New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
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While the Porto Rican Tariff bill was pending
Il Congress desperate efforts were made by its
opponents in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives and throughout the country TO smrch
s advocates by assertions and acc,sa riors IN the
effect that the measure had been dictated by the
Sugar Trust-the American Sugar Refining Com
2sny-by whose wicked Vaccinations a beneficent
ree trade bill had been transformed into "a tariff
outrage" for IT'S sole benefit Sinister and corrupt
motives imputed Republican leaders in both
branches of Congress by the minority leaders
Senator Jones and Repre- sentative Richardson-and
their followers, and the chorus OF denuncia ton
ard accusation was swelled by all the Democratic
and Mugwump editors and many m-inforned Re
publican editors throughout the land. who seemed
10 have suddenly conceived the idea that all the
Republicans in Congress save scant bakers dozen
had as suddenly turned corrupt knaves
50 fiery did the zeal and enthusiasm Of the oppo-
siron become and so keen the pursuit Of the Re
publican rascals that one Of the performances Of
Senator Jones chairman of the Democratic Ma
Cional Committee failed attract the attention
deserved, while an equally queer performance Of
Representative Richardson. leader Of .4e Demo
cratic minority in the House of Representatives,
member Of the Democratic Congressional Commit
zee ana biographer Of George Washington and his
Every BODY knows that Senator and Chairman
Ee IS also tariff expert, for he not chairman
of The Finance Committee when the Revenue act
C- 1885 vas enacted, and did he not member of
.5inr ernrrit1' Which -aised tb t on tie e
Sugar Trusts raw materials? Senator Jones wanted
70 sT-ite that gigantic monopoly with another
ming blow this year. and he therefore opposed the
hill imposing q duty Of j. per cent the Dingley
rates Of duty sugar imported from Porto Rico
and admit the same free Of duty. In his zeal he
even went further, and proposed TO make the Sugar
Treasury. instead Of using II for the benefit of
Porto Rico and its destitute and suffering inhab-
itsnts- Yes he did.
on March 15. 1900, the bill appropriate and
pend for the benefit Of Porto Rico all duties col
lecred imports from that island since April Il.
1899 amounting 10 more than 81 600 pending
IN the Senate. and Mr.. Jones offered amendment
10 return the duties Ito the persons from whom
they were collected If Mr.. Jones's proposition
Trust would have received a handsome present,
amounting S6S7,5 from the Treasury of the
United States, shown by the statement OF Sec
-eTary Gage Whether the chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee meant this i
onpense Tor past or bid for future campaign
fsvOrs. OF simply deserved testimonial, would
matter less were II not for the accusations of
party associates. both IN the Senate and House,
against the trainers ard advocates Of the Porto
R1Cau tariff
Bingrapher Richardson's scheme 10 punish the
Sugar Trust IS still pending in the Committee on
Ways and Means. the wicked Republican majority
OF which has evtnced disposition thus far TO
push il The disagreeable probability IS that IL
VIII he smoLhered. In brief. II proposes 10 admit
free of duty al raw materials used by the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company and ali other sugar
refners when imported into the United States
either from Cuba Porto Rico. Il will be OBJ
served that the blow Mr. Richardson wants 20 de-
liver would be even more terrible and disastrous TO
Sugar Trust than the designed by the
chairman Of the Democratic National Committee