The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-10-15
a VOICE FROM LOUISIANA.

A correspondent at Soileau, La,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean, point
In the extreme southwestern part of
that state, expresses the opinion that
if the Republican national managers
would assume that Louisiana is fight
ing ground and render campaign as
ssistance accordingly, the state could be
carried this fall. In support OF this
opinion, so contrary to the general
feeling at the north, he sends US an
editorial clipping from the Reporter,
published at Jennings, the largest
town in that immediate vicinity. Hith-
erto that paper has been Democratic,
but free-trade is too serious matter
to be trifed with, especially for that
state.
No other part of the country Is sc
absolutely dependent for prosperity
upon protection as Louisiana. Sugar
is its chief staple, and according to the
Democracy the extension to it OF pro-
lection, whether in the form of tariff
or bounty, is unconstitutional and
indefensible. Next to sugar comes
cotton, which needs no protection; but
after that come lumber aid rice, which,
like sugar, must have it. The carry
lug out of the Democratic platform
would mean utter ruin and bankruptcy
to the state. The Reporter does not
propose to go over to the Republican
party in state politics. 1t is still for
"a white mans government" but on
national issues it is for Harrison and
Reid.
1t seems that On the seventh Of last
month the representatives of sugar,
rice and lumber in that state met at
Franklin and made nomination for
congress. In the last house the six
congressman from that state all voted
for free wool, free salt, and free lum-
Der. Wool is also an important inter
est in the western part OF the state.
"We have" says the Reporter, "seen
six bills introduced in congress to take
the bounty from sugar-every one of
them introduced by Democrats. Ii
Louisiana persists in linking its for
tunes with Democracy 1t should expect
to take the consequences. The Re
publican party showed its good will in
1890; but If the cane sugar raisers
persist in scorning their friendship
they should be allowed to see how they
like one of those six bills.
We append the main clause of the
Reporters notable article, entitled, "Eo
the Voters of the Third Congressional
District of louisiana"
Never sill now has it become apparent
that the Democratic party ls free-trade
party. The declaration of its platform
adopted at Chicago specifically declares for
a-<teyiff for revenue only, and that legisla.
tion on the line Of protection is unconstitu-
tional. We cannot act with political
party which threatens our industries with
H.. A-,ox;,x Nor no ~ xr-a lopoar nonsent to
send representatives to congress who aid IN
organizing the house of representatives on
free trade basis, and vote for free-trade on
every industry of the United States, except
perhaps those of our own state. Every in-
telligent citizen of Louisiana must see how
helpless our representatives are to aid us IN
the protection OF our industries when they
have stultifed themselves by voting tor
free.trade on everything else. We believe
that to maintain protection for the indus-
tries OF all we must consent to the protec
ton of the industries of the people of other
states in the union.
This is common sense, and really
applies to the whole country, or, to be
more exact, equally to all protected in.
terests, agricultural and industrial.
Mr.. Cleveland cannot undo by a few
vague sentences what was done at
Chicago and in congress. Democracy
is synonym for free-trade, and there
is no escape from the plain logic of
this fact.