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Show FLORIDA DEM0CRAT8 GIVE NOTICE Tho worm Is about to turn. Indications Indi-cations to that effect are found In the following: Tampa, Fla., Feb. G. Members of tho Florida Citrus Exchange will repudiate re-pudiate tho Democratic party It tho Democratic Congress reduces the tariff ta-riff on citrus triuts to a point that Is not "competitive" according to a resolution adopted by the directors of tho oxchango. The Florida growers grow-ers aro angered over treatment accorded ac-corded tholr representatives by tho House Ways and Means committee This looks llko business. Tho example ex-ample of theso Florida Democrats ought to he followed by Democrats in every state whose productlvo Indus tries aro menaced with destruction by frco trado tariff slashing. Tho Democrats of Louisiana, mindful of the interests of the cane and rlco growers; tho Democrats ot Texas, in behalf of tho cattlo and wool products prod-ucts ot their stato; the Democrats ot Colorado and California, because of the menace to the farmers who grow sugar boots and citrus fruits; tho Democrats of timber states In tho South let them nil take a lesson from the action ot tho Florida Citrus Exchange and give notlco that they will ceaso to bo Democrats It tho Democratic party refuses them full and fair protection. If this were dono tho Democratic, party would soon cease to be a tree trade party. That party Is In power today solely through tho votes of Democratic protectionists. pro-tectionists. Take away that support and tho Democratic party would onco moro becomo a negllglblo quantity,. quan-tity,. Tho Now York World Is moved to anger by theso protective demonstrations demonstra-tions on the part ot Democrats. It says: When it comes to tariff plunder the Democratic members of the Florida Citrus Exchango are of ono mind with tho Republican members of tho 1 California Citrus Exchange. They 1 threaten that It under tho new administration admin-istration they are deprived ot a cornered cor-nered market In this country they will bolt tho Democratic party. Soon wo Bhall havo other menaces ot tho same kind and If the Democrats provo truo to their pledges wo need not doubt that thero will bo some actual ac-tual defections. Ucsldcs orange and lemon Democrats, there are sugar Democrats, Iron and steel Democrats, 7. nc Democrats nnd Standard OU Democrats. Everyone of them will bo angry when his own cherished graft Is taken out of the tariff. Of course every ono of them will ha angry. Why should they not be angry when tho vital Interests of heir people aro Ignored for tho sake of outworn party dogma? Excellent results havo been accomplished no-fore no-fore now by a good licking. The Florida Citrus Exchango points out a corrective remedy. American Economist. |