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Show AS TO 8UQAR Tho following from Hon. James A. Hughes of West Virginia tolls a long Important story In a tow words: Tho situation ns to sugar demonstrates demon-strates tho necessity of tho policy of protection and tho fnct that It Is moro for tho public good than private priv-ate ndvantago. Tho tariff on nugar has bocn tho subject of special attack. at-tack. It has boon denounced as tho robbery of tho poor man for tho benefit ben-efit of tho rich sugar barons. Provision Pro-vision hns been mado to tako off tho entlro tax. What Is tho situation? Tho poor mnu, who consumes ns much If not moro sugar than tho rich man, bears tho burden of a tremendously tremen-dously increased prlco of sugar. Ho Is paying much moro tor It or ho Is doing without. Why? Recauso wo aro dependent upon a foreign supply sup-ply to satisfy our noeds and becnuso under the legislation passed, tho Industry In-dustry at homo Is being destroyed. Wo can not got from abroad, nnd our own pooplo nro going ont of tho buslnoss. We can produce, wo ought to produce, nnd with proper encouragement encour-agement wo will produce all tho su-gnr su-gnr wo need for our own uso, and It will bo supplied at low and reasonable reason-able rates. When tho poor man does without sugar or pays tor It 7 tirul 10 cents a pound, and remembers how ho usrd to get It under protection protec-tion nt 4 and G cents por pound, ho will ask for protected sugar and de-stro de-stro Its production at homo encouraged, encour-aged, not only that ho may have cheaper sugar but also that American Ameri-can Industry may bo developed nnd stability brought to American enterprise. |