The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-01-31
IRe DoqaIdsoqviIIe cRiell'
NASBY on THE CtTUATl0N.
Cleveland's Perplexity-T Tariff isef''7n an
Imprac;icnbIe Issue a-l,y Indicates

the Proper Policy to BIZ Pursncd.
Petroleum V. Nasty, Esq, the famcH
political philosopher Of Confederate Cross
Roads wich is in the State Of Kentucky
graphically pictures in the following let
ter the difficulties which environ the Pollcy
Of tariff reform as preached by Morrison
Natterson and other leading lights of thu
Democracy. The venerable ex POSTMASTER
admirably illustrates the obstacle in the
path of the tariff. reformer which some one
has aptly termed" the shrieks ofxIOcality,
and indicates a method by which Presi
dent Cleveland can escape the dilernmt
with which he is thu eatened at the threshold
of his administration. Mr.. Nasty says:
hev jist returned from Albany, whittier
/ went fur the purpose Nv consultin witt
President Cleveland and the leadin Dimoc
risy of the kentry on the question of the
tariff, wich is taken the life ou!en the Dl-
mocrisy.
President Cleveland nuz terribly depres.
fur he he'd been pulled and hauled about by
diverse fackshens till he ooodn't rest, ht
hailed my appearance with delite, and to
wunst begged me to help him out.
''Nothing is easier,' sed |. 1.-The Hmoc
risy ia pledged to the reduckshen Nv the in
Janus Tariff wich is eetin the life out O.
the people fur the benefit Nv few bloatet
monopolists."
- Is
s. Very good. All there is to do is to as
certain the views Nv the leediu Dimekrat:
nv di6rent seckshuns NV the kentry, es
peshly Dimekratic members Nv CongrlS
and formoolate sum specific policy, SO thai
We kin do ez we agreed, redooSe the tariff
without injerln any Unrest. Shell | write
these letters!"
His Excellency grashusly signified his as.
sent, and l writ perhaps twenty letters tc
different parts of the kentry, and lay bak
calmly awajtin the answers, feelin shoor
he'd struk the rite thing.
I wuz pleased with this biznia, fur writin
the letters and awaitin the answers l okke-
pied elegant apartments at the Deevall
House, at the expense Nv the Nashcnel Cen
trel Commiity (Which is in seshn here divi-
din up the oiiises), wich is better than a
bed at Deekin Pogram 5 aud likker on tick
at Bascoms!
The questions put wus all OH the tariff
ishoo, and these ale the ansers l reserved:
From a leedin Dimekrat from Looseaner:
The present tariff is inikitus, and sIood
be gone throo uuspariniy. The tariff siood
be takin Off everything that the suffrin
people be not taxed ondooly. Their shood
be, however, one exception made, and that
is Oh shugar. This industry RELY needs
perteckshun, and must hev it. The Dimoc-
risy Nv Looseaner will never submit to
tetchin the tariff on shugal.''
From loedin Dimekrat NV Pennsilvany:
Their amt no question ez to the necessity
Nv keerful revision Nv the tariff, fur the
relief NV the people. The dooties shood be
taken OFT everything cepting iron and SIGH.
The Dinocrisy Nv Pennslvany insist onto
free trade in everything but iron. It will
resist any retuckshun on that"
Eroom leedin Dimehrat Nv Massychoo-
sits: :" Ever troo to its pledge, the Dimoc-
risy must apply tie knife 70 all dooties, fur
the relief NV the people. Excepshuns rnust
nv course be made on certain intrests. Tie
Dimocrisy Nv Moo England will insist upon
free trade i'll everything 'cepting cotton
goods, woe.en goods, Yankee noshuns and
SIGH other articles as may be manufactured
III Moo England. On these articles, a sked-
ME Of wich send you, the Djmocrsy Nv
Moo England will insist the dooties shell be
increest, eff Their is any change made"
From Dilnocratic wool grower Nv Ohio:
The tariff is inikitns on everything 'cep-
tin wool. Eff there be any change III that.
the dooty E:ust hs increest.'
From Il wine grower Nv Ohio and another
Nv Callforny: While the tariff is inikitus
on general principles, the dooty on wines
shood be histed higher. Our industries de-
mand this.''
From a lumber man Nv Michigan: Z" The
Dimocrisy Nv Northern Michigan loathe
the present tariff system. The ,iooty shood
be removed from everything but lumber
On lumber We need perteckshnn from Can
ady"
From a copper miner in Mishigan: eve
demand a keerfnl revishu of the tariff,
which must be Sweerln and mcleod a re-
duck>hun on everything but copper. That
I, J.C.
what lncreest."
From shugar renrer uv Moo York: e" Ez
to the iniklty Nv tue present tariff system.
Their amt no question. The dooty is too
high upon everything except refined si,ug-
ar! Ell that is fetched at all, it shood be
increest.''
From Dimecratic brewer, Milwaukee:
"The tariff is discriminate and unjust to
the people, and the Dimocrisy demand in
thunder tones a complete and careful re
1ishun. Everything ehood be siashed on
mercifully. except beer. The brewers Of
Germany hev got beer down to SIGH fine
never do to let the pisenin Nv the people be
done to the profit Nv Germany. The tariff
on beer shood not be fetched. onless it mite
be slightly increest. This should be looked
into
There wuz sutl4iu like dozen more, but
these wuz specimen brix, and quite enutf to
show the drift Nv things. The President
wuz terribly put out when l red em. He
simply remarkt. ILL., and then contin-
ned: "Nut kin | do when every man W
'em stands on the Republican platform en-
everything that his coustitouence happens
to be interested IN? Inesmuch ez the Di-
mocrisy happen TO be interested in every