San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-09-14

GenS uohouuceu as peuI larceny,
while the bounty on cane sugar was
termed TO be grand larceny" We were
thus denounced as thieves by the leaders
OF the political party which we had
labored so long and faithfully to elevate
TO power.
"a duty of 40 per cent ad valorem was
forced into the Wilson bill by the handful
of senators who are universally charged
by their party associates, including the
President with having, in the language
OF the road, held up the Democratic par
ty. These few conservative senators are
everywhere denounced by the Democratic
press and leaders are traitors and rene
gades. IL seems to be the crime of all
crimes for any Democrat to favor protec-
lection In the slightest degree for the la
hor, capital and industry OF the country.
The Democratic party has thrown from
itself every suspicion of even incidental
protection. 1t is enough to condemn a
tariff levied for revenue purposes should
IL In the faintest degree extend protection
TO any industry. Sugar, which has al
ways been regarded as fair articles on
which tariff for revenue should be
raiSe1, is now set aside by the Demo-
cratic party because it might give incl
dental protection 10 the sugar growers Of
the country. An income tax has been in
vented TO produce the revenue which
might otherwise have beea collected
from sugar. IL was levied with the lily
concealed purpose of doing away with a
duty on sugar.
Notwithstanding the great injury
done us by the passing of the Wilson bill,
we have still greater danger threatening
US at the next session of Congress. A bill
was reported by the Ways and Means
Committee taking off the 40 per cent duty
on sugar, which the House had on the
same day adopted as an amendment from
the Senate. 1t was forced through the
House with party whip and spur; only
thirty minutes was allowed for debate; a
right OF amendment was, by the rule of
the caucus, Denied. and within six hours
Of the time that the House had adopted
the Senate amendment levyine duty of
40 per cent on sugar, it passed the bill re-
pealing that duty. That bill is now in
the Senate, and can be taken up at any
time during the next session. Indeed, it
would have passed the Senate and been a
law of the land today had not the Repub-
licans and PopuIists, with the few con
sentative Senators, including our own,
blocked the way. In discussing this bill,
Senator Mills voiced the sentiments OF
the Democrats of the Senate as follows:
81 say for myself land / know speak
for my friend from Missouri, and my
friend from Tennessee, and my friend
from Arkansas, and all the rest of them;)
tlement of the question of tariff reform
We have carried the outposts that de-
Tended the citadel of the enemy, and we
intend to push the contest until we carry
the gates of the city and sweep the streets
OF the enemy and take everything from
them
st is now clear that the time has ar
rived when we have to take our place,
either in the ranks of protection or re-
main in the party which is irrevokably
committed to free trade. Considering our
interests, the interests of the people of our
state and of the whole country, our duty
is only too plain. We have not abandoned
the Democratic party-it has abandoned
US. We must take our stand in the col
umns of the great political organization
about whose position on protection there
is no doubt. He who asks for protection
for the labor and capital invested in the
production OF sugar, rice, lumber, salt
and oranges in our state, must be willing
TO give cordial and loyal support TO the
cause of protection, when it is applied to
any other and all other industries of our
lection on sugar, rice and oranges and for
free trade for everything else. We have
been too Ions subjected to this unjust sus
picion by the course of events. The prem
iSeS considered, we recommend the adop
ton of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the producers of
sugar and sugar cane, rice, lumber, salt
and oranges, and all who advocate and
uphold the policy which protects the
right of every American citizen to his
hare in the fruits Of American labor en-
lOyed under free government in the de-
vel0pment OF our material resources, are
invited to attend mass convention, to be
held In the City of New Orleans on the
18th day Of September, at noon, for the
Of tnly int flnr . to, hpl
political situation, and for the purpose of
organization, leading to the nomination
of congressman for the November cleo.
ton
"'ReSoIved further, That the sixteen
gentlemen, appointed by the chair, of
which he will be ex-Officio chairman, shall
constitute committee, with full power
to make all arrangements for said con-
ventiOn.'
JAMES A. WARE, Chairman;
wv. J. BEHAN,
"B. A. OXNARD,
CHARLES i. MAGGINNIS,
LEWIS 5. CLARK,
"WM II. CHAFFE,
III. DUGAS,
"WIBRAY j. THOMPSON.
"THOs. SULLY,
wv. p. FLOWER,
u. n. PHARR,
GEO. p. ANDERTON,
"CHAS j. MATTHEWS,
CHARLES GoDCHAUX,
HENRY MCCALL,
DAVID S. FERRIS.
ATTEST:
DAVID S. FERRIS, Secretary"
Every word spoken at this important
assemblage has meaning for our situa-
tion in Texas, and especially in our sheep
and cattle districts and in our lumber dis
trcts. 1t comes at last, wrung from I'M
willing hearts, but the prospect of ruined
homes have swept away the prejudces
of party and the people Of Texas should
rally to the stand and OF protection. The