New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-24
srGIR AND POLITICS IN LOUISIANA
THE RACES FIND ONE BOND or UNION

FEAR or DEMOCRATIC TARIFF-TINKERING-A SIG
NIFICANT PROTEST.
prom An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRDt NJ
| NFW-ORLTANs, Feb. 5.-The tariff question
| IL occupyng moro public attention Ia this city than
any other subject except that Of tho Mard Gras Carn
val The Louisiana sugar planters, who lately
met In convention here 20 discuss the tariff on sugar.
adopted about columns OF resolutions, most or when
were carefully cIpunged from the reports sent 10
the North because they oonfrmatOry OF Con-
gresham william Pitt Kelo->ss prediction that II the
Democrats in Con should reform" the tariff on
sugar the OF Louisiana would voto the Republican
ticket at the Presidential election. The resolutions
which contained deal Of information, were adopted as
their own by convention OF cOored sugar growers and
plantation workers which met after. They do
sebed the depre Of the sugar trade due 10 the enor
nous Increase of production In Europe by cheap labor
and the severe reduction OF dutes lamented the Ha
wailan treaty and renounced the proposed treaty with
Mexico; and asked Of Congress recognition OF the
right OF the sugar industry 70 i've; THAT 10 should not
be aunlhated order protect moro favored industries
nor to settle political dgie',s ~ II threatened" Then
followed this paragraph
Rcsofed That We urge upon Senators and Representa-
tives in Washington the Importance Of pTutecns ana
Guarding interests ohich sh1d be teId superior dd
paramount 10 all party affiliations and De based upon
principles OF strict Justice and equity.
The convention watch first adopted thcee resolutions
was composed Of white planters and, with stray eIcep
tiop hero and there, OF Democrats. Toe
resolution copied above means, II It means anything
that hereafter the sugar planters OF Louisiana
intend IN stand ny their material interest,", instead
of following the demOeOgic Democracy OF the North For
years the white people Of the South have bndy followed
the Democracy everywhere asking no questions. They
now are tho many mistakes into which that course has
led them and they beginning to some extent to
REBEL and whenever they shah become fully convinced
~ II now seems they must. that the prosperity OK
temseyes and their Ia 0f greater value than their
devotion TO democracy the day Of Southern prosperity
and political emancipation VIII be at hand.
The convention colored growers and workers
in addition % the OF their white brethren
adopted the folOwIngi
Resored That the present selling price Of sugar repre-
sens very small profit the cost OF production, and
any material dmnntiOn IN its value will result In the
ruin end destruction OF the industry. and In common
with onr white frlow-citzens protest against any
tolcv on the part OF the Government which will have
the effect of destroying materially niuring an indus
Try built up by the policy and fostering care 81 protection
and In witch there less than SSO,0C0,0o0 or
500, 100000 invested, and OF which four hundred
ia aG sS,,po people ON behalf Of our people we
osity othe powers which gave MS eur freedom and sent
tho World 10 for ourselves and family Nv
ing cot 10 reduce MS to paupertsm anc DIGGING Us vi" o
the case II the Industry upon which depend for support
is destroyed. We claim 70 be liberty glowing and loyal
shackles Of slavery our limbs and
women I:e I'd Of hattsis and a., In the name Of humanity
and practical slaves be driven from the homes We love
and the land ID which We hVr.
The enscy ~ the Southern people In respect To ancient
creeds end tenets makes IL appear 10 me that II the
Democracy coad have been night instead OF overvhen
ing and peryersely wrong It's hold upon the Federal
Government might have been almost perpetual As IL H.
te Southern people do not want Democratic President
so long as they can keep their State administrations out
Of the hands " the ne We shall undoubtedly con
tinue 10 vote the Democratic ticket" ssi wealthy and
influential Demoerat 10 to-day, because We can
moi vote with the niggrrs but don't care To see tho
Northern emOcrats in power at Washin gton Ihey are
oGaUsf the material Interests Of ne hoHth These are
sentiments often heard this section and they mean
great deal