The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-09-05
Tariff and Trusts.


The New Orleans Daily States is
always interesting, if for no other
reason because it is the only really.
truly Democratic paper published in
that city. It is now engaged in dis
semin ating the usual campaign asser-
lions that the tariff makes the trusts
and the trusts increase prices OF ar
ticles they produce and cut down
wages.
As the city of New Orleans is not
without recent experience in these
lines, and as both the city of NeWOrle
ans and the state of Louisiana rejoice
in Democratic RUE, few questions
OF the subject seem pertinent.
1t is not quite year since the en-
ployers on the levee locked out their
employees in the effort to reduce the
wages OF the latter twenty per cent or
more, and with the assistance of pub
lie opinion created by the New Orle
ans daily papers and backed by legis
lative commission created by the
Democratic general assembly, sue
ceeded in effecting reduction of
about eighteen per cent. Now to
which trust do the New Orleans daily
papers, including the States, belong?
Which trust or what combination of
trusts dominates the Louisiana gen.
eral assembly and dictated the port
investig cation commission and con
trolled its action?
This reduction was forced on the
labor element at a time when the cost
of living was admittedly on the in
crease. The largest element of tn at in
crease was the rent, which is one
third the cost of living, and rents in
1907 alone increased some twenty per
cent or more. What trusts owns, con-
trolls or dominates the landlords of
New Orleans?
The cotton mills of New Orleans
have cut their wage scale twenty per
cent. Their employees are now on
strike, having demonstr ated that the
with absolutely no margin for the vic
issitudes of life. What trust controls
the cotton mills?
How does the tariff bring these
trusts into existence or foster them or
any of them? An answer is requested.
A highly enjoy able euchre was given
on Thursday evening of last week at
E. A. LaBdry's hall in barrow. A
very interesting series of games was
played, at the conclusion of which the
first prizes were awarded 80 Mrs. E.
A. Landry and r. E. Lanaux, and
the second to Miss Clara Braud and
Dudley Marehand. The guest prizes
were presented to Mrs. Michel and
Lawrence Marchand. At the close of
the evenings enteft ainment tempting
refreshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Misses Haydee Landry, Lena
Crochet, Blanche and Rose March and,
Celine Serre, Clara, Lena and Elisha
Braud: Mesdames f. Taddiken, Hope
and Michel; Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Armitage, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Landry,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Lanaux, aud
Messrs. Alex and Louis Bourgeois,
Charles Crochet, r. j Serre, Law
renee, Dolphy and Dudley NJ arch and,
S. R.. and j. S. Braud, Ellis HERD,
Albert Taddiken, George Blunt. Shel-
ley Lapaux and DR.. D. Q. Brumield
Hon. r. N. Sims was the only APP
pIicant to stand the examination held
here last Saturday for certificates of
eligibility for appointment as parish
superintendent. Mr.. Sims served as
principal of the old Ascension Acad-
envy (now the Donaldsonville high
school) some years ago, and is con-
sidered to be an applicant for appoint
ment as superintendent of public edu-
cation in Ascension parish TO succeed
Prof. D. B. Showalter, resigned.
Prof j. L. Rusca, principal Of the
high school, who is
also an aspirant for the position, stood
the examination at Natchitoches, where
be is spending the summer with his
family