St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-17
ROBERTSON'S SUCCESSOR.

take place in November next, 1T
which TIME . general congressional
election will be held. But as the
sixth district is emphatically Demo-
cratic, the contest for Col. Robert
sons place will have been decided
ut least one or two months before
the election. It will be decided
by the Democratic primaries, which
will select delegates to elect . nomi-
nee, and the nominee Of the party,
whoever he may be, will have no
fears of election.
Now, in thinking over this cleo
ton, the first thought that occurs
to the mind is: What has Col.
Robertson done? Has he done
sufficient to justify the Democratic
party to keep him where he has
been for the past seven or eight
years? Has Col. Robertson SO
ably filed the demand OF the peo-
pie Of the sixth district. that they
can say, by allowing him to succeed
himself, that he has filed the emer-
gency, and Is the only man in the
whole district who is fit or entitled to
represent US? To al these questions
We nnhesitatingiy answer no. And
for fear that some of our readers
may think that the Ranger is pre-
JUDGED against Mr.. Robertson, We
ask them tn follow US q few
moments on an investigating tour,
as it were. And in looking into
the record of the present incum-
bent, the first question that would
most naturally suggest itself is:
What has Col. Robertson done?
absolutely nothing. He has been
like q bump on q log 1T Wash.
ington. It is true that he managed
to cast . vote occasionally, but .
mere school boy could do As much.
In al Of his career in congress has
any one ever read, or heard Of .
single speech delivered by Robert
SON that amounted to anything more
than to go on the congressional
record, with the balance Of the
many boring harangues, which
make the reading Of the record =
burden, . task, the accomplish
ment Of which requires a deal Of
Christian charity and fortltude.
No, Is . speech maker the Colonel
is quite failure, and outside Of
managing and directing minor fed
eral appointments we had just IS
well not have any representative in
congress at all.
One Of the most important in
dustries in this section is the culti-
walton Of rice. And Congressman
Robertson knows this to be q fact,
yet in the framing of the Wilson
bill not one single amount Of in
fuence seems to have been ex-
ersed by him to protect or take
care Of the sugar interests. The
framing Of the Wilson bill was an
important and radical change from
the present Mckinley bill, and IN
its makeup great pains were taken
to give Ill concerned : hearing and
by that means give to the country
what it has demanded, = bill Of
justice to both American interests
and American people. But We
have let our foot slip by not having |
some able man in congress during
the present session instead Of
Robertson. We needed . man
there who would be . leader. A
man, whose thoughts and opinions
carried along with them weight and
moment. Had We had . man Of
this character from this district
there il little doubt that this section
would have fafed much better than |
it has 1t the hands Of the recent
administration.
The necessity exists and the
situation demands that the people
OF the sixth district choose > man
1t the coming election who will take
prestige at Washington. There Is
no doubt that the next few years
in congress will be devoted to
sound and intelligent legislation. |
The moment now is critical and
there is little telling what will fol-
low. Let US prepare for every |
emergency by sending . man to
who will be . fighter, and
, man Of weight and thought.
Rayne Ranger.
The COMING MAN.-We notice
in our exchanges that the people
in other parts Of the Sixth District,
" well as those Of our section, are
wearying Of Mr.. Robertson and
want . change. While We, indi-
have no particular objec-
lion to Mr.. Robertson, We are salts
led that our people desire
change and we will always be found
On their SIDE. However, we beg
% differ with the Iberville South
md st. Tammany FARMER - to
he section that AR. Robertson's
successor should come from. Avoy-
slles possesses a. good Congress
vional timber As any other Parish
u this District and we think it only
lair that the new candidate should
come from the west side of the
liver. OF course our choice will
De an Avoyelies man, who, il
elected, will fill the position salts
'actory to the entire District and
With credit 70 the State.-Marks-
lille New Enterprise.
w. 800 %.o,,, ~. No- 0rloena