New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-08-09

Coming from almost every par
ish in the State, about 'ooO per-
sons gathered on the Court house
green, last Saturday and adopted
resolutions condemmng the at
TEMPTED legislation Of the Demo
cratic party against the rice anu
sugar industries and commend
ing Senators Ransdell and Thorn
tom for Their attempt to prevent
the placing Of these commodities
on the free list of the proposed
Underwood Simmons tariff meas
urc.
In a lengthy preamble the
adopted resolution recalls the
platform outlined by the Demo
Gratis at the prediction conven-
tiom at Baltimore and reminds
the party leaders Of their prom
Use not TO effect such revision OF
the tariff as would affect any le-
ultimate industry Of the lnltel
States.
"To seek TO d.stort the solemn
declaration Of the platform,
SAYS the preamble, ito give 1t a
different meaning from which ITS
plain language imports, to eX-
empt the great sugar industry OF
our State from its beneficlai
terms, because il is claimed that
the india stry is not economically
legitimate, is Il mere subterIuge
TO excuse an objectionable INJURY
to one of the greatest Industries
of our country. If the sugar IN
dustry be- not economically icgI1l-
mate. because it cannot success
fully compete with the cheap 81
CARS Of the tropics, the result OF
cheap labor Of Europe, then the
same rules applies to the cotton
mills and WOODEN mills and the
great manufacturing industries
of the country, would destroy
these great industries.
Tho Resolution.
The resolution itself reads:
Re il therefore resolved:
|. That we condemn the meth,
DDS being pursued at Washing
ton, ihrorg Oh which the press and
the public are excluded from
knowledge Of things transp'"
i'm the caucuses of both the Sen
ate and the House of Representa-
tivcs.
2. That We resent this method
of lepislation that excludes the
so, ereigns Of the country from
knowledge Of the facts which I'M
pei our Senators IN their public
course and conduct,
3. That we approve the course
of our Senators, rs we have done
with regard 70 the course of some
of our Representatives, in their
effort TO stem the tide of destrlle.
ton to the main indt stries Of our
State sugar and rice-by thei"
refusal to be bound by secret un-
derstandnp which has heretofore
and does now control the House
of ReprcscntatiN es, and. We fear,
hereafter will control the Senate
of he United States.
We dec1ar. our allegiance
TO the doctrine upor which our
government il founded, that the
people are sovereign and their
representative, whethar in the
Senate Or in the House, are but
the servants of their king--thc
people.
3. We particularly applaud
the courageous, manly and Amer
lean course of our two Senators,
Messrs. Thornton and Ransdell,
ard of Messrs. Bronssard, Dapra.
Lazaro and Morgan. orr Repre-
seDtatives in standing honestly by
their pledges. In all OF this con,
troversy, their course has been
sans peur ct sans reproche.
They are indeed worthy sons OF
q great and worthy State. We
Justify their actions, approve
heartily their course and stand
shoulder 10 shoulder with them IL
the patriotic and manly position
they have occupied. Let the
country take cognizance Of our
attitude in this matter. We are
making this declaration in no po-
litical sense, but as our firm de-
termination to stand by them as
men who are true to their word,
steadfast in their loyalty to the