The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-28
Senator M'Enery'S Vote on the
DinEIey Bill.
% The Lafayette Gazette.


Iafa. elite, La Oct. s3. 1899. Il
| will ask you 70 publish The fol.
Loving letter which was written. as
will be seen fro,n the signature, by
Judge Albert VOORHEES,. who explains
! why Senator McEnery voted for the
Dingiey Bill and why he should
! not be blamed for it. Judge Voor
HES wrote the platform at The Bat""
Rouge convention in 1890, and Is
Qualified to speak about it. The
following is Judge N"orhies' letter
to the senator:
s.New Orleans, Oct. 10, 1900. Hon ;.
y. McEnery: Dear Si=-At the rousi"g
Democratic meeting held Saturday, I4th
inst, Howard avenue, was present on
the stand. The next day, 1 read, not with
out surprise, the columns OF leading
journal of this city, that even the politicians
there rolled their eyes ominous1y when the
senator {yoursel) began to lug in the tariff y
.sOf course, If party platforms and poll
cies are ignored, it is easy to- indulge IN un-
warranted crincism and To readily find fault
with a faithful public servant In 1890, at
Baton Rouge, the Democratic state conven-
ton adopted series of resolutions, which
the Iacksonian Democratic Association
! would do we'll TO peruse again resolutions
policy of the party. Among them, in bold
relief is the one relative to the tariff lhSt
resolution is obviously vin'iIcat'n OF your
course in the United States Senate ON the
Dinglcy bill. And the Chicago Democratic
platform is in unison with it.
GAS we were then in a minority IN both
houses of congress, 1t is obvious you could
not further the passage of tariff OF reve-
nue. with incidental protection. Nor could
you help to defeat a Republican tariff of
protection, although, you might have made
a stand on every item of the schec ule-wIth
the certainly, however, or sacr'hc'ns t"s
wisely, too, follow the policy ennnciated
in that Baton Rouge platform. which reads
as follows:
That The people entitled to an
honest and economical administration OF the
revenues; and that we adhereto the invarl-
able Democratic policy of raising the neceS-
sary revenue with incidental protection; ana
that, in ievying tariff duties, we demand
that fair and impartial consideration shall
be gwen to the interests and industries or
the various sections of the country, and the
different classes of the people, to the end
that the agricultural, mining, lumber and
other industries, as well manufacturing,
shall receive their full share of any benefits
following the levying of any tariff duties tor
revenues. We, therefore, specially urge
that sugar, rice and lumber, part of
Louisiana's industry, be included in any
tariff schedule tina: may be adopted by the
general government.
..Nour course, consequently, on the
Dinglev tariff Dill has direct sanction IN
the above resolution. Indeed, had you
acted otherwise, the result would have been
fatal TO the Louisiana sugar industry. You
could not have prevented or even retarded
the passage of the Dingley tariff bill; and
your attempt to do would have resulted
in depriving that industry of its full share
of any benefits which il was entitied.'
You property concluded that it was lncum-
bent on you that sugar, rice and
lumber, part OF Louisiana : Industry, he
included in any tariff schedule that may he
adopted by the general government. The
true policy and craftsmanship was to rescue
the Louisiana industries, PretermittinS All
useless and dangerous aggressive opposition.
:. Such for many years was the course
pursued by that stalwart Democrat or Penn
svIvania. Judge Samuel Randall, with re-
ference to the local Industries OF his own
state when the Wings, being in power, adj
tariff principles.
cit is urged that this is strictly munich
pal election, involving no political interests
So the Jacksonian Democratic Association
contends. But, is that so? Then why does
this Democratic Association Of the Jack
sonian type enter the arena? And, claiming
20 be party in legal intendment, why does
I il apply as such to be carried on The official
ticket of election:
.sOn one side is the Democratic party, on
the other the Iacksonian Democratic Asso-
ciation---the latter an otshoot OF the former,
presenting the singular spectacle Of Repub-
lican orators and leaders paradinS under ITS
flags | remain truly yours,
..Ai.suRr VooEuits''
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