The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-21

assurance with the argument tina
all our industries are such ideal rev
enue producers that the tariff max
ers will not touch them if the Dem
ocrats get in power.
At the same time the Democratic
platform declares for tariff fo1
revenue only, and Governor Wilson
denounces the Payne-Aldrich tar
if bill in lnmeasured terms.
AS a fair sample of the intentions
Of the Democratic party towards our
industries, permit me to invite the
attention Of your readers to the fol
towing paragraphs taken from the
Democratic campaign te1tbeek.
At pages 73 and "a this will be
found:
important Legislation.
This Democratic congress{ has of.
fered reforms on a score of issues,
of which the following are some of
the most important: It has made
an excellent record in revising the
tariff downward to a revenue basis,
having passed measures thus affect
ing the schedules of most vital mo-
ment to the people, namely: Wool,
cotton, metal, chemical and has
placed sugar and other necessary
food products on the free list
Sugar.
Page 80: esThe bill placing sugar
on the free list was passed in de-
ference to a very general and persis-
tent demand on the part Of consum-
ers. By it the consumers would
save during the year not less than
$115, 100000 from sugar prices, and
if enacted the measure will substan-
TALLY reduce the cost of living. The
tariff tax on sugar amounts to about
liz cent per pound. AS this entire
tax enters into the price of sugar to
the consumer, it is easy to estimate
the consumers burdens because Of
tariff duties on sugar. The amount
Of sugar consumed in continental
United States in /1911 was about
1853, 00o,0o0s pounds, and the appli-
cation Of w cents per pound to- this
affords the estimate Of
Sill, 100000 as representing the saw
ing to the people. Y
On page 149, under the heading
THE Family Sugar Bowl '.'Thes
annual tax upon the individual is
S1.32, and upon family of five per-
sons $3.50. The annual consumption
IF such a family amounts to 40
pounds. When dollars worth OF
sugar is purchased 30 cents is tariff
Upon each carload of sugar costing
he merchant S170O the tariff is re-
sponsible for $50.
The total cost to the American
annually by reason of the
luty is $125, $4,000. Of this $780,,
zoe goes to the government ID rev
,nue; the balance goes into the
pockets of the tariff-favored sugar
Of Hawaii, Porto Rico, the
philippines, Cuba, Louisiana planters
nd promoters of beet sugar factories
IS bounty from the government.
The tariff on sugar is perhaps the
'est illustration of the extortionate
peration Of our tariff laws. The
government leVies a tax upon the
half, from which is collect
d II per cent Of our entire GUS
oms revenue. The domestic pro-
ucers who supply us with half Of
Cd rec lirensnts base their prices
q the allso s sla ported sugar, plus
he duty SO that the American con- {
inner pays the equivalent of the full i
mount Of the duty on all the sugar
q consumes.
On page 151, under the same head
lgs::
10 one pretends that the Ameri-
al people are being taxed s125,0o0,-
90 annually SO as to enrich the SUI
ar planters Of our insular posses
ons. therefore the present tariff is
eng maintained for the sole bene-
t of the domestic beet and cane
lgar producers.