Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-03
A strong Arralsnment.

II cannot be denied that the arraign-
nent of the Republican administration
by the Democratic members Of Con-
gress. at their caucus held in Washing
ton last Friday evening, is strong
one. The resolutions adopted declare:
IA That we condemn the Republi-
can majority in Congress for their
failure TO pass a measure providing
reciprocity with Cuba. The bill which
passed the House of Representatives,
Was heartily supported by the Demo-
cratic minority after the protection to
the Sugar Trust had been removed by
tho solid Democratic vote, aided by a
small minority of the Republican mem
ners- AS it passed the House, the bill
carried relief to Cuba, reduced the
price Of sugar to American consumers
and struck heavy blow at the
notorious and obnoxious Sugar Trust.
The refusal of the Republican Senators
70 consider this measure, unless the
protection to the Sugar Trust should
DO restored, gives evidence that the
President and Republican party in
. Congress are willing to refuse relief tc
Cuba and totally ignore American con
sumers rather than abandon their
alliance with the Trusts. The failure
Of all reciprocity legislation with Cuba
rests upon the Republican admins
fration, which is willing to reduce the
duty on the raw sugar OF our producers
but un wiling to destroy the sugar
monopoly.
e That the Republican maiorit,
Congress is dominated and con
led by the Trusts and monopoliei
.rffyt<t. tt,4 hs. srA,,pt~feag| 80
country in their grasp is shown by IL
action in passing an anti Trust bill
through the House of Representative
in the Fifty-sixth Congress, in TIL
closing hours Of the session, the Senst
refusing to consider the same, as
subterfuge TO tide over the election o
1900 That bill has been abandoned
and the have ever since refused and d.
now refuse and fail to bring in an
\. measure 70 suppress the Trusts or I
report favorably any of the numerou
anti Trust bills introduced by Demo
& cratic members during this Congress
* That We favor the immediat
passage of n measure to amend til
present Antitrust Law so as to NOR
fully protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints an
pionopolies, and also measure {
reduce the duties on all articles an
commodities manufactured and cor
trolled or produced in the.United STATE
BY a Trust or Trusts, so as to destro
any Illegal combinations, and to n
duce the rate Of duty on any article {
commodity manufactured in the Unite
-S,aasas. and sold in a foreign countI
IRE cheaply than in the'United State
Il. We oppose the adjournment
above have been enacted into law.
The worst feature of this recol
established by the Republican admin
tratiop Stnat so far as Cuba is CO..
eerned it is a violation of nation
~ as we'll as party faith. II
es to give business aid to Cul
gh some measure of tariff refor
made ON behalf of the count
aey should be faithfully observe
yet the Republican majority
ress, aetuated by selfish person
ons, proposes to adjourn the sessi,
hout doing anything in this line I
business interests of Cuba.
Equally forceful is the srraignme
Of tho Republican administration /
its failure to meet the evil Of col
bination in restraint of trade. 1t b
made faint attempts to enforce ext
ing laws, but not the slightest mo,
ment to strike the trusts in a manr
that they would iceland that is
abolishing the tariff taxation that c
ables them to obtain control of mark
and maintain prices. Congress cot
comedy the trust evil in a week throu
Iris Legislation, but the Republic
a ty win not consent to it.
fac ? failure to do justice to Gu
& is Ia. because the bill in its pres,
shapeS fishes the diiTerential dut
on refne sugar, the great protect
OF the Sugar, Tsust, in addition
making a modification OF the duty
raw sugar, which the beet 40
interests opposed.
If the Republican party suffers {
aster at the elections of next Novemt
il viii not be hard to find the reaso
They are stated in this strong Der
cratic srraignment.