49,, h,r, 10 pursue the course regarding
.,,ysr that he had pursued
%, what were proved to be the lac's
=, ~. casee senator Vest testified on the
,s,h ~ June. before the Sugar lnVesusa'-
,ng Committee, that after the original Dill
rad been disapproved of by the caucus
NJ: Democratic senators. and the FINANCE
Committee had been instructed TO pre-
n.re another that would meet the views
81 the whole body, the Sub-Finance Com
,o,,tee having the subject I'm charge
AT once retired TO their room, and they
were Immediately followed there by the
two Louisiana senators and Senator's Cor
man, Brice. Hill, and Smith: that con-
test Immediately arose between the Louisi-
ana senator's. who wanted a specific duty
on raw sugar and the other senators
named above. all OF whom wanted an
ad valorem duty Of Is per cent. on II.
with a differential on refined sugar OF
one-fourth Of cent pound; that the
Later was what the Sugar Trust wanted,
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