Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-04-18
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.


new rfgtHte her people have Indicated uni
formly preference for the pro'ectiv,
policy. They 50 declared in the democrat
ic platform adopted at Roanoke two wear.
ago aud by the refusal of the L"ni>latur,
| tp indnr>e Clcvcland'S ~o-callcd free trad,
message, although In that Legislature tn,
democrat. were Overwhelmingly in the ma
jority."
n II ha, always been believed by many OF
n~ here n The north that the south regard
~ her agricultural interests a. paramount
and for this reason. If for no other. III,
wtN committed tp the democratic part,
aHi trrc trade.
" p" rtfect ~ the war involving the ah.
"lt'lrH Of slavery AMI 50 destructive of TIE
!ai''r system II the south pro>trated the
H-fiCnitHrul Interest, Of that section utter
IN. tni tarn the attention Of the southern
people waS drawn 20 other source. uf
wealth they have at hand the cotton crnr
-thc raw material Of cotton manufactures
futy have invxhan~tihlc water power III
proximity to this raw material, they hayt
an ineXhaustible supply Of the cheapest Ia
bor. and w'th these obvious advantage.
ttry thinN thcy can successfully compete
WltH the manufacturers Of Connecticut
+ ami Massachusetts Meanwhile tn al
I c"NVry "f he richest coal and mineral de-
l'p~it> IN Virginia. Alabama. Georgia. Ten
nT~~tr ami other southern states invited
I southern rutcTpri>" To the development of
4 tH.>e resources and for that matter may
adi northern capital and enterprise too
~ y hl~ come ~ pass that the manu-
iIr'urjug interest at the present moment
: the most busy aud hourl>hIug of any ia
the south. Louisiana by reason of it, >us.
ar interest. always favored protection ami
>nuth Carolina bccaHsc " H. ricr crop l.
similarly affected In consequence of the
superior resources, advantages and taciIt-
tie. of thr south for manufacturing |
.plk to ~rt much of The manufacturing
capital anu enterprise Of III" north trans
t"rrri - the southern states There could
n.- itn stronger influence operating - ct'acr
'.la prejudice entertained AZ IND south
against lr republican party than thl~ ill.,
''uN "t northern capital anI people. All
that : requisite nuw since the Disappear
aucr M slavery q make tn~ American pcn-
pl" onr homogeneous whoir T. THAT they
shall ku1N each other, aud know each 9th
-r hy their acquaintance with The best
classes M their respective communities
ln, -r classes from thr north adv RAPIDLY
appearing II the ~pu1h and - thc process
ui assimilation between the sections : 60
lnI on apIrc.'
hui wiII net other issues probably di-
vide partir, ami 80 prevent tile effect you
Indicate Of the protective policy Of the
New administration"
tnE rAEIfF ruE oNiY ISSUE.
Il think NOT. In my Judgment ,I.c auc
issue IN I>a3 will h,' between the den, rat
ir doc,rinv II tariff for revenue aud th,. r.
publican doctrine Of a tarir for protection
thr former preventing accumulltlnu-
In thr Treasury thr latter allowing acru-
mutations and expanding them in r,iuca-
f. tIrn, Internal Improvement, aui thc -tIm-
I uIa.Iou M fpre I'll commerce.
I iuu must remember that from lNt- until
F o1J the one issue that diy.irl parties WAS
tAr slavery question. With The dr,'rar-
t.uu VI Slavery that question disappeared.
THEN from 500 tp $50 the dominant ,iUr--
tuu between the partsc, was the federal
relations and policy toward the southern
States Tnr signal benefit rendered by The
Cleveland administration Ma THAT lt riiin
mated federal intervention with The south
crn state, from party polite, and paciil'd
thr tWp races iu thr ~pIth and e~fah.j ~he,
THE autonomy OF the southern states. Thus
you Viii see that none Of The u.d ISSUES
which prevailed and distinguished the past
Since l~i> j. now alive ami operative, and
That thc only present party Issue h Chat ~
protection.
~Of course II i conceivable that some
complication in our foreign relations, for
example quarrel with Germany oycr shc
samoan Islands. might suppress any dn-
nestle problem of politics But YOU Mil
observe that the tone OF President liarrl-
sons foreign policy a. indicated in hi~ iu
augural ! hi gA ana firm asserting distinct
ly the interests ana tile purpose Of the
American Republic To maintain it, power
aui prestige abroad. Now. such a policy
~ mean firm attitude toward foreign
nations and purpose to maintain the dig
uitv Of tile Republic and it, supremacy on
the American contincnt-has always been
extremely popular with the people of the
south. a, shown by their defiance Of Great
Britain in l.l2. their clamor for war with
Mexico later and their occasional fillibuSt-
eripg expedltiou, against Cuba and Cen
,raI America
HARRISON f"kFlGN POLICY.
,.uerc. infer that President Uarrison's
/ forajun nolicv viii reinforce and strength
/ III IN tbr south the tendency ID support
! him there which i pur in operation bv the
c.,rs.S have descrihed
III ,hn .tat..manship in the south a.le-
| onate II ora.n tbis nrw situation as YOU
! nictura II -
| .,,ILo,. coil rho dauocratic noIitic-
| ian. ,,iiI ra.ist tha r.sult cont.nnlate
amnng ,h,.m arp not many men of liberal
/ a,d .n1;,ht.n.d idna. Thn ablr statesmen
/ in the south who tourished before the war
and their ability was universally ac-
| knowledged-have vanished from thc
/ stage and as yet are not replaced by men
! of equal capacity. But ne" generation
/ IS coming to the front whose oosoins are
| purged Of the passions OF the past VINO
are taught by necessity the supreme itnpnr
tance OF material interests aLd VINO VIII
fully cooperate with that party whic1-
ever IT be, that promises most ior the az
vancement ana ehricitheut q the sputn,
Heretofore the genius OF tile sou,'iesh !,
statesinanship mas ulspiayeu nse.l c"ieils
III oratory' bu' no" ~ - Piosaic @ ail'
practlcai, reachlns ou' ior commonplace
anu tahsIpie results
es' loon u see liien 90 IU'iI'"S W 'i,e
surface III lhe south wiz VIII WI aue5ua.ta, i, Wy
grasp ~ true Poilo. anu VIZ ~.
voice any ellect ~ .nu ~. si.h' ~. s'iii uli.
uouote'i ,ue"S anu ;,,as,. " ' pn';5,,
tiie peopi9. IN II. - ,',s;,n ,atlofa''
Iialliso1 iias am passn. oppo,' .o Want;n ~
noae a ~ ;.a,, for ,,ro,no,ino IL ,raarari
~ ~" and @dD aInry Of the conntrv And + ba wiil