St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
CONGRESSMAN ROBERTSON.

There was 3 good attendance a,
the Courthouse last Thursday, to
listen to the address of Congress.
man ). NJ. Robertson, who is /.
candidate for reelection. Col.
Robertson ably defended his course
in Congress. He showed clearly
that free sugar was the offspring
Of the Republican party, and truth
fully asserted that every Democratic
Congress since the formation of the
Government has favored a tariff on
sugar for revenue purposes. He
had stood with his party in oppo.
sing the Mckinley bill, which de.
prived the Government of Sac, OOO..
600 year of needed revenue, and
which taxed the people to pay .
bounty to the sugar planters. He
showed how that President Cleve.
land and other leaders of the party
had promised our Senators during
the Presidential campaign to stand
by the sugar interest of Louisians
should they come into power. He
showed how Mr.. Wilson, the
author of the famous tariff bill.
favored maintaining a tariff on
sugar, and the bill when 1t left the
committee room, and was reported
to the House did provide for q
tariff on sugar. and that he, Rob-
ertson, supported the bill and that
he voted to have the bill taken
up and acted upon. He showed
how it was in the House that pro-
Tossing Democrats broke faith with
them and had sugar stricken of
and placed on the free list, and
that he entered his vote against il
rs q protest against the treatment
Louisiana had received at the hands
0f the party, and to strengthen
the arms of Senators when the
bill reached them. He showed
that when the bill with the Senate
came back to the
House that he voted for it and help
ed To make it law.
Col. Robertson then spoke at
some length deprecating the
action of the sugar planters
Of this State in leaving the
Democratic party aud going over
to the Republicans, showing con-
that their only salvation
was in adhering strictly to Demo.
cratic principles and usages, as it
was the only party they could ex-
pect relief from. He protested
strongly against the manner in
which his opponents were trying to
scctionalize this district and State
by arraying the cotton planters
against the sugar and rice men
Col. Robertson then showed that
the opposition to him began before
the Wilson bill was ever framed.
He said he had two offices to dis
pose Of, and when he let them out
It made two hundred others mad.
He stated that he had done much
for the Parish Of st. rammany.
He had secured = survey Of the
Boguc Chitto River, Leading to its
Improvement, and upon the esti.
mate Of . total of $50, 900, he had
secured SIS, 900, part Of
which has already been expended,
aud assured the people OF the Par
ish that he would secure more il per
united to return. He also referred
to Lis bill. which resulted in with.
from sale the public lands
in Louisiana, and leserving them to
the people for homestcads only,
under which the people had been
able. in this and other parishes. t.
obtain homes.
At the close of his address Mr.
Jos. A.. Reid responded in behalf
of Col. Stone, aud wss followed BY
Mr.. Clay Elliot, in behalf 1T Mr..
Robertson, after which Col. Robert
son closed the debate.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. Clay Elliott, with Mr.. Geo.
Dutsch, as Secretary.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Be it resolved, That we re-asser
and re-afiirm our faith lin and allegi-
ance to Democraticp principles, as enun
ciated ny Thomas Jefferson and tn,
other leaders of our party.
Be it further resolved, That we ap
prove of and indorSc the actions an,
views of Hon. Samscl N. Robertson
our Representative in Congress, upOl
the leading Democratic measures OF
the day, aud we indorse his candidacy
for denomination and reelection a
the hands Of our party. and pledge our
selves to give him our support for re
continuation