The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-03-03

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swains Mate Dillon and Boat
swains Mate lsi class Jennings.
Mr.. Wit will remain in our city
until March 9Th.
SO all young men interested car
see him before the Follow MP par
" arrives. He will be only tCt
glad to give them any informatior
they desire.
method OF taxation proposed in
the bill was unameriCan, undemO
cratic and unpatfiotiC because il
was purely class legislation. |
warned members from the Sonth
that it would react on their sec.
ton. BY this bill the dominant
party again abandoned its Balti.
more platform fer o policy which,
If persisted in, means that all pro.
lection for American industries.
incidental or otherwise, Will, un-
der Democratic rule, be q thug Of
the past"
"You express fear that when
peace comes the sugar interests
will again be destroyed unles q
some protection is given. What
do you mean by thatl"
"About all the sugar we import,
except that which comes from our
own insular possessions, comes
from Cuba The cost of produc
ing sugar in Cuba Ia less than 9
cents pound The tariff is prac
tically ] cent pound, the trans
portation rate ia less than l.6 of q
cent per pound, 80 Cuba can lay
down here, transportation aud tar
if paid, sugar for less than 1t
costs the planters of Louisiana to
produce. ] speak advisedly when
| say that when the sugar produc
ing world has returned to it's nor
NAL state the sugar industry of
this country will have to be af
forded additional aud adequate
protection If the industry is to sur.
vive.'
"Judge Martin. if it is n fair
how do yon stand TO
ward The organization of he next
HouseY' | asked.
"Well, | suppose it is a fair
question, but tsmiling broadly q
man IA not bound to answer every
fair question that might be asked
him. On this matter the people
Df my district are divided, some
supporting union with the Re
pnblicans and some with the Dem
pcrats. BY having been n Demo.
crat before ! became Progress.
sive some may possibly think
where it ls o choice between the
party | have always opposed and
the party hitherto supported
that my inclinations and tenden
cies would be toward the party
with which ! formerly affiliated,
but such minor thoughts do not
influence me IN this matter !
will say this to you, and say ii iD
all candOr, that when the time
comes | will do what | think is the
best for the people OF my district
am here to represent them, to
work In their interest, TO vote on
all matters that have local bear
ing as / believe will best help
them. With the division of senti
ment in my district it looks lit.
tie as If | will be ID il | do and
Id If / don't. Under such q di.
vision of sentiment | shall exercise
my own judgment, leaving the tu
ture to viDdicate me. In my
short congressional career | have
had but one aim-to deserve well
If my constituents, aud that shall
,ontinne to be my aim, aud to
hat end / am looking only to the
good of my district"
The organization Of the House
,omprehends something more than
The election of speaker, clerk
and sergeant alarms. 1t involves
The control of the committees, aud
as the committees give shape very
argely to the legislation it can be
seen how important to the country
10 the vote of Representative Mar.
tin. The Democrats having the
Senate and the President can, Of
course, block any legislation they
desire to, but, on the other hand
,ertain legislation must originate
IN the House, and the Republicans
controlling there can, in turn, put
screws to the Democrats. The
Indianapolis Sunday Star.
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