St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-12-23

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school.
He is a fighting Democrat, Wh
. believes and follows Democrat
I tenets and who never lets th
opportunity pass of exposing th
type of Democrats who hav
been representing Louisiana i
: Washington Democrats who ar
elected as Democrats by a Demo
cratic people and go to tn
National capitol and vote an
speak for Republican measures
and. as in the case of Broussard
VOTE WITH A REPUBLICAN
TYRANT when the reform
Republicans and the Democrat
are trying to GUST that tyran
from power.
Mr.. DaWkins believes in tn
principles of t h e Democrati
party, principles that aim at tn,
/ protection Of the people agains
monoplies and trusts and barons
and not the protection" Of tn.
Imonopolies, trusts and baron'
against the people.
Therefore Mr.. DaWkins is fol
Governor Sanders for the Senate
because Gov. Sanders is ;
DEMOCRAT, and agaIns1
Messrs. Broussard and Pujo, be
cause they have betrayed ths
| people and voted repeatedly with
the Republicans when the inter
ests of the people and the party
were at stake.
Mr.. Dawkins, in introducing
Governor Sanders at a meeting
held in Monroe, said in part:
This nation and the States
thereof are governed by one OF
the other of the two great politi.
cal parties whose tenets are
promulgated in party platforms,
and every American has his
choice of being either a Demo
crat or. Republican. If he be-
lieves in the Capitalization of
power in the national govern
ment and in a protective tariff,
he is a Republican and his place
lis in the Republican party. If
he believes in a low tariff, or a
tariff simply and solely for the
support of the government, and
that local matters should be set
tied by the States, he is a Demo
crat, and should act and vote in
side the Democratic party.
There are men representing
Louisiana in the Congress of the
United States, posing as Demo-
Gratis here, but voting with the
Republicans in Washington.
Now is the time for the people
of Louisiana to decide whether
this is a Republican or Democratic
State, an d whether they will
send to Washington those only
who are true to party pledges.
In the last Congress, when stall
Wart Democrats and insurgent
Republicans were battling to de-
stroy the iniquitous Payne-Ald-
rich tariff and trying to relieve
the toilers of this land of the
burdensome tariff levied upon
every necessity of life, the
Democrats of Louisiana were
disappointed by the votes and
speeches of their Washington
representatives. These men had
been elected as Democrats, by
Democrats, to enforce Demo
cratic ideas, but in that memor-
able fight for the people not one
OF the Louisiana delegation raised
his voice in behalf of the party $
pledges. Some of these unfaith-
fuls are now seeking endorse
ment and promotion in the pend
ing Democratic primary. Do not
their records disqualify them
with you voters? If these trail
tors to the faith want endorse
ment and political promotion
should they not seek such in the
party believing in a protective
tariff, and not ask endorsement
and support of Democrats who
believe in public officials living
up to party pledges, and who feel
and know that the tariff is an
iniqulty. Such seeking for en-
dorsement and promotion is an
insult to Democratic loyalty and
intelligence, and the honest man
will spurn these betrayers of his
faith. If you want Louisiana to
be a Democratic State, uphold
ing and advancing your political
faith, you must not send to Wash
ington men protesting Den1oc-
raey, and practicing Republican
ism.
The Republican protective
tariff is indefensible;; it is rob
berry of the masses for the
classes. With our unlimited sup
ply of raw material and our
countrymen possessing abundant
capital and endowed with su-
perior pluck and enterprise,
there is not an industry Id this
land needing protection. Amer
lean manufactured goods are