The weekly messenger., 1894-10-27
sSpecia. to Cotton Farmers.


70 tha Cciton farmers Of South West
Louisiana. Tno vent 20 sl"w how pro-
trrtiOp To Gaze GToWor- Seneht theu in'
dividHalIy. 1 beg 10 say:
1. That the sncouflgsmsnt ~
growers taxa land ousyf edtton less ~
ing the crop Of cotto9i further that thV
can quit cotton aud grow cane them
selves. b. ~
2. That encouraging cane lSwing'
SiN huild Central Factories, feerease
the taxable wealth. lesseniDg the prden
to those who remain in Cotton. q
3. Gives the ,coston tanner aslocal
.aa. ket for his sugTlr7 notatoes, onions.
turnips. aad garaen t'cck generally. Al
80 for chicken. eggs. poultry. butter.
hogs. and in fact anything he may have
for sale. - ", ~
4. That it will give employment to
himself and team. when his cotton has
been picked.
Therefor L il to tho direct personal
interest Of e,ery cotton farmer to ell
courage tine cane grower, by voting to
protect him, n,
For it will not iicrespe his burden Of
taxation. IN any way for the reason that
the benefits tohtp are fifty times great
er. than any TAX hepays.
To thoroughly understand this it must
he berne In mind, that the cane grower
and central factory are taxed by the
State Of Lcuisiaus to support the State
Government. lessenine tax IN the Cot
ton farmer. And the farmers pay no
tax to the United States ~ a producer,
but only pays ss cossSnser Of Whisky.
Tobacco also margarine and playing
cards % Internal Revenue tax. And al
% on imported goods which hs seldom
or never consumes. Even II no duty Is
put on sugar or bounty paid. the cotton
farmer will still have the same taxes to
pay. although 1t may not be on the same
articles. fos:it is inpsssihle to run the
uaitsd States Governnsnt without mo-
uey, and il sugar d free, coffee. tea.
black peppes. spiees, nstsbss, patent
medicines, perfumery, tobacco and other
like articles will have to be Increased to
meet the deficiency. so as be cannot es-
cape. but only change the form of tax
alton, is 1t not better to pay on the one
article Of sugar and help a brother far
msr, than to pay on many articles and
only help ths foreigner? Again. il su-
gar is not protected. mark we'll Mr. Cot
ton Farmer. that 2.OOOyOO0 acres now In
cane will be forced into Cotton. an Lou
isiana, Texas and Florida. increasing an
already overproduced crop and add One
and half million bales cotton to the
market. Or il cane growing is encOu-
ragged and protected. the cotton farmers
of Louisiana, Texas and Florida. will
take 100000 acres out Of cotton and
lessen the cotton crop Two and one
quarter million bales. certainly giving
better prices to those who stay In cotton.
These are no visionary figures. but facts
that any reasonable man can readily
see for himself. Ny dear Mr.. Cotton
Farmer, think ovSr this, for it is we'll
worth your conslde, ation.
Nov the issues between the Democrats
and Republicans are as follows: The
Democrats believe In and have As far as
they could given the country Free trade,
particularly free hides and free wool.
both farm products. Those who are in
lterested in Free trade and support the
Democratic party are Politicians who
want Office. Importers, stock brokers.
gamblers who are not producers Of
wealth.
| Against this We have the Republicans
who are manufacturers, miners. domes-
tic producers. and those who believe In
keeping the best market which is at
home, for American. --~~ 30
l. Let Ii be Known that for five times
since 1888. low tariff has been tried
and every time it has brought on dis
tress. loss Of employment for working
men, and which every one felt who la
bored for a living. During protective
periods the country has been prosperous.
As an example, ever since the war. the
country has been more prosperous than
during the Democratic administration
NJ 1909 tn 1894 ~