The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-08-11

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Mr.. Homer Mo"fo's, P"bHsh<r 81 the La
/ay<<ke Gazette, Lafayefke, La
Dear Sir and Er;end.-I send vo, here
with sone of the reasons that induced me to
abandon ssDemocr.cv as she i.,, in this
Sac. could Give Others. and will do So
from time. TO lime AZ circumstances NAV ms
tifv.
ann going into the Republican uartv for
the reason am Of the r,r,in;on that ,,rotec.
to our nation and more particularly does this
apply to the people of the South. Louis
ianiens especiallv.
without the protection given our rice, our
sugar. our lumber by the Diuplev bill. YOU
would not only staeuate. but in a short
while, paralize these industries. The rice
industry in South Louisiana is an established
one The parish of Acadia under its slim.
niat'ng influence IS oiossomng as the rose.
SaiSss:eu lesos IN wealth. ner SISTER parishes
ss,I. * s P.aS Sc o eo1en harvest
"e ~ " cu,"Sao" o1 tn.s cereal.
Inc oeveioPment mas ou. begun MAJOR
while since stated that the growth of this
industry was marvellous. That in q short
while we would supply the home market.
i 0elleve the same applies to the sugar
dustry. If capitalists were led to believe
that our tariff laws would not be disturbed;
or if disturbed, it would not be upon radical
lines, such the Free Trader would have,
they would make investments down south,
and with cotton factories or sugar refineries
dotting our line of railways, even old St.
Landry would awake from its drowsiness,
ami rival if not excel her sister parishes in
wealth and population.
am somewhat surprised to find you shake
the red flag of Warmothism in my face. Your
conservatism hitherto INDUCED in through
your columns had induced me to believe you
would not urge such a weak plea. No man
who was not invertebrate could renounce or
ieved he did. Warmoth Aourished
twenty-eight years ago, almost before your
birth. His acts of omission and commission
have kept in place and power demagogues
Stupid indeed the man who would sozU
fuse to 60 into the Republican party because
Warmoth adhered to it. Do you remember
the following lines:
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They 6ttinely apply 10 the present case.
join the Republican party from sense of
conviction. l believe that the nations in
nef St2Dl1ty, 0er prosperity,
can best be attained under its tenets. Mr..
Warmoth adheres TO the same opinion.
Shall 1, because Mr.. Warmoth may have
sinned in the past deny myself the right of
to that party? Why, Mr.. Editor,
if Mr.. Warmoth were to abandon the Re-
publican party and go over to Democracy
your party organs would announce the fact
in box, clear letters, and your people shout
themselves hoarse in proclaiming the same.
When ssstay in the party Democrat
curses Foster or Fostcrism the reply is:
Foster is not the Democratic party nor is
the Democratic party responsible for his
acts Well may I rerort ssWarmoth is not
the Republican party, nor is the Republican
party responsible for what he may have done
twenty eight years ago." I am not defend
ing Warmoth He needs no defense for be-
ing a Republican. In days to come when
war and reconstruction DAYS. shall have worn
away and reason resumed her SWAY, YOU will
find the bluest and best blood of the State
differing upon the economic and financial
questions dividing the nation.
With the passing awav of the negro our
people can honestly differ, The lamented
Grady with prophetic eve predicted that our
emancipation would never be completed nm
iii our people voted without regard to sec
tional lines, might add sectional feeling.
sectional hatred. and without reference to
the facts or benefits derived therefrom.
Said he. .I know that the ideal status is
that every State should vote without regard
TO sectional lines. me Recommendation OF the
people Will never ne complete until Iowa
stand side bv side without surprise. would
TO God that status could be reached. If any