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Show AT WASHINGTON. Manager Cutler gives his experience. iS3T FIGHTING FOR SUGAR BOUNTY Work of the Ways and Means Committee-A. Governor's plea. X ToTho Lrm Banner : To-day the House Committee on Wnys and Means, . j heard arguments agalust tlio repeal of i, lio Sugar Bounty Law passed by tlio 01 g Congress. Tlio principal speaker was 1 Mr. Henry T. Oxnnril, President of the American Beet Sugar Manufacturers Association, followed by Thomas R, Cut- Ilcr, vico president, E. 1'. Fowler of Anaheim Ana-heim Cal., and II. 0. licet of Alvarado Col., for the Beet Sugar intercuts and n number of Loula.tnn Cano Sugar Manufacturers, Manu-facturers, nil of whom declined them selves in favor of tlio law ns it now stands, showing that tlio people had been benefited by cheap sugar since the passage of tho new law, and expressing their belief that if it was repealed ith-out ith-out puttlm: nn equivalent tariff on sugar that tho Industry would receivo n blo.v which it would not bo possllilo to recover recov-er from, as it is as yet in its experiment-, experiment-, ol stages, and is what may bo termed, nu exceptional industry; when I say "exceptional" I mean that whero we export wheat and corn, we Import sugar, and to stimulate the increased production produc-tion of an exceptional agricultural product pro-duct that is a homo necessity of which we Import and not export nnd to eventually event-ually keep millions of money at home that now goes abroad for sugar, were the otijwts in giving bounty which sbouM perpetuate for a term of yearn, aullleieut tu put tho industry on its feet. Mr. Oxunrd and myself stood for ono hour nnd a half, answering tho volley of questions that wero fired at us from ifiomoof tho Democratic members of the Committee, but wo wero helped scry much by Mr. Itecd, of Maino and the otl'cr Republican members. It is a singular fact that In all of the investigations ol the Committee that the onlv persons who have appeared before them who wanted a reduction of th j," turitr, have been importers of foreign f goods. The Committee eat only 1 Ida) j, but they could have listened for this balance of tho year to Manufacturers who want the tariff to stand ns it is, nnd tho country is waking up to the fact that tho pcoplo want it lo remain undisturbed. Frco trade arguments are pretty things to listen to, but poor food to lio on. A very good thing happened this evening, Governor McCorklo of West Virginia, inado an earliest plea for tho retention of tho duty on coal. When ho h.id finished, Mr. Tnrsncy askd, "When wero you elected Uoveruor of West Virginia?" Vir-ginia?" "I.nst November." "The phitfoi in upon which )ou wero elected was for a reduction of duties was it not." "Yes sir" "Then why aro you advocating advocat-ing protection ?" "I do not believe In a tariir which gives four or llvo limes as much protection to ono iudustry nn another. Wo aro great product! a ol coal and I think wo ought to bo protect- 0.1." Mr. Reed, told tho Governor he thoroughly agreed with him, but would like to have Ida assistance in bringing the Democratic members of tlio Commit-teu Commit-teu to the same understanding of thu 4Ucstlou in ho (Mr. McCorklej seemed tohiuo. Mr. ltced Bald ho had In vain I'tteinptcd to explain to the Democratic members the fallacy of their pos.tlon, but with the usiistancu of a Democratic (loei nor elected on a Democratic platform, plat-form, ho might Dually accomplish hl 1. , purpose I Theso humorous remarks on tho put fh' ' of tho ex-speaker, caused much merri ment, and the Democratic Guvernoi who had advocated protection so eloquently, elo-quently, retired, amid great laughter, . Tho Silver Ilupeul act is still tho nb ' Borbing question of the hour, ami each day strengthens tho belief hero that r i i cpenl without compromise is Impossible. Attendance at tho Woild's fair ) constantly increasing. I had tlio prlvil-ngo prlvil-ngo of ono day's hurried visit there, and " will say merely that it is bejoud any thing Iliad conceived . One thought entered my mind, what will Chicago do with tho thousands of unemplojed labor thrown on their hands niter tho Imposition Is closed 7 Tin weather Is exceedingly warm hcie, the thermomclcr registering 00 degrees at 10:00 p.m. To ono coming from out Mountain country it feels as though tho mercury ought to melt. Nebraska, Kansas and other western Mutts are ' Rullerint; from drouth. Yours truly, Thomas H, Oi'Tt.tn. AVaahington I). C. Sept. 10, U0J. |