Middletown transcript., 1894-03-10
POLITICAL.
Democratic Opinions of Democrat
Methods.
Ny. World March Sth (Dem.)
REPORT THE BILL.

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Methods.
n. Y World March 8th Dem.)
REPORT THE BILL.
Sugar Trust speculation continues. The |
shares of the trust again fluctuated yester-
day over a wide price area, influenced by
considerations that do not belong to ordi-
nary speculation.
This trust is an Illegal and criminal con-
spiracy TO rob the people under the forms
of law. If we had an honest and faithful
Attorney General the conspiracy would be
broken up and the conspirators sent to jail
IF there were an honest Democratic ma
jority in the Senate the conspiracy's privi
lege of robbery would ere now have been
taken away by the passage of the Wilson
bill
As it is we have the scandalous spectacle
laboring to strike out Of that bill the
clause which repeals the robber right. 1t
is currently understood in Wall street
that some Of these Senators are themselves
lhO iOODCAs' llOt % ilSAS oAiiSo Db'
as stockholders in the conspiracy and as
shameless speculators upon their knowledge
of what is to be done and their power to
influence its doing. Two or three Senators
denied yesterday that they were engaged in
such business. But they are not the only
ones mentioned in Wall street whisperings.
The extraordinary speculation of the
last two days mas been founded upon in
formation coming from within the Senate
itself There is universal conviction in
Wall steet that this information is furnished
by Senators themselves and that certain
Senators are profting by this kind of
Operation"
The remedy is to drag the Wilson bill out
of the dark. 1t should be reported at once
and discussed in the open Senate. Its lon-
ger retention in subcommittee conditions,
even if there were no interruptions specu-
lators holding purchased seats in the SEN
ate and no suspicion that such men are
working Wall street. 1t is time to
end the intolerable situation.
SENATORIAL STOCK JoBBERs.
Washington Despatch in n. Y. Sun Dem
The most sensational stories are in cir
culation at the Capitol with regard to the
speculation Of Senators of commodities af-
fected by the provisions of the new tariff
schedules, and there is no end ofthe scan
dalous talk, som of which is aimed di-
rectly at the members of subcommittee,
Even members of the Senate do not hesi-
tate to circulate these reports, and i'll some
cases to give the names of their colleagues
who are said to be speculating in stocks.
One of the Eastern Democratic Senators,
who has been fighting for the Wilson BILL |
is reported to have made $4,000 last week
in sugar, while Western Senator, who |
has been especially prominent in the so |
called combination Of conservative Sen |
ators," is said to have made ten times that |
amount. These stories may be true and |
they may not be, but they attract much
attention at the Capitol, and every Sena-
tor who has means of knowing what |
changes are being made in the Wilson bill
is looked upon with suspicion.
A TIDAL WAVE OF DISGUST.
New York Sun (Dem)
IF the Democrats put through th
income tax, call me Republican"
That is what thousands of men in this
town and elsewhere, solid citizens, lifelong
Democrats, the backbone of party in every
political contest, are saying every day.
They are saying it aloud.
When the the Federal tax hunter begins
to thumb over their private ledgers for
them, their remarks concerning Democracy
will be even more vigorous and impressive.
a GANG OF sPEcULAToEs.
Philadelphia Record Dem)
The Augean stables at their filthiest
never needed Herulean clea ming out
worse than does the United State Senate.
1t is full of schemers, incapables and po-
litical speculators who know nothing Of
patriotism except as convenient cloak
with which to cover sinister designs that
VII not bear the light.
AFRAID OF \ SOLID NORTH.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.)
If Congress is going to play politics, why
an it no It commence in time to make the
,lay of some account? Don't proceed on
he theory that the States which are pun
shed are going to forget their punishment
IN election day. Don't solidify the North
happened in 1861, The
Iuestions were grave then Other questions
ire grave now.