The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SOUTH.
A Southern Papers Opinion Of the Policy
Outlined for That Region.


Atlanta {Ga.) American
The South is beginning to learn and
realize that what Pennsylvania and New
England were half q century OF so ago. she
is to-day. But look at the rapid increase Of
wealth of those sections during that time.
And whyf Every one must answer, be-
cause they were under system of economic
legislation that was best adapted to en-
courage and develop their highest inter
ests. Can any one suppose that had the
country been under free-trade regime dur
ing this time these sections would have at
tanned the prosperity and wealth that are
to-day theirsf In that case Pittsburg, a
Fall River, or Lowell had scarcely been
known. And under the policy under which
they have thus rapidly developed, may not
Sheffield, with equalrapidity, developi Nay,
under such policy, are not these cities al
ready gaining rapidly in the racei
Weare writing as citizen of the South,
as a lover of the South, and with heart and
soul loyalty DEVOTED to what we conceive
to be the South's highest interests. And
we are earnest in the conviction that the
policy mapped out by Mr.. Harrison in his
address. is the wise. economic policy
for m,snd the uor South S"nd;+;o to ADOPT. and
another part of the address, is almost radi-
cally different to-day from what it was be-
fore the war. Then her system of labor
compelled her to be all but exclusively
AGRICULTURAL. NO MANU- UueQ uolQ rOO CQaG
discovered the rich ores that were embos-
omed in her soil. Since then she has been
disclosing treasures as rich, and as richly
diversified. as those of the lake regions,
Pennsylya nia aud Vermont. And her prac-
tical sagacity will be shown in adapting
herself to the changed order of things, and
directing her best energies toward
the extraction from her soil, and
tho conversion into things useful and
valuable. these richly diversified treasures.
Why should New England make for us our
cotton, or other fabrics, when we can not
only raise the raw material, but also make
the goods as well as shef And why should
Pittsburg make our pig iron. our machines
and engines. and rails, when we may. have
chine shops of all kindsf Surely it appeals
to common sense that, outside of every
other consideration, the larger number of
these that are in operation the larger
amount of labor will be employed, and the
larger will be the consumption of the farm
circulation in any neighbOrhOOd.
We have dwelt at much length ON these
points In the inaugural address of Presi-
dent Harrison, yet not at greater length
than their Importance to the South de-
mands. We do not indorse these sentiments
in the address on political party grounds,
pre-eminently adapted to the Condition and
needs of our own section. We do not ac-
cept anything that Mr.. Harrison has said
because he is Republican; yet simply on
that ground neither shallfwe reject it. Truth
is truth, let it fall from whatever lips
And that in the present connection is the
Use of the highest utility to the South. And
when such truth is rendered us we shall
not reject it though the hand that holds it
be that of Republican.