The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-24
MR. PRICE ACCEPTS

and K NASihls, Committee
Gent3enen-H am in r~x~a4t M9nnr
letter, officially notifying W s.i,at the
members III tie LhemOcrxtSc x,NB rem
ton Of sIr Third Congressional fDis-
trict. hid ;at lake Charles La.yaala-
nimUussv ~alected me as Tlrsr 'aakdi-
date fsx E.,nsrt~s. Permit NE, M'sNA.h
YOU. to- flzeGk 'ti.a cOnvcnttaA anti che
Demncrxte 1T tn Third Congressional
District fer tle great h snsr Nfcil
they hare confsrse ed upon NE IN honor
which ! ksAl hoped would haze ha1Aen
on ADLER sAauIilaEs. ~ - :
But the repros< NATIVE If the Wsal-
ocratic party waving uis&ss ANousty
called upSr me to represent them issi
the approaching contest, l seel that
: my duty IL ~ accept the call sAAi raAe
burdens which it amposes nlhs& nse.
The responsibility which the A,.,-
&. sention has laid 'YrOn me by trad-aH'e..
e. me the nomination assumes to my
mind II grlxer aspect from tie faa5
that | shall be called upon wlle1 elect
led to OCCUPY rtke place so ably. 81
AealOusly and 50 LGnOrably filled W,
Nr. Cav. While 4 have uOt the hope
ST bringing to the discharge pf the du-
ties Of the office uixy,, eleclsl thelsame
wide experience Of men and OF affairs
which he brought. tlii.k
/ a safely say tilati will bring u de-
vo4ion equal to his to all at the politi-
cad and material interests of the people
of tie district which l will be called
upoE to represent.
fIE1he struggle Of conkending iihtar-
ests under the guise Of opposing fiscal
systems and without reference to mere
distractions Mr.. Gay directed his
course along that patti which he deeM-
ed most conducive to the tightening Of
the p1olic burdens, aud :at the same
time to she fostering. to the develop
ment AID to the p%iotectioH "fall Ut the
great material interests Of the district
to which he was so entirely devoted.
TO this course thus mapEed out by
him / cunmit myself in the fullest
degree in accepting the nomination
rendered se. How am to guide my
self to this result, cannot Ike MappeG
out by any inhexible line prescribed
in advance That tie present war
taxation redxiles a just, fairMinded
aud wise Revision, is confessed by both
political parties.
In approaching the consideration Of
fhe revision Of the tariff as q part Ut
TILE REDUCTION or TAXATION
with the spirit and purpose which ]
tightening the public burdens, aud, at
the same time, of encouraging and
projecting all Of the great Industries,
not only those Of the district, but also
of the people Of the khale eOuafry. I
will - but following the principles y
the 0esa0el2fe Pasty. IS e1nnciated
in it's platfaszn, nd which your ess1
ye1ti0n has spproved. Tl.st platform
wiiSlt declares that "by i just 4nd
fair minded reyision Of the tariff. cur
established do6estic industries aud
enterprises should not and need not
he endangered by a reduction aud cor
recti0ps 9f the burdens Of taxatiou.p
While there is thus nothing in the
principles or doctrines of the Demo-
cratic party unacceptable with the de-
rotion Of all my faculties whatever
they may liz. to the best interests Of
the whole district l see everything to
oppose in the attempt of the Repnbli-
can party to sectionally and partisan
~ revise tire tariff and to strike down
the interests Of the district by discri-
minating aud unjust legislation.
It is idle, worse than idle, for the
candidate Of the Republican party to
proclaim his party as the friend of su-
a and rice in the face Of the %ruinoua
reduction and discrimination pro-
pounded against those industries by
the Republican Senate tariff bill. Ia
all such unjust and discriminating
legislation / will eyer stand unalter-
ably opposed.
These views are not new. They
are but the expression Of those 10
clearly stated by Mr.. Gay in accept
ing the Democratic nomination when
last rendered him. He then warned
the, people of the district Of the pur-
poses of the Republican party to strike
down all it's great interest. He said
"'They have joined with tile views ex-
pressed by the majority of the Repub-
lican members of the House in practi-
cally constructing the Chicago protec-
ton platform to mean that Northern
manufacturers shall Ike fully protected,
but that protection shall not include
the sugar and rice of Louisiana.
"All- disguise is now thrown aside
and policy Is proclaimed which will
lead to the destruction Of the success
full culture Of sugar can and rice in
the South, unless their efforts eau he
prevented by upholding Democratic
influence"
Whilst thus stating my views or
the questions OF Federal taxation l de-
sire alsostO say lthat4 heartily approve