The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-14
Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
SUGAR LOBBY COSTLY.
ADVOCATES OF DUTY ON SUGAR
SPEND MONEY FREELY.
Two witnesses Tell OF How 800, 900
Was spent-Dcny Any Combination
OF Interests I'm Lobbying-witncss
Closely Examined.

Sidney Ballou. two Of the men who
have conducted the fight i'm Hawaiian
producers In Washington to retain a
duty on sugar, outlined to the senate
lobby investigating committee their
activities here and elsewhere.
GOV. Carter testified that he was
paid nothing and received only his
expenses, Mr.. Ballou said he was
the regular agent OF the sugar pro.
ducers In Washington. with a salar,
OF $4,000 = year. AID $4,000 a year
for expenses. Both agreed that abou,
100000 had been spent by the sugar
people IN their campaign against free
sugar. but denied there had been an,
tangible combination between the
United states cane and beet and Ha.
waiian cane producers with a com.
mon fund directed to influencing leg.
islation.
The session at times grew warm.
Senators Walsh and Reed put Gov
Carter through a sharp cross-exami.
nation under which the witness ap.
poared fully able to take care of him
self. He declared that an audience
with President Wilson for the Ha.
wai'an sugar men had been denied
o, Secretary Tumulty and that q
member OF the senate finance sub.
coinmittee in charge OF sugar had
scugsasted that they be given a hear.
ing alter the passage OF the bill"
Mr. sallou said later that Senator
Gore had made this statement.
Gov. Carter said that three senator.
swanson. Lewis and williams-had
told him OF Hawaiian friends tina,
the, were not In sympathy with free
sugar. but since II was advocated by
Ws Democratic party they must vote
for H. lie declared that he got no sat
sfaction when he spoke of hearings
to members OF the cabinet, congress-
men and senattrs
- Mr.. 5Haiious, Testimony was largely
corrooorativv of that given by Gov.
Carter. 'I'
senator Reed so worded a question
NJ one time as to arouse the criticism
OF Senator Nelson.
You can't dictate his answer for
him." said Mr., Nelson, this isn't q
police court.
NO. but IL ought to be a place
where gentlemen are present acting
as gentlemen" retorted Senator Reed
Chairman Overman raped for or
er and the incident ended.
Senator Reed asked Baliou II the
Hawaiian planters were not anxious
Tor return OF the penalty labor sys-
tenn. He read a statement to this ef.
feet from what he said was a "sup.
pressed" report of Daniel j. Keefe
former commissioner OF immigration
There are about as many gentle
men In Hawaii who favor a return 10
that system as there are gentlemen in
the South who favor a return to slav-
cry" answered the witness.
The closing of the afternoon ses-
sion was enlivened by the reading of
letter from Senator Cronna of
Dakota. with an editorial from a
western newspaper bearing the cap.
ton. mot Cheap Skatesl' The edi-
torial ridiculed the assertion of Sem
ator Kenyon that lobbies I'm Washing.
ton were using social methods and
that the price of "a senator's vote was
theatre ticket or "a dinner i'm a cafe
and declared that IT was the "coin OF
the realm that gets senator"
Just ask Senator Gronna abou,
this II said.
The members of the commi,tee
laughed as tie letter was read nv
Senator Overman.
Senator Gronna asked that A V
Moore. publisher Of the papcr. Inc
subpoenaed.
Subpoenas were served today ON
:. r. Neale and Il. G. Dun, Washing.
ton attorneys