The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03
Louisiana Senator's and the Tariff.

Louisiana Senators and the Tariff.
AS a newspaper which for the
past thirty years has somewhat
strenuously advocated the Demo
cratic policy of a tariff for revenue
ONLY. we venture TO suggest to our
friends in North Louisiana that,
while they have perfect right ana
are right to insist that our repre-
sentatiyes at Washington shall sub
nit to the party discipline and not
ioin with Republicans against the
party leadership and the party m
terest. nothing the Louisiana SEN
ators have, thus far done impugns
their Democracy or justly entities
them to criticism. They have yio-
lated no rule OF the party, and they
are as truly Democrats as any 81
those who make up the majority II
the Senate. The evidence Of this Is
to be found in the fact that within
the past few days each has been
called to preside over the Demo-
cratic caucus and each was APP
plauded when he took the gavel in
hand.--New Orleans States July 1.
All that which the States has said
OF the Louisiana senator's IS con-
ceded, but it is surmised that the
honor conferred On Senators Rams
dell and Thornton was suggested
not only as compliment to them,
each in his individuality, but, as q
policy dictated by good politics.
How could these Louisiana senator's
consistently ignore their colleagues,
al the final test, after having been
recognized, invited and honored to
preside at the senatorial Democratic
caucus.
Is not this acceptance of this
honor, an act which would bind
them To the action Of the majority
OF the caucus. We would so con-
strue, and as a Democrat whose
i fealty to its party has never been
questioned, the Caucasian would
. feel bound in honor to whatever &C
ton the Democratic caucus would
determine.
In explaining the attitude Of the
Louisiana senator's on the Under
wood Democratic tariff bill the
States observes:
In making this fight within the
party lines they have only exercised
privileges To which as Democrats
they are entitled They can be criti-
cised, they can be pilloried, they can
be read out Of the party only when
they take such action as places
them beyond the Democratic pale.
IN the light Of a time-honored
party tradition, and in the absence
4 or any recantation of it by the party
convention, they are within their
rights in disagreeing with their
party associates until the Demo-
cratic caucus submission to which
Is essential II we are to have party
discipline, by which alone party in
tegrity can be maintained estab-
fishes new policy and undertakes
To make that policy binding upon its
members.
If thereafter the Louisiana SEN
ators put themselves out Of line
with what the caucus has decreed,
If they arrogate to themselves the
privileges Of free lances on the floor
and join with the Republicans in at
tempting to vote down the party
motions and the party measures, It
will then be Id order for Louisiana
Democrats 10 criticise and condemn
them and hold them to have left the
party standards. I. 2
From this observation the Louis
lana senators shall be expected TO
vote for the Democratic tariff, as8lt
ID adopted by the senatorial Demo-
cratic caucus, but should they fail
or decline, or shout they be aligned
with the Republicans on the final
test, then they will have placed
themselves beyond the Democratic
pale" and having affiliated with Re-.
publicans and given aid and COM
fort to the enemy Of the Democracy,
they may be recalled by the SOW
u ereigns of the State OF Louisiana,
III which seven eighths Of the quail
fled voters are staunch and nn-
sWerving Jeffersonian JacksoniaI
g Democrats.
Estray Notice.
Taken up by %. "A. WEIGH about
four miles south Of Forbing and
estrayel before me, the undersigned
authority. enc white and brindle