The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-18

TIE soid South, made solid for the purposes OF
local control we have secured representation
IN Congress far beyond that to which we are
entitled upon the basis of population repre-
sented by that portion OF our people partic
pating IN and deciding our congressional elec
tons This gives us abnormal power in
deciding the legislation of the country. As the
South is solid in support of free trade and as
the North is largely Ia favor Of protection, the
power OF the South thus acquired and thus
welded is an injustice to the North II we
persist in the effort to keep and exercise
1t Tor this purpose, there can be but one logical
result. The solid south in favor Of free trade
viii provoke a solid north in favor OF protec-
ton, and when the final conflict comes, free
trade and the solid south like secession and
slavery, will perish | do not believe in a solid
south tor the purpose OF controlling federal
fiscal policies in opposition 70 the majorty sen
tment of the people of the north. | do not ad-
init that such purpose could be founded upon
necessity to the south or justice TO the north.
HOW HE WILL VOTE IN TUE FUTURE.
For this reason however may vote hereafter
in our local elections, | never intend to vote
for any man to iilI any federal position who
does not represent what | believe to be sound
federal politics, touching all questions affecting
the prosperity, power and glory Uf the country,
The devotion Of the southern tree-traders TO
delusve theories and their inattention to facts
have been shown during tho recent discussion
Of the Senate tariff bill From the utterance
Of southern Senators, those who are unac
quainted with the situation would imagine that
the SOuth Is In q condition OF steady deClne ana
that by reason OF the tariff every article OF
necessity consumed by southern farmers
enormously enhanced in price Under protec-
ton tho south has increased her cotton crops
from 3500,000 TO 7000,000 bales, and never in
the history OF the country has purchasing power
OF bale Of cotton equaled its present purchas-
ing power, Does this denote decline in our
agriculture
FIGURES ON pEXIE's PROGRESS.
Against 700 900 cotton spindles in 1880 we had
over 100000 spndleS in 1887 our Is, 900 looms
In 1880 had increased to 81 900 in 1887. The
value of our cotton mill products rose from
S2l 100000 in 1880 TO S4SC0JOO0 in 1887. The
production of pig iron in the southern states in
1887 exceeded the production Of the whole
country in 1880.
Whatever southern politicians may say with
reference to this question, the business south
does not propose to surrender the policy under
which our section and country have achieved
their magnificent results. That the political
south proposes to destroy the protective system
no man Of candoT and intelligence will deny. In
view of this purpose, the man or party who
will save the political south from ITSELF and
save the country from the political south, will
best promote the interests of the south and coun-
try. In case protection falls in this country it
will fall at the hand of the solid south. If the
white south loses control Of her local
affairs, it will be by reason of her folly in using
her abnormal political power for the purpose
Of checking American progress through the
destruction of the American system.