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Show H SOUTHERNERS UECOMINC MORE DISGUST- ' ED WITH THE DEMOCRATIC TARIFF. H CnneKrowitiR formers in Louisiana arc ovl- H tlcntly na much disKustcri with the democratic H tariff an arc tho siiRar beet growers of Ohio, K Mlchlgun, Indiana, Idaho, Utah. Oregon and V. many other sugar hect states. Although the war H ' lias temporarily helped the beet sugar Industry, H the closing down of sugar factories In 1014 gave Hj i the beet growers a lesson which they aro not i likely soon to forget. Neither will tho canegrow- Pw crs of Louisiana soon forget. Frank A. Singer H of New Orleans was in Washington, D. C, a few H days ago am! had this comment to make on the R effect of tho Underwood law on the sugar Indus- H. "The democrats will havo u hard time explain- H ! ing that schcdtilo In tho tariff law which places i ' , sugar on tho frco list next year. Down our way H ( we bcllcvo that thcro will be action by tho next j ' congress to restore duty on Ugar. Some idea of r I tho operation of tho now sugar schedule may be B ) had by a statement of the government figures B ,. I under the Underwood law. These show that H ' c ' from March 1, 1014, when tho reduced rate went I into effect, up to March 1, 1015. tho revenue was H I $49,704,000. For tho same period if the duty on B i i sugar had not been reduced, there would have H . , been revenues amounting to $08,000,000, a dif- H fcrcjicu of practically $18,000,000. Tho refund fr which the government is rcsponsiblo under n B v decision of the court of appeals, 5 per cent on all HB.y goods coming in overseas, at this rate would be H - $18,000,000. If sugar goes on tho free list May B 7 i 1, 1010, as contemplated by tlio Underwood law, 1 , thcro will bo an annual losn of duty of $08,000,- E 000. Notwithstanding tho reduction in duty and VftyB j i tho contemplated placing of sugar on tho free B ' ( list, the price of sugar has gone from S4.70 in B wj , Juno, 1913, to $5.12 this year." BB It is not from Louisiana alone that Southern Ba protests against democratic frco trado aro heard. BVB f i To bo sure, it was Louisiana that mado the first ftVAV ' open fight when it was proposed that sugar be BB put on tho free list but other Southern States, ftVB ), i having learned by cxncricnco what low tariff or jB ' freo trado can do to Injure them, aro beginning SftVAB to volco their opposition to continunnco of such a H destructive policy. && Grape fruit producers in such n solid demo- HB cratic state ns Florida have suffered so severely BBm in the past season that they are willing to break jB' political nfflliations of long standing, in the hopa H i of bettering their condition. Grape fruit Is gen- BB ; crnllv regarded as a luxury. Demand for that BBVam ' ( nrttclo is dcen(lcnt largely uion prosperous con- BBj, I dltlons. The man out of u job cannot and does BBv 1 not supply his table with this delicacy. The BBB Florida grape fruit producers were hurt not only H by foreign competition under the Underwood BBB Ihw, but by tho diminished buying capacity of JBB ' v4 tho American people who found their incomes BBVH fl under democratic administration not commensu- B j rate with a grape fruit appetite. I BB ': Lumbering is another extensive industry in 4BB M Bovcral Southern States. The market for sou- BBbB n thcrn ,uml)or wnrt lessened 1oth bv importations BBH ' fnim nnda under free trade and by dull times BBBB '' t,lut followed enactment of tho Underwood law. I BBSj n " Even tho European war has not materially help- Bjl ) i' ed the lumber market. North Carolina and Mis-' BVj 'J : slRlppI. among Southern States, wcro especially WB jf affoctcd by tho injurv to this Industry. I BBB rt Moreover, several Southern States have dovel- BSB. ''I oped considerably in diversified manufacturing. BBB t particularly In cotton goods, furniture, Ikwcs and BBB y other woml products, iron and Btvcl. With this H gi development has come n steady change in atti- BBSj 1 tudo on tho subiect of protective tariff. The B M change would havo been more rapid but for tho ' BMB M, color question, which hns bound the Southern ..SJBVj poonlo to tho democratic party and prejudiced Bf 1 them against any policy advocated by republl- ', 'f cans. 'SBfl u . B"t tho South having been orousod by tho in- BB tn , n,rv to lts industries, and. having fleeted rcnub- BBTi "cnn congressmen in North Carolina and Vir- BW R'n,ft nn'' " Pessivo in Iwouisiana, old oroju- HH I dices will disapnear and givo placo to a frank ex- I BB prpssion of public opinion on such nn important I BBB hi economic issuo ns protection to American in- L j Am dustry. |