New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
elections in other states,

, elecIlOnS IN OtHef StdttS,
"In common with the vast ma
iority of the Democrats of this
district.' it is declared 'th"
, democrats regret that any mum
! Der of those. who. heretofore.
| have struggled with them i'll a
common cause, shorld have al
, ligned themselves on the I'M
pulse of the moment under the
standard of a leader. whose doe
trin.s have always been con
sidered unsound and whose bo t.
inc from the party of which he
was chicftain as president OF the
United States cave new manlIes-
tatlon of the spirit which rules
him being one who knows 70
law save that which bends to his
will. y
The resolutions, in part, are as
toInwS:
These Democrats in conference
declare a renewed allegiance to
the Democratic doctrine that T. X
alton can be imposed only for the
purposes of supporting the GOV
eminent. and that any tax when
is taken from one citizen TO D"
given unto another under the
gu;se of protecting an INDUSTRY
is an iniQt itous taking or tn"
property of one person, and us
ualIv the one less able to part
With it, for the purpose or Gu
riching another at his expense,
1.-THE sound Democratic doctrine
is tariff for revenue and II as al
incident to the imposition of tar
iff for revenue there is an me-
dental protection, the protection
is not the primary purpose OF inc
legislation.
"They declare that our worthy
senators and representatives VINO
have faithfully represented the
interests of the Third Congre S-
sional District in Congress. and
for whose services they express
their appreciation. have stood
upon Democratic doctrine when
they urged that sugar is an Ideal
revenue producer and that the
government should nave recours"
to it for the purposes Of supply
in" its WA
But now that the issue has beer
drawn as between protection and
tariff for revenue. the Demo
Gratis assembled in conference de-
clare that they condemn the doe
trine Of protec ton as unjust AMI
unsound. and that they commend
to the Democrats of the Third
Congressional District allegian &c
- candidate or can
3idatcs as will stani uron Dem
ocratic principles, and they call
ION all those who believe with
.hem in the doctrine that it IS
unjust to tax any set OF indlvld.
uals for the benefit Of others to
ioin hands with them in main
tairine the standard Of Democ.
racv.
They keenly feel the troubles
through which the people OF the
sugar district are now travelling,
because they bear part and par
eel If them common with the Re-
publicans, Progressives and all
Other citizens.
But, they likewise recognize
the fact that the sugar industry
has not been destroyed solely be-
, cause tariff will be removed,
but that it has been seriously at
fected for the reason that de-
pendent upon a precarious con-
dition sustained by protection as
an incident to the revenue tax I'M
posed on sugar, it has taken an
undue place in our industrial and
agricultural life and all of our
dependence was placed upon it
! instead of upon such diversified
ton as our country Justlfies.
If the government of the Unit
ed States resorts to other sources
| for its revenues than sugar and
deprives that industry Of inc,-
dental protection. there is no
, justification in anyone DESERVING
the principles of Democracy and
seeking to perpetuate general