Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-28
THiIR Eff O2TS ARE FUTILE,

the country. are of opinion that tb,
Louisiana sugar planters who have
decided TO affiliate with the nation
al Republican party have takel
\ step which will render futile
the efforts of tue Louisiana delega,
ton to obtain legislation ty the
present Congress- for the pa nen'
Cf tue sugar bounty. A more in>
OppOrtune time or such a move.
ment could not have been chosen.
They have Intensified the feeling
against the bounty system, which
Was already extremely unpopular,
aud have reduced to a min mum
the chances of securing relief during
the remaining few months 1T the
present Congress. Then, if the
Republicans should control the
House of representatives of the
Fifth-foarth Congress, u Democrat
ic Senate and President Will stand
in the way OF u restoration OF the
bounty OD sugar. The Democratic
Senate can prevent the enactment
OF ipgIslation looking to the psy>
men. of the bOuutv on sugar pros
duced in 1895. At the national
Democratic headquarters here the
action of the Louisiana planters is
not spoken of as u matter of serious
Importance as to the control of the
next house. They insist that the
R.publicans have no possible
chance of getting more than one
district, aud express tue opinion
that even that will not be done.
Senator Faulkner said that he
was not alarmed about Louisiana;
that be had no doubts about the
election of a solid Democratic dele.
CATION from the State. Tue plants
ers, he SAID, were not strong
enough to affect the result.
representative CatchIn.s, who
was passing through the city on bis
way TO Mississippi, said: Il an
delighted at this action of rbr
plauteis. II that ei-nnrt in l,nu,s.
lana goes over to the RepuUican
party 1t makes tue Nay easy fUI
free su.ar. They capaot ~ my
opinion elect Rrpuhllcans to the
House, and D,nIociats who are
elected IN spite oi thtlr oppo>iiion
viii he under no obligations to
watch at er their selfish interests.
The d-mauds of .he Louisiana
planters have been an enbarrass>
ment to the Democratic party, aud
| shall not be AT all grieved to have
them cut loose, Ii they should sue.
ceed in sending Republicans to
Congress it would not be u matter
Of great consequence to the Demo.
cratic party. don't think there is
any danger of our bing dependent
upon that delegation to hold the
next House. However, the State
is Democratic without the planters,
and We can very we'll afford to have
them IN opposition"
ln answer to the suggestion that
the vote of Louisiana might be i'm.
i'O'tant should the next presideu |
tIal election he thrown Iuto the
House. Gen. Cdtchings said that
ne thought there Was no p,Oba,ll<
ny that the Huase would he Called
upon 10 eject the hext President.
Both senator Fauikurr aud Gen,
~ commenting on the
general situation, called attention
10 evidences OF u revival vi busi>
ness. which, they believed. wOuId
result brnefcially to the party in
poSer at this time. Senator Faulk>
ner said that Inflammation received
by him from different quarters
a great revival iu both r..
tdil and whole sale business, and
In many lines of trade be said there
was IN extraordinary activity de>
veloIing. Gen. CatcLings pointed
to the INCREASED demand upon the