The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
NATIONAL DELEGATES
TO CO UNRESTRICTED

the election of delegates to the Dem
Ocratic National Convention was one
Of the largest ever held in LOuisi-
ana. There were 664 delegates. Hon,
RObt. Ewing was elected national
committeeman by acclamation. The
delegation goes uninstructed, and will
not vote as unit, the proposal that
it should do aroused pandemonium in
the convention. The platform of Lou
isiana Democrats is given in the fol-
lowing resolutions formulated by
committee:
1--WE, your committee on resolu-
tions, beg leave to report as follows:
We are in favor of a revision of the
tariff which will meet the revenue
requirements of the National Treas
ury and will abate the protective sys-
tenn with the least possible unsettle-
ment of our business fabric.
1--WE hold that the tariff is a tax
paid by the consumer, but in reduc-
ing it to a purely revenue basis we
would not sanction the injustice of
crudely remodeling the tariff sched-
ules in such way as to force any
one industry, previously dependent
upon the tariff, to sell in a free
trade market and to buy in a pro-
tected one; nor would we contem-
plate the turning of the American
market over to manipulation by for
eign tariffs and export bounties,
where the results would be the WHIP
ing out of an American industry by
a temporary lowering of prices, and
a subsequent raising of prices under
foreign control and for foreign en-
richment.
1--WE espouse these principles, not
solely because they would forbid the
heavy and cruel blow proposed
against Louisiana, but because they
are applicable to any industry in any
state, because they are the necessary
guides to all just men striving for
a tariff reform which will destroy
evils for the consumer without Great
ing them for the producer. The con-
troll of the Mississippi River, SC as
20 preserve its navigation and to pro
tect the, Mississippi Valley from ov-
erflow, is a national question, involv-
ing national obligation. The task
is beyond the means of the locali-
taS and should be undertaken by
the Federal Government. We in
struct our delegation to the Nation
al Democratic Convention to use ev.
cry honorable means at their com
mand to S,,Ure in the national Dem
ocratic platform the Endorsement of
the national control of the river.
eve assert our belief in the often
expressed plan of direct election of
United States senators and call up
on the Congress to submit to the
states for rstif cation of an amend
nent to the Federal Constitution pro
vidng for the direct election of SEN
ators, but we oppose the pending
Bristow amendment on, the ground
that it takes control of elections out
of the hands of the state authorities
! We favor. the immediate ratification
of the income tax amendment to ouI
Federal legislation, which said amend
ment is now pending before the leg
islators of our state.
Respectfully submitted, Robert C
Wickliffe, George E. Williams, AL,
bert Estopinal, Jr., Don Caffery
John G. Davey, w. J. Burke, R. E
Broufsard, w. P. Hail. Johr
Sandlin, George w. Smith, George
J. Woodside, Ferd C. Claiborne, Thos
H. Lewis and j. R. Monk"
Six delegates at large were Gov
L. E. Hall, Martin Behrman, Robt
/ Ewing, N. c. Blanchard, Theodore S
Wilkinson and A. P. Pujo Of these
the first two mentioned and the las
are for Clark. The other three are
for Wilson. The delegates and al
ternates from the congressional dis
tricts are:
First District-Vic Mauberret, Or
leans, Clark; Alex Pujol, orleans
Clark. Alternates-L. D. Lagarde, Or
/ leans. N H NuneZ ST Rernard