The Lafayette gazette., 1902-01-25

Woek of Sugar Producers
l Against Tariff Reduction.

0ou0o0o0ta11v0o Of the L0utsians
Cn0o 0HoWors % b Heard
To-Day.
Warrington, Jan. s2.-rhis va.
sugar day ae the Capitol. Its re-
pFoeontatives we're to be found
evesywhese. the White House itseli
not escaping the Invasion. Delega.
tioas from every beet producing
section Of the country intermingled
With the cane people of Louisians
and We'd with them IN doing mis-
sionAry work among the national
legislators IN the interest of the do
Westic industry. Nor were the
emissaries of the Trust, masquer-
aiding a. Cuban sugar producers or
agents of the Cuban sugar growers,
idle. They filed the corridors OF
the Capitol, buttonholing this Con-
gresham and tha. Congressman,
and. with an energy worthy Of a
better cause busted themselves try
ing to make converts to their doc
trines.
President Farwell of the Cane
Growers Association, having rested
from the fatigue of the long t,ip
here, occupied most of his time to-
day in presenting the side Of the do
mestic sugar growers to the national
legislators, work in which, for that
matter, all the members of the
Louisiana sugar delegate took
part.
Mr.. Farwell is verv favorably i'm
pressed With the work that has al
ready been achieved by the mem
bers of the Louisiana delegation in
Congress, who have, he said, ex-
hibited . broad and patriotic spirit
IN their treatment Of this question
of such vast and far-reaching inter-
est to the State. This work, sup
plemented by the efforts which have
been put forth, and are still being
by the cane growers of the
State Is beginning to tell, In the
opinion of Mr.. Farwell, although he
admits that the situation is still
critical and that 1t would be the
part of wisdom and discretion for
he sugar people to contain them
'elves until certain that they are
sout of the woods"
Sentiment in the House, said
dr. Farwell to The Times Democrat
els changing, and,
rejoice to say, is changing for the
etter. The campaign of education
'hich was Jointly instituted by the
eet and cane sugar people is begin
ing to bear fruit. The conditions F
hat surrounded the sugar growers n
this country were not understood
y our lawmakers, and in the abb
.nce of this Information they lent d
'emselves unwittingly to the prop
sition that we were under a certain II
'oral obligation to come to the 4
'scue of Cuba, whose independence IL
E had achieved. Now, however, u
at they have been made to under
and that the proposed movement +
Ill destroy an American industry, u
hose development is constantly II
lvancing under the fostering in ir
lence of a barrier which the advo II
tes of free Cuban sugar are seek u u
3 to remove, the other aspect Of ~
E question is presented to them, OF
d they will 60 slow in making up n
cir minds before striking down al
cir own people. The wisdom of ~
: old saw, charity begins at III
me, holds just as good in politics
it does IN the everyday affairs OF
=" III
The days proceedings were ~ w.
ened by visit to the White ~
'use. which was made by Col.
orge w. Mott of New Orleans,
the banking institutions
the city. Mr.. Mott was accom-
lied by Senators McEnery and
;ter, by whom he was introduced ~
the president. The visitors were
daily received, and, having ex- ~.
ined the purpose of his visit, Mr. -,
It presented to the Chief Execu-
4 petition from the New Or