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Show THE PLAINT OF THE CITRUS GROWERS BH In the pleasant land of Florida, whero Invalids Bmj cat oranges nnd swing In hammocks, thero is wrath H'- and row. Tho Florida Citrus Kxchango sent rep- rescntntlves to tho ways and means commlttco and BH theso representatives were not treated with prop- J er consideration. Now tho Exchange dcclnres that BH tho citrus fruit growers of tho Stnto will oppose BH tho reelection of any Senator or Representative Bfl who votes for n lower tariff on citrus fruits. If Bfl such reduction Is mado tho Kxchango "will rcpudl- Bfl ato tho action ot tho Democratic pnrty and pledge Bfl ourselves to Biipport n party that will protect our BB . homes, Industries nnd lives from tho disastrous In- SB Hucnco ot Imported products, which products arc Bfl largely dependent In their production on pauper BH labor of foreign lauds." BH Tliia Is not entliely now. In 18S8 the livestock BH men or Texas denounced the Mills bill, then voted BH for tho party that supported It. In 1892 the sugar BH '! interests got u promise that they would not bo BH '' sacrillced. and then were abused by Mr. Clovclnnd H i for not wanting to bo ruined. For years past, BJ however, a Southern Democratic Congressman has HB j found It easy enough to vote for low Tariff mens- BH I ores and then assure buslnesfl men that ho know BH the bills would not pnsH. Today thero Is no hope HB for dodging. House, Senate and President bear tho BH Democratic label, thero will be nnd must bo Dem- BH ocrntlc responsibility. BB Even though the cltius bo as sad as cypross BH a low tariff bill can bo forced through a House HB with n largo Democratic majority. Hut can It be BBft forced through n Senato with two Democrntlc inn- BH Jorlty? Aye, there's tho rub. It Is n tlmo for think- R BH ' Thero are uuolucln! but crediblo statements BH that no llepubllcuu Senator will this year light as BH Quay fought in 1S9 1. While thero will bo nrgu- BH " ment and protest, thero will bo no tlllbustorlng, no BH i ncodless dela Hut supposo that a halt dozen Dem- ! ocrntlc Senators frankly say that thoy will not sup port a measure Injurious to tho States thoy ropro- sent. Should tho bill meet with Its death, not BB through Republican opposition, but through Dora- Hfl li ocrntlc revolt, then It might bo nn error to move BB ' an adjournment nnd n solemn pilgrimage to tho BB ' gravo of Samuel J Randall. Camden Post Tele- BB grnph . BBB |
