The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-20
HON. D. A, D'lRN0ND HERE
Spoke Chiefly Upon the Subject
of Trusts.
TARIFF REDUCTION THE REMEDY.
He Tells the Story Of the Attempted
Cuban Concession.

Mr.. DeArmond can depend upon
friendly reception at Lexington any
time he may choose to come even
circus day, There is no man in Mis-
souri who is more highly esteemed
here, and Justly so. He is not on
elocutionist and puts 90 none Of the
furbelows Of the orator. lie always
has something to say, and says it ia
the most Straightforward way. The
object of his speaking is never TO
make the hearer admire him and
wonder how he does it, but to con-
vince and to instruct 1t is impossi-
BILE to give a synopsis Of the whole
speech, but upon the subject Of tue
Presidents Cuban relief fiasco he said
in substance:
This Cuban reciprocity bill passed
the house the lSthof April But by the
solid democratic vote and the votes
of a few republicans, and against the
votes of the great majority OF the
republicans, the bill was amended ia
an important particular. It thea
went to the senate and there it is in
a pigeonhole.
Why did not the senate pass the
bill? 1t was not passed because the
Sugar Trust opposed its passage; it
was not killed in the open because
the election was approaching, and it
would not be polite to show opposi-
tion too clearly. The republicans
pigeonholed the bill, while the demo-
Gratis were, and are, for its passage.
Under the Dingley law the tariff
upon dark-colored sugar ranged from
95 cents per 100 pounds Of sugar IS
per cent. pure, to 81 s23 per 100
pounds on sugar Of 100 per sent.
purity, the rate rising 81 cents per
100 pounds for each additional degree
in purity. Degrees of ''purity" are
merely percentages Of sacchariee mat
ter, sugar IS per cent. pure containing
rs per cent sacchlrine matter, sugar
100 per cent. pure containing 100 per
cent. of sacchariue matter.
The Dingley tariff rate upon the
light-colored sugars is s1,95 per 100
i pounds without reference to tina puri-
ty Of the article. This additional
124 cents between the highest rate
for dark colored sugar and the uniform
rate upon the light-colored sugars is
. called the "difTerential" duty and is
for the benefit of the Sugar Trust,
and for nothing else.
= AS a matter of facts, no sugar is
> absolutely pure, and so none grades
. 100 per cent. 10 purity, or in The
~ saccharine matter contained, and none
u of the dark-colOred sugars are taxed
y as much as $1,S2! upon 100 pounds.
Ninety-six or ninety-seyen per cent.
is about as high as most Of the i'm
h. ported dark sugars grade. The duty
' upon SO per cent. dark-colored sugar
Y. is 81 621 for 100 pounds, and the duty
If upon the 81 per cent. grade is 81 72.
N So, it will be seen, the ''dlfferential''
r duty or the Sugar Trust is 26l cents
J. per 100 pounds upon 90 per ceut.
If sugar and % cents upon the 81 per
ID cent. grade.
BY the classification OF the Diugley
law the dfferential, Sugar Trust
duty is placed upon all refined sugar,
- and all sugar "aboye No, l6 Dutch
standard in color. "
" Now, all light yellowish sugar i
above "No 16 Dutch standard 10
: color" This sugar is OF a quality
: TO go into general use without being
:, further refined, so as to become what
is technically called "redned" sugar
But under the existing law It is sub
y ject to the extra dtferentlal or Sugar
y Trust duty, and in nscQueuce none
40 is imported except ihrought The Sugar
y Trust.
y Now for the amendment to tue
!, Cuban reciprocity bill on account ol
which he president and his ffiendi
i lost affeclionfOr It This amend
ment takes or the sugar Trust d
nf feIentlal duty upOn both refined sugal