The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-14
CLEVELAND Avn SUGIR.
Mr.. Myers Wants Him to Say Whether
Democrats viii Protect Planters.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13-The sugar
question viii be the only issue in the
Louisiana campaign this fall The Repub-
leans are endeavoring TO convince the
people Of that state that the only hope
for legislation favorable 10 the sugar In
tcreStS lies IN the success Of the Repub-
lean party. and with this end in view
they are trying to produce the impress
sion that the President and the Demo
cratic administration are no longer in
favor of the revenue duty on sugar ad-
vOcated by President cleveland I'm his
letter to Chairman Wilson.
Representative Meyer, Of he First con-
gressonal district Of Louisiana, has
steadily opposed any movement looking
to the disntcgration Of the Democratic
party in his State on the supposition
that a Republican Congress would give
the planters more favorable cOnsidera-
ton than they would receive from Dem
Ocrats, and in order that there shall be
no further doubt as 20 the attitude of he
President on the sugar question, ne has
addressed a letter TO Mr. Cleveland at
Gray Gables which says among "thc.
things:
81 beg leave to address YOU in respect
TO a subject of vital Importance 10 the
people GO Louisiana. whom ! have the
honor, In part. to represent i'm the CON
gress of the United States.
"The tariff bill which has lately been
passed by Congress and become a law
imposes "a duty on raw and refined SUI
CARS, the aggregate OF which IS much
lower than AIRY of our modern tarilis
prior to 1890, and lower than any i'm our
entire economic history. with. perhaps.
a single exception.
"a fair revenue duty on sugar is all
that the people Of Louisiana contend for,
and with such a duty. this great indus
try, which supports over SIX hundred
thousand souls within that St1te alone.
would continue to add TO the strength
and general prosperity Of the country.
besides insuring a large revenue to the
Government, and added security for its
financial integrity. The rate Of duty i'm
poseG by the presen; law has been so
greatly reduced from former tariffs as
T. impair the accomplishment of these
beneficial ends, and 10 make II exceeding
ly doubtful whether the Industry can be
hereafter maintained. and whether the
sugar plantations Will not have 10 be
abandoned.
I'm this crisis our political adversarics,
whose greed To pass the Mckinley bin
has served to bring about the present I'M
fortunate state of affairs, now insist that
your administration Will hereafter bc ia
vorable to an abandonment Of the Dem
ocratic doctrine of a revenue duty upon
sugar. and that in order TO save inc
people OF my state from t0tal rum the
Republican leaders must be intrustcd VITA
power This statement, for which ] know
no foundation. has, I'm the excited condi-
ton of the public mind. found credence
with numerous Democrats OF large III
nuenCc ana reSpcctdblntN, VINO HhNt no
political ambition TO subSerVe 10y &ban-
doning the old party standards
Il am aware of the many and exact
ing demands upon your time during the
past session. and 1 would not intrude
upon your period Of much-needed rest
save from a sense Of duty 10 the people
| represent.
IL desire TO thank you most heartily
for the firm stand YOU have taken upon
this question in maintaining the doctrine
of the party. and TO express the confident
hone that no change of policy Is contem-
plated. l shall feel justified in making
This positive statement TO the people of
Iouisiana In the approaching congress
sional canvass. and 1 will do so, unless
Won advise me that have misunderstood
your position and purposes.