New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-30
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TAYLOR AND BURKE IN ST. MARY.

FRANKLIN, sept. 70, 1901
Editors of Crescent =" We have met the enemy
and they are ours" The Democracy held meeting
at the Court House in this place to-day, for the pur
pose of giving opportunity to the Hon. Miles Tay-
lor to vndcate his course in the last Congress, and
to refute the charges made against him by your cor
respondent Americus." Due notice of the meeting
was given through the columns Of the official organ
of the Democracy the Register published in this
town and that gallant candidate, the Hon. Glendy
Burke, was invited to respond.
The bell at the temple of justice announced that
the time had arrived and that the combatants were
eager for the fight. After the preliminary arrange
ments, which were, that the Hon. Mr.. Taylor should
be permitted to speak one hour and the Hon. Gendy
Burke to reply in speech Of one hour and a half,
and then, the Hon. NJ. Taylor to close in thirty min
utes. a-.r. ,-. IS ..
The former Representative ~ opened in an argu-
ment in justification of his course in the reduction of
the duty on sugar from 80 to "a per cent. We lis
tened attentively to Mr. Taylors harangue and must
say that we have never heard such miserable lame
defence fall from the lips of man.. He did not defend
in any particular his fragrant betrayal OF the trust
reposed in him by the sugar growers of the Second
Congressional District that of the State at large.
The great secret of the thing is simply this That
with all his abuse of the American members of Con-
gress in the North they, in opposition to the Demo-
cratic members of the North voted with the Southern
Americans against the reduction of the duty on
sugar. the great staple of louisiana in direct oppos-
ton with the Northern and Southern members of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Taylor did admit however, that in his first
speech he had asked exemptions for the article OF
sugar. and had endeayored to show that it was to the
interest of Western States not to dwarf the energies
and cripple one Of the chief resources Of Louisiana
the sugar culture. And yet, in the face of this did
Mr.. Taylor vote for the reduction Of the duty on
sngar, and that "on the great fundamental Demo
cratic principle of equal y rights! J" -
He denied not single charge made against him
by Americas, but, on the contrary, confessed them
ALL giving as his only reason that he thought it to
the interest of the sugar culture-that some dmlnu-
ton Of the duty on sugar was right and proper In
other words that it is preferable that the sugar inter-
est of Louisiana should be represented in Congress
by one who is opposed to the policy OF discriminating
in favor Of native products of our SOIL to one who Is
in favor of that measure This, Messrs. Editors, IS
the sum and substance of the defense OF Miles Taylor
before the good people of st. Mary-a parish more
deeply interested in the culture of sugar than any
other in the State What their verdict will be at the
ballotboX, IN November neAt, pelweeu tae claiihs Vi
Mr. Taylor and Mr.. Burke to represent them and
their interests in the Congress of the United States
must be evident to all.
When Mr.. Taylor had gotten through with his ex
PLANTATION, about his speech and his votes, the Hon
Glendy Burke mounted the rostrum. 1t is needles
for us to 60 into an elaborate report Of this gentle
mans review Of the political questions of the day
Facts upon facts did he pile up record upon record
: did he adduce, in support of his position HI
showed the ruin that being brought to our door
by the prohigacy, if not the crime of the Democratic
party; and heartily did his hearers agree with u
how completely he demolished the Hon. Miles Taylo
in the suicidal course pursued by him in the lat
, Congress. Upon the whole, nothing happened tt
mar the discussion. Courteous and gentlemanly de
pertinent characterized the actions OF every pres
ent and while we glory in our triumph our breast i
filled with the just pride of victory won by coul
teous weapons. ..
Yours, VIRGINIUS.