New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-08

ers, equivalent to subrogating to the same
right Cuba, Mexico, the British Indian
possessions, with other rice and sugar
growing countries.
Here, then, the free trade Democracy
propose to regulate the tariff according
to their own ideas, and one of those ideas
seems to be that sugar and rice ought to
be free. We note incidentally that the
Democratic House Of Representatives,
having had within their control for eight
months past this war tariff, have not
dared to touch it, thus showing that it
must be indispeasably necessary, or that
they must be insincere. Now the Repub-
lican party in its State platform has de-
clared the rice and sugar of Louisiana as
much entitled to protection at the hands
Of Congress as the iron of Pennsylvania
or the cotton cloth Of Massachusetts,.
The Republican Lieutenant Governor has
visited Washington and participated in
remonstrance-thus far efectual-on be-
half Of the capital aud labor engaged in
the production of rice and sugar.
What says the Baton Rouge convention
about these products vital to Louisiana?
Not word. What say the nominees of
that convention These gentlemen,
chosen as representative statesmen, have
confined their addresses upon that occa-
sion to biographical sketches and per-
sonal pledges. We may have had right
to some expression Of opinion, to some
sagacity Of counsel upon the political, in
dustrial and commercial interests and re-
lations Of Louisiana, but they have not
yet been avowed. Mr.. Nichols has laid
down a programme of abnegatiou and
duty which, if executed, would have
lost him the whole Tammany vote Of
Louisiana, as the Roman virtue of Mr..
Tilden turned temporarily the thieves and
shoulder hitters Of that ancient Demo-
cratic rookery against his nomination.
Our Tammany knows that surrounded as
Mr.. Nichols would be by the DULLES and
brokers of Democracy, he would no more
execute his own doctrines than the United
States can enforce its laws il the chappa-
rel of Coushatta.
But this is all that General Nichols
has given US, while Mr.. Wilt compre-
bends his obligation in the following:
scarcely can say anything in regard to
what will be the policy, but | will follow
second to gallant leadership.
Setting apart the pledge to be no longer
q Democrat if elected, but just Governor
of the State, with other excellent doc
trines, which with other "now lay me
down to sleep" protestations will scarcely
be found proof against the contradicting
forces that daily render their execution
extremely difficult to follow, let us see
what Mr.. Wilt will have to follow in re-
gard to the Federal policy Of his leader.
Mr.. Nichollf says:
Let Us not 60 into side issues or false
issues: let us not divert upon questions OF
tariff.
The Baton Rouge convention, however,
went step further than its nominee. 1t
candidly approved of and Endorsed the
platform of the national Democratic
party adopted at St. Louis, SO that Mr..
in accepting the nomination,
accepted also the anti-tariff doctrine which
we have quoted.
We may safely and logically say, there
fore, that in accepting the denunciation
of the war tariff-with the declaration
that it shall not be an issue in our State
election, the Democratic party have left
the sugar and rice to the tender mercies of
the anti-protection and free trade section
Of their party, and so have renounced the
protection Of sugar and rice.
Bullying and obloquy in the South,
sycophancy and submission at the North,
are very well as political tactics, but the
time must come when Louisiana will de-
mand an administration having some
positive and progressive policy for the
welfare Of Louisiana. The agricultural
and commercial interests Of the State and
city demand and will have such policy
and such an administr alton, and it can