The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-01
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

/ Inc meeting aC the court House
in Franklin, on Wednesday nigh
vas we'll attended and consider
| able enthusiasm manifested.
| The meeting was called to orde
by Mr.. r. E. Milling and Judg'
A. c. Allen was chosen chairman
Of the meeting and Messrs. w. H
Latham and Q. L. Alpha as secre'
taries. Judge Allen with a few wei
chosen remarks on the issues O.
the present campaign introduced
in turn Mr.. st. Clair Adams, Hon
J. Y. Sanders, Hon. Robt. F.
Broussard and Senator NJ. j
Foster. The addresses were all
we'll received and attentively lis
tened to, especially the speeches
Of Senator Foster and Hon. Robt.
F. Broussard, which touched very
largely upon the national issues
of the day and the stand that the
President of the United States has
taken towards reciprocity with
Cuba which if carried into effect
will ruin every sugar producer in
our fair State. They stated clearly
and unequivocally their position
and the position of the Demo-
cratic party upon the reciprocity
question.
The meeting was a success
throughout, and a good vote, with
the usual Democratic majority
may be confidently expected in
the Third Ward and Franklin, for
we feel satisfied that the words
delivered by the speakers went
home to the hearts of all present.
All Democrats, las well as Republic
cans, should know that the Repub-
lican party is an enemy of sugar
and rice by it's own past record as
well as by its present imperial
policy. Imperialism has robbed
us of our liberty and manhood, i.
has called for a large standing
army and the American people is
no longer governed as free peo-
pie. There is no one who will as
sert that it is beneficial to South
Louisiana to annex Hawaii, a
country which raises a lot of cane,
the Philippines, where every
breeze that blows bends a cane
stalk, Porto Rico and Cuba, on
whose soil nature has lavishly
placed every element to make a
prolific yield of cane. We do not
think that the welfare of this coun-
t~y is dependent on the annexa-
ton Of these islands or reciprocity
with Cuba, which means ruin to
the sugar producer in the State of
Louisiana and we cannot see how
any sugar planter can vote for a
party that is advocating such a
measure on our statute books, and
that is what the Republican party
to-day is doing. President Roose-
velt's reciprocity fad if carried
into effect means ruin to the sugar
industry Of our State. There ex-
list no reason why we should sup
port that party which means an
nexation and ruin to the product
of our State. We believe that the
incubation of such doctrines as
are now being taught and advo-
Gated by the Republican party is
subversive of the constitution of
our country. We believe that it
is the duty Of every man who
thinks that the Republican
party has become disregardful of
our national traditions and the
spirit of our institutions to vote
against the party on Tuesday,
November 18th, by casting their
vote for Hon. Robt. F. Broussard.
The Democratic party in st.
Mary is as strong to-day as it
ever was. Its great principles are
just as dear to the hearts of vast
Of the white people here.
This seeming want of harmony
back was not attributable
to a change Of sentiment, but
rather to a difference on party
policy. The BANNER stands for
pure Democracy; for the unset
fish application of it's principles
to the masses-equal considera-
ton for all, and special privileges
10 none.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
seen a notice calling the attention
If the public to the annual meeting
If the Cemetery Association which