Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-14
CUTTING THEIR 0WY
Til HRGAI'S.
From the Daily tates. 7


yesterday, "to cOnSlder,' in the Iau-
guage OF the cal, "the crippled con
dltlon of the sugar Industry, by
reason of adverse tariff lr..alatl0n.'
State Senator Henry McCali pJrSid-
ed and he. Richard McCal. aud l.,
n, Pugh, all wealthy sugar plant
ers, were the leading UIatUrs. On
the conclusion of the speeches, the
following resolutions were unani>
mOusly adopted:
Whereas recent adverse tarifl lcgis-
latiOn and threats of free sugar clearly
indicate that the dominant faction Of
the national Democratic party are bent
upon policy that viii lead 70 the tie
structiOn of our industry and the inn
poverIshment of our people; therefore
be it
Resolved. That we cannot n justice
to ourselves vote for any candidate to
represent us in Congress who is not
pledged to the protection of sugar. rice,
lumber, salt and AL other great Ameri-
can industries.
"Further resolved. That our candi-
date must be free to vote for a speaker
of the House and to eject an organi-
zation favoring protection, no matter
TO what political party said Speaker
may beloqg."
ImpolIIIc as these resolutions are,
tbe speeches delivered we're even
more extreme, the orators dec'arlns
their SECESSION from the NatIDnll
Democratic party aud advising the
people of Louisiana To pursue the
same course. Mr.. Richard Mccall,
after arraigning the whole party
from President Cleveland down,
said:
81 have been Democrat all my life
and have voted the straight Democrat
ic ticket, believing that Il was the
best for my State and my Interests,
but, sad as the words are to me, |
can do so no longer. The success OF
the present tariff policy OF the Demo
cratic party means absolute ruin TO
me and mine. \ candidate to Con
gress, to secure my vote and what lit
tie influence possess, must stand on
platform promising protection to su-
gar and other American industries. To
this [ have made up my mind, and hy
this | propose to abiCe, lead where II
may"
This is Rerublicauism, pure and
simple, and Mr.. Mccall, entertaln-
ing such views, pursues the proper
course in joining the Republican
party; but he ought to know thai
it is just such utteranceS as he haS
given forth that have educated the
American people to the understand
ing that the sugar duty Is IA protec'
tive duty and that lis advocates
stand with other protected indus
tries at the expense Of the conSnm'
ers. Nearly all the phases of the tar
i'll question are difficult To he under
stood by the average man and The
distinction hetwcen revenue tarlli
sucb, for instance, as that on sugar
tea and coffee and protective duty
such as that on Iron and coal, IS ONT
that It has been most difficult 10 ex
plain aud make clear; aud tuci
sugar planters as Mr.. Mccall, bav'
made this difficulty greater aud, br
fore the whole country, an utter lm
possi2ility. The result is that whe'
tb., move 10 restore sugar To J.
riphtful place on the dutlabIe lis', wa
Instituted, our Senators aud Repre-
sentatIves were net with storm
denunciation throughout the Yves
and South. The work of educatln
the people into comprehension {
the revenue character at sugar Ia
been thwa:ted by the sugar pro
dvcers themselves, aud the WOIk
deludiuy the masses ot the peopI
iuto the belief IN the protectlv
character vf the sugar duty had Oee
accomplished by the same persons
The fish, Tor tarif reform bcsa
actively twelve years ago. In iS92
had become the demand OF Il vas
majority of the American people
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