The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-07-30

lose bis Democratic district. AIR,
Randall is solid with the Republic
cans on the tariff question, being
IN favorof reducing revenue BY
increasing taxation of the masses
of the people for the benefit OF
the projected and monopolistle
classes. IF h. were a Republican
his strength would amoun. to but
one vote for the classes; for, as a
Republican, he would have no
strength with Democrats but ;,s a
Democrat, he has a considerable
inflnencc IN the party, and, when
= Ysnocratie proposition comes
! Up. IA a Democratic House to re
| wise tariff taxation IN the interest
of the people, and in accordance
with the Democratic platform, all
Mr.. Sam Randall has to do is to
give the order, crack his whip o.
yer the. backs of his little band of
retainers on the Democratic side.
and the House Is surrendered into
the hands of the Republicans.
Thus, Mr.. Randall, as a Democrat,
is worth, ON the most vital ques-
tion of the day tromthirty to thir-
ty i've votes to the Republican
party. whereas, as a Republican,
he would amount to but one vote,
Hence, 1T will be seen that Mr..
Randall's reputation for sound
Democracy is worth great deal
to the Republicans, and is often a
fatal obstruction tothe Democrats,
thus making him doubly precious
to the Republican party.
This fact explains the extraor-
dinary enterprise of our RepublI-
can neighbor, the Item, IN seeking
q DENIAL from Mr.. Randall of the
statement OF a Washington CORES
pondent of the STATES, that that
gentleman had offered to put SUI
gar on tue free list on certain con-
ditions. 1t is thought as he is a
protectlonist Democrat, essential
that Mr., Randalrs friendship tor
the sugar tariff shall be established
to keep the Louisiana representa-
tiycs who, under his lead, recently
betrayed the House Tito lie hands
of the Republicans in face, and to
maintain his influence for evil III
the Democratic party III louisiana;
and hence the asslduity OF our
neighbor in seeking to get HIM
straight on sugar.
But after all, Mr.. Rsndall's de-
NAL Is quite loose and unsatisfac-
ory. Referring to our CORES
pondent's $ charges, Dir. Rr;.ndall
says to the Items correspondent:
There is not cord OF t.RtA in these
stGteRaeefs.
Thiie lowered the duties on iron aud
steel. where thuse manufactured articles
would adult. neither sugar nor rice rere
touched in my bill. Except that the lat
| ..sfse .ssxIf rsa.fft tlf
bill will show.
Yours truly, SAM. j. RANDALL,
1t may be possible that the cor
respondent of the STATES charged
an offer ty Mr.. Randall to trade
off the sugar tariff somewhat
broadly. We are not prepared to
say. The correspondent will no
doubt be heard from. But here
was an excellent opportunity for
Mr.. Randall 10 express his friend
| ship and advocacy for the highly
revenue tariff on sugar, but he fail
ed to do so. The protectionlst
leaders nearly all favor free sugar,
and IN view of that fact Nh. Ran
dali should not only have denied
the charge that he offered to trade
off the sugar tariff as untrue, but
should have followed such denial
with distinct declaration Of de-
termination to support and stand
BY that tariff. He did not do this;
he canndS truthfully do it. The
sugar tariff Is a strictly revenue
tariff, anlk its adjustment is an
essential part of the protectionist
policy. That Mr. Randall did moi
touch the sugar tariff in his little
bill amounts to nothing; it is sig
/ niiicant of nothing. The bill was
,~.oroIt