The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-27
TESTIMONY OF THE ENEMY.

W. have frequently warned our fell
low Democrats of the Third Congress
siOnal District against a certain class of
half breed politicians in their midst
who are constantly urging them to
nominate an Independent Protectlonist
for Congress. alleging that the so-called
free-trade Democrats are the enemies
of their industry and that they must
look to the Protectlonists fo~ support.
We are glad to know that II warn
ings aud our arguments have had their
effect, and that the people of this State,
who are interested III the sugar indus
try, now pretty generally realize that
the ''free- trade Democrats" are their
only reliance not because the "free-
trade Democrats" love them especially
any better than they love any other
class of TIE American people. but be-
cause the sugar tariff is a revenue tar
lit and the many millions of dollars
collected through it go chiefly into the
Federal Treasury to be expended tor
the benefit Of the whole country.
There are, however, some of the old
time demented half breeds out Of the
mad-house who are still pranclng
around the Third District uttering the
same old crazy wall. For the benefit
OF these unfortunate creatures, we pr:n:
an extract below from an editorial i'll
the Chicago Inter Ocean, the most can
tankerous Republican Protectionist
journal i'll the West. These worthless
will here see that the Inter Ocean, the
high priest OF protection. quotes the
most emphatic GtteraLces the STATES
has ever made on this subject, and full
~ indOrses them as the plain, unvar-
nishcd truth:
We particularly call the attention of
the people of the Third District to the
following extract from the editorial of
the STATES, quoted by the Inter Ocean:
"If the Democratic party" said the
STATES, captures the government,
the sugar bounty viii be withdrawn
and the sugar tariff rH be restored;
while if the Republican party remains
in power, the sugar bounty WiH be uith-
drdUn and sugar WiU remain on the free
list"
To this the Inter Ocean replies: "This
is a truthful prediction that is, the
head and front of the protectionist
press. tells the people of the sugar dis
tricts of Louisiana, just what the
STATES has time ana again told them,
'that if the Republican party remains
in power, the sugar bounty will be
withdrawn and sugar, in strict accor-
dance with the protectionists princi
pie, left on the free list"
Now then, to use the picturesque and
impassioned language of the beloved Of
''the Star Eyed Goddess" let the pro-
tectionist gang of assistant Republicans
in the Third District, put this in their
pipes and smoke it, and smoke it like
blazes. Here is the extract from the
Inter Ocean:
The New Orleans DAILY STATES,
easily the leader of the ultra Bourbon
Democrats of Louisiana, had this to
say to the sugar planters of that State.
no later than the 9th day ofthis month.
We entreat a careful perusal of our
contemporaries editorial utterance:
1.-The facts have shown, beyond all
question, that in the tariff for revenue,
Democrats are the friends, and protec-
tiOnists are the enemies of the sugar in-
dustry. But these men are Indifferent
to facts while they worship a name.
That every Democrat who is an author
ity, and every Democratic paper which
represents anything, have stood reso-
lutely for the sugar tariff, while every
Republican organ, great or small, has
denounced that tvriff, and that the Re-
publican repealed the sugar tariff"
This is truthful history, not the les
truthful that it is recorded by a Dem-
Ocratic scribe.
As to what is in the future. we will
let the New Orleans Daily States pre-
dict:
"The only difference in the policies
that will be pursued by the two par
ties is just this, and mark it: 1t the
Democratic party captures the govern
ment, the sugar bounty will be with.
drawn, and the sugar tariff aciH be res
tored;while if the Republican, or pro-
lection party remains in power, the SUI
gar bounty will be withdrawn. and sa-
gar piU remain on the free list. That is
the difference, and let the sugar PEG
pie of Louisiana keep it in mind"
The italics are as printed in the
DAILY STATES. This is a truthful pre-
d%iction; not the less truthful because
the utterance of a Democratic prophet.
Let Northern wage earners and
hcuse-holders of all conditions take
notice that the leading Democrats de
clare that to elect Cleveland is to re-
impose the tax Oh sugar.-Daily States.
SPLIT OF TEXAS DEMOCRATS.