The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-28

all. and never will become laws. probably
makes no difference, as Democratic cam,
paign literature appears to be just as ac-
ceptable whether there is any truth in
it or not. Such is the kind of literatur
that the Democratic party is circulating.
Their success by their campaign of ly-
ing in 1890 seems to have turned their
heads. Perhaps they can repeat it, but
the probabilities are against the success
of another attempt of that kad
The Sugar Question Troubling the Dem
ocrats in Louisiana.
Mr.. Adolph Meyer, Democratic mem
ber OF Congress from the First Louisa-
ma district, speaking Of the movement Of
the sugar planters in that state to con
denim the Democratic Congress for its
action on the sugar question, says
1T may mean that a Republican dele
CATION will be sent to the next Congress
from Louisiana and that Republican
presidential electors may be chosen two
years from now. This movement is no
more than might have been expected.
The Democratic Congress has dealt
shamefully with the great interests of
Louisiana. We have not only
been dealt unfairly with, but have been
deceived, in word, buncoed We were
promised back in the presidential cam
paign that the sugar industry should not
be crippled by any change in the tariff
that the bounty should be continued for
this year. The crops this year were
started on that understanding, invest.
ments having been made on that basis.
The Republican party has en-
acted legislation under which the sugar
industry has prospered. The Republicans
in this Congress have voted for the sugar
bounty on all occasions and | think have
done SO consistently. SO have the L0uls-
ana Democrats for that matter. Now
Congress holds further menace over oar
heads in the form of q threat to put sugar
on the free list at the next session. No
other industry has been treated in this
way
The sugar planters association recently
held Il meeting in Louisiana and adopted
these resolutions:
Whereas, recent adverse tariff legislation
and threats of free sugar clearly indicate
that the dominant factton Of the ndtiona!
Democratic party Is bent upon policy that
will lead TO the destruction of cur indus
tries and the impoverishment OF our people
therefore, be III
Resolved. that we can not IN justice to
ourselves vote for any candidate 10 repre-
sent us In Congress who Is not pledged 10
the protection Of sugar, rice, lumber, SAT-
and all other great American industries.
Resolved that our candidate must be free
to vote for speaker Or the House, ahl 20
effect an organization favorable TO protec
tion, no matter to what political party sald
speaker may belong
Ex.Goy. kellogg Of that state, who
understands pretty thoroughly the TEN
per of the people of Louisiana. says the
planters movement means the election OF
two and probably three Republican con-
gressmen, and may be the means OF secur-
ing the electoral vote Of the state FOR
the nominee in 1896 Il place my Juds-
ment" he says, 'on the fact that III the
First, Second. Third and part OF the
Sixth congressional districts the sugar
lxal, At -
between the Republican and Democratic
parties. so that their atiiliation with the
Rppuhlicans means the election Of repre-
sentatiyes pledged TO the. support OF the
states greatest industry
When the Democrats OF Louisiana do
not relish the pertidy Of their party, i =
a very bad kind Of pertidy Instead OF
killing negroes, the Democrats OF that
state will now turn their attention @ KILL
ing the Democratic party. In TINS they
will have the best wishes of the North.
What Louisiana much needs IS more
sugar and less Democracy.
How a Democratic Paper Interprets the
Vermont Election.
The New York Evening Post tells It's
party friends how the great kepubllcah
majority was secured in Vermont. 1t IS
= very honest confession for Democratic
journal. The Vermont election affords
The first real test Of public sentiment as
between the two great parties since the
issues were made up this year, the con
tests in Alabama and Arkansas having
been 50 complicated with the question: VI
populsm. and the Repupueah pa = :"
each state being so weak, that the Den1o-
cratic victories signiiied nothing as 20
the popular feeling throughout tn couh-
fry Vermont, OH the other hanu. ons
sided as it has always been poii,ieany'
shows by the rising or taliins OF tue ~,
4l,.tY nf
publican majority the arilt OF .hc slae
throughout the North. Thus, IN the sep
tamher election of 1854 the falling-oft IN
tho usual majority foreshadoWed the de-
faat of Rlainp: in 1855 u large majority
nreeeded the election of Harrison, ana III
1892 an unprecedentedly small maJorl,s
showed the influence OF TINT aifeaoy lis-
mo tidal wave which two months later
ant Illinois Wisconsin and other for
NOR Republican states from their moor
nos and left even Ohio in doubt Tor
naarlv . week. In like manner Tour
years ago this month, at the correspond
ING election midway of pfcsidehtiatt
term. the small Republican majority OF
1900 gave the tlrst ihHica,ign 'a,,;n - ,hinh
great revolt against McAinleylsih Witt
buried the party in the congressional
oloct;ons of November. 1t therefore
means something that yesterday lhere
was a Republican majority q -o'Voo ~ -
70. 900 in the state, that soliie u 'ne
larger places gave greater hep,ip'i.an NO
;ar;ties than were ever before known slhce
n, ,bn '',r organization of the party. and that
the m Democratic representation in the leg
islature is cut down to the SMALLEST hs
ures for many years.
.Disr,st with the record Of the Demo
or,i;r ' narty--that is what the result III
Vermont ~ means It is disgust SO pro
eanna r,,ao that many Democrats would not
take take the trouble to 90 to the polls, their
vote falling off about quarter as con-
nornd with the corresponding election ol
plas' Zoo The Democrats of the Green
Maintain ,Iy" state are as 'indomitable, as
aro Mo'n''i,n ~ be- found anyw here but even they
,ara III i bacome wearied with the shutiilns
- .f thnir since IL GaIne |