The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-23
TARIFF IN THE SOUTH.
The Cogcnt Reasons of Southern Member
for Opposing the Morrison Bill.

The Cogcnt Reasons of Southern Member
for Opposing the Morrison Bill.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 22--In the struggle which
has been waging for months in the House of
Representatives for the Morrison tariff bill a
great deal Of missionary work has been directed
by the tariff reformers to the South. When
they first began the canvass they were amazed
at the growth of protection sentiment they found
throughout the South Where, few years ago,
they encountered only free-traders, they met with
enthusiastic tariff protectionists Immediately
they began to inquire what had wrought this
change and very soon they ascertained that the
Southern people had begun to realize that the
boom their country was entering upon grew out
of the development Of industries now protected
by the tariff law and if this was repealed or re-
duced the development of the South would cease,
and there would be another long season of Ian.
guidty.
Had it not been Cor the very rapid growth of
protection in the South, Mr.. Morrison would
have taken up his tariff bill and it would have
passed the House. But the spread of protection
in the South promises to be q check in the flu
ture to the spread of free-trade principles else
where. A good deal of eagerness having been
expressed throughout the North and West for
the real reason why protective tariff principles
have grown so fast of late in the South, the
Journal correspondent to-day sought one Of the
best read, most highly educated intelligent,
popular and progressive protectionist Demo
Gratis in the South. for the purpose of procuring G
information on the subject Representative
John NJ Martin, Of the Sixth Alabama district,
was selected as best capable of expressing the
protective views Of the new South as he is from
one or the most rapidly-growing manufacturing
States in the country. The growth Of the iron
and coal mines of Alabama, under our tariff
laws, has been wonderful during the past four
or FIVE years, and it's advances during the
co ming decade are destined to be moro astound-
ing.
81 have been urged" said Mr.. Martin, who is
highly cultivated and progressive statesman,
mot to withhold my support from the Morrison
tariff BILL but feel constrained TO do so. 1t is
in effect proposition to the Alabama mining
and manufacturing industries to discontinue
working their plants, to discharge their en-
ployes, and to what endl Solely for the beg
carly consideration of being able to buy more
with penny in cheaper market Free lum
ber free fish, free salt, free wool to-day. means
free iron ore, free coal, free metals of all kinds
tomorrow. The former might not prejudice
the interests of Alabama, while the latter would
deal death blow to the growing mining and
manufacturing interests of my State. 1t would
put an end to the development of her resources
and stop. indefinitely, the further progress oi
| our people in mining and manufacturing. Among
the stricken industries of the proposed free list
Of the tariff bill Of th1 coming Fiftieth Congress
| think see iron, coal and sugar taking their
places, We should remember this, that fa!sS