The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-17

think that down beneath the body of the
people there was great mass of seeth
ing people eager for extremes. He
knew thoroughly the character pur.
poses and opinion of the men who got
their living from the farms and factories
of Massachusetts,.
"They are" he proceeded. impressively
"a simple, sincere, honest. liberty-loving,
God-fearing people. They think of nc
evil. and appeals to vile passions fall on
deaf ears with them"
The men who make up the farms and
factories were the same the country over,
he said. And | hold" he concluded,
''that to the great body of these people
the charges are not only preposterous, but
Infamous"
Mr.. Tillman again made reply. While
he claimed no special mission, he had
come from the farm and from the people
and to the senate more recently than the
Massachusetts senator. He knew, he
said, that the only thing infamous in
this transaction, in the view of the peo-
pie, was the refusal to investigate and
this effort to hide behind the senatorial
tOga.'
If the senate persisted in the course
it was disgraced before the people. Pub
lie charges had been made that bribery
was abroad in connection with the sub
ject land unless you investigate you
stand convicted asserted the senator.
The senate came back to the bill and
Mr.. Lindsay moved to strike out 1.95
cents and insert l cent as the rate on
sugar. He said the rate of the bill was
too high and gave exceptional advan-
tages to the retnerS.
This drew from Mr.. Allison an ami
mated defense of the paragraph. The
senate paragraph differed from the
original house provision, he said, in only
one particular, viz: ~The substitution of
a 1.95 for a 1875 rate, which difference
amounted to only IL cents per 100
pounds. He asserted that the ascend
ing scale of .03 of a cent on each degree
above 10 was not an excessive benefit to
the refiner. The senator submitted
tables showing, he said, that the differ
entail under the Wilson law is greater
than that of the senate provision now
under discussion.
Mr.. Lindsay asked Mr.. Allison how it
was, if the rehnerS received so little
benefit. that sugar stock had advanced
from TO 10 points, standing on Satur-
day at 126.
Mr.. Allison replied that he was not to
be drawn into this issue. He said the
serious question was to provide such
duties as would keep the refining of sugar
in this country instead of sending it
abroad.
Mr.. Allen asked if it was not possible
to frame sugar schedule which would
not confer some benefits to the sugar
trust.
Was it wise. Mr.. Allison answered, to
turn over the business of sugar refining
to other countries? If not, then a diff
ferential must be allowed our retiners to
keep the business from being done
abroad. 1t was plain to him that unless
duty was placed on sugar. as on iron
or chicory or anything else. then sena-
tors might as we'll fold their arms on
the protection principle, as no one could
tell how soon foreign capital or labor
would do the refining now done in this
country.
Mr. Allison Incorporated in his speech
a very interesting scale, giving the hrSt
detailed explanation, from the republic
can side. of the new sugar schedule. In
commenting upon it he said:
81 have the absolute calculations here.
and when it is said there is protection