The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
THEY TALK OUT
Louisiana Democratic Farmers
Are Still True
The TARIFF STEAL

Is Denounced by Them, and Their
Senator's and Congressman Called
to Account for Voting With the
Republicans to Hold Up the People
to Be Robbed.
The Farmers Union at Donalds-
vile, La, had adopted resolutions
denouncing the tariff bill as passed
by Congress. The resolution adopted
said in part:
LAS a class, we Southern farmers
have become the prey of other spe-
cially favored classes. Upon our
shoulders is heaped the burden OF
federal taxation through the abomi-
nable tariff question. We hold Con-
gressman Ransdell, Broussard, Pujo,
Watkins, Estopinal and especially
Robert c. Wickliffe. of this district,
as recreant to their trust for support
ing the exorbitant tariff schedule on
lumber. We demand that all the
necessaries of life, especially cotton
goods, be put on the free list"
The following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted by the Demo
cratic voters of Claiborne Parish La,
at Homer, few days ago:
Whereas, our senator's and con-
gressmen. elected on the inherent
democratic policy Of tariff for rev.
enue only, and for free admission of
lumber as promulgated by a repre-
sentative body at the national con-
vention at Denver, and
Whereas. said senators and con-
gressmen sought and received our
votes and aid. protesting friendship
and support of the said platform, and
Whereas. certain Of our congress
men have joined the Republican
party, in voting to perpetuate the
obnoxious gag rule that confers al
most absolute power on the speaker
~ ~" h""ce and destroys the power
Of the minority, and
wv hereas, certain of our senator's
and congressman have made speeches
openly declaring in favor of protec-
ton, q principle obnoxious to the
democracy from the birth Of our
party, and the momentous question
that has divided the great parties for
all this time, and
Whereas, the said senator's and
congressman have voted as unit in
favor of protection on lumber in
reputation of the said Denver plat
form, and have made speeches in ia
vor of protection on many other ar
ticles, voting to perpetuate burden
on the common people of this coun,
try and a perpetuation of the powers
of the trusts and monopolies, in their
efforts to crush competition, de-
bauch our courts and vitiate the laws,
and
Whereas. our senior senator, re-
Gently unanimously elected by the
democratic votes of our state, as a
representative" and defender of our
faith, has boldly announced his
abandonment of our forces, and gone
soul, body and boots into the enemy's
ranks, and both of our United States
senators have spoken and voted in
direct opposition to democratic doc
trine and with the extreme fiesh-pot
wing of the republican party. and
Whereas. they have attempted to
defame the champions Of our faith
of old aud also our modern leaders
by declaring, viz: \ may further add
that it is gratifying, Mr.. President,
that at this session of congress, we
notice a great change Of opinion
among democrats in voting here, for
tax on raw material, when at one
time it was considered a cardinal
principal Of democracy that raw ma
terial should be admitted free, hope
that the conditions Of the country,
it's necessities and the liberality, gen.
orally. which is prevailing among
all classes Of the people may dictate
to the democrats that they will aban-
don all the absurd theories of free
trade and low tariff and come with
the great body of the people and vote
for liberal protection to all manu-
featuring Interests of the country, to
make them independent as the faith
ers Of the republic declared Of all
foreign countries, and
Whereas. our congressman from
this district has also seen fit to aban-
don the platform and people that
have elected and honored him and
offended his friends and constituency
by declaration in favor of protec-
ton, viz: That the south is fast
changing its views on the subject of
tariff. and especially is this true of
Louisiana. which has many interests
that derive great benefit from pro-
tective features of the tariff. that
most Louisianians lean somewhere
toward that policy. and further
quotes from the father of protection
relative to steel rail TIT leads many
of his friends to conclude that he has
fallen comDIetely into the mailed and