The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-22
BUILDING RAILROADS.
The subjoined letter from Dir. Albert
J.. Rice 20 Governor Thompson has been
sent US by the author for publication

H. Hlce 20 GoVernor thompson has been
sent US by the author for publication
New YORK, Nov. /, 1888.
GOVERNOR HEGH S. THOMrsON-Ucdr
Sir: respectfully call your attention to
matter having reference to tho material
welfare OF your State You will agree
with mo that tho building of moro long
lines of railroads through your State
would be of great benefit To the people.
will, therefore, inform you that rep
resent several Construction Companies,
who are prepared to build railroads, and
DO not want any money till sections of
twenty-five miles are built.
| would desire Companies to place
their bonds themselves, to be casllGd rs
each twenty-five miles arc completed.
Yours, respectfully,
ALnEnr l.. RICE.
We have not the pleasure Of Mr.
Rice's acquaintance, and his letter does
not go sufficiently into details to enable
us 20 tell whether the companies lie rep.
resents propose operating upon basis
available for our proposed lines OF rail.
road in this State, but we take pleasure
in publishing the letter, that our railroad
projectors may communicate with Mr.
Rice. We should be pleased to have the
conditions under which MIR. Kcc's com
panies work, and then we could form
some idea as to the opportunity for our
South Carolina schemes to be advanced
by them.
Mr.. Carlisle, the leading revenue re-
form candidate for Speaker of the House
of Representatives, cntertains conserva-
tive, and we think, correct views upon
the propriety of tariff legislation by the
coming Congress, if his expression that
he is opposed to tariff legislation by the
next House simply for the purpose of
agitation means what the words imply.
Tho INrELLIGEScER some months ago
took the ground that tariff agitation by
the present Congress is not desirable, for
it can only result in agitation without
accomplishing any good to the people.
The Republican Senate and .Lo sterub-
lcan President stand in the way of any
revenue reform at present Attempted
legislation by the House, therefore, would
only be foolish waste of time, and
afford very dangerous opportunity for
the display Of Democratic gas and pyro-
technic oratory. 1t could do no good,
and might do immense harm. 1t is not
improbable that the Democratic reyerses
in the. Northern elections resulted from
the loose talk md Dragging Of Democratic
scia 1,a
are predominan!ly commercial and man.
ufacturing, and the change of tariff laws
affect both interests directly. Hence
whenever changes are to be made, they
| wish to understand what is proposed.
The interests involved in commerce
would not, we presume, be hostile to
judicious tariff legislation, and therefore
would not be offended if assured of in.
telligent aud proper revision, but it can
not afford to risk an ill-aIvised tamper-
ing with our commercial relations sim
ply for the sake Of political agitation.
Tho country at large cares little for pol
itics. 1t is business which controls it,
and the business men Of America will be
found voting with that political party
which shows the best understanding of
the business relations of our government
and the highest regard for their promo
ton. If the Democrats expect to elect
the next President, or any subsequent
President, they must show that they are
worthy Of the confidence Of tho business
interests Of the government, and that
they will not through ignorance or party
ambition act 30. Ga to injure those inte--
ests when they come into power. This
they can do by thoroughly investigating
the expenses Of the government this year,
| and showing what reductions can and
ought to be made, and then declaring for
reduction of the tariff according to
these necessities of the government.
This will be q practical, business.like way
of going at revenue reform which the
country will understand, and the 5as:.
ness men will not be afraid of. They
would rather bear the iniquities of the
present tariff than risk any ill-advised
tampering with it. This is what the re-.
cent elections mean, and Mr.. Carlisle's
recent utterances are quito timely. It
has been feared that he was an extre-
mist on the tariff, and many who desire
tariff reform have been little afraid of
him. Upon the platform indicated in
his published views, his election will
promote the interests Of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Randall's election will injare
the party, for he is opposed to tariff re-.
form, and could not be depended upon to
push the Investigations necessary to OBJ
tain the information needed for the in
telligent reduction Of the tariff.
Mn. EDITOR In your issue of the 9Th