The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-09-08


pressed il, to a free breakfast table. !
The same reasons that impelled the
Republican party to put sugar on the
free list in 1890 exist to day. viewing
the subject from a Republican point
of view and IA be consistent the Re
publican party must necessarily be,
as il Is, for free sugar. Having given
us fr~e sugar and preached to its hosts
and to the country free sugar in the
last TIVE campaigns. and tue condi-
tious on which it justified put'ing N
gar "n the free list not having mate
rally changed. tn expect it ut this
liuncture To Ietraca it's steps and To re-
store duty on sugar. is to 'tRg the
delusIve phantom Of hope with IL
child like crtdu!ity that passeth the
understanding.
So there is. to our mind. no hope Of
relief in the shape III ii duty Oh sugar
to come from the Republican, party.
Thu only other means of salvation
is il restoration of the bounty. VIII
the Republican party restore the
bounty VIII any party restore the
bounty
The answer to this question resolves
itself into TIE answer to the further
question VIII the REPRESENTATIVES, of
over sixty five millions of people DIS
peIsed e the vast extent of terrific
ry comprised Icy the United States,
r~e-adopt Il measure that has been
found unpopular, for the relief and
immediate benefit of Il little over half
a million of people, against the preiu-
dice aud opposition of the rest of the
sixty-five millions whom they repre-
sent +? The mere statement Of this
proposition furnishes an ~undoubted
negative answer. We may hope to
get the bounty for this years crop be
cause of our strong equity case. but
beyond that very little prospect do
we see wen TO hope for it.
And what is the inducement for the
Republican party to come to our res
cue The possible gain of n or two
Congressman from this State ? What
good Will shat do them with the SEN
ate and the Executive Democratic for
at least the next three years, even
should the Republican marty triumph
at the coming Congressional election ?
But what assurances have we that
the Republican party will triumph I?
Had the elections taken place two
months ago, its chances of success
Would perhaps have been good /; but
already the ''signs of the times" are
changing and portend Democratic
victory. What figure will Republi-
can representatives from Louisiana
cut in a Democratic House and what
help will they be to us .
Those disgusted Democrats who
talk of severing their party ties, should
think well on it before they cast their
lots with the Republican party which
has been the scourge of the South.
We see nothing to gain by joining
our former enemy, and, on the other
hand, such a step forebodes much evil
in a return to that condition of strife
and struggle of the days of reconstruc-
ton which must necessarily result
from any permanent division of the
white people of the State, with the
negro as a prime factor in our politics.
For let us not lose sight of the fact
that any appreeiable division among
the white people on political lires,
means a return Of the negroes influ-
ence N our politics. Those who con
template ii new movement may not
intend 1T, but the logic of events is
such that they cannot help it +; the
neero's Influence is bound 10 assert IT.
self in the end.
We have already pursued this sab
Ject far enough for this Issue, but we
mean To take it up in Il next and to
discuss 1T further, and see what hope
there Is from the Democratic patty.
In the mea time, we must again
bid those who contemplate any radi-
cal change to think we'll on it, before
they hnrn their ships behind them,
Louisiana Is and must remain Demo-
cratic.