Show SENATOR CAFFERY I 1 in a of mind ie a democrat and a protectionist senator caffery of louisiana is in an agony of mind it goes without saying that senator caffery of louisiana is a democrat nobody could bo elected a senator from louisiana unless bo was a democrat although the republican party protected tho chief interests of that state for a quarter of a caltury can tury making its people wealthy and happy it has been unsafe for a white man to be a republican in louisiana hence it goes without saying that senator cattery is a democrat but he has reached a point which all democrats reach when they are compelled to legislate upon the tariff question every democrat no matter how ardent a treo trader he is in theory is a protectionist in principle when the interests of his own state or section are affected by the proposed tariff legislation senator caffery has not been long in public life he was appointed a senator from louisiana last year and has not yet learned the trick which most democratic legislators have of gracefully and transforming himself from an ardent free trader in theory to a vigorous protectionist in fact when kallod upon to for the interests of his own elate is doing it but does it in such nn fashion that ho makes of himself a delightful object lesson in showing tho absurdity and insincerity of tho Democrat io free trade theory when applied to individuals or individual inaco aate discussing the tariff bill in tho son ato the other day and fighting against abo proposition to remove tho email sum of one eighth of a cent per pound from the duty which the trust controlled senate had put on sugar ho announced with an agony of mind and that if this small proportion of the duty proposed should bo taken from sugar the product of bis own state ho would bo compelled to desert the democratic party for tho moment and voto against its tariff bill commenting upon tho dreadful prospect bo might bo compelled to desert the dear dobao racy in order to retain all tho protection for tho sugar interest ho walled out tho following aa the closing of his speech 1 I as a loyal democrat want to support loyally and honestly the bill what I 1 have said in the senate in regard to the step that I 1 shall bo forced to take under certain circumstances has almost torn my heart out by the root I 1 have boon absolutely agonized at tho contemplation of the dreadful responsibility which I 1 would incur by that step but I 1 havo taken it deliberately I 1 have taken it with a firm conviction that my duty lay toward my state and mr president if tho dread alternative is presented to mo I 1 shall havo to drink tho bitter cup |