The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-04-21
SENATOR cArFERY DECLINES.
His Manly Refusal to Vote for the
Dingley Tariff Bill.
tFrom The New yorh Times

From The New York Times
Senator Gallery. OF Louisiana, has re-
ceived letter from tile New Orleans
Board Of Trade, in which that body re-
quests him to use his vote and influence
to secure the passage OF the Dingley Tar
if bill. From Senator Caffery's reply,
addressed to the President OF the board,
The Times makes the following extract :
when my political views change 30
as TO convince me that this great country
with its vast resources, its free, pushing,
enterprising, inventive population, needs
protection against countries with not
half its resources, with population OPP
pressed with debt, crushed by class dis
tinctions or tyrannous government, with
out the skill and inventive genius OF our
own people, will hand in my resigna-
ton, as being out Of touch with Demo-
cratic principles. take THAT Louisiana
is Democratic yet, Notwithstanding the
Temporary split in the Democratic party
about finances, and the detection OF the
sugar planters to Republicanism, or,
rather, to bounty
81 have received from no Democratic
source any re quest to support bill at
war with the cardinal principles OF Dem
ocracy. do not consider that a com
mercial organic ition, which takes COM
mercial view Of political question, has
any authority or weight in suggesting
the conduct and vote of a Democratic
representative OF Democratic constitu-
ency. Nor do l believe that our board
has taken the proper view Of the bill,
considered from the narrow standpoint
of local interest.
'In the vicissitudes of political war
fare, the tariff for revenue party, some
time or other, will triumph. Iconfident-
ly look for its triumph in the near fu.
ture. II Louisiana pins 8 fortunes to
the party of protection for projections
sake, triumphant Democracy can easily
ignore the claims Of sugar as revenue
producer.
"You have fair tariff under the Will
son bill. Under it sugar hourishes as
we'll us any agricultural interest in the
United States that l know of If the
Republican party, dropping the great
financial question, on the strength of
which it went into power, thinks to
evade that question by piling up more
revenue, sugar presents good article to
get it from. But neither you nor our
people have any right to demand more
tariff to build up your and their individ-
ual prosperity when you already enjoy a
reasonable amount.
at is mistaken policy to drop the
party which recognize ID your product as
a revenue product, and join the party
which placed it on the free list. 1t is |
worse than mistaken policy to clamor
for more duty on sugar because wool and
&c, are getting too much.
''The Dingley bill carries rates between
and 10 percent higher than the Nc
Kinley bill. 1t is, in my opinion, indie
ensible from any standpoint Of protec.
ion or tariff for revenue.
at will blight the budding promise Of
ncreass ID export of American manufac-
ures. 1t will cripple the export of our
cereals, fibre, fuel, and raw materials.
It will add enormously, to the burden
If the toiling masses of our people.
at will create greater discomfort
where discomfort is already threatening
he peace and stability OF society. And
t violates the cardinal, essential, cher
shed principles OF Democracy.
81 will not vote for it. l will vigor-
'usly oppose it. l have received COM
nunications of like character from the
'ugar Exchange and the Chamber OF
commerce, aud my reply to you is an
nswer to them. You are at liberty to
ublish this letter"