| Show SUGAR TRUST republicans our republican friends would like to have the people forget some things which we think will not be forgotten for some time to come says the new york times they would like to have them forget that tho the sugar trusts differential protection of 18 1 8 of a cent a pound in tho the new tariff was saved for the trust only by the vote of sir quay a republican senator they would ike to have it forgotten that the entire protective duty for the trust is the new tariff as estimated by their leading b authority in congress P and their tariff leader in the senate mr ir aidrich is al cents per hundred as again against 0 60 cents per hundred in the mckinizy McKi nIcy tariff so many things have happened in congress since july 2 when final action on the gorman german sugar schedule was taken that it may mav be well to refresh tle public memory as to the events of that day and especially with respect to mr TN I 1 r quays vote among 0 the amendments which had been reserved by the committee of tho the whole for action in the senate was t tho bo one proposed pos ed by mr fr kyle who had moved that the trusts differential of 18 1 8 of a cent should lie be bt stricken ricken off upon this amendment the vote was yeas 31 nays so 35 sir quay republican senator from froin pennsylvania voted nay if he had voted yea tho the amendment would have been carried 35 to 31 3 1 and the trusts differential of 18 1 8 of a cent a pound would have been cut off the senate bill would have gone into conference without this bonus to the trust would have been passed by the house without it and would now be in the hands of the president without the prez president ident of tho the trust has testified that tile the trusts profits of between and during three years of oatha the mc inic kidley tariff were equivalent to 38 3 8 of a 1 cent a pound according to this testimony 18 1 8 of a cent is is worth at least of pro profit fl i t in three years this is what mr quay voted for and it was see secured ared to the trust by his vote our ite ile contemporaries will not be able to induce tho the people to forget it moreover the republicans would now substitute the glickin mckinley 1 1 ey tariffs tariff 8 bonus of CO 60 cen cents Is per hu hundred nd to the sugar trust for the gorman tariffs 42 cents as estimated by their own accept accepted el and highest authority if they could do it the now new york tribune said said recently the five rep publican members of the senate committee on Fi finance nancel op any flat fid ad valorem valoree duty on sugars and favor avor shelving tit all the pop popgun in measures for this session unless ess one ot of thein can call bo ani amended ended so go as to entry carry with it tho the full le enactment of the me kinley law that Is to say they oppose the passage of the proposed free sugar bill bili unless it can be amended by attaching the AIcKin mckinley lcy duty of GO CO cents per hundred for the trust thus giving Z to the trust GO CO cents in place of tho the gorman german bills cents which is the estimate of the republican tariff leader in the committee of finance free sugar says the philadelphia press will cut off tho the sugar C trusts corrupt profits nothing else will no republican senator should consent to an adjournment until a vote is taken on the free sugar u ar bill passed by the house the press aress is the foremost republican journal of the state and as we have shown the trusts differential of i of a cent was saved only by mr quays vote will 1111 lie he refuse to permit an adjournment until he shall have had an opportunity to vote for free sugar and cut off the trusts corrupt profits does not the press know that on oil the day when tho the senate conferees con ferres made that treacherous offer of free sugar to the conferrers cunfer confer rees of the house I 1 and before that offer was made the republicans pu publicans public blicaus ans of the senate decided to oppose a free sugar schedule if such a schedule should be brought a into the senate why should mr fr quay now heed the advice of the press he had bad not forgotten that wiled the republican committee on fin finnice FinX alee ice four years ago ago 0 was inc increasing the hundred in the mckinley bill as it had come from the house to CO 60 cents per hundred the press complained that even that protective duty was vans inadequate and urged that it should be increased to 75 cents or even a higher 0 rate 11 mr r quay had reason to believe at that time lime when he be offered an amendment increasing the trusts bonus to one hundred cents that he be was earning the warm commendation of our interesting but rather inconsistent republican contemporary in philadelphia |
