The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14


Earres HEa AEp.- Fsve 1noalhs have pass
e,I since the advent Of the ae~ admsaissra-
ton. and, beAold We are > happy and a
prosperous people sill Free traders. N
isseir siisappoinflnesf. MAKE ~ weary By
citing the several business failures which
have occurred sisscn they have been relieved
Of The Feins Of government and point with
pride to what they are pleased 70 call the
result Of a protective administration. little
rsaIizing that they call on Us 70 witness the
result OF four yers OF democratic rule. Fur
shermore. they do not call attention to the
many industries established, and the rise Of
wages ia many establishments since the
fourth OF March. which more than counter
acts the failures AID redae tons Of wages
elsewhere. Thenew administration has inn
bued confidence in men Of business, and il
Is as plainly visible is the noon-lay sun that
the nation Is moving on 70 period Of an-
paralIeled prosperity. This Is indicaie4 by
the fact that the balance Of trade. which hed
been nsainiainea since 1876 in our fsvor. lad
during Clevelznds administration deciiued
until ia 1855 il had berome an adverse bal
ance Of -. 600 co. and that since the elec-
tion os Harrison this loss has been gradually
reszined. uns1 AZ The end Of the fiscal year
Ess9the adverse balance was only 3 go.
To tsis section. with our few established in
inaries. a protective tariff IS an especial
blessing. aud the many new enterprises daily
undertaken are but p1eiuGe 70 what viii
follow. Afte- 8 quarter Of century OF
strife and controversy. al sections unite To
believe that in peace and prosperity alone is
Happiness There i- no reason Why the
southern states slinald ngt be exceedingly
prosperous. We have every encourageFs1ent
tLaf an euierprizing people eould ask. We
have millions OK undeveloped mineral
wealth, rich soil. an sgrseable climate,
splendid lullnies f5r transportation. an,i
are protected asainst f,n.ien competition
I What We nov need Is men Of capital and
enterprise. to establish yarions industries for
the deyelopuiel8and nsanuiactare OF our
raw materials. These raw materials. the
principal Of which are cotton and ir0n, may
I've manufactured where they are produced,
thus saving cost Of transportation 10 distant
factories. Northern capital and eaerEy are
daily being invested to this end, and the
march TO prosperity has begun. The farmer
Is smiling over the prospect Of a crop which
xisl have been UNSURPASSED 10 many years.
Cotton, while late in some place, promises
an extraordinary good yield. while fuits OF
all kinds IS 20 plentiful and cheap that it
barely PAYS the COS, OF transportation 10
market. WaieTneions are shipped from
this city by trainloads, and many find no
market. If any Of onF color,d population
starve al this season OF the year il is for
want Of something much more substantial
than the mcch-e0Veted wsfermsiIon. Here
toioTe The people of the northern sfStes and
Of the southern states have entertained very
erroneous ideas. one Of another. and as a
native Pennsylvania and a Somerset county
republican / am witness 10 the fact that
these ideas. to a more or les extent. exist as
present. Were il not for these misunder-
standings, Georgia, together With other
southern states, would be strongly republi-
can, in that they are strongly high pro;ec-
ZIONIST The memory Of past preiudices,
aud the fear Of negro supremacy have made
these states solidlv democratic but now
since il hss been demonstrated that the de-
nocracy is no safeguard against negro
supremacy, there Is noticeable a growing
difference Of opinion regarding political
questions. Il is very unfortunate circum-
stance that the negro is among Us, for he
always has been and will continue TO b. 4
menace to our peace, sc long as be remains
as a. present. for negro supremacy Is unde-
sirable. and would not Be tolerated by any
highly respectable population. Il would be
manifessly unjust to deprive the negro Of
the right Of suffrage, hence the only remedy
remaining is to assign one territory Or state
for his sole occupation. ard wherein he
alone NAV hold Office and whereof he alone
may be a citizen. sush legislation would
not deprive him Of the right Of suHrase. or
1 of The right 10 reside in Whatsoever state he
might choose. While il would end forever a
great source Of unpleasantness and be more
satisfactory, not alone TO the white pofula-
ton, but To the negro himself It Is the
hope OF all true Americans thar all canse for
+ III feeling between people Of different sec
fions be peacably removed, that the grand
march to prosperity 80 gloriously begun may
progress wifhoGt iniermission.
W. J. WANaAueH
t,,,r.st., a., au. 1881