The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-08-09
WADE HAMPTON TALKS.
The Caroliniun ON Southern Industries
and Politics.
Eiym Tie Ihihu,ielj,hiu Pres, .Juiy (.

The distinguished Southrf.rr rceislcrr1
AT the Girard early in the evening, and
soon after received numerous callers.
He has materially aged since he was the
leader Of the famous Black Horse Cav
airy during the late wa:. HIS Burnside
whiskcrs, which were then jet black. are
now almost white with The frost Of yrar4,
and he is in appearance - p,iikine
reminder of the picture OF Empetur
William ofGcrmany. He looks well and
speaks OF his health az exceedingly good.
He walks without crutchcs now, and you
would hardly know tha, he had lost Il
leg so wril doe, he get along upon bis
wooden substitute
''The South is prospecting wondcriui.
ly, said he, alter greeting me cordially
and leading the way to "A seat on the -pi...
I'VE are getting new manufacturers con
stantiy.'
"What kind ?"
mostly cotton mills Last winter the
Legislature of South Carolina chartered
several new companies, having an aggrc-
gate capital Of nearly million aud a
half OF dollars You would hardly
believe how rapidly all our Industries are
improving"
GLOW are tie mills at Graui,cyillc
doing?'
''Splendidly think every cotton
mill in South Carolina is earning big
dividends, with possibly the single cx.
ceptiOn Of the one in Charleston"
does this boom in manufacturing
create feeling favorable To :lc protect.
i've tariff
II think not. The feeling Of our PEG.
pie upon the tariff question i. that, hay.
ing cheap and good labor ut home, and
the cotton practically at the door of the
mills, they can compete with any one
They are, therefore, not in favor of Il
h!gi! protective tariff, nor are they III
favor Of Frec-trade. My own position
upon that question is that there should
be Il gradual revision OF the tariff, keep
ing in view the business interests Of the
country, and the necessities of such in.
dustrirs as need protection To enable
them to reach substantial basis No
man in the South that | know OF is in
favor OF an assault upon the tariff gues,
ton thnt will rob any American indus.
try of such protection rs it really needs.
Certainly no man in South Carolina T."
Would your constituency be in favor
Of making the tariil question IN issue
between the two great parties in the
~
contest Of next year,
Not Ia the extent of advocating free
| trade. But to the limit have indicated
| think they would. Your Democratic
| Convention, held this present week,
adopted very well.tempered plank in
| their platform upon the tariff question.
| | think it very well timed. was rather
surprised that Pennsylvania cnnvrn.
! ton would deal SO cquitnb!y, or might
say conscrvatively, upon that question
"Iou expect it then to be made an
issue i'll the coming political contest he.
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties"
II think there is no .loub, Of it. Tariff
revision is popular idea will, the De-
mocracy. But not free trade. The
South has ton many growing industries
| to be in favor Of striking down The tariff
and absolutely opening the doors To for
eign competition. Our mining and man
utacturing interests, you know, are bu,
i'll their infancy, and we must have NJ,
equitable protection for them"
Are your people con,ented under the
present condition ?"
Our people arc prospecting. They are
building up the wnsto places with won.
dcrful rapidty. The relations between
the blacks aud the whites arc salts incto.
ry. The colored people, rs we'll rs the
whites, are accommodating something
Many Of the negroes are getting proper.
ty; buying little homes and improving
them. AS they do they are becoming
better citizens, interested in preserving
the peace and in Furnishing crime
doubt whether their Labor has improved,
and it is problem whether it ever will.
But they are improving, and time and
opportunity may correct everything that
needs correction"
politics."
II am glad to say thcy arc not. They
arc now simply attending to their bust.
ness and trying to improve their material
condition. We have had altogether too
much of politics. Elections naturally
create friciiuns and resentmeIts that it
takes time to mend. l wish we had
fewer of them. have always favored
extending the Presidential te rul, 40 as 10
bring contests farther apart, and would
| apply the same rule &c Stat and even
county politics."
"W0uld the old ticket of Iil,ien and
| Hendricks find favor in your section?"
"It would not. Mr. Tildcn is no Ion.
ger strong in the South. If he had been
renominated Mt the last election he would
have polled the entire party vote. There
| was then feeling that he was entitled
to consideration. That sentiment has
died out, and there is no call for the old
ticket from the Southern States that
have been able to find"
"Would Mcdonald be strong candi.
date with your"
"Our people like Mr.. Mcdonald very
we'll. He has many friends in the South
and his position upon many national
questions suits our people. but he is by
no means our strongest candidate"
"Who is"
"Senator Bayard, Of Delaware. IIo
has strong hold upon the affections of
our people and would be the stronges.
candidate with liz that could be nomina.
ted. He defended the South with great
power when she needed friends, and
besides that, he is sound upon all nation.
al questions that are the foundation .f
our prosperity. believe he would lie
the strongest candidate for the Denoc.
racy, North IA we'll "a South. He has
ever been consistent and true upon
financial questions, and he represents q
conservative idea upon the Tariff issue.
He is broad.gauge man throughout,
and would bring brains, dignity and the
highest character to the Presidential