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the probabilities are against the success
of another attempt of that kind.
The Sugar Question Troubling the Dem
OCrats in LOuiSiana.

The Sugar Question Troubling the Dem
Ocrats in Louisiana.
Mr.. Adolph Meyer Democratic mem
Der of Congress from the First LOuiSia-
ma district speaking of the movement Of
the sugar planters in that state to con-
denim the Democratic Congress Tor its
action on the sugar question, says:
st may mean that a Republican dele
CATION will be sent TO the next Congress
from Louisiana and that Republican
presidential electors may be chosen two
years from now This movement is no
more than might have been expected.
The Democratic Congress has dealt
shamefully with the great interests OF
Louisiana. We have not only
been dealt unfairly with, but have been
deceived. in word. buncoed. We were
promised back in the presidential cam
paign that the sugar industry should not
be crippled by any change in the tariff
that the bounty should be continued for
this year. The crops this year were
started on that understanding invest
ments having been made on that basis.
The Republican party has en-
acted legislation under which the sugar
industry has prospered. The Republicans
in this Congress have voted for the sugar
bounty on all occasions and | think have
done so consistently. SO have the Louisl-
ana Democrats for that matter. Now
Congress holds further menace over our
heads in the form of Il threat to put sugar
on the free list at the next session NO
other industry has been treated IN this
way
The sugar planters association recently
held a meeting in Louisiana and adopted
these resolutions
Whereas recent adverse tariff legislation
and threats of free sugar clearly indicate
that the dominant faction of the national
Democratic party is bent upon 4 policy that
will lead to the destruction of our Indus
tries and the impOverlshment of our people;
therefore, be it
Resolved, that we can not in justice to
ourselves vote for any candidate to repre-
sent us in Congress who is not pledged to
the protection of sugar. rice, lumber. salt
and all other great American industries.
Resolved, that our candidate must be free
to vote for a speaker OF the House, ana TO
effect an organization favorable to protec,,
ton. no matter to what political party said
speaker may belong.
Ex-Gov. kellogg of that state, who
understands pretty thoroughly the tenn
per of the people of Louisiana, says the
planters movement means the election OF
two and probably three Republican con-
greSsmen, and may be the means Of Secur-
ing the electoral vote of the state for
the nominee in 1896. Il place my Judg-
ment." he says. mon the fact that in the
First, Second Third, and part of the
Sixth congressional districts the sugar
interests hold the balance of power as
between the Republican and Democratic
parties so that their utilization with the
Republicans means the election of repre-
sentatives pledged to the support of the
states greatest industry"
When the Democrats of Louisiana do
not relish the perfdy of their party. it is
a very bad kind of perfidy. Instead of
killing negroes, the Democrats of that
state will now turn their attention to kill
ing the Democratic party. In this they
will have the best wishes of the North
What Louisiana much needs is more
sugar and less Democracy