Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
DIMES BIGINIUCEMENTS
ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME
WHEN THE SOU I'll WILL LEAD.


SENATOR Brown Pictures Some of III
Advantages Which Are offered for tn
Investment of CApit >hors Haul
& cked by a Climate Which Decrease
tho cost of living.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.--ln the Sedat
to-day the post office appropriation bit
was again taken up, and Mr.. Hale re-
sumed his speech in advocacy OF IN
sS00,O0O foreign mail amendment. Inc
administration, Mr. Hale said in conciu
sion, made war on this proposed appropr'
alton through It's leader IN the senate
That was no light thing. An apprOprla-
ton for such a purpose had never oetn
Oppo- ed by the admins tration It any
other country. We were looking for
market for our surplus PRODUCTIONS II
market was ready for US. the way was
cIear. We needed only such provision
As that now before the Senate, and the Re
publican pariv would coutinua TO advo-
cafe the policy Indicated by that provision
no matter what the Democratic party
might do,
THE NEW SOUTH.
afr. Brown. expecting that his vote
would be different from that OF his party
or this question, felt tdat ne ought 10 giYe
the reasons that weighed with him IN
favoring this proposition to pay linerai
price for the carriage OF the mails 10 Cen
tral and South America. Under the old
order oi things the Southern people had
been essentially farmers. They shipped
their cotton abroad ana drew on IT,. ana u
was 10 treir interest TO purchase IN me
market in which Jhey could get commndl-
ties cheapest They had not looked to
building up towns or cities bV manuiac-
turing establishments. That state OF
affairs rad. however, passed away, ana
the South had now to accommodate itself
to the new order OF things.
THE ALL COTTON MISFORTUNE.
II they snould all remain cotton plant
ers we won ID make much more than there
could be found demand for. Indeed. we
were already making more than there was
a demand far. Last year we made more
cotton than the world wanted at tar
price, consequently there was no little
distress now IN the South because South
ern planters had to pay debts contracted
in the EXPECTATION OF receiving an Ordi-
nary price for their cotton. They had not
received that price. This should teach
us To diversity industries in the South.
The South would have to plant less cot
The people OF the South were beginning
already to realize that fact.
DIMES ADVANTAGES.
II the manu- acture of cotton goods the
eeath had advantages over every other
portion OF the Union. No place in the
Uoria probably could produce a good
Quality of coarse c0ttOns so chraply as the
South could do now. The Mouth had to
pay freight on raw cotton for distance Of
900 miles. while it cost the South almost
nothing to get the cotton to the mill The
South also had more genial climate
and its operatives did not need such eX-
pensive clot hing as in the cold climate.
They also needed not so much fuel. The
time was coming when the South could
compete tor finer cotton goods. The time
will also doubtless come When the New
England manu- acturer. seeking 10 build
few cotton factories, will 60 to the South
30 invest his money IN those factories.
OTHER FIELDS.
So also with person desiring to invest
IN other manufacturing industries. Coal
AMI IRON ere found in the South, AMI as
the ireieht charges on coal and iron were
considerable element in the cost of
manufacture, it was clear that the South
offered great advantages for the invest
ment nf money In mtnutac ures. Already.
Mir. Brown said, one could yet as good
gold wa oh made In Atlanta as anywhere
on the continent. and so with many other
articles.
AS TO The proposition before the Senate
Mr.. Brown believed Immense advantage
would accrue to he VIII lie country from
its adoption. While we were in such
manifest want OF markets for our surplus
products was it nor sensible 10 make his
arprOpriat on? Indeed, was il not stupid
not 10 make IT? II was not like suhsIdz-
ing railroad. In starring a railroad
money had 10 he invested in a track and
roadway. In the mater beinre us God
had made those ready 10 our hand. The
ocean was the track and roadway. We
had only u put on the rolling stock.
THE MONEY INVOLVED.
We could then reach an immense field
for our commerce with Central ard South
America, a commerce of $500, 100000 an
nualy. OF which we now had only about
one-tenth part. England. France, and
Germany, by liberal subsidies for their
mail service, had secured this immense
business and we had lost it. By wise
policy, however. we could get 10 because
it naturally belonged 10 us. The only oh
lection Mr. Brown had to the amendment
WAS that the amount proposed $500 DOC,
was too small. What wa that amount
compared with the enormous ADVANTAGE
to he gained if we secured the commerce
indicated? What would $1,000, 900, So
100000 or even 100000 wear be CON
pared With the advar tagestO come Of that
commerce. IL was high time we were
doing something toward securing that
commerce.
NOT PARTY QUESTION.
This Was not "a party question Mr..
Brown said; and senators who had ar
raigned the Democratic party on the
ques ion should remember thar the Re-
publican party had been in charge of
the Poytrnment tor twenty five Years.
and had let this great field uncultiyated.
why q that party permit that?
cOiloquial debate follow. d, partici-
pated IN by Messrs. Brown, Dawes.
Plumb, Hale, Mcpherson, Allison. Frye,
Teller, Harris and others.
Mr.. Plumb secured an understanding
that the general debate o. the hill should
close on Monday az : O'Clock. After some
skirm 'shing % secure an executive SEES
sion and also 10 secure a session to.mor-
row. the Senate at q O'clock adjourned
until Monday.
Religious HeVival.
STARKE. FLA. April 30.-A revival or
fcitWtnu mas b on tn urn rna. al tho M.thn-