Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-22
Substantial Reasons.

While the Democrats are decrying the
detection of the Louisiana planters and are
attempting to convey to the public mind the
idea that these planters have bartered their
political convictions, the latter come before
the public with their reasons. They are
substantial reasons. They declare, and it
cannot be denied, that bad faith has been
shown them by the Democratic party. They
appreciate the hold which the sugar trust
has upon the party that has for years re-
ceived their support. They appreciate the
part sugar played in the Hawaiian policy of
infamy. They have seen that the purpose
of this administration has been to overthrow
everything done by the previous administra-
ton and that in its frenzy to do so it has
violated the plighted faith of the govern
ment and has run amuck with the best
interests of the country. These resolutions
adopted at the recent meeting of the con-
vention of Louisiana sugar planters should
be read by all who feel inclined to question
the convention for pledging its support to
the party that has ever kept faith has 10
short administered the affairs of govern
ment in competent and statesmanlike
manner. The text of these resolutions is
as follows:
ReS0lUed, That we believe in the protec-
ton of all American labor and American
enterprise shall not be crushed out by the
products of the poorly paid labor of Europe
and the coolie and pauper labor of the rest
of the world.
Resolred That the people of Louisiana
never asked for a bounty on sugar. 1t was
granted by Congress against our protest,
but after it was enacted into law which
declared that it should last until 1905, we
accepted it as a solemn pledge of the gov
eminent of the United States, which we did
not believe any Congress controlled by any
party would repudiate. In accordance with
that belief, and relying upon the honor of
our government, we expended enormous
sums of money and mortgaged our property
for immense loans in order to meet the ex-
pectation of the country and increase the
production of sugar, which, in point of fact,
we have doubled in three years under the
Mckinley act. That Indebtedness is still
unpaid, and the Wilson bill has made it i'm
possible for us to meet our obligations.
Bankruptcy stares us in the face. We de-
clare that no honest government can afford
to break its faith with its own people or
ruin its own citizens.
"ReS0lced, That we enter our solemn
protest against the continuance of the treaty
with Hawaii. by which, under the recently
enacted tariff, the producers of sugar of
those islands with the coolie laborers will
receive bounty from the sugar consumers
of the United States of over sc 900 900 per
apnum.
"Resolred, That we earnestly recommend
and urge the people of Louisiana to organ
ize themselves into clubs, committees and
conventions, with the view of electipg men,
bers from each district to the Congress of
the United States pledged to stand by the
National Republican pirty in the orgaaizi
ton of the House of Representatives and
in the protection of American industries.
"Resolced, That we hereby declare the
causes which led to the inauguration of this
movement are of financial and industrial
nature and that the character and standing
of its leaders are a sufficient guarantee that
they will ever advocate good government to
the people of this state. We therefore de-
mand fair election and an honest count
and the return of the votes as cast, and we
expect at the hands of the chief executive
of this state to see to it that we have fai,
representation on all boards of registration
and election.
s'Resolred, That the president of this
convention shall appoint state committee
OF thirty-one members, who shall have the
1uii powers of this convention and be known
as tne state committee of the national Re-
publican party