Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-12-09
points.

Inc ranama deal Is still topic
of political discussion here, and the
democrats are as determined as
ever to make it an issue in the next
campaign. If they do they will
show up one of the most stipend
Gus outrages ever attempted by
this government. From the looks
of things this will be supplemented
by another attempt on the part of
this republican administration to
grab San Domingo. The recent
trubles down there have made
things ripe for the deal that few
men in this country have been try
ing for years to pull off. 1t is not
generally known, but neverthe-
less it is the truth, that the bonds
of San Domingo, the negro repub-
lie, to the extent of hundreds of
n Ousands of dollars, are owned in
this country and are controlled by
Senator Matt. Quay, of Pennsylva-
MIA, and his cOpartners in the graft
ing game. If this government takes
over the island of San Domingo,
thoes bonds, which cost the pur-
chasers about twenty-five cents on
the dollar, will he worth par.
They, therefore, will make some
three hundred per cent, profit.
The game is worth the candle.
Look out for developments i'm San
Domingo.
The Sugar Trust is again in full
control of Congress, and is corrupt
ingthe legislation now, as frequent
ly in the past. 1t dictates every
move made by the republicans in
Congress. The people do not
know il, but behind the innocent
proposition to take vote i'm the
Senate on the Cuban Reciprocity
bill, stalks the Sugar Trust. The
vote on this bill will occusr in the
Senate, under agreement, on De-
cember 10th. The bill and treaty
cannot possibly take effect before
the Goth day of December. and
probably not until many days
thereafter. Observe now the rea-
sons why the Senat, taking its cue
from the Sugar Trust, is proceed
ing SO leisurely. The Sugar Trust
agents are now in Cuba and have
been for the past two weeks, en-
gagged in the purchase of all the
cane sugar, ground and manufactu-
red, not already owned by the
trust, with the view of bringing
this sugar into the United States
under the reduced tariff. which will
be only eighty per cent. of the
Dingley law rates. That sugar
they are purchasing from the man
and growers at the mar
ket price obtaining now. when it
could be imported into this coun-
try only under the full hundred
per cent. rate of the DINGHY law.
In this way the Sugar Trust, which
only about twO-thirds of
the sugar production of Cuba, will
be enable to purchase One-third of
the sugar product of the island at
n rate that will give it n profit of
twenty per cent. more than if the
bill should be passed at this time.
That is the reason for the post
ponement of the passage of the
bill. This means about s., 900. 900
in the poe kets of the Sugar Trust
and gain to all the Senators who
are in on the deal, and who are
now engaged in buying sugar stock
which has been going up steadily
since the pOstponement of the vote
on the bill, Is this not disgracel
And this time the White House
participates in the disgrace, for,
while the President most siren
uousley insisted on the passage of
this legislation, he has never even
suggested the removal of the diff
ferential duty on refiend sugar.
How do the people like the picturel