The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-10-27
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High Priest of Protection. came to
New Orleans on Saturday las. ut
tic re,.Ii,cs: OF tho boltcrs, anil de
Iivcrcd nh address to a large assem-
bis IN that city. The burden Of his
speech was for protection to Ameri-
can industries, according to the
primo pies of the Republican party
Those at whose invitation nc had
come, must have been sorcly .iisap-
pointed, from the fact, that the dis
tinguished visitor did not make the
slightest promise, that the Republi-
can party would restore the bounty
or place a heavier duty on SUGAR
than now exists il the Wilson bill,
should that party be SO fortunate
as to get control Of the next Con
Eress. No one informed Of the
status of National Republicans today
could have expected Gov. Atckin-
ley TO have spoken otherwise. He
well knew that word from him,
that he favored restoration Of the
bounty or heavier duty on sugar,
meant the destruction of his chances
for the Presidential nomination in
1890. The Republican Party is
irretrievably committed 20 the policy
s,f free sugar, and no bounty Bv
rho Mckinley law Of 1890, for the
first time in the history OF this gov
crnment. sugar was made free, and
bounty of cents a pound was
given in lieu thereof, for I'll. term of
fifteen years. Well nigh, every Re-
publican in the session of 1900 -ot-
ed fcs free sugar, whereas every
Democrat voted for duty on that
article, in the very teeth Of this Re-
publican conspiracy to eventually
destroy the leading industry
of a Southern State. In the session ;
of congress. after a revulsion Of
opinion had been expressed through
out the country, the Republicans
as usual with the public
current voted to repeal
the bounty they had given the su-
gar planters four years before, and
against the restoration Of the duty
on sugar, which the Democrats
forced upon them in the
passage Of the Wilson bill.
Thus it will be seen that Gov. Nc
kinly could not consistently make
any promises or hold out the re-
hottest hope in favor Of sugar.
which he new had been condemned
10 no protection whatever by the
Almost unanimous votes Of the Re-
pubilcans in congress. The gov
:rnor Of Ohio is too much Of a Re-
publican and too much Of !. poll
[ician 10 have made any PROMISES
n favor of sugar, SO much desired
BY the sugar coated Republicans, of
The Warmoth, Mccall, Kellogg, De-
mas and Pinchback combine. 1t
would appear to ordinary mortals,
HAT the High Priest of Protection
$ n hard luck If We are to Judge
lin in the light Of the avowcd opin-
IN of the braiuiest men Of
ils own party. Senator
Sherman of Ohio, the. home
If tl,e new Napoleon. said in re-
cent speech. that he favored a tariff
or revenue purposes, only. Sena- ,
or Allison is also known as Il low ,
ariff man. In 4 late interview con-
,reSsnan Pu:.crwcrth of Ohio is (
.esliteG with the statement that
here was entirely too much protcc-
ion to special interests in the Nc
>iniey act. at the expense of the J
masses oi The people. Last but not !
East comes forward the brilliant l
rat n and statesman of Maine.
Thomas Il. Reed, with the sicctara- ;
ION in a public speech that the Re
will not Tc-=uact t:e Nc ;
>in'ey iaw. IN the event that they
ccurc a majority in the next CON |
ress. With that exposition 10 the I
law from. .l.s greatest q
-sdcrs Of the Republican Party, j
nd with an open breach between {
.i<ss; aa:l the governor. it wonf.! not c
= sassi; isi.g il the Ohio Napoleon :
,ouftf H:-sl f:is Wiieri. in the ;,rcsi- a
entail election oS 1890. i
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