The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-11-27
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ouc VI Tic VduIuR IIepuOucdu Vi
gans, III the United States, and the
special moulhriece OF James G.
Blaine, who wishes to become the
next President of this Union. We
commend 1t especially 10 tho su
gar growers of Louisiana.
The reader will notice that, after
exposing the necessity OF a redue
ton of revenues, and the certain
revision OF the tariff that must be
made The Tribune favors the abC
lition of all duties on sugar and
taxes on tobacco, amounting to
$50, 600, 100000 and then with the
hypocricy ever practised by that
party, trumps up an excuse. that
because Louisiana has elected a
solid delegation, that State and her
people ale entitled to no considera
ton, and the sugar industry ruined,
as Il revenge upon her voters for
having voted tor such men as they
thought best calculated 10 repre-
sent her interests in Congress, and
in the face of this assertion every
Republican journal is believing
like mad bulls tor a fair vote and
an honest count. The conclusion
IS that unless voters vote as the
Republican leaders dictate, they
neither want fair votes nor honest
counts, MOI fair dealing.
This threat to take the tariff off
OF sugar is no new doctrine of this
sectional party, that never did rise
to the dignity of a National one.
The Hawaiian treaty that admits
sugar free from taxes on the Pacific
Coast, and which effec,ually closes
the market of the sugar grower of
from the safe OF his pro
duets between the Pacific Ocean
and the Mississippi River, was the
Of the ruin Of the sugar
interest.
This was passed by a Republican
signed by Republican
and put into force by Re
publican officers. The sneakinc
Of the Mexican treaty through the
designed and engineered
by Gen. Grant and the Republican
leaders, was the second step to
ruin the Sugar industry. by admit
ling Sugar free from tax from Mex
co. This treaty has not gone in
'orce because a Democratic House
Representatives refused to pass
avs necessary to put it into opera
The third effort was made
when James G. Blaine was raptinc
through Ohio and Indiana, preach
ng protection to American Indus
,ries in 1884, whilst his friends in
United States Senate, aided
md abetted by Arthur, the Repub
lean President, were striving
nightly to sneak through the Sen
'te the Foster, or Spanish Recip
treaty, 10y which the duties
we're to be struck off of Sugar i'm
from Spain and her West
ndla Colonies, practically admit
ing sugar from all countries free.
So it will be seen that one of
he earnest and steady objects of
he Republican Party for 20 years
las been to put Sugar on the free
list, and were it not for the cheeks
presented by the Democratic party
he sugar tariff OIL sugar would, !
'ears ago, have been completely
abolished.
This hue and cry about the
of Democrats Louisiana
S unworthy OF the dignity of a
i've year old boy, and in the col
INNS OF such a paper as the one
rom which this extract Is taken
s not only ridiculous, but insulting
% the men who cast the southern
Towards the close of the article |
he true animus of the Tribune and |
James 6. Blaine, shows itself in
he assertion that sit is not en-
:ouraging for the people of other
:tates to tax themselves any larger
FOr the exclusive benefit of Louisl
INA planters" but the Tribune
links that it would be encourag
Dg to raise the taxes on article
hat Louisiana planters consume
Ind the people of this State Sin
rider to give power to the Repu
,lican Party"
The Republican Party has ever
been sectional it was built upon
sectional view TO carry out a sec
iOnal idea. and never seos an,