The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-26


Sc, it is indessolubly associated i'll northern minds
with secession and slayesy. Georgia followed
South Carolina out of the union, ana South Carolina
led with the slogan of free trade and nufca-
uon. The confederacy thus dominated
by free trade politicians until the movement ended
i'll hopeless &c eat and subsection. Therefore the
northern people prick up their at the old cry of
free trade and state rights and ii is very doubtful if
the time has to force free trade upon the DEM
ocTac party for re sous thus stated The obtrusive
Guardianship of TIE presidents free trade message
by southern men will certainly react the Success
OF the democratic party in the north, and there is
no question but General Hancock owes his over
throw to such impolicy in the year 1880 lie was a
brillant federal general, OF uninpeachable char
acGf Net Garfield the political tracer was able to
rich by manufactures and that section would al
ways light for its pocket to the death.
The wise man puts his house in order,
Before he gees to battle.
Only fools fire away their shot and powder
Merely to hear the rattle,
and the south is throwing away a lot of surplus
ammunition, when good policy dictates little less
blscr for more solid results At this critical period
of our history
When will our southern Headers begin to think
for themselves? Tradition and sympathy lean to
free trade but we have already FILTERED away
enough OF our strength on mere sentiment in the
laSttWenty years The time has come for common
s. nse and common prudence. Kentucky was high
tariff state under the leadership Of Henry Clay and
she would baWl for tariff today If the whisky trust
did not counsel otherwise. In fact, she is yet pro-
lection state TO protect whisky, and yet Georgia
hoarse at the bidding of kentucky, just as she fol-
lowed the free trade nuliters of South Carolina in
the year 1860.
The necessities of the government require the
raising of an immense sum of money annua ly. Our
conduerors are irrevocably determined TO levy
century for the benefit OF their soldiory,
of which amount the con federateS get not a dol
lar. Every pension bill which passes congress md
they go through every day, drains more heavily
and God alone can tell the end or the limit to their
demands
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is how and where to raise that money, that tho
burden on their shoulders may be lightened The
custom duties levied on luXutieS mostly OF
which the south is able to buy but few in COMPARE
son to the great millionarieS in northern latudes
The tax on diamonds, fine laces, Wines pictures and
glassware is, therefore, not felt in the south fer
sons apparent to every MN. The tax on
sugar has been however a great benefit to
sugar raising sections in the south and the
north will demand free trade sugar and rice as
soon as democratic congress forces free trade on
their staple articles OF industry Nothing is more
certain or absolute. Sugar Is the best protected in
eres in the whole list and reduction OF the duty
VII throw those poor Louisiana sugar planters into
to do II? Rice is the hope of the coast of Georgia
and South Carolina. TO make rice iree win bank
rpIt those struggling citizens who were so loyal to
the south in her day OF tra aud suffering. Where's
the southern man who is willing % do it? Look at
your own section before you go any furtherl
Jefferson, Madison and other wise patriots advo.
Gated tariff for revenue, and knowing the danger
to the republic they never advocated taxes amy
longer than the necessity existed The pret-
ent internal revenue system is a wsr tax and las
continued decade longer thanit was ne ,esaary
and Us result the surplus has piled up in the
should have remained in the pockets of
the tax payers. Had it been repealed at
the proper time there would have been
no great plethora of cash IN the treasury veX the
president, to excite the cupidty OF Office seekers to
lie loaned out to national banks, as benefacton,
while the POOR southern farmer could not borrow
cent OF it, even il he morigaSed his homestead to
pay lone at matursty-which farm would neither
run away or burn up. Nineteen-twentieihs Of all
this huge amounted money goes 10 the north either
as n loan to the national banks 7 a bounty to
federal sodersthe eX-contedcrate gets none Of it,
nor the use of dollar.
Under these circumstances where is the sense of
yelling and clvortng for free trade at the ports of
the United States, which custom duties are the
easiest taxes known to the south, and which fall
mainly on the oYerGrown wealth of the
north, and yet hurrah with free traders for the de-
struction of the wool and iron industries of the
union? The millions of acres in Old field farms,
worn and quilted by cotton cultivation would bring
something even as sheep farms, and the land would
also be renewed by such pastuIage but no southern
sheep farmer can tackle DOES free traders and free
sheep thieves and save himself in pocket
Pray what has the south TO show for nearly two
centuries of occupation except old worn cotton
fields free negroes and crushing war debt? When
You pass Mason and DiXon'sline coming south you
strike poverty bare and bod-iacod. When are we
going to turn over new leaf? The south win never
take her rgpful place in polltiesand finance until
she adopts money making methods He that ''spits
| Mt the wind sfis in his own face,'' and we have
been poutng and making mouths at other folks
quite long enough Let's get TO business
II the tariff made the difference, let's trya little
of it, HpoHtes fails to protect life and property,
pray what good is it? If the south is to be eodded
once III four years, to be snnbbed the remaining
three, suppose try to help ourselves and let the
d. take the hind1nost. History win be astonished
to chronicle the fact that the SOUTH once so rich in
climate and soil, has lilled the place of eerf to
northern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. strategy or persever-
ance to help her own interest in a material way.
PLAIN DEALER,