The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-29

by the general gov
eminent for the deepening of the
mouth of the Mississippi river, and
Southwest Pass in order
that at all times, deep water naviga-
ton may be afforded to the ships of
largest tonnage.
We favor the contiE ued appropri-
alton by the general government for
the construction and maintenance of
our great levee system, and approve
and e,.dorse the Catchings' bill pro-
viding for the control and mainten-
ance of the levees of the Mississippi
river by the United States govern
ment.
CD Resolved, That we strongly
urge upon our nominee the impor
lance Of securing proper and ade-
quate tariff rates on our products of
lumber, rice, salt, ETC., as will best
further those interests
(2.) Resolved, That sugar has
been regarded for many years by
the Democratic party as an ideal
revenue producing article, and that
the nomir ee of this convention be
requested to urge upon the govern
ment of the United States the ne
cessity of such a tariff upon it as
will afford the govern ment large
revenue and our sugar producers
adequate protection for their pro-
ducts.
We call the attention of the peo-
pie of the third congressional dis
triCt to the significant fact that the
platform adopted by the Republi-
can party. at New Iberia, has no
word of condemnation for the Nc
Kinley administl alton in annexing
to the United States the Ha-
waiian islands thereby putting on
the market of the United States, in
free and open competition with the
American sugar producers, twice
the amount of sugar produced in
Louisiana. That there is no word
of condemnation of the Mckinley
administrator for the annexation of
the islands of Porto Rico, produc-
ing nearly as much sugar as is pro-
duced in Louisiana, in free and open
competition with the Louisiana pro-
Queer. That there is no word of
condemnation for the Mckinley adj
mlnistraiion that an unjust and
unwarranted war is being con-
Quoted in the Philippine islands to
hold the archipelago, and place
upon the American market, sugar
produced by Coolie labor, exceed
ing the production of the United
States, as well as quantities of rice,
tc compete with the American pro-
ducers of sugar and rice.
That there is no word of condem-
nation of the Mckinley administra-
ton for the failure of that admins
tration to carry out the pledge Of
Congress, to give the island of
Cuba free and independent gov
eminent; but instead the Mckinley
administration had Endorsed, while
it is attempting and striving to hold
the island of Cuba as part aud par
eel of this country, and place on
the market of this country sugar
produced on that island bv cheap
labor amounting to one half of the
consumption of sugar in the United
States.
That there is not a word of con-
demnation of the Mckinley admin
istration, for violating the consti:u-
ton of the United States by impos-
ing traiff upon second grade rice
produced in this district and ex-
pOIteu TO the lSldnuS Oh fOI(O N1CO,
and finally
That there is not word of con-
demnatlon of the Mckinley admin
istration for sending Mr.. John A.
kasson to negotiate treaties with
countries producing sugar and rice,
by which the present tariff rate on
those articles are reduced to the
detriment of the sugar and rice pro-
ducers of this District.
We denounce the trust evil now
laying its devastating hands upon the
industries of this nation, as the
product of Republican rule, and
call upon our national and State
government to pass such laws as
will effectively check and destroy
this growing evil; and we call upon
the wage-earners of this District
to assist the Democratic party in
suppressing all trusts.
We declare our unalters BILE oppo-
sition to imperialism and MALTA
rism, and view the attempt of the
Republican party to force these
twin evils upon the country as Sc
rlous menace to our institutions and
to the general welfare.
We view with serious concern the
determination of the Republican
party to permanently annex the
Philippine Islands to this country.