The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-13
M'ENEIA HIGH TARIFF MAN.
sENsAEAL ADMISSION BY THE
lUIsIANA SENATOR.

Pr.ss of BaIing COtton--Repub-
lie senator's Crowd Around Him |
npAppear Greatly Pleased at His |
Ufances.
wilmington, June 12-1he sugar sched- |
ule Is again the subject of democratic |
assas in the Senate to-day There was
no bgress made. Only one amendment |
wasoted on, and that was defeated |
VIII the Senate adjourned the amend !
meHof Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky to
stril out the differential on refined sugar
wa4in pending.
MIVest tried early in the day to prod
the lpublicans into detailed defense of
the hedule, but they declined the chal-
leng
Utmost sensational feature of the day
was he speech of Senator McEnery of
Louihna, who yesterday voted with the
reputcans for the sugar schedule. 1t
was IS maiden speech in the Senate. He
open avowed himself a protectionist,
and a democrat justified his position
upohhe ground that tariff views should
not institute a test of democracy. He,
mor{ver, defended the sugar trust, whose
intests, he argued, went hand in hand
wththe sugar planters. The republican
snaors showed much interest in his re-
rarts. They crowded about and listened
eteitively to his two hours speech. Mr..
IcRnery bitterly denounced the corpora
on which controlled the new method for
aling cotton. The interests of this COM
any, he declared, were directly opposed
the interests of the cotton planters.
bAt 1915 o'clock to-day the conisdera tion
# the tariff bill was resumed,
he pending amendment being that of
senator Jones of Arkansas, to strike out
n line 20 page So, the words, ION all SUI
,ars."
Mr.. Vest of Missouri took the floor and
allied upon the majority to answer the
declarations made by the minority that
Gh present sugar schedule gave large
inCease of protection to the sugar trust.
Hi side, he said, had made the direct is
su. The sugar trust was now making ~
pc cent. on its enormous watered stock.
Its officials had admitted it.
h view of this fact, il was due the mi
nGity and the country that an explanation
int explained should be made by the
oher side. But what was the reply of the
minority to the challenge of the minor
jty? 1t was that, leaving out the coun-
tarvailing duty of three-eights of a cent,
here was no increase. But he wanted to
lnow what it was if that three-eighthS
vas included. BY what sort of legerde-
main was it to be excluded, he asked
1r Vest repeated his statement of
Wednesday that the protection on So de-
Iree sugar was increased by the caucus
amendment over the original Senate
amendment 5 cents per hundred pounds.
t was &C cents in the schedule adopted
yesterday against SAC in the present law.
rhe schedule, he insisted, was utterly in
,lxr. uorreo ha hoA hpa rA
advanced was that of Senator Allison yes
terday that this duty was imposed, not for
revenue, but to encourage the beet sugar
Industry.
"Oh, Mr.. President" cried Mr.. Vest in
conclusion, "our experts may be mistaken
I'VE may be in the fog ringing our bells,
but / repeat again what | said the other
Gay 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 ris-
ing. within four hours after this sche-
dule was reported, sugar stock went up
Sc a share from rs to 124. Last night 1t
closed at 1251s Does anybody believe that
Wall street does not know what protec-
ton this schedule gives to the trust? If
the protection had been reduced Wall
street would have responded as my hand
respond to my brain. The cry in Wall
street is: The trust has got all 1t wants.
money in our pockets
Mr.. McEnery, who yesterday voted for
the sugar schedule, followed Mr.. Vest. 1t
was his maiden speech in the Senate, and
much interest was manifested as he be-
gan.
Several republican senators moved over
and took seats on the democratic side. In
opening, he referred to the denunciation
Of the sugar trust as a corporation which
was crushing the life blood out of the COS
sumer But that trust was not the only
organization, he said, which was meet
ing with the condemnation of the people
and helping to reduce them to beggary
and starvation. In the south, he declared,
there was trust that sought to throttle
the people. Beside it the sugar trusts
expressions and exactions were insigni1i-
can't 1t was the trust which controlled
a new process for baling cotton.
THAT company sought to bale and con-
troll the cotton of the south It's interests
were directly opposed to those of the cotton
planters The interest of the sugar pro-
ducers on the contrary went hand in hand
with those of the sugar trust. The in
terests of both were bound up together.
If the differential on refined sugar was
not maintained, the blow would be struck
al the producer and every big factory
would be idle.
II don't see the patriotism" shouted Mr.
McEnery In stentorian tones, 'of trying to
bring down the sugar trust, an Institution
more national than any other 70 deal with
this tariff bill. Why should senators on
this side OF the chamber strike at u.s. Why
should the sword run through the body Of
an infant and not through the body of a
giant7 II is not brave, not courageous
NOR manly. ft
Considering the vast interests Louis
lana has IN rice and sugar" continued
Mr.. McEnery. considering the output Of
her sawmills, her salt and sulphur mines,
IS there any reason why the democratic
party of my state should not be commit
ted 10 protection7 Not high protection,
but such protection as Is consistent with
revenue necessities. This, also, l believe
is the doctrine Of the republican party.
! do not believe that either party is de-
sirous Of Imposing unnecessary burdens
upon the people,"
Mr.. AloEnery at some length recalled
his political career, to show that as fav
back as 1884. he occupied the same posi-
tion on this question occupied by him now.
Call II what you WILL" said Mr.. Mem
cry, protection, revenue duty with in
cidental protection. or anything else, large
amounts must be raised and there les no