The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02
DoNALDsoNvILLE. LA, SATURDAY, SEPT 2, 1911
LOUISIANA AND The TA4FFo
Congressman Broussard Points Out
the Danger Threatening the
States Industries.


the Danger Threatening the
States Industries.
In the course of a speech deliV-
cred at New Iberia on Aug, %, Hon.
Robert F. Broussard, member of con-
gress from the third Louisiana dis
brict and a candidate for the United
States senate in opposition to Gov.
Sanders and Congressman Pujo, de-
Tended himself against the charge
that he had deserted his party in
congress as preferred by the COVER
ror and cited the official records to
disproVe the accusation. The speaker
closed with the following state
ments, which merit the. earnest and
dispassionate consideration of every
citizen of louisiana:
"But | shall not quibble with the
governor. / have no inclination to do
SO. The vote cast on that subject,
and the other votes of mine of
which he complains, were in the in
terest of the rice and sugar and
lumber industries of Louisiana, to
which / stood committed by pre-elec-
ton promises. The governor knows
it. The people engaged in these in
dustries know it. The business peo-
pie of New Orleans, who are direct
ly or indirectly interested in these
Industries, know it. The masses OF
the people of this state know it.
And, furthermore, | have never de-
MED it, nor will / attempt to do SO
in this campaign.
| But, my friends, am not on
| trial. McEnery, Foster, Estopinal and
the other gentlemen who, like my
self, have stood by the interests Of
this state, are not on trial. It is the
Industries of Louisiana that are on
trial. There will be revision of the
tariff this winter, and the governor
has taken a position adverse to Lou
/ isiana's industries. He is furnishing
evidence to be used against these
industries at this revision. He is
making the same argument in this
state against these industries that
their enemies have advanced inWash
ingtcn. In the hope of securing sup.
port for his cand didaey in other sec:
Inp ting 10 build a sec
! ffoIal sei1Jii III
these industries, atid he must either
1 fail Of hts election or these indus
tries must of necessity meet them
death blow in the coming revision q
the tariff His election to the sen
ate means a reputation OF the
course of the men who have fosteree
these industries in the past. ane
the approval of the governors de
claration against the further contln
uance of the policy under which
these industries have thrived
Make no mistake about the issue
1t is patent, it is palnahla. that the
success Of Gov, Sanders candfdac.
I for the senate on the issue which HI
has raised means that his argument
: in. this campaign shall be turned
1 against these Industries, and witt
all the force of the approval Of hi:
! candidacy by a majority Of the neo
pie of this state will be conclusiy'
against thest! industries.
The governor declares himsel
convert to new dispensatlon
5 He calls himself a progressive. Their
q are 5prograssives in Washington, som
: are Democrats and sema are Repus
j licans. But whether they are Demo
J Gratis or whether they are Republ
| cans, they are found antagonist1c
) the sugar industry, to the rice II
dustry and to the lumber industry
> The governor cannot mistake his pf
! sition. He draws his inspiration frol
those progressive Democrats and RI
pl1blicans in Washington who ca
see no good in Louisiana's great il
: dustries, and whose efforts hay
been consistently and persistent
: exerted to place them on the fire
: list"