The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-06

age of the bill now before Congress for
the same purpose.
We commend the project for the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal by the
Government OF tho United States and
the governmental control thereof.
We favor liberal and adequate appro>
priations by the general government for
The deepening Of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river, and especially Southwest
Pass in order that at all times, deep
water navigation may be afforded to the
ships of largest tonnage.
We favor the continued appropriation
by the general government for the con,
Struction and maintenance Of our great
| levee system, and approve and endorse
! the Gatherings bill providing for the cons
troll and maintenance of the levees Of the
| Mississippi river by the United States
government.
o. Resolve, That we strongly urge
| upon our nominee TIE Importance of
securing proper and adequate tariff rates
on our products of lumber rice, SALT etc,
as Will best further those. interest.
(2.) Resolve, That suga, has been re-
gardcd for many wears by the Democra
tic party us an ideal re:cnuc producing
article, and that the nominee of this con-
vention be requested to urge upon the
government of the United States the ne
ces>ity of such tariff upon it as will af
ford the government large revenue and |
our sugar producers adequate protection |
for their products
We call the attention Of the people Of |
the third congressional district to the !
ho MI ~ nI
ed by the Republican party at New
Iberia. has no word Of condemnation for
the Mckinley administration in annex
ing to the United States the Hawaiian
islands thereby putting On the market of
the United States. in free and open CONS
petition with the American sugar pro-
ducers, twice the amount Of sugar pros
duced in Louisiana That there is no
word of condemnation of the Mckinley
for the annexation Of the
island of Porto Rico, producing nearly
as much sugar rs is produced in Louis
lana, in free and open competition with
the Louisiana producer That there is
no word Of condemnation for the McKin-
ley administration that an unjust and
unwarranted war is being conducted in
the Philippine islands to hold the archi>
prlcgo,s and place upon the American
market, sugar produced by Coolic labor,
exceeding the production Of the United
States. as well as quantities of rice. to
compete with the American producers Of
sugar and rice.
That there is no word of condemnation
Of the Mckinley administration for the
failure of that administration to carry
out the pledge Of Congress. to give the
island q Cuba free and independent gov
bat instead the Mckinley ad i.
had Endorsed. while il is at
and striving to hold the island
)t Cuba as part and parcel of this ceun-
Try, and place on the market Of this
country sugar produced on tina: island
~ cheap labor amounting to one half of
he consumption Of sugar in the United
States
There is Lot a word Of condemnation
IT the Mckinley administration, for vio> 5
atlnS the constitution of the United
states by imposing tariff upon second {
grade rice produced in this district and
to the island of Porto Rico and
inaly
That there is not Il word of con(!cmn;,,
ION OF the Mckinley administration fer
ending Mr. John A. Ka>son TO negotiate
rcatI"s with countries producing sugar
ma rice, by which the present tariff rate
N those articles are reduced to the
etrlment of the sugar and rice producers
# this District.
We denOuncc the trust Ill now law
ne its devastating hands upon the indus
res OF this nation, as the product Gf
iepnhllcan rule, and call upon our ma.
ional and state government TO pass such
AVIS as will effectively check and de
troy this growing evil; and we call upon
ne wage-earners of this District to as
LIST the Democratic party ia supprcssng
II trusts.
We declare our unal.crable opposition to
Imperialism and malitarism, and view
he attempt Of the Republican party to
orcc these twin evils upon the country
serious menace so or institutions
nd to the general welfare
We view with serious concern TIE
termination of the Republican party to
annex The Philippine
stands to this country. The permanent
nneXatiOn Of these distant islands with
,eir heterogeneous population OF millions.
lien in race. in thought, in habits. in j.
additions, and in modes of life, would L
ot only be absurd, but the biggest Il
official blnndcr Of the age. q