The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-04-26
Sugar Tariff:

Tariff on Sugar, now being agita-
ted in Congress is one that should
arouse our Planters into action
and cause them to make some
effort to prevent any diminntiOn
OF the Tariff on brown sugars. Re
liable information iuStities rs to
make the assertion that unless
efforts are made to prevent such
action, the present Congress vii!
Ill all probability reduce the tar
lit on brown sugar.
1t Is not necessary to occupy
any space to show the planter
What effect that will have on his
peculiarintereSts. The present pri
cPs Of sugars barely repays the
cost OF production with the pres
ent rates of duty. The retiners
OF white sugar. are thoroughly
organised and with their agents
III and about Washington city
are lobbying around the Halls of
Congress striving to lower the
duties on brown sugar aud raise
those on white sugar. No effort
Is left u.luOnttO cOnSllnmate their
designs. 1t is time for the sugar
growers to throw OH some Of the
apathy that has characterised
their actions to: the past years.
To kinule II little energy into
Their movements and to look
after their own interests Some
what more closely than they have
been doing. 1t is useless to stay
at home III their fields all day,
caltlvatlng and manufacturing
sugar and neglrctlug the market
III which it is to be sold. Atten-
ton should be attracted in that
direction and Congress- not he
permitted to crush out their in
dustry by tie reduction of the
present tariIf. Tins is no sens,
Ilonai article and Unless PLANTERS
themselves will aw ,ken and take
the matter in lHanfi thew are
doomed to see this reduction
made i'll less than y months.
Ii their interests and want,
are not made known and no pro-
tests to Su:h acfioi are beard, it
viii De "niJ question of d faw
months 60 settle that subject. No
Datiicn.4nts;. are aoIp 10 withstand
Il perpetual honoaralment unless
tilr.t are property defend-tl,''if Sill
:-,ar planters sit quietly and permit
their opponents to hummer away
at the tariff without returning
blow for blow, the last bulwark
Will he overthrowli, and the rul-
tIvatlon OF sugar cane become one
CT til" industries OF past ages.
Ther" is a Sugar Planters
Union that meets occaSionai,y in
New Oriean, ans. discusses the
subject Of windrowins ca,le &c.
but the great question of secur-
good prices for Sugar is not
touched.
That Union is captured bv an,i
in tn" interest Of the lclinrr,.
whose Interests are .iia,nptricaily
opposite those OF the sugar grow.
Ell.
Thiho'lauN is as near the cen.
tire Of the sugar district, as any
town IN the State. is easy % ac>
cass ANA should De the head u4a1.
tiers OF the sugar planter.
\ Mass Meeting OF PLAN
TIERS should be held here and
that within a month. WHO know
their own wants aud inaugurate
to presrnt the intrutiAi
'e%yI>latioa. There are powerful,
and We think. ire SiStib!p alru-
'nelitS to be brought to bear so
strongly upoi the present Con
gresS as to prevent any reduction
the Tariff, hat unless those ar
ale used they viii be of
no avail.
What say '!le Pioneer. lie
the Courier and other pa.
printed IN the Sugar grow.
Parishes What say the
planters in 'lliS Parish TIE
i
planters in this vicinity shon}d
hold an informal meetin" here.
ana fix upon some time to have
! mass meeting Of thti.' co.adin-
-orS to discuss and inauuura,t
action that will be etf"ctiva and
productive of good to the a.ricui
interests.
We close by again repeating
he ASSERTION that unless the
hen who grow and manufacture
'ioWn sugar arouse themselves
md protect their interests they
IRE gong to e ii reduction of
he Tariff on the kind of sugar
hey make, bringing With it 1uin
disaster not only to them
selves but to the State.