The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-06
M'ENEKY on THE TARIFF.
lie Devotes "a Great Deal of Time TO the
sugar Trust.

NEW ORLEANS. August 5.-ln his
speech at the reception given him by the
Choctaw Club, of New orleans. Wednes-
day night, Senator Ill. ID. McEnery SAID
among other things:
Now. a few words about the sugar
trust. q great and powerful corporation,
whose power. ought to be curtailed and
whose influence i'm the politics of the coun-
try should De lessened. This in an admit
ted fact with political parties Al the
same time these parties agree that IL Is
better for this sugar trust 20 refine the
sugar that il consumes rather than to
send money abroad and pay the German
rehners and laborers. The question was
what percentage the rehners should get.
In attempting the solution Of the question
there was much political jugglery and a
good deal OF demagogism for home politi-
cal use. The rehneTs wanted 10 get all
they could. in their endeavor they cared
little about the cane or beet sugar pro-
ducers They wanted the lowest duty on
raw sugars-coupled with an ad valorem
duty-a composite schedule by which the
low grades OF sugar could be fraudulently
imported in false cOlOrations.
THE Wilson bill sugar schedule was, it
is well known, dictated by the sugar trust
Out Of this grew all scandals which shock
ed the country The Dmgley bill as pre-
scented to the Senate eliminated all trust
influence and gave a schedule satisfactory
to the sugar producers, put not in accord
ance with the demands Of the sugar trust.
The Finance Committee of the Senate pre-
scented an amendment to the House bill
giving an ad yalorem duty and a small
specific dUty-a schedule 50 arranged that
IL was difficult TO comprehend.
THE impression prevailed that the same
influences which dictated 10 Il Democratic
committee the schedule in the Wilson bill
had successfully worked upon the Re
publican Finance Committee OF the Sen
ate The friends Of the House bill, all
who were opposed TO tho power Of tho
trust the sugar importers, Gamers, beet
sugar producers, combined 10 defeat this
schedule. even If it resulted In the defeat
Of the bin. The Senate Republican eau
Gus sympathized with this opposition. and
concluded to adopt the House schedule Of
specific rates, and in the way Of com
promise TO give a small addition TO diff
ferential in favor of the sugar rehneries.
This differential was TO some extent adj
vautageOus TO the sugar producer The
bill went TO conference. The friends OF
the bill continued their well-directcd cf-
forts to eliminate an advantage 10 the
sugar trust beyond that which was roa-
sonable and just.
THE features of the House schedule
were maintained An increased duty was
placed upon raw sugars. commencing
with Is degrees. at 95-1OO of a cent instead
of / cent, raising the duty on each de-
gree of raw sugar from three one-hun-
dredths to three and one-half one-hun-
dredths. When the one-hundredth de-
gree is reached the duty will be l.S2 IL
cents and the duty on refined 1.95 cents.
The diherenual at this point Is precisely
the same. II IL cents i'm both House and
Senate schedules. The revenue by this ar
rangement is expected 10 be increased
s.. 500 600 on the sugar schedule. The reve-
nue. will be increased and the production
OF raw sugars encouraged.
And amendment was offered on the
Democratic side OF the chamber 10 restore
the ad valorem rates of the Wilson bill
and il received the support Of the OPP
ponents of the bill and the sugar trust
for no better schedule could have been
asked by the trust. II was the schedule
which IL dictated, and the one under
which 1t so rapidly progressed TO power
and influence In Louisiana we turn out
sugars which directly so into cOnsump-
ton. Sugar beet factories turn out sugar
refined which goes directly into consump-
ton. Under the protection afforded by
the law you will produce all the sugar 1t
consumes and now imported
THE success Of the cane and beet sugar
Industries. the production of all the sugar
we consume. will destroy the sugar trust
In fighting the trust, its enemies tried to
break down the sugar-producing energies
OF the country. This was the best means
possible for aiding the trust because its
interests would be greatly advanced by
destroying the cane sugar mills. and the
beet factories in the country. il would
be then without competition"