St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
From john O'slnane.
HAAsv1LLE, La, March gath, 1884.
Editor DEMOCRAT

Editor DEMOCRAT
The complaint foremost at this date,
is too much rain, All farm work has
suspended, lands soaked with water,
and will require several dry days before
it can be worked with ease or for profit,
Together with the big floods in the
great rivers, and the large districts
Overlooked and trains delayed, causes
a sort of quiet gloom or unrest in bust
ness and everything connected there
with generally, unless it has no effect
on politics, but believe that the polite
al chaldrOns boil rather unsteady. In this
narish there is said to be some two or
three tickets in the field, but l believe
the regular Democrat OF McEnery tick
ct is the most prominent and stands the
best chance for winning the prize and
raising it's flag to the mast head. As
never deal in political matter to any
extent, don't intend to say a word
about the leyees, but did hear prom
inent democrat say last, week ut looked
to me like all the Governors new lev
ees are crawtishing." Imerely remark
ed to him "Speak gently, the intention
was good" Then the conversation
turned on Free Trade" Well, says
and free trade. Yes, returned, / am
for Randall and protection. At this
nOint nv free-trade friend mounted a
goods box and proceed to say "that he
believed in purchasing goods in the
cheapest market, no mOnOpOlies, cheap
iron, cheap silks, cheap wines and all
the necessaries of life, for the benefit of
man, including sugars. three cheers for
Carlisle and Morrison
Well, there was nobody to cheer. but
me, and didn't cheer worth cent, but
| turned to Secretary EVerett's report
of the condition of wOrkingmen in Eu-
rope where they have ''free trade,n and
read to him average wages in England
80 cents per day, average wages in
France % cents per day, in Germany 90
cents per day, in Russia II cents per
day. How does that look with meat
and bread at present prices. | then
read to my friend. THE free-trad of
to-day is not the free trade of our ia
Tiers of this great country in 1903 and
1910 Britain searched our merchantmen,
imprisoned our sailors and ordered that
we must not trade with France or other
countries, then the cry went up for Free
Trade and Sailors lights which meant
that our merchant vessels would trade
where they liked and sailors had as
much right on board of American yes
sells as on their native hills. On that
declaration was fought the war of 1912.
What England then failed to do by her
hireling Hessians she has ever since
tried to accomplish by her tory allies
under cover OF free tradeo Let not the
shadow of EDgland's agent, Belmont
& Co., deter you. England has free
trade headquarters in New York, we'll
supplied with English gold to carry one
idea. Free trade and ruin in this coun-
try. then showed him the result of
the late election in the second district of
Kansas, where the fight was fairly one
of protection and free trade and pro-
lection had majority of 5000 that the
Kansas farmers knew free trade meant
low wages to the working class, aud the
result would be little or no market for
their breadstuff, meats, &C., besides
the western farmers are beginning to
make sugars from sorghum and beets
and believed in working up our own
raw material at home and becoming
independent at this point my free-tra
democrat friend tainted. Fortunately
/ had a small flask of home made AM
erican Peach and Honey. Iwet his lips
with it and he soon came to. | gave
hirs swallow said he felt better"
| gave him another taste, he then
wantod to know where such
good stuff come FROM" Obi says |,
that's regular american made peach and
honey manufactured under "pTOtec-
tion,n goodness alive" he exclaimed,
sis it possible have been thus deluded
why that's the best ever tasted" Yes
responded, the union will ever pros
per under the guiding hand of men,
who look to our interest Ii Ike Mr.. Ran
dali, to protect us by wise laws, for the
of home industries and
factories as my Democrat friend shook
nv hand at leave taking, he said, you
may set me down for ''peach and honey,
Randall and protection" Now Mr.. Ed
itor, if the above is not very near the
truth, why YOU may just say that | am
the hardest Brick in these "diggings."
am bound to say one or two more
words. Mr.. Armand don't seem to want
any "Blue Belied Yankees" My dear
sir you are no doubt meaning good, and
working for the welfare of the country.
But before you go farther write to Hon.
2. Montgomery leading Attorney and
Editor Of an educational journal, an
old and learning gentleman educated at
Georgetown College, his address is
Oakland, Cal. Ask him what part the
"Blue Bellied Yankees took in devel-
oping the mineral and agricultural re-
sources of California, with all due res
pect for you, and the fearless outspoken
opinions Of the St. Landry Democrat.