New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
THE BREAK IN LOUISIANA.


Tho revolt Of Democratic sugar-planters
against their party. IN the judgment Vi NV"
who know the situation well. must cost t"''
marty several members or Congress- HA-"o'
ornor Warmoth predicted that the sugar anu
Wh,skcy tariff would end in the deIcat OF 'hrec
Democratic candidates in louisiana, ana 'heIe
orc now many who believe il Will cause the ue-
font Of four Ordinarily what the voters want
has little to do with the results OF an eiec''on
in that State But the maicontcnts III 'hiS c'Se
ore men OF great, If not absolutely coh'roihS' ~.
Thence in the districts they represent ana 1t
NAV not be found feasible to destroy All 'n''
influence and make their votes impotcnt ny 'he
customary measures. .
Congress has deprived the sugar'piah''ls Vi
the bounty which the Mckinley act gave '"ei'''
II Is q matter Of record that under 'his act t'e
production of cane sugar had quickly pecoiiie
the largest ever known in this country WIZ"
every prospect of further great increase. Inc
faith of the Government having been peuSeu
IN maintain the bounty for a fixed term Oh years
the Dlantcrs We're encouraged 10 Invest iarS''
in machinery and other preparations TOT an en-
mansion of the business and 1t Is question:
which the courts will probably nave 10 deciue
whether the United States can alter It's pohc!
and its law without compensation to those VINO
have acted upon its pledges. The parry d!
which this blow is dealt 10 the Sugar-pHin'eis
Of Loo1isiana-a blow which they naturally con-
slider most fouls the very part! WHICH 'iic
great majority Of them have repeatedly sup
norted. and aided in gaining victories by iheu
dds which they would not now Ike 10 nave e'"
Moved against themselves. 1t is III measure
hv their own acts that the protection OF Aih'ri
n to OR
con industries has been denied single Vo'e OF
voice from Louisiana, and the blow was Struck
nv Democratic Senators and Representatives
from that very State who had power 10 ueleat
the new tariff but refused ana yet proiesSeu
loudlv their devotion 10 the industry WHICH, h'
the dictates Of party caucus, they ru'hicSsH
sacrificed
Retween the sugar monopoly ana pro'ec'io"
for sucarpr,ducers the Democratic 'o"IIcH
gave preference to the Sugar trust anu ~
slowed upon 1t many millions as a gil WINE
taking from the producers the Douh'! P'"S'u
bv the Government. There is nothing Strange
In the result But it Is well that the piAh'eis
should understand. even from the outset UNI
the Republican party While Jusuh'u u! 40
principles In granting bounty WITHOUT u"'l''
on imports which had proved inadequate ~.
nro,ec.ion has even greater reason than 1t had
in 1890 to refuse any duty on imported sugar
and any favor whatever 10 Inc HuEar I"''.
That monopoly has made itself The roe oil Ill
honest legislation and 81 all honest men. ~ can
no longer claim the benefit OF the protective P"i-
icv which il contributed largely to defeat. ana
bv IFS shameless greed has done much l" br1hs
into disfayor. II has chosen such Ii'or "S can
he bought from enemies or fro'ec'loh ah" VIII
assurcdly find the friends Of Protection III ho
way inclined to help II. II any OF the painters
think their interests are Identical with 'h"se "i
the Sugar Trust they make mistake III LOOK
ing TO the Republican party for hcip.
The Republican party did wisely IN aDoIiShlhg
the duty on imported sugar and SUBSTITUTING
the bounty to domestic producers. ~ dld not 90
wisely in leaving any fraction OF duty Tor Inc
protection of rcfners who had even men pun
lcly admitted that they needed no prOecu"h
whatever The experience OF the last lour years
has conclusivcly proved that any duty on refined
sugar was entirely without justification or cA-
cusc The Republicans. who decided dihereh'l!
in 1890 have been made 10 feel most kechly
the consequences Of their error, when, however
honest then, cannot be repeated IN me Ilght Oh
all that Is now known. The Sugar trust mas
Numbered the people without decency Tor Years;
II has insoently chosen It's part with the enemies
Of protection for home Industries; III mas de-
| launched Congress and covered sclfgovernIncnt
with dishOnor In future the party winch Of
fercd bounty to American producers OF sugar
NAV be expected TO grant nothing Whatever 10
the rcfincrs That the producing interest Jared
incomparably better with free sugar ana the
bounty than it ever did with the duty on sugar
the experience Of the last forty years has abun-
| dainty demonstrated.