New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-10-14

Democracy by turning his back
upon the people he represents.
The rule is to stand by your peo-
ple's Instructions and your pre-
election pledges, first, and by the
caucus action in the absence of in
structions or pledges. The man
who would act as the governor
SAYS he will, violates funda-
mental principle Of Democracy
and runs counter the rules of the
caucus.
"The governor is even more
specific in defining his course Of
| action If elected senator, claim
ing that by pursuing this course
he will be Of more service to the
sugar and rice and lumber in
terests of this state than will a
representative who follows the
rule of the caucus. He predieates
that statement upon the belief
that the next president will be a
Democrat and that the next house
and senate will be Democratic.
Sanders Would Be Too Late.
"Now for the sake of argu-
ment let us assume that the cleo
tons in 1912 will result in a great
Democratic victory-and l SIN
| cerely hope they will.
"Then what follows? 1t must
be borne in mind that, if Cover
nor Sanders is elected senator, his
term of office will begin only on
March 4, 1915. Revision of the
tariff will, through the efforts OF
Democratic house and a coali-
ton of senator's consisting OF
Democrats and insurgent Republic
ANS. occur either this winter
and in that event Governor San
ders, if elected, will play no part
in this revision-or it will occur
f the people elect Democratic
congress and president. In that
case it will occur next winter. In
either event revision will be had,
with the governor still waiting to
AXE his seat in the senate.
"No sane man with controvert
the correctness of This analysis
of the situation.
"Of what help. then, ask,
will the election of Governor San
ders to the senate be to the peo-
pie Of this state under the prop
osition submitted by the governor
himself?
eff he is elected, he will quail
fly in 1915, and yet he argues he
will be Of greater help than l,
when in point Of fact there will
be a revision under his proposition
two years before he is sworn in
as senator. I do not stand in
fear of contradiction when 7 as
sert that the election of Governor
Sanders to the senate will, under
his own proposition, not only be
of no help to the people and the
interests of Louisiana. but it will
be extremely DISASTROUS to both.
Election Would Hurt State.
"More than that, the election
of Governor Sanders will mater
tally assist, in my Judgment. the
efforts to take the duty off Of
sugar, rice and lumber at the
coming revision Of the tariff. By
diligent work we have been able
to convince congress that the peo-
pie of this state were in accord
with the position occupied by the
Louisiana delegation in congress
for the past many years.
"The election of Governor San
ders on his platform of criticisms
of our course in congress will be
a distinct reputation and will
Louisiana's delegation
at the very time that revision OF
the tariff is taken up at Washing
ton. I
Elbow can a committee of citi-
zens of this state, if Governor San
lers is elected, 60 before the ways
md means committee when this
revision is up and urge that the
luty be retained upon these pro-
lucts7 The Democrats on the
committee at once will save: You
have been telling us
or years that the people of LOU {
siana wanted duties on their
taple products. Your represen-
atives have insisted that was the !,
attitude of the people Of Louisi- :
ma. Heretofore we have given :
redence to these assertions. and {
We have stood by these industries, :
lot because our own people want !.
d us to do so. but because we =
ave felt that the people Of your s
tate had a right to consideration.
'ut now they have demonstrat- !.
d to us that neither you, nor your !.
enators, nor your representatives, =
ave correctly reflected the views G
t the people of Louisiana. Gov :
rnor Sanders raised the issue ?
quarely, and upon that issue he !.
as been elected United States '
snator. By that act your people :.
ave Invested us of the last !"
estige of reason for us to con- =
nue. . tariff upon your products. = =
7e do not believe that we should =
D thing our own people do not .
ant US to do and which a major :.
y of the people of your own state :,
,pose. .,
"What answer, / ask. can any 81