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not have the ghost Of chance OF success;
and after that eIecsion had taken place We
wrote nm article which assumed that the
presidential election had been decided and
arra,gning tae northern people as enemies
Of the southern. Our article called forth SC
many comments--some In the shape Of kind
le,,ers--that we think our readers VIII en-
Gov them. They show at less, that the South
has some friends In the North. The first
letter we shall give Is from veteran citi'
gen OF New York. II Is as follows:
IS MADISON AVENUE,
Nsw York, October 10. 1880.
To the Editors Of he Daily Dispatch
Your remarks In your issue OF the 18Th
relating TO the election in Ohio and Ind
ana have been noticed. AS Democrat, 4
regard them wrong aud unjust. III The
Democratic party Is defeated In the Noyem'
her election and success attends Republi'
canism, the cause OF defeat Is not by enmity
or III feeling by northern voters against
southern people.
The real cause is the plank in the Gin
cinnsti platform" A tariff for recenae
only"
THIS writer has spent half his life in the
southern States, formerly in the nullifica-
lion times a merchant In South Carolina
now aud FOR many years past resident
seven months each year OF Florida; now
an ociogeuarian, who cast bis first vote for
presidential electors in favor OF General
Andrew jackson for President
A tariff that shall discriminate in the as
sessment Of imports favoring the products
OF our labor for its protection against COM
peting articles OF foreign labor is deemed by
the voters OF the eastern States, the Middle,
and, TO considerable degree, the western,
add with some OF the southern, essential for
producing wealth-an increase OF popula-
ton aud prosperity for our whole country.
Southern statesmen were the originators
OF the protective system. The tariff Of 1916
was the first protective tarG, and its chief
object was the encouragement OF the growth
Of the cotton-plaDt.
Mr.. Lowndes, OF South Carolina, brought
in the first reflective bill. Dir. Calhoun
was its mos. able supporter. Mr. Newton,
OF Virgins. the chairman OF the Committee
OF Commerce, made yoluminous and
strong report In lis favor, and Messrs. Bar
reti and Barbour, OF your State, were both its
strong supporters. The bill could not have
BASED but through the able support from
The South. IL was essentially Democratic
measure, See General Jackson's letter to
DR.. Coleman Of April rs, 1924, in reply 10
request for his views on the tariff bill
then before Congress. Jackson being mem.
Der aud candidate for President.
That letter has s:uce confirmed my opln-
ion and judgment in favor OF protecting
our labor and tue mechanical and industrial
pursuits Il our people. Labor is the gieat
source Of wealth in all countries. To di-
.-..sf. loI.n ..al-
tly self-suslainipg and gives it prosperity.
No section Of our country Is so deficient
Of skilled labor as the South-One Of the
greatest means for encouraging the increase
of population. One Of the causes that broke
down the South in the late civil war was
the want of\skiled labor.
The Republican party has stolen this old
Democratic principle, the protection OF
labor and its Industrial pursuits.
Our mechanical and manufacturing in
dustries are schools for educating the COM
mon laborer and producing skilled aborers,
and from this skilled labor comes inventive
genius, which produces all the labor-saying
machines that tend greatly to reduce the
cost OF all their products. Thus, instead
OF the people being taxed by our tariff, the
consumer is greatly benefited by the low
cost OF all articles produced through the
competition between our home producers
and the competition on like articles pro-
duced by foreign labor; all our people are
benefited.
quote from the letter Of General jack
son. to which have referred, as follows:
"Hesven sr,iled upon us and gave us
liberty un0 independence. That same
Providence has blessed us with the means
of national independence and national de-
fence" "He has filed our mountains and
plains with minerals, with lead, iron, and
copper, and given us climate and soil Tor
the growth OF hemp and wool. They ought
10 have extended 10 them adequate and fair
protection, that our own manufacturers and
laborers may be placed on fair cOmpeti-
ton with those OF Europe"
"This tariff, mean iudicious one, pos
sesses more fanciful than real danger"
"In short, sir, we have been too long
subject TO the policy Of British merchants"
cit is time we became little more Ameri-
canized, and instead OF feeding the paupers
and laDorers OF Europe. feed our own la
borers, or else in a short time we shall all
become paupers ourselves. iudicious
tariff Is much wanted TO pay our national
debt and give proper distribution to our
labor"
Besides a judicious and discrimiuative
tariff. that shall protect the labor and indus
tries OF our people, the old Democratic doc
trine was silver and gold as the measure OF
values OF property, and sound aud safe
issue OF paper currency redeemable in spe-
Gle at the pleasure Of the holder. Our ma
tional-bank system is the safest and best we
ever bad-every bill is secure 10 the holder
and good alike in all parts OF our country.
| believe in the sentiment OF Mr.. Calhoun
given in his great speech upon Executive
patronage-divest the General Government
OF banking powers, have no greenbacks.
The State-rigbts' doctrine is true policy,
but not to the extent that each State has the
right to decide upon the coDstitutionality OF
laws enacted by Congress. Another, and
anti-Democrstic act OF the South, is that it
opposes supervision Of the polls. After
The troops bad been withdrawn the true
Democratic policy should be close scrutiny,
fiat a strictly honest vote should be bad
everywhere in our country. The people
govern, and not politicians guard the rights
OF the people, that an honest aud true eX-
preston OF their voice shall be had.
Carry out the old-fashioned Democratic
principles, and the success Of the party Is
sure.
Nv advanced age Is such that do not eX-
pect to aid the party much longer, but de-
sire that IL may once more come into power
upon the true principles OF Democracy.
Ours Is the peoples Government-the
greatest good to the greatest number.
The foreign element in this city Is send
lug out circulars, endeayofing to create en-
nifty by The agriculturalist against the me
chanical aud manufacturing industries, by
stating that the farIn-labor is wrongfuly
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