Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
M'ENERY PLEADS
FOR DUTY ON SUGAR
Louisiana Senator Says That
There Has Been a Change of
Sentiment by Senators in the
South.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Resuming his
discussion of the sugar schedule of the
tariff BILL Mr.. McEnery, of louisiana, in
the senate today dealt with the attitude
of the southern states and southern
statesmen toward the policy Of protec-
ton. Referring to his remarks in the
senate yesterday he said:
''That there is a change of sentiment
going on in the south in relation to pro-
lection was shown recently, and 1 hope
senator's from the south who have sup
ported protection on every industry IN the
state may extend the horizon of their
vision and accord protection to great ma
tional interests"
Mr.. McEnery spoke especially of the
need of a protective tariff on lumber,
which industry had employed 5000 men.
producing lumber worth S+,OOO,OOO an
nually.
After pointing out that southern sena-
tors had voted for a duty on lumber
which produces a revenue of only 81, 00O,0 900
annually, Mr.. McEnery called attention to
the vastly greater income produced by
sugar, which yields revenue of $50, ZOO. 600.
II want to appeal to southern senator's"
he declared, in ringing tones. Ito aban-
don their absurd theories of a tariff for
revenue only and vote to support the in
dustries of the United States.' a..
Thomas Jefferson said there should
be duty on the necessities of life, be-
cause this government should not be,
forced to depend on any foreign country
for its necessaries.
ot REASONS FOR DUTY.
II do not place my plea for a duty
on sugar for the great revenue it brings.
put It on a higher, which is the neces-
sity for the country to become independ-
ent of any foreign government for things
II requires. Break down the tariff on
sugar and this country will be overrun
with sugar from Europe, both refined
and graduated, and it will stop every
beet factory in the United States and
stop the culture of cane in the state Of
Louisiana.
Heretofore we have depended upon
sugar for a tariff. Now it has grown to be
a great necessity and 1t will enableus To
supply the world some"
, If the sugar trust, he said, had violat-
ed the law the guilty men should be put
in the penitentiary. But why cruelty the
people to bring down vengeance on the
sugar trust? What we need is some set.
tied policy in regard to this industry
Capital is easily frightened and every
time there is a revenue bill coupled 'with
a demand for free sugar, conditions are
unsettled"
The Louisiana senator declared the So
called poor mans sugar" sought by the
late Senator James K. Jones and pro-
cured through the low sugar schedule OF
the Mckinley tariff law vas fraud, as 1t
contained 16 1-2 per cent of water, while
the sugar produced in refineries of Louis
lana contained only 2 per cent of water.
''That sugar." he said was beautiful in
color, but in taste it was a chat and
fraud"
THAT kind of sugar disappeared with
the enactment of the Dingley BILL" he
said in concluding his remarks, and IL
would again appear with a lowering of the
standard and under lower duty on
sugar." ..--
-, BRISTOW FOLLOWS.
Mr.. Braistow followed While Mr.. Me-
Emery, a Democrat. had spoken for
high protective rate on sugar, the Kansas
senator, a Republican, advocated re-
duction. Introducing an amendment to
strike out the provision for number is
duties standard" and reducing the duty
on refined sugar from one and 90-ID0 to
one and 50 IL one hundredths of one
cent a pound, he said, wherever sena-
tor endeavors to reduce the existing du-
ties In the bill he is at once accused Of
attempting to destroy the industryaf-
tested" s,.
He insisted that the senators who are
endeavoring to obtain reductions in the
tariff duties were the best friends of the
protective policy. "They want" he de-
'clared, ito have the protective policy
stand as a symbol for American Industries
and not as a symbol for graft and greed
Senator Beverage today introduced an
amendment to the tariff bill, the purpose
Of which is to prohibit tobacco manufac-
turers or dealers from using the coupon
or premium system stimulate sales.
CLAY OFFERS AMENDMENT. \
Senator Clay today introduced an
amendment to the sugar schedule strfk-
ing out the duties standard for grading
sugar and fixing a rate of so cents hun
dred pounds on sugar, cane juice and con-
crete and concentrated molasses, testing
by the polarisope not above IS degrees,
and for every additional degree two cents
a hundred pounds additional; refined sug
ar 81 hundred pounds; molasses not
above forty degrees twenty per cent ad
valorem; above 40 degrees and not above
Sc degrees, 3 cents a gallon and above IS
degrees six cents a gallon.