The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-03
Yet He Is a Large Stockholder In q
Monopoly That Is RObbing Many
LabOrers of Work.
DEBATE ON THE TARIFF BILL
GOOD PROGRESS MADE ON THE NET.
AL SCHEDULE YESTERDAY.
Republicans Caught Mapping, and the
Rate on AnviIs Reduced-PIans
of Tariff Reform Club.
Social % the IndlananoIls Ionrnnl.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 2-Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, who made the longest speech
against the Ubiquitous" steel trust this
afternoon, is himself a large stockholder in
the American Cotton Company, or, as it is
better known throughout the South and
Southwest, the Cotton Trust" Senator
Jones got hold of patent two or three
years ago for bailing cotton in cylindrical
instead of square packages, and a company
was organized to introduce the process.
John e. Searles. the sugar king, became
and is yet its controlling spirit. Senator
Vest, former Secretary Dave" Francis and
joe Hickey became Stockholders. The
process is revolutionizing the handling of
cotton and promises to make Senator Jones
a millionaire ere long Thousands who are
being crowded to the wall and into other
occupations by reason of the new labor
saving devices are already raising an out
cry against trusts" and accusing the
Arkansas statesman and his colleagues
with being "molochs," baron robbers and
other unpleasant things.
The Tariff Reform Club Of New York Is
preparing to mix into the tariff debate It's
representatives are here comforting with the
Democratic leaders and giving their assur-
"a
magazine of facts now being prepared by
experts in New York will be placed at the
disposal of the tariff opposition takers in
Congress with which to controvert the
statements and arguments of the protec-
tion orators. The club is d little late get
ting started on its mission to beat the tariff
bill, but it proposes to generate much
trouble just the same. 1t has established a
regular literary bureau in Washington.
1t is a common thing these days for sena-
tors and representatives to receive threat
ening letters. Scarcely one among the Re-
publican leaders has escaped. Some of
the letters are written by people of ap-
parently respectable standing and fair edu-
cation. They indicate desperation, and some
of them are of character we'll calculated
to command attention. The writer's are
usually impressed with the idea that unless
speedy action is had on the tariff bill MEM
bers Of Congress are likely any time to be
confronted with a revolution and be hanged
from lampposts by outraged popuiace or
otherwise summalily disposed Of These
communications are usually treated with
silent contempt by the recipients, d fact
which speaks well for the courage of the
average Republican.
The authors and promoters of the internal
revenue schedule of the Senate tariff bill
are making preparations for a vigorous
fight in support of the proposed tax on beer,
tobacco and tea One strong point that will
be urged for tax on beer Is the fact that
the alcohol in beer is only taxed about one
third as much proportionately as the all
cohol in whisky. 1t will be shown that
the brewer escapes with a ridieulously
small assessment on his production as COM
pared with the distiller, and it will be
shown incidentally also that the amount of
alcohol in beer instead of being per cent,
as advertised when it was necessary to
claim that beer was temperance bever-
age, is really about per cent. on an aver