The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-17
PRICE FIVE CEN rs.

with Il cent on refined and lilo cent on
sugars coming from countries paying bum
ties The sugar schedule was not to take
effect until January /, 1895, thereby giving
the bounty on the growing crop This had
been attained only 10y the weakness of the
democratic party in the senate. They want
ed to give free sugar there, but could not
do it.
~ will not" exclaimed the speaker. go
over the long and weary discussion, which
lasted for months. EXCEPT 10 say that our
senators were deceived at every point
that although the democratic caucus had
pledged itself to give the sugar planters
the bounty for the crop Of 1924 still. when
ii came to = vote in the open senate. il
was wiped out by making the sugar sche i
ule operative on taa !assace Of the bin.
Messrs. Pugh. of Alabama; George, of Ms
sisspp and Coke, of Teas, We're the
senators who broke the caucus pledge and
ost us the bounty on this crop. Mr.. Jones.
senator from Arkansas. cha rman of the
finance committee. promised our senators
that he would have the bounty Tor 1894 re-
stored to the bin. He did not do il, nor
Gid ne ever intend doing so; for We have
positive assurance that he never mentioned
the subject to the conference committee
Tn following resolutions. prepared ny q
committee which had been sent out dur
ing Mr McCali's speech. were unanimously
adopted:
"Whereas, Recent adverse tariff iesisIa-
ti0u anC threats OF free sugar clearly ln3!-
cate that the dominant faction OF the E3-
tiooal democratic p&rty ar rent upon
policy that will lead to the destruction OF
Gu: industry and the impovershment %
our people. therefore. be it
Resolved. That we cannot in justice 10
curse Ives vote for any candidate 10 repre-
SHnt Us in congress who Is u It u dyed .
the protection OF sugar, rice lumber salt,
and all other great American Industries.
Further resolved, That cur Cdndldets
H.. FFft 10 ~ fsFV 4 h -
house ana to effect an organization favor
able to protection. na matter = mat bo'
HLcal party said speaker may belong
Republican Juhilntion Aroused.
This actiop has been followed b. similar
proceedings in several other places. Sow
ing thar there was some pr5arr2nEement
of the matter The reports sent abroad
created the impression THAI Louisiana was
ready TO cut herself l0ess from
the res of the union Repuhli-
can newspapers took the Subject Up
ana discussed it with great satisfaction.
There was now chance TO split the solid
south. such as had never existed before.
The New York Recorder. a typical repuo-
lican sheet. was disposed to be- somewhat
.'j,gsery' in the following cditorial para
graph:
Louisiana has suddenly become one #
the most interesting states in 2 political
sense. The sugar planters can unioubtai-
~ make it republican state. They
threaten. in what looks like desI earnest.
to % -. AMI assurelly they have good
cause for their action. Representative
Meyer In the last days of the tariff de-
late, 81 IKE for the people, who have
-
81. thelr homes and the UaerewitnaI .
support th-o1. and aSs-s !. 'Ate We - 20
betrayed ia tine temple of DIR friends,
toy whose side we have stood, shoulder n
shoulder, ,uurhiag elbows i'm the battles