Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-08
WADE HAMPTON.
The South Carolina Senator's Views on
Our Material Progress and the
Political Outlook.
He Fayors Tariff Revision, but Not
Free irade-A Strong Sentiment
for Bayard.

Philsdelphia special 10 the Chicago Trib
uae: Gen. Wade Hampton, OF South Carolina,
broke his journey from Clpe May to New
York, IS he himself expressed il, by resting
tonight in PhilisdeIphis. The distinguished
Southerner registered at Inc Girsrd early IN
the evening, and coon sfter received numer-
GUS callers. He has matsrislly aged since
be wac the leader Of the famous Biack-Horse
Cavalry during the late war. His side
whiskers, which he wore then jet black, are
now almost while with the frost of years, and
he is now in appearance a striking REMINDER
Of the pictures OF Emperor William, OF Ger
many. He looks vel, and speaks of his
health as exceedingly good. He walks with
out crutches now, and one would hardly
know that he has IOet a leg, go we'll does he
get along up5n his wooden substitu!e. Ii
seems the i ony Of fate, indeed, thst he should
have passed through iour years Of desperate
war without a ~Ecrstcb, leading the most
famous cavalry command in the South, and
then lose his leg and nearly his lie by the
kick of a mule.
THE South is prospering wonderfully. We
are getting new manufactures constantly,
mostly cot,on-mills. Last winter The Legis-
lature of South Carolina chartered several
new companies having n-sEgfegate capital
Of nearly 81 800 1000. You would hardly be-
lieve how rapidly ouf industries are inproy-
ing. j think every cotlor-miIl in south
Carolina is earning big dividends, with pcs
sibly the single exception OF the one in
Charleston"
"Does this boom in manufacturing Gre
ate a feeling favorable to the protective
tariff"
81 think not. The feeling of our people
upon the tariff question is that, having cheap
and good labor at home, and the cotton prsc-
tically at the door of the mills, they can
compete with anyone. They are, therefore,
not in favor of a high protective tariff, nor
are they in favor of free trade. Ny own po-
sition upon that question is that there should
be a gradual revision OF the tariff, keeping
| in view the busiaes interests Of the country
and the necessities of such industries as need
projection to enable them to reach a substan-
lial basis. No man in the South that L know
of is in favor Of an sssault upon the tariff
question that will rob any American indus.
try Of such protection as it really needs. Ger.
tsinly no man in South Carolina is."
"Would your constituency be in favor o.
making the tariff question an issue between
the two great parties in the coming Congress
and in the national contest next Year,"
"Not to the extent of advocating free
trade, but 10 the limit / have indicated, i
think they would. Your Democratic Con
v~entiop, held this present week, adopted {
very we'll tempered plank In their platform
upon the tariff question. L think it very
we'll timed. / was surprised that the Penn
s~ylvania Convention would deal SO equitably
or 1 might say ooDssrvatively, upon THU
question"
"You expect, then, this to be made al
issue in the coming political contests between
the Republican aud Democratic psrties?"
III think there is no doubt OF it. Tariff
revision is a popular idea with the Democra
cy, but not free trade. The South has to-
many growing industries 10 be in favor O
striking down the tsrIfl and absolutely open
ing the doors to foreign competition. On
mining and manufacturing Interests, yol
know, are but in their infancy, and we mus
have an equitable protection for them"
Are your people coutented under tn
present condition."
soar people are prosp-ring. They ar
building up the waste places with wonderful
rapidly. The relations between the black
and the whites are satisfactory. The colore,
people, az we'll as the whites, are accumu
lating something. Many Of the negroes ar
getting property, buying little homer, an,
improving them. Is they do they are be
coming better citizens, interested in presery
iug the peace and in Furnishing crime.
doubt whether the labor has improved, an,
it il a problem whether it ever will. Bu
they ere improving, and time and oppcrtu
nifty may correct everything that needs cor
recIion."
THE PREsIDEvCr.