New-York tribune., 1894-06-18
THE TRUST MADE THE BILL.
AR. NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL
TARIFF CAME THROUGH THE TRUST
query COMBINATION OF CAPITAL BIG ENOUGH
10 OWN DEMOCRATIC UNITED STATES
SENATOR HAS DICTATED ITS OWN
scHEDULE-BUT. AFTER ALL.
THE BILL MAY NOT PASS.

THE BILL MAY NOT PASS.
washington. June 17.-There comes point In
IA heaping Of msfortunes on man when
,ber multiplication ceases to disturb him. In
.snsa circumstances some grow callous. some
aons,ve some uniformly wretched. and some
ra,her hilarious The Democratic party as
'ac,alIv represented at this capital has no
sn,h, that It is going to be beaten next Novem-
snr II has long since accepted defeat as It's in
s,a,able portion And the argument against
~,vsn act or policy that IT will excite public re-
'.,,r,ent has ceased to have the slightest effect
r,s callous ones say. well. we are going TO be
.ao,en anyhow" The pensive ones say, "Wer.
~ ore going TO be beaten anyhow" The
r.s.,ched ones say 'Well. going to be
sao,en ANYHOW" The pensive ones say, well.
y. ora going TO be beaten anyhow" The only
,,Narance is In the tone and manner In which
.s,. Axed and constant reply is expressed. All
'.,o- the country people are wondering how under
~. sun these Democrats be such egregious
fools.
pu, after all, there is a certain philosophy IN
-, s,o,c's proverb that he might as we'll be
.orged for an old sheep as a lamb especially
-hen that reflection is the one consolation he has
80, II the Tariff bill passes. the votes by which
:. "a nassed will be given in this spirit. The
c,r,r Trust investigation. despite the efforts
.ade 10 avoid finding out anything. has exposed
~. ,rnor;ant fact that the Trust, whether by one
o,s or another. has controlled the action or
r"~.,or Brice Senator Mcpherson. Senator Cor
.,a Senator Smith and that they have had
- svmpathy and support of Secretary carlisle
~ ,orcing its demands upon the Finance Com
.,ss II makes no great difference whether
..o.e men were Influenced 10 serve the Sugar
r-,s,.s rapacity by favors past favors present
-. favors vet to come. They are Democratic
c,o,ors pledged to a platform which says that
,,,,sct,on is unlawful. Their party orators ana
.-,v nevspapers have howled themselves hoarse
"a u,ritten themselves red in wild denunciation
:, nhat they call "class legislation. Ana yet
...sa men come down here and make themselves
-, the friends OF industry, protecting wherever
-,o,sct,on seems wise and fair. but simply the
,ools of a Trust agents Of a tremendous accumu-
,O,'on ~ capital. which through them is per-
ro,tted practically to construct the whoie la'hi
sm and lew taxes on 7OOOO.OOO Of people for the
hsnaht OF the Trust. Listen 10 this lToii 'he
evidence Of Mr. Havemeyer:
y CRv Senator Anen)-The purpose OF the Trust
.As, was TO advance the price OF sugar to the
.a-,con consumer? Ayes Sir, that was pre-
clsely It. 49,. .,.,,.ns
oArs the people are to-day paying three-eignths
- cent a pound on refined sugars more than
,ssv would have 10 pay under a system OF free re-
aneries? A-Yes. sir.
Mr. Hayemeyer's testimony had at all points
,ss great merit Of candor. He told the COM
m,,ee that the Trust had mo politics OF any
kind except the politics Of business lie saio
g that the Trust had been organized for the pur-
pose OF controlling the price and the output OF
sugar 10 the people of this country. seemingly un-
eonscious OF the fact that combinations for such
A., nprnoss are criminal and denounced as such
by both statute and common law. He SAID ne
S.d succeeded In accomplishing the objects for
which the Trust was organized that he had been
,Ne 10 fix the price Of sugar. and had fixed II at
,,s,,sely the point which would enable him TO
-so,, the American market against foreign COM
petition.
Concerning the sums Of money contributed to
political parties Mr.. Havemeyer was equally can
did. It was evident at all times during his ex-
animation that he looked at legislatures and poll
tics preclsely as he would look at the weather
the price Of transportation--as a business condi-
ton which had TO be anticipated. made Of or
guirded against as the case might be. He evil
IDENTIFY had no idea that there was any question
Of morals involved in the matter. He said he
contributed to the campaign expenses Of one or
the other Of the political parties wherever the
Trust had interests which needed protection. In
Republican States he said he gave to the RepubN-
can party In Democratic States to the Demo
cratic party and when asked II he didn't give
also to the Republicans in Democratic States and
10 the Democrats in Republican States he an
swered with real surprise that such a question
should be asked why no, OF course not; what
would be the use?'
These portions OF Mr.. Havemeyer's testimony
ell the whole story OF the construction Of the
pending Tariff bill OF course, 1t may be
charged, and It IS charged. that the Republican
Mckinley bill protected the Trust and made 1t
possible for Mr. Havemeyer and his associates
70 fix, as he says they have fixed. the output and
lie price Of sugar The Republican party. however,
saprotecuonist party In the first place. In the
second the net effect OF the Mckinley bill was
lower the price Of refined sugar from cents
apound. which was the price in 1889. TO 8 cents.
he price in 1891, '92 and '93 The Mckinley bill
aped the Trust. without doubt. as 1t helped all
Industries, and Republicans can afford to ad-
NJ II they please. that II was helped too much.
0at the result Of their legislation as whole was
." per cent reduction TO the consumer In the
pnSs OF sugar. and moreover. they pursued
"Sard the Trust the consistent line Of policy
'n'en they pursued in all other directions.
out the Democratic position Is altogether DIFF
'''eaI and they cannot obscure 1t by talking
s''ut what the Republicans did. The ques-
4n anyhow Is not what was done by those
.A'n the country turned out of power but what
out soout 10 be done by those who proposed
s'ent plan and to whom power was given
H' their plan might be put into execution
guessing to legisate in the interest of the con-
ae'' they have taken raw sugar from the free
and have put tax 1t; and processing that
protection is unlawful they have protected
NC s sugar Trust even more than the Mckinley
VI dd The net result Of their legislation is to
.sa0er the Trust more powerful than ever and at
~ same time TO raise the price Of sugar to the
snsumer