St. Landry democrat., 1884-09-06
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ton.
Ii The Republicans want protection
with incidental revenue, and, in Or
der to reduce the surplus, they
would abolish revenue taxes and re-
tain protective taxes. Hence they
clamor for the abolition of the whls-
XIV tax, which, had they entire con-
troll of the government, would short
ly be followed by reduction or
the total abolition of the tax on
sugar.
On the other hand, the Democrats
claim that there are other schedules
whichrneed revision much more ur-
gently than that relating to sugar.
The dictates Of self-interest must in
the end lead the sugar planter to
seek assistance from Democrats and
the revenue policy Of the Democrat
ic party. j In the hands OF the Re
poublicans, tile sugar planters OF the
South will soon be sacrificed,
thrown overheard, in obedience to
the demands Of the iron men, the
WOODEN, manufacturers, and other
subsidized interests in the North.
The government has for years
been taking from the pockets Of the
| people an average Of 100000
Of taxes above the needs Of the gov
ernment. No people can long stand
the disastrous effects of such taxa
| ton, 1t is . burden upon every
| MANS purse. No one need think
that he escapes. Sugar is sold in
! England at four. cents a pound
boots and shoes .sell for only one
half what they do here clothing is
| pne-third cheaper, and SO on.
Il The reason why such articles as
I'VE buy are so dear is because Of
Ithis fearful and unnecessary taxa
ton. When one buys sugar, shoes
br clothing; &c, he pays almost two
prices for them and. this is felt by
all. Every family is subjected to
these taxes that form a part of the
price of all the articles We consume
Except corn, wheat, butter and ba-
Icon, the products Of the farms.
Every piece Of ribbon carries 9
tax, with it. Every knife is tax
led. When one handles a trace
Ilchain he can reflect that its cost
Eprice hasbeen doubled by taxation.
1.-THE good wife : threads her taxed
needle with taxed thread, made Jon
taxed machinery and 3sews a. taxed
Ebuttonfpn HE taxed clodling of her.
{ Eself, her sisters, aunts and cousins
1.-THE farmer draws on his taxed boots
land puts Oh lis taxed hat, bitches
j This nag to his taxed plough to cult
tvate cotton or other farm produc
(which at last has to pay the most o
d the immense taxes of the country
il In the interest Of the farmer, in til,
il Interest Of the people, these taxes
} fought to be removed, and the grea
j strain which has been upon on
should be lifted from thei
/ shoulders. Down with oppression
4 Off with the unnecessary taxes
1 let us have a change. Bessie
Banner. 4
Ex-spsaker Duncan $. Cage, Q
! Terfebonne parish, "takes sugar i
This politics, and now. booms 70
Blaine. Col. Cage was a rabid fire
/ eater in 1873, whom we last met hin
! in New Orleans as member OF tn
Z |."MeE Emery Legislature. 7 He wa
Ion. the rampage, wanted gore HAN
E,&c., and was a regular die-in-the
! last7ditcher. He asserted in on
: presence that he intended to insur
4 his life and the lives Of bis som
{ fbuy double-barreled shot gums an
die, before he would submit to ,th
i Kellogg usurpation. And now
= appears that the Colonel reall
II didn't die. worth accent, but lives t
join hands with Kellogg and haz2
i for Blaine, Kellogg and the SOCIAL
> ed ''sugar interest," It is said wis
i men. cheage, their. viewsfoo
r. nevGg. Well, Colonel, we are Il