The weekly messenger., 1894-11-03

where these Republicans are, he should
AJAX Gov. Foster about them also how
splitting" Is done. for unless he pos
sessed the art hs would never have been
Governor. Gov. Foster knows how to
split white votes, POpulists and Demo.
Gratis alike. For proof ask Secretary OF
State A dams. Judge s. d. McEnery. j.
8, Young is another expert vote splitter.
The name split" Is new in Louisiana
poiitics and means the same as "steai' |
ing", "stuffing" and other methods fam
liar to the Democratic leaders.
Senator Blanchard calls the "Pop
Gum" free sugar bill passionate out
burst" against the Seuate for being Tor
ced to accept their amendments. AS the
out-burst Is likely to 60 of again. and
az the same man when Representative
Blanchard was his tile. he voted Tor
absolutely free sugar. and turned "local
issue" protectionist for the Senatorial
Office, his announcement OF planters TOT
revenue only Republicans does not come
pood grace. His assurance Of their not
being the slightest danger of Pop Gun"
free sugar bill Is q very cool assump-
tion, for he il very new Senator and
having been so badly fooled in the "cau-
Gus agreement" is very liable to he fool
cd again. Blanchard's surname is New
ton but unlike the great philosopher ne
cannot reason from cause 70 effect. His
wild assertion that the country has al
ways prospered under Democratic rule
and lost ground under Republican rule"
proves he has no acquaintance with his
tory, or a great acquaintance with Ba'
ron Munchausen's idea Of telling things.
Gov. Foster says the Democrats are
drawn together. No doubt they are 10
the stomach, for they have bad case OF
political bellyache. Says no body can
blame the Democrats for repealing the
bounty for it was an unjust law. This
is very sad. but very true, still specihc
pledge was made Senators White and
Gibson by the Democratic managers and
grossly violated. This act OF bad faith
however has not been the first Democra'
cy has been guilty Of and with such di-
verse opinions a. to what constitutes DE-
mocracy. and with their pledges to main-
tain parity of silver dead letter. repeal
of 10 Der cent bank tax defeated. and a
mongrel Tariff bill passed at Trusts dc
tation, thr. ats to break down "protec-
tion barriers, making an admittedly de-
ficit revenue bill. promising free silver
in Ohio and '.honest money" elsewhere
and many things entirely loo numeroue
to detail, These things are not calcu-
lated to inspire confidence Ia the abili'
, ty. Integrity or even willingness to help
, our industries. There is not a single
National issue Oh which the Democrats
, are united. Gov. Foster claims Cleve
r land, Carlisle. Morrison. Voorhees, aud
host { 4! y of Democrats think sugar II
I legitimate subject for tax. OF all thi'
. host" only On- Senator Voorhees, Is In
, position to Cast q vote. aud he turnet
J. against life time conviction OF hon, g
! silver to gold standard and turned SUD
I denly too. He is liable to turn again
D The great leaders who only think" ar
4 pour depe ndence they have not the cou
8 rage to act. He challenges Mccall
4 Beattie aud Pugh to show single Re
= publican leader who advocates Q tarif
}. on sugar or Q bounty. On the 5th da
a Of June 1894 Senator Henderson offerre'
y to amend the Senate bill retaining
4 bounty and had 81 votes in favor of II
v all Republicans and P0pulists. Then {
!. reduce bounty one tenth each year com
!. mencing 1895 to continue to 1905 th
,. vote was Republicans and Populists 3
" Nays 81. Blanchard and Cefferv nal
|. II Blanchard and Caffery bad voted wit
>. the Republicans and Populists the vot
L would have been SO for IS against an
" the bounty would have carried unit
3. 1905 with only tenth reduction eac
q year. Mr.. Allison offered eight tenth
D. Of cent bounty and was defeated b
n Democratic votes. On two other occs
u sions thu solid Republican vote was ca
II for the bounty. Senator MandersOI
J. Gov. Vim. Mckinley Jr, Senator *
y. munds and sure enough host" opel
1t II declare in their speeches, where L