St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-07-17
Eorshippsrs at the Shrine Of Cannon and The
Republican Party Receive just Rebuke.
PUJO AMONG The LOT
as 4 class We Southern Farmers Have Be,
come the prey OGOthsr Specially Favored
Classes" says Resolutions.

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d recent meeting issued the follow
ing declaration Of principles: TO
the Congress Of the United States:
Tn the Federal constitution is
vested the right Of the people to
assemble peacefully and petition the
government for redress Of grievances.
This is our petition:
4As a class we Southern farmers
have become the prey of other spe-
ciaIIy favored classes. Upon our
shoulders IS heaped the burden Of
Federal taxation through the abom-
nable tariff system.
We bitterly condemn the Payne
I tariff bill passed by the House for
$33, 100000 additional revenue.
CONGRESSMAN DENOUNCED.
we hold Congressman Ransdell,
Broussard, Puio, Watkins, Estopinal,
and especially Robert G. Wicklife Of
this, the Sixth congressional district,
as recreant to their trust for sup
porting the e~xhorbitant tariff sehed-
ule on lumber.
we oppose the tariff system,
firstly, because the laboring class
cannot escape the tax, the tariff be-
ing imposed upon the numerous ar
tcIes consumed by the farmer; sec
ondly, because such a tariff affords q
protection to the home manufacturer,
gives him a monopoly Of the Ameri-
can market, and with this govern
mentaLgiven favor enables him TO
wiring from the rest of his country
men an annual dividend Of $4,000,
100000.
I'VE oppose the tariff on the
ground also that the American spin
ner, holding a monopoly Of the mar
ket. limits the purchasing power of
Ehe people, and thus creates a de-
plorable system, which sends abroad
che bulk Of our cotton crop.
CONDEMN WHOLE SYSTEM.
We thus take a step further and
oofaSerln our international CONNER
cial systems FOR two reasons, viz:
Firstly. we should serve the Ameri-
can farmer or laborer with the prod
uet Of his toll before serving Europe
and the Orient; secondly, because the
system breeds a heavy annual loss to
The cotton producer.
''The year 1907 may be taken as
fair example. We exported up
wards az 100000 bales of cotton,
for which We we're paid approximate
III s5o0.0o0.0Oo, or SIS per bale.
The foreign spinner, after converting
the cotton into cloth, sold it for ST.
100000, a profit Of $500, 100000.
Our system provides that from
each bale Of cotton exported there
must be a deduction Of twelve pounds
for taxes. This loss on the nine
million bales exported, at 10 cents
per pound, amounts to $11,000,O00.
WANT FREE COTTON GOODS.
we demand chat all the neces-
saries Of life, especially cotton goods,
be put upon the free list.
I'VE consider it d national shame
for Congressman to ignore constitu-
tiehal restrictions by voting away
$2l, 100000 Of our money for such
purposes as to show our battleship
cruise around and to relieve foreign
earthquake sufferers.
we voice the sentiments Of our
fathers that this is a nation Of peace
and We depIore the appeal to the
spirit Of militarism.
We return to the original land
marks:
That the government be operated
upon the basis of political economy.
NJ, demand that Congress enact
legislation that will reinstate the
universal law Of supply and de-
msnd' to govern American markets
Barksdale Given q New Route
r. p. BarksdaIe who has been run
ming on the local train on the Frisco
between Crowley and Opelousas, left
this morning for Houston. He viii
FL given 4 train under the new sched-