The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-17
VIGOROUS ASSAULTS MADE UPON
1T YESTERDAY BY DEMO-
CRATIC SENATOR'S.
NOT A REPUBLICAN 70 DEFEND Il
Challenges by senator Vest Go I'M
noticed-A Democrat, NcEnery of
Louisiana, Made the Only
Speech In Favor of 1t.

Mr.. Allen (pop.) of Nebraska intro
duced resolution upon which he said he
would later address the senate, declaring
against the distinction made in special
pension bills between the widows of Off
GERS and privates.
At 1915 p. m. the consideration of the
tariff bill was resumed, the pending
amendment that of Senator Jones of Ar
kansas to strike out in line 20, page 63,
the words "on all sugars
Mr.. Vest of Missouri took the floor
and called upon the majority to answer
the declarations made by the minority
that the present sugar schedule gives
large increase Of protection to the sugar
trust His side. he said, had made the
direct issue. The sugar trust was now
making 20 per cent on its enormous wa
tered stocks. Its officials had admitted it.
In view of this fact ii was due the mi
nority and the country that an eXplana
tion that explained should be made by
the other side, But what was the reply
of the majority to the challenge of the
minority? 1t was that leaving out the
countervailing duty of 3-S of cent there
was no increase. But what he wanted to
know was what it was If the 3-S was in
cluded! BY what sort of legerdemain
was 1t to he excluded? he asked. Mr..
Vest repeated his statement of Wednes-
day that the protection on SO degree SUI
gar was increased by the caucus amend
ment over the original senate amendment
3 cents per 100 pounds. 1t was G6 cents
in the schedule adopted yesterday against
81 in the present law. He went into an
elaborate calculation, using, he said, Mr..
Aldrich's figures MS n basis and challenged
the majority to disprove his calculations.
These figures" said he, passionately,
should be admitted or disapproved, that
senator's may take their responsibility
here"
The schedule, he insisted, was utterly
indefensible. The only excuse he had
heard advanced was that of Senator ALI
son yesterday that this duty was imposed
not for revenue, but to encourage the beet
sugar industry
"Oh, Mr.. President" cried Mr.. Vest
IN conclusion, our exports may be mis-
taken. we may be in the fog ringing our
bells, but repeat again what said the
other day, that there was one set of men
IN this country who were not mistaken.
Our friends in Wall street know what this
schedule means, he said, his voice rising
Within four hours after this schedule was
exported re- sugar stock went up-went up
W share, from 11S to 1874. Last night
It closed ut 125 is. Does anybody be-
heve that Wall street does not know what
protection this schedule gives to the trust :?
If the protection had been reduced Wall
street would have responded as my hand
responds to my brain. The cry in Wall
street is the trust has got all it wants.
up with the flag of protection: that puts
! money In our pockets"
Mr.. McEnery (dem.) of Louisiana, who
yesterday voted for the sugar schedule.
followed Mr.. Vest 1t was his maiden
speech in the senate and much Interest
was manifested when he began. In OPEN
ing ne referred to the denunciation of the
sugar trust as a corporation which was
crushing the life blood out of the con-
sumer. But that trust was not the only
one, he said, which was meeting with the
condemnation of the people and helping
TO reduce them to beggary and starvation
IN the south, he declared, there was a
Irust tnat sought to throttle the people
BESIDE 1t the sugar trusts oppression and
eXactions were insignificant. 1t was the
trust which controlled new process for
baiing cotton. That company sought 70
pale and control the cotton of the soutb
us interests were directly opposed 10
those OF the cotton planter. The inter.
ests OF the sugar producers, on the con-
trary, went hand in hand with those Of
tne sugar trust. The interests of both
were bound up together. If the differ
e"i IN oh renned sugar was not maintained
=
and every big factory wonld be- idle
II don't see the patriotism" sbontod
Mr. McEncry in stentorian tones. '.of trv.
ing 10 bring down the sugar trust. nm
INSTITUTION more national than any other
dealt with by this tariff bill WIZ
should senators on this side of the cham.
per strike at us? Why should n sword
pe run through the body of an infant 70
r naoI,, the body of a giant? Is it brave
hqniy or courageous"
ne went back and reviewed the history
H. susar production and said it showed
!hat with the proper protection and Ioo'
lslatl0n we would produce NH orr o,,.,,
sugar ana would export sugar. II wonld
, rrgquire 100 factories to make tho snoar
a nmese I az would cost the enormoms
sum OF $15,000,000. Every section 81 tbs
country would be benefited. VI '"e
considering the vast interests To,;s;
VIA mas In rice and sugar." Continued NJ
McEnery, considering the output of her
r raoso Hills ana salt mines. is there any
stoto WY the democratic party of nv
s.a.e snouid NOT be committed TO nrotec.
tlon! Not high protection, but snch J mr.
necessities" "n tue revenue
NJ. McEnery at some length recalled b;s
pon!icai career 20 show that as far hack
as 1884 he occupied the same position ON
the question occupied by him now.
=, Call It what you WILL" said Mr.. Mo
Emery, protection, revenue duty with IN
cldentai protection, or anything else-iaree
amounts must be raised and, there il no
reason why the industries of the soutb
should not be protected"
lie then proceeded to read n carefulIv
prepared argument In favor of the protec-
tion OF home industries. Mr.. McEncrv
charged inconsistency to those democrats
VINO sought protection for their local in.
terests, but who opposed protection as n
system for the whole country.
lie should always vote, he said. for
measures of benefit to the interests Of his
state so long as those interests did not
conflict with the interests of other local..
ties: The enactment of this measure. he
said In conclusion, might restore conf
dence and pave the way for the complete
regeneration of the country through the
free coinage Of silver. Mr.. McEnery
spoke for nearly two hours.
The vote upon Mr.. Jones' amendment
was then taken. 1t was rejected, 20 to 80.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky then took the
hoor in support of his amendment to strike
out the differential on refined sugar and
place all sugars ON an equality. The Ken
lucky senator said the justification of the
schedule offered by Senator Allison was
not that it produced revenue. but that 1t
would build up the industry of sugar pro-
duction, both beet and cane in this coun-