Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-12
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON, June y.
SENATE.

Mr.. Allen introduced resolution up.
on which he said he would later address
the Senate declaring against the dis
tinction made in special pension bills
between the widows of officers and pri-
Yates. The consideration of the tariff
bill was resumed, the pending amend
msnt being that of Senator Jones Of
Arkansas TO strike out in line 90 page
%, the words ION all sugars."
upon the majority to answer the decla-
rations made by the minority that the
present sugar schedule gave 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
watered stock. It's officials had admit
ted it,
In view of this fact it wss due the mi
nority and the country that an expla-
nation that explained should be made
| by the other aide. But what was the
reply Of the majority to the challenge
Of the minority? 1t was that leaving
out the countervailing duty Of three
eigh:hs Of a cent. there was no increase.
But what he wanted to know was what
1t was that three-eighths was included.
| By what sort of legerdemain was it TO
excluded, he asked. Mr.. Vest repeat
ed his statement Of Wednesday that pro-
lection on SO degree sugar was increas.
ed by the caucus amendment over the
original Senate amendment five cents
per hundred pounds. 1t was 66 cents
in the schedule adopted yesterday
against 81 cents IN the present law. He
went into an elaborate calculation,
using, he said, Mr.. Aldrich's figures as
basis, and challenged the majority 10
| disprove his calculations. THESE
figures" said he passionately, "should
be admitted or disproved, that Sen
ators may take their responsibility
here" the schedule he insisted, was
| utterly iadefensibe. The only ex-
! cuse he had heard advanced was that
of Senator Allison that this duty was
imposed, not for revenue, but 10 Cd.
| courage the beet sugar industry.
"Oh, Mr.. President" cried Mr.. Vest,
In conclusion, 'our experts may be mis-
taken, we may be in the fog ringing
our bells, but I repeat again what said
the other day that there was one set Of
| men in this country who were not mis-
taken. Our friends in We'll street
know what this schedule weans," he
said, his voice rising. "Wthin four
hours after this schedule was reported
stock went up Sc share from 118 to
81
Does anybody believe that Wall street
doesn't know what protection this
|, schedule gives to the trust ? II the pro-
lection had been reduced Wall street
would have responded as my hand re:
spends 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"
MIR. McEnery, who yesterday voted
for the sugar schedule, followed Mr..
Vest. 1t was his maiden speech in the
Senate, and much interest was mani.
tested as he began. Several republican
Senators moved over and took seats on
the democratic side. In opening ne
referred TO the denunciation of the sugar
trust as corporation which was crush
ing the life blood out of the consumer.
But that trust was not the only organ
ization, he said, which was meeting
with the condemnation Of the people
and helping to reduce them to beggary
and starvation. In the South, he de-
clared, there was trust that sought to
throttle the people.
Beside it the sugar trusts expressions
and e1sction were magnificent. 1t was
the trust which controlled new pro
cess for baling cotton. That company
sought to bale and control the cotton
of the South. Its interests we're direct
ly oppose to those OF the cotton plant
ers. The interests Of the sugar produc-
ers on the contrary went hand i'll 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 blow would be struck
at the producer and every big factory
would be idle. II don't see the patriot
ism,n shouted Mr.. McEnery in stem
torian tones, "of trying to bring down
the sugar trust, an institution more ma.
tional than any other dealt with by this
tariff bill. Why should Senators on
this side of the chamber strike at us
Why should sword be run through
the body of an infant to reach the body
of giant? 1t is not brave, nor manly,
nor courageous" He next went back
and reviewed the history of sugar pro-
duction and said it showed that with
proper protection and legislation we
would produce all our own sugars and
we would export sugar. 1t would re-
ouire $50 factories to make this sugar.
those factories would cost the enor-
nous sum OF $150,OOO,O00. Every sec.
ton of the country would be benefited.
considering the vast interests Louis
lana has in rice and sugar, the output
of her saw mills, her salt and sulphur
mines, is there any reason why the
democratic party of my State should
not be committed to protection? Not
high protection, but such protection as
is consistent with revenue necessities.
Call it what you will" said MIR. Nc
Every, protection, revenue duty with
incidental protection or anything else,
large amounts must be raised and there
is no reason why the industries of the
South should not be protected. If
is good thing to protect the fruit and |
borax of California" said he, "it is q
GOOD thing to protect the lumber in
terests of South Carolina and Georgia,
and if is proper to protect those things
it is proper to protect the manufactur-
ers of New England"
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