The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-25
customer in this country. the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company. little
less than one-third that amount What

less tnan one-third that amount What
has become OF the other two-thirdsl
IL has gone into the already well illel
Golfers OF the American Sugar Refining
company. have no prejudice against
corporations but / do not think the
sugar trust is proper subject of
eleemosynary support. am not ready
to see this experiment repeated in the
Philippines. And yet but the other
day | saw statement in newspaper
published in this district. made by a
most respectable gentleman of high
character, That the sugar trust opposed
the Philippine tariff bill, which only
shows how easy II is for good man
TO 90 wrong. The fact is on the con-
trary that the American Sugar Rein
ing company, generally called the
sugar trust, maintained a great lobby
at Washington. with Mr.. Thurber OF
New York at its head in favor OF the
Philippine bill. in the same manner
that 1t had maintained like lobby
with the same man at its head in favor
of the Cuban treaty which reduced the
duty on Cuban sugar, in the same
manner that IL maintained like lobby
in 1876 in favor of free Hawaiian
sugar II may be- that this company
would object to the entire abolition OF
the duty on sugar from all Countries
for il much prefers the prosont condi-
ton where the tariff ON sugar Is main
tanned against :he world generally. but
lower rates are given TO certain local.
ties weak in capital. like Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, where il can
maintain practical monopoly Of the
trade and reap the lions share Of the
draw back. When the Philippine bill
passed the house the stock OF this com
pany rose several points in the market,
and when IL became evident that that
the bill would not pass the senate il
sank back. So much for that matter.
The first session Of the 59th congress
just closed has been in many respects
notable one. In the amount and inn
portance of work done il has had NO
equal since the congresses that passed the
reconstruction acts. II tie benefits TO
the people shall be in proportion to the
number and Importance of the ques-
tions dealt with, great good will be ac-
complished. Whether such benefits will
result only time can show, but ! be-
lieve we are justified in looking for.
ward hopefully for the outcome. OF
course the great measure Of the session
was the railroad rate bill It was the
subject Of a great and Illuminating
debate For ability, for learning, for
searching analyses and for eloguence IL
has seldom been equaled. Under the
search light Of that discussion ID IL no
disparagement to any one TO say that
the opinions Of all who followed it,
including the president himself, were
good deal modified approval Of the
president and the republicans in botn
branches of congress. The credit Of
initiating action on this subject is due
TO the president and the house of re-
representatives., but that the action final
~ taken was wise, and In my iudg
ment will prove effective. will be
credited by impartial history to the
senate. And | wish to say right here
for that much maligned body, that in
my Judgment its members, generally
speaking, instead Of being as they are
represented TO be the agents for special
interests constitute not only the ablest
Legislative body in the world, but in
dividually and collectively are as
honest, as patriotic as disinterested
and rs highmindel body Of men as
are to be found beneath the flag. and
| have never yet found man who de-
nounced them who wouldn't II given
the opportunity, run his legs off. pawn
his shirt. and mortgage his future for
the mere chance of receiving the
honor Of becoming one of them.
But IL the senate deserves the honor
Of perfecting the rate bill the house is
entitled TO nearly all the credit for the
pure food bill Among the other bills
which make this congress memorable
are the naturalization, the quarantine,
the meat inspecting and Panama lock
canal bill will not weary you with
a discussion Of any Of these measures.
but | do wish TO say that IL was
matter Of some pride TO me, and |
know IL will be 70 TO you also, that the
chief arguments in favor of the lock
type Of canal were drawn from our ex.
perience with the locks at the 500, and
that our own Joseph Ripley was chosen
as the man best fitted by ability. ex.
perience and knowledge, TO design the
locks in the Panama canal.
But there il one thing this congress
has not done 1t has not revised the
tariff II was not chosen Tor that
purpose II does not propose to revise
IL next winter II leaves such folly to
democrats II believes in the doctrine
OF projection At the same time Il
has no glnviSh reyarencp for tariff