St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

ed, and as we remarked last week, |
the next Congressman should come
from this end OF the District. The
following extracts speak for them
selves:
Col. Sam RobertsOn's cOnstitu-
ents are looking around to find
some one TO take his place. Sam
don't fill the bill, they say, and
should be shelved. The record he
has made is certainly MOI . very
brilliant one.-Iberville South.
What has the South against our
Congressman? Few are the Con-
gressmen who have made brilliant
records and ours has done well
enough to be reelected several
times. Perhaps it was that he did
nothing that he succeeded so well
in keeping himself IN Office. That
may be. However we are glad to
learn that his constituents are look
ing for ssanother man. Bulletin
Review.
What if Col. Sam does not loom
up as q statesman; he has always
distributed garden seed with .
lavish and impartial hand, and The
fact that be has been repeatedly re-
elected demonstrates that to be
successful . Congressman need not
always be able to set the Thames
on fire.-Pointe Coupee Banner.
The Ranger considers Congress-
man Robertson by big odd the
poorest representative that Leuisi-
ana has in Congress. There are
MANY men in the sixth district
who are far more capable and de-
serving than Robertson. Acadia
parish will help down Col. Samuel,
il another good man is brought
forwarL.-Rayne Ranger.
Two weeks ago we stated that the
II Democrats who, under the lead
ershiD O: Thos. B. Rudd, voted
against the Wilson bill, had quit the
Democratic party. We did not
expect, however, that these gentle
men would admit that by their
action they we're out OF the party.
1t appears however, that our Con-
gresham, Colonel Robertson, real
ICES his position. In the Plcayune
of the 18th instant, we find the
following:
ssThere are five parties in the
House," remarked Representative
Robertson, Of Louisiana. in the
Washington Post. ''They are the
sugar party, the silver party, the
Democratic party, the Republican
party and the populist party. Yes,
l know that the sugar party is not
q very large one, but it is growing.
In the Senate it may hold the bal
ance OF power. and that Of itself
entities it to receive some consid-
Grafton"
We take him at his word. The
Sugar party is his party, We pre-
sumo. True, it is q small party,
but it is big enough for Col.
Robertson. He likes it. 1t is his
choice. The people Of this Dis
trict will see next fall which is the
bigger, the Democratic party or the
Sugar party.-Florida Parishes.
Remember, We cotton, corn and
potato producers that our Congress
man, little Sammy Robertson, says
he belongs to the sugar party, and
not to the Democratic party. Can
you vote for him, will you vote for
him? BE true to yourselves, and
when the next Democratic conven-
ton nominates q candidate for Con-
gress he will be q Democrat, true
to his party and true to his con-
stituency. And sugar Sam will be
elected to stay at home.-Spring-
field Bee.
The time will soon come when
the people Of this, the Sixth Con-
gressional District, will be called
upon to select their representative
in the National Congress. There
are thirteen parishes in this Dis
trict, and five Of them, namely, |
Washington, st. Tammany, Tan
st. Helena and Livingston
have not had the honor Of selecting |
3 Congressman since some time in
the fifties, when the late Hon. T. |
g. Davidson, Of Livingston parish,
this District. Now We |
think that it is about time for the
people Of the five parishes named
to look into this matter and see If |
. change cannot be brought about.
We are not at all selfish, and do |
not wish to appear pessimistic, but
do think that we have as good ma
terial out Of which to make al
as some Of the other |
parishes that are SO anxious to
name the next Congressman. We
ask the people OF this District to
think this thing over very seriously |
before they elect their delegates to
The next convention, and il they
decide that q change is desirable,
hen let your voices be heard in
he interests Of your own section
NJ T.
At the next session of the Legis-
AZURE three places in the U. S.
Senate will have to be filled-the
lnexpired term Of the late Senator