The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

people Of the district"
Congressman Gay forwarded the follow
| ing J. tier Of acct ptance:
To the Democratic Voters Of the Third
Con gressiOnal District of Louisiana: /
ave received official notification from
the chairman Of the Democratic nominal
ting convention, lately held at New Ibe
ria, OF my noniraiiOn as your candid te
tOrepresent yu0 in tie fifty first congress
| of the United States.
| am deeply sensible of the honOrs con-
| ferred upon NE by my fellow citizens of
the Third district through their represen-
tative Convention.
Their Endorsement If my course in the
past must attribute more 10 the friend
ly p rtiaity of the members Of the con-
venton than to anything ii has cen in
my power to accomplish.
| My p rsOnal Preferences ar the con-
ditiun of my health lei mn TO desire 10
h. allowed to retire, but these are t'Ou-
/ blOus times when ~ lever Of his country
CT well hold back III, ite of influence.
l accept your nomination because
there is much tu De don and an wililg 6
to do my part.
My election viii depend on your united
efforts AMI eYer ions.
You have befOrr you ev ry incentive to
| the most vigorous cUmblaed efforts for
! the Supremacy Of tn DrmOcratic party.
We are conf 0ntrd by the gigantic ef
forts Of the Republican party to regain
control over the executive ard Legislative
department OF the government.
| Their SuccpSe IN ans to he people OF
Louisiana the unsettling of their social
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confederation; besides the destruction Of
the prosperity and even the existence of
the material interests Of the most impOr-
tant part If the state.
After passing through months OK e0li-
citude aud responsibility In assisting my
colleagues III attempting 10 guide the
sugar aud rice interests in ,he path Of
comparative safety during the revision Of
the tariff by the house Of representatives
we are now threatened with danger in a
muci, more serious form.
The Republican Sc ate after months
devoted to tn consideration Of their Ia
riff scheme, have determined TO maintain
the duties on manufactured goods, in
some cases to raise them higher so that
every article we have TO buy will be kept
up: while they reduc' the duties on su-
gar and rice to one half Of what they are
at present under existing law.
They have joined with the views ex-
pre- sed by the majority of the Repnbli
can members Of the house 1. practically
constituting the Chicago protection plat
form to mean that nOrthern manufac-
turers shall ne fully protect, j, but that
protection shall not incluhe the sugar
and rice Of Louisiana.
Ali disguise Is now thrown aside and
policy is proclaimed which will lead to
the destruction Of the successful culture
of sugar cane and rice ia the South un-
less their Efforts can be prevented by up
holding Democratic influence.
The Democratic policy is to maintain
high duty on foreign sugar because it Is
one of the largess sources Of revenue
most easily collected and falling most
uniformly Oh the whole community.
The Republican policy is to cut down
the duties on foreign sugar becaure that
reduction works a large reduction in the
revenue and every dollar thus reduced
prevents a reduction on northern manu-
factured wooden clothing, blankets, hats
tinware and other goods which they have
determined shall not be reduced.
/. Isincerely believe that every labO' ing
man in the sugar and rice districts OF
Louisiana. whether white or black has
as great personal interest in voting at
the November election for Cleveland and
5 Thurman for Democratic Congressman
as any of his neighbors can have.
The important improvement about to
be inaugurated in bayOus LafOurche and
g Plaquemine will require industry and
] the cooperation OF influence TO sustain
p, and carry forward by further appropria-
tiOn.
The improvement OF bayou PladuemiDe
rega rdas bearing the same relation tC
the waterways OF the interior as the
roots and trunk Of the giant oak bear to
its branches.
Let NJ first establish firmly the roots
and the trunk then the improvement ol
the branches, which permeate the inte
riOr will be universally recognized al
worthy.
After two years in laying the fOunda
: tiOn OF the permanent Improvement o
the outlet of tte Calcasieu river 10 th'
gulf, in securing surveys and estimates
Il the report Of the secretary OF war 10 tn
present Congress declared thai outlet un
worthy of Improvement.
This means that tha expenditure re
D. anired was gr, ater than the commerce o
l. the stream justified.
It have arranged for another eYamina
g. ton and report with the hope that tn
v local engineer may be more fav0rsbl
II impressed with the Importance Of th
commerce Of the Calcasieu river.
a. As there is no prospect Of the adjourn
AZ ment Of Congress before November ma
p be deprived OF the opportunity and plea
lg ure Of visiting my constituency but
o. feel assured that the Democracy OF n
s. Third Congressional District will rally
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