The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-15

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least cost. He said the raising of reve-
nue. from sugar had been subject of
contention for $50 years in England
and this country. He did not think and
considerable portion of the people believed
that the men who had framed these and
former tariff schedules were impelled by
any other than honorable motives. But
by subtle and conflicting questions which
had already broken down one of the sena-
tors, (Mr. Aldrich.) Mr.. Hoar urged
therefore, that his proposed commission
would command the best talent of the
country in presenting to the Senate the
.uLest information concerning sugar.
Next to the development of our virgin
wheat fields, the development of the
! sugar beet would be the greatest boon to
1 agriculture. Reverting again to published
statements of irregularity in connection
with the sugar schedule, Mr.. Hoar said
/ that although it had been suggested in
the press that somebody had been brib-
by serious people throughout the coun-
try: with absolute contempt
i MI. Allison suggested that this was such
an important question that it ought to
be considered by the finance committee.
Mr.. Hoar agreed to the reference of the
amendment to the committee and this
was done.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, then
answered Mr.. Hoar. He said he had the
deepest respect for the integrity of the
senator from Massachusetts. But per-
haps he had become callous in his long
service, as was indicated by the statement
that the best people of both parties treat
ed with contempt the statements that
there was irregularity in making the
sugar schedule. But, said Mr.. Tillman,
when the published statements were made
that senators were in touch with sugar
barons, when circumstantial evidence
was at hand that a huge monopoly levied
tribute on the public, that the American
people were helpless in the grasp of the
octopus, then it was strange indeed that
any Senator should assert that the peo pie
treat with contempt these charges. On
the contrary, he declared the people
wanted an investigation, that they want
ed the honor of the Senate vindicated or
the men who slandered it punished For
that reason, Mr.. Tillman said, he had
contemplated an amendment to Mr.
Hoar's proposition SO that the commits
4 sion would not only inquire into the mere
machinery of sugar making, but also
/ whether the sugar trust has used un-
due means to control legislation, and to
get at the root of how it is, and why it
4 is that the American Senate cannot
touch sugar without getting contami-
mated"
Mr.. Hoar was again on his feet and
speaking with great deliberation, made
lhis response to Mr.. Tillman. Turning
to the South Carolina senator, Mr.. Hoai
Isaid there We're some men who seemed to
i think that down beneath the body OF
the people there was great mass OF
seething people, eager for extremes He
knew through and through the charac.
ter, purposes and opinions of the men
who get their living from the farms and
from cities of Massachusetts. He hao
sprung from yeoman; his associations
had been with th at class and knew what
they were thinking about. "They are, y
he proceeded impressively, simple, sin
cere, honest, liberty loving, God-fearine
lpeople; they think no evil, and the appea
to vile passions falls on deaf ears with
4 them.',
"Will the senator permitssme, - broke il
Mr.. Tillman. Mr.. Hoar went on with
out pausing. The men who make uT
the farms and the factories were the same
the country over, he said. Their kins
men had turned westward, building up
new umpire there, a larger and more
glorious New England. ''And hold, .
concluded Mr.. Hoar, "that to the great
body of these people these charges are
not only presposterous but Infamous"
Mr.. Tillman again was ready with q
reply. AS to the seething mass of igno
} rance as the senator from Massachusetts
had designated the masses, said Mr.. Till
man, but the Massachusetts, senator
promptly interrupted him, IT deny that
statement" said Mr.. Hoar, ''I said just
the contrary and my statement is pervert
ed"
Every we'll, answered Mr.. Tillman,
"you are the last man would be will
ing to misrepresent to his face"
While he claimed no special mission
he went on, yet he claimed to have come
from the farm and from the people and
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than the Massachusetts, senator. He
knew, he said, that the only thing in
famous for this transaction in the view
of the people, was the refusal to investi-
hgate and this effort to hide behind the
senatorial tog.
If this Senate persisted in this then it
was disgraced before the people. Public
charges had been made that bribery was
abroad in connection with this subject,
and unless you investigate you stand con-
victed, asserted the senator.
After this diverting incident, the Sen
. ate came back to the bill and Mr.. Lind
say moved to strike out 95-10U cents and
insert 1 $40 cents as the race on sugar
! He argued that the rate of the bill was
too high and gave exceptional advantage
to the refiners This drew from Mr.
Allison an animated defense of the para
graph. The Senate paragraph differed
from the original House provision, he
: Stlu, III one particular, VIZ. ne SUD
stitution of 1885 for .s75, which differ.
ence amounted to only 1-2 cents pei
100 pounds He asserted that the ascend
ing scale of 3-100 cents on each degree
above rs was not an excessive benefit
to the refiner. The senator submitted
tables, showing, he said, that the differ
entail under the Wilson law was greater
than that of the Senate provision now
under consideration. He challenged con
tradiction to these tables, for he declared
emphatically, he was tired of these accu-
sations that the committee had increased
4 by so or 60 per cent the protection to the
a Isugar refiners. .a0ac
When Mr.. Allison referred to the fact
4 that the committee had pursued very
4 largely the course of the Democratic
4 finance committee, Mr. Tillman remarked
"Do you emulate the villanies indulged
in by your Democratic colleagues three
years ago."
II did not indulge in epithets. did
not say villany," answered Mr.. Allison:
mo, l said it," responded Mr.. Till
man.
Mr.. Lindsay asked Mr.. Allison how il
was if the refiners received SO LITTLE
benefit that sugar stock advanced