The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-09-03
SUGAk UNDER DEMOCRATIC
RULE.

who have ut heart the welfare of the
sugar industry have allowed them
selves to suspect the Democracy's
friendliness to that great interest.
Democratic attack on the bounty, for
getting how the establishment of that
themselves wnen it was first proposed.
The bounty has met with opposition
because it is undemocratic in principle,
and because it is undemocratic and UNI
American, its existence will always be
precariOus.
But because the Democracy is OPP
posed to all b%ounties, it does not fol-
low that it is inimical to our sugar in
! terest. The SENTINEL has commented
in it's last issue on the utterances of
Mr.. Watterson, the author of the tariff
plank in the Democratic plat
form, showing the true position of the
party on the sugar question to be the
abolition of the bounty system and
the Restoration of a duty on sugar.
which is now, by the act OF
the Republican party, on the free list.
The u~tterances of the distinguished
kentuckian are entitled to much force
because they are i'll entire cons0nance
with the acts of the party in the past
From July 4, 1889, when the first tar
1T law was enacted tc March 3, 1857
inclusive, seventeen tariff bills became
laws.
Under the law of 1889, the duty on
sugar was1 cent per pound, and by
the laws of 1890, 1892 and 1894, it was
II cents per pound.
In 1897 it was raised to 2 cents per
pound, and by the laws of 1900 and
1904, the duty was fixed at q cents
per pound. In 1912 it was raised to
cents per pound, and by the acts OF
1916, 1924, 1923 and 1880, it was put at
8 cents per pound. while by the act oil
1882 it was put back at q cents pei
poun1.
Be- the law Of 1871, the per centage
system for sugar was first introduced
and the tariff on sugar was placed at
20 per cen per pound. In 1912, the
duty was fixed at q cents per pound
and in 1916 it was put at 80 per cent
and in 1857, at "a per cent per pound
at which latter figure it remained tt
the close of the last ante bellum Dem
ocratic Administration.
From 1901 to 1861, the Democratic
party was practically in absolute con
troll of the government. In that long
interval. every administration wa
Democratic, excepting the administers
lions of John Quincy Adams. Harrison
and Tyler, Taylor and Fillmore, Gov
ering in all a period of twelve years
And during this long period of Demo
CTdtlC Tult. sugar ICCClSCu tHC luCiuCH
t tai protection to which it was entitled
Moreover. in every proposed Demo
cratic revision of the tariff since TIN
war ever down to the Mills bill, suga
Was never sighted, and always hat
| allotted to it its proper share of in
cidental protection.
Thus the facts of history prove tina
the Democracy has always been friend
ly to industry. 1t has always bes
. lowed some of it's fostering care upol
: this great agricultural interest Of ours
and when its leaders come forwar,
: no W and pledge it to a continuance il
] the future of it's past policy, it woul,
!. he bad faith, if not base ingratitud'
not to hearken to them, and continu
our adherence to the faith Of our faith
ers.
|, On the other hand. it cannot he sal,
: of the Republican party, the party o
! "High Protection" that it has Away
! been the friend of sugar. But of thi
later.