The Progress., 1894-02-17
HE SUGAR SITUATION.


.hinSs; 1T wC4ld be a great ra,s
fortune if the vote by the Loui5ian
congressman on the tariff, shout
widen the breace which has alroad
manifested itself in Louisiana Stat
politics, Heretofore there has beer
some disposition TO sectisnalize Stat
politics On the Lessee question"
Ne'have been in journalism for tn
last decade, and have all along no
;lced tha5 South Louisiana has al
E0ys d8mandoa tho lioo.s share of al
PoeSefits politically or otnarwise, ane
think that North Louisiana has beer
! quite liberal. Take the State politi
callg. and our section hss been Woeful
~ neglected. ia the distribution o.
public otdIces; Stste and nAtioaal
North LoNisiuua has dune nothing
more than protested, and at each
election has rolled in the votes tc
sHve The State to the Democracy.
B|h Uui;ed State Senators have
Tor many gears been selected from
south Loulsian9.g Thon our present
Senators have gotad against every
measure thot IL" Democracy Of tho
lnorGhcrn part Of tho State desired
HR%@sad. Take for instgnco the prom
NETT p9rt taken by oar Senators on
The ani-option bill, a bill in which
the cottoltproducers Of North Louis
lana rad Il vital inteanst. They Left
no stone unturned to fefeat the maas-
ure, South SLouisiana members in
both branches Of Congress he]ped
the enemies Of North Louisian Bpt
when the question of sugar comes up
for consideration, Soutl8 Louisiana is
really to denounce Nwth Louisiana's
TWO able congressman. who after do
ing all they could to get q tariff
placed on sugar in strictly Demo-
cratic way, voted witt a ma Srity of
the party for tariff bill. Wewould
sincerely regret that the two sections
OF our State should divide on any
issue, We have Always advocsted
placing q tariff on sugar FROM strict
~ a revenue, standpoint, and would
be glad to see it done yet. Owe think
I5 would be an easy way to raise 9
portion OF the revenue so badly need :
ID to carry on the government
Let us remind our contempors,gr,
hat If the two sections are divided
against sa:h other . t will be the
work OF South louisiana Give uyd
'ne of the Senators, and the Soutb
Louisiana members stand up square
y for the cotton section and section
llism will vanish. Let the coming
session of the Legislature elect
senator from North Louisiana so
hat both sections can be represented
n the upper branch OF our national
legislature, and let South Louisiana
ealize that something else besides
ugar is produced in this State, AID
We will hear less Of sectionalism
5ut If our Southern brethren pursue
heir present course, there will be a
preach that will bode no good to our
State Sabine Banner.
True, Banner, nor have we heard OF
my of our Southern brethren deny
ng the fact, Not only this, but a
;Eta- mary readily, tacitly admit the
act and then tell us to carry ont the
erlptural doctrine of returning good
or evil. With the hope, we presume,
hat we may thusly cheap Goals of
ire on their heads" But please OK.
use us as we have long since dis-
overed that our South Louisiana
rlends never grow penitent uutil BE-
'wEsN election and Congressional
meals, AFTER they have captured all
ne fat offices and received all of the
We have submitted to all this and
still more exacting demand is made
N u being nothing lest than to repu~
late tae principles of our Demo
ratio party.