The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-11
Of3ciai journal OF Cadd0 Parish.
Published three times q week, Sum
day morning, Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon, at 2O3 Milan street,
by The Caucasian Printing Com
pany, Limited, proprietors.
Senators RansdeIl and Thornton.

Senators RanSdeIl ana lnOriftoii.
As reported from Washington, II
ouoted right, Senator Smoot OF Titan
hos declared that on the t;rst test of
the Underwood bill in the Senate that
"only two Democratic senators will be
lined up against free sugar-Ransdeil
and Thornton 1t would require four
Democrats to defeat the Democratic
tariff bill. OF these four, as explained
by Senator Smooth, two-Thompson OF
Kansas and Walsh of Montana, out
spoken in their opposition to the re-
moyal of the duty, will stand firm with
the regular Democrats, and therefore,
the two senators from Louisiana, are
listed as being the only two Democrats
in the Senate of the United States who
will Join the Payne Aldrich Republic
ans against the platform pledges of the
Democracy, which they misrepresent in
their apparent determination to pro-
tect the sugar interests.
Senators Ransdell and Thornton
should know that not less than two
thirds of the voters of Louisiana are
tariff reform Democrats, while ma
jority Of the other one-third would not,
and have voted as Republicans, in
State and Congressional elections, and
these, in their selfish greed would not
hesitate to meek the Democracy if they
could.
It is not possible for either Senator
Ransdell or senaor Thornton to plead
exemption from the pledges Of the
Democracy, as embodied in the platform
of their party to which they have SUBJ
scribed directly and indirectly.
As to Senator Ransdell, he may be
advised, IN all kindness, that he must
mot assume that he can play the Nc
Emery role in the Senate. If he should
be 20 inclined, he will soon realize that
he win not be permitted to misrepre-
sent the people to whom he is indebt-
ed for his position in the United States
Senate.
In the days Of Samuel D. McEnery
ms liasons with Republicans were toll
Grated because the Democrats in the
United States Senate were in the mi
nority. Shifting his vote to the Re.
publican side was not Of vital import
ance, but should Senator Ransdell at.
tempt such an act, and should he vote
against the Underwood bill, he will
simply damn himself politically.
y Nor could Senator Thornton escape !
the condemnation Of the Democrats |
whom he Is presumed to represent and |
not the Republicans, nor the Sugar
Teat Democrats who may be of the I
Payne-Aldrich class. !
II Senators Rahsdell and Thornton
cannot refrain from voting with the
Republicans for the protection of SUI
gar, they should resign and return
homo. Their vacant seats would not
diseredit the party nor ove- two-thirds
OF the voters Of the State.
The Caucasian ventures the view for
the reason that it was champion of
Senator Ransdell against Foster, and
because Senator Ransdell was profuse
in his declaration Of "equal rights to
an and special privileges TO none,'' and
il 10 expected that he shall fulfill these
declarations.
It is also expected that Senator
Thornton, for whom we entertain the
highest esteem, shall also align himself
On his party's platform.
Al Democrats Senators Ransdell and
Thornton are expected to stand by their
party.
Would either or both Of these Sena-
f0rs imperil the glorious future Of Dem
Ocracy by defeating with their votes,
the pledges Of the party to the people
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