The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-09-02
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THE tariff tragedy is distinguish
ed by certain elements of humor.
Senators who voted for the AIdrich
bill unconsciously supply some of the
fun and thus, though involuntarily,
make a small degree of reparation
for their conduct toward the people.
Senator McEnery. because he
placed the sugar interests of Louis
lana above everything else, Is now
figuring largely in the Southern pa
pers as old Molasses The name
will cling to him as long as he lives.
Senator Fletcher, of Florida, ia
coming to be known far and wide as
Old Pineapples,' because he insisted
on high duty on that particular
fruit, and got what he wanted, only
TO lose 1t as the result of a clever
bunco scheme practiced by some OF
his willy Republican friends.
Old Loblolly' Is the nickname
applied to Senator Simmons, who
went In for stiff duty ON lumber,
and as "Old Loblolly" he will shine
long after the United States Senate
Is relieved OF his presence. Then
there Is the gentleman from Texas,
who is known as "Old Hides" because
he exploded many bombs of oratory
In favor of strong protective duty
on the skins coming from the ranches
Of his dear old State, and others are
In like uncomfortable case.
There Is one thing certain and
that Is that when the Democrats
want orators In the next Presidential
campaign they can't go to the Senate
as usual and pick out their spouters.
Too many Democrats like "Old Mo-
lasses" and "Old Hides" have fallen
by the wayside."
The above Is clipped from a Penn
sylyania paper, and is reproduced
here, not only because of the pet
name "Old Loblolly," given to one
OF our North Carolina Senators, but
because it tends to point a moral
and adorn a tale"
A Southern Democrat in Congress
occupies very unenviable position.
He must try to please his constitu-
ents at home, by advocating and vot-
ing for the fool things his party
stands for, and that he himself has
shouted from the stump as pure
democracy, undefled, and upon
which he argues the salvation of
the country depends. When he gets
to Washington a few of them vote
for and advocate the things in their
party platform which they have pa
raded as Democratic principles be-
fore the people in order to appear
consistent, but the great majority
OF them become conscience stricken
and turn their backs upon their plat
form utterances and vote for Repub-
ltcan principles. in order to vote their
convictions and be honest with the
public.
Both Of our Senators and all of
our Congressman were going over
the State last fall telling the people
that the tariff was robbery-and Re-
publican success would mean public
disaster and that a reduction of the
tariff on lumber would actually bene-
ut the people. The State went Dem
ocratic and seven Democratic Con-
gressmen were elected, in order to
prevent the national calamity which |
they predicted If another high tariff |
Dill was passed-but, 10! and behold!
every Democratic Congressman ex-
cept one. and both Senators voted |
for high tariff measures, and Senator
Simmons led the fight for a high tar
III on lumber. and is now known es-
pecially in the North. as "Old Lob
Jolly" Actually voted for "protec-
ton" on loblolly pines. He did right
not to advocate free trade" but the
point we make is why not be con-
sistent and honest with the public
and, advocate protection at home as
we'll as at Washington. They are
converted to Republican principles
but don't want to own it. /