The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-11
TO BOLT THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
TY IF SUGAR Is PLACED ON
THE FREE LIST
Thousands of Dollars
Are Invested in Sugar Culture and
Most Rork-Ribbed Democratic
state VIII Protect the Industry
Even II 1t Has to Change Politics.

New Orleans, La, April 9.--Louisia-
ma, the most rock-ribbed Democratic
state of all southland threatens to go
tRepubncan this fall .-----.. ....--- ----
Missouri, the ''mysterious stranger
of the famous McCutcheon cartoon
four years ago, may I've company
this Year.
This is the threat Of newspapers.
business meI, and planters, as the re-
Venge OF the state upon democracy. II
the Democratic party succeeds in It's
efforts to put sugar on the free list
The most warlile language is to be
heard from the newspapers and men
of prominence who have always in the
past been regarded as the men who
would be Democrats to their graves,
but who now fear, in the threat of free
sugar, the annihlation of the states
most cherished industry.
If the north ever thought the south
"slow' the Yankees would have their
eyes opened by the activity Of the
campaign against free sugar now in
full swing. The southerners are sure
of their own states delegation, but
their efforts are now being directed
toward cooperation with the best su-
gar manufacturers of the north and
west. Quietly their campaign has
been launched, until it is now in full
q q In of
ry southerner who has a friend or
business correspondent in the west
and north, has written asking that
friend to write to his congressman,
especially if that congressman voted
for free sugar in the house, to protest
against the removal of the duty. Each
friend is also asked to pass the word
along to all his friends, with the aim
Of so bombarding the lawmakers with
the evidence of sentiment against free
sugar, that when the bill comes back
to the house from the senate, which
is expected to refuse to pass the meas
ure: the lower house will see the light
and reverse its former action.
The New Orleans Item, a siaunch
old Democratic organ, is the leader in
the voicing Of the threat Of the state
to go Republican, and break the solid
south, if the Democrats pass the free
sugar bill.
Inc Plcayune, a newspaper famous
IN the days before the Civil War. and
now one Of the leading publications in
the south, gives prominence to a state
ment by Charles A.. Farwell, presi-
dent Of the American Cane Growers
Association, when he says: Il say
frankly that l believe the time is ripe
for Louisiana to send republicans 10
Congress"
J The appeal to Louisiana to the
beet sugar states Of the north" con-
tinues Mr.. Farwell, "is because we be-
llcve this Is the time TO demonstrate
that the states OF the south and the
states Of the north are one In inter
ests, and old sectional lines should be
forgotten. Louisiana has about $780,
600, 900 invested in the sugar indus
try. Seventeen northern states have
the same amount invested in beet sl.
gar factories, but the interest Of the
northern states should be even Nero
strongly against free sugar because the
beet sugar factories Of the NORTH
spend s100,000,000 a year in buying
beets Of the farmers, and these north
ern factories, like those Of our owr
state, spend many millions every
year in wages to employees.
"lf the sugar trust wins it's fgh
to eliminate the competition Of tht
beet sugar industry, the Louisian;
cane sugar industry will fall with tn,
industry in the north. with the trus
controlling the industry, by it's mCn
opoly, achieved through free sugar
can any one suppose that the publ
will be the gamer by the cutting 0
the tariff. The interests which nov
are fighting for free sugar, won 'thei
fight for free coffee, and coffee sine
the day the duty was removed ha
never been so cheap In price"