Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-30
In THE HANDS OF YOUNG MEN
The New South Fast Forging to the
Front.
WHAT EDITOR WINS HAS TO SAY.
A Political Revolution Approa ching
The Canadians and the Seal
Fishcries--Art students
and the Gallery.
The Coming South.


of THE BEE. III. J. WINS, editor Of the
Athens (Tenn.) Post, who recently aban-
doned democracy and brought his paper, one
| of the Oldest in the south, over. to the repub-
lcan party, has been in Washington several
days. looking after some private business.
Iu answer to a question to-day as TO the polit-
ical situation in his section, he said:
"Protection as distinct policy of govern
ment to be fixed and continued, has been
growing constantly since it's very thorough
discussion last year, and is now the question
uppermost in the southern mind This is
particularly true in Virginia, Tennessee and
Alabama, whore the immense natural wealth
of iron, coal, copper, zinc, marble, slate,
timber, etc, is yet to be uncovered and util-
lied. This will be done, we think, under the
wise system Of laying discriminating duties
that has already made the country great and
prosperous, and our people are coming to un'
derstand this more and more as they are able
to get out Of the heavy atmosphere of the
the past. The old line wings are still for q
tariff. though some of them are unable to
break the bonds Of sentiment, which alone
holds them to democracy.
"Happily, the younger element in the
southland that element is coming to the
fronts giving thought to material progress,
to the industrial advancement of our section
There are thousands of men all over the
south who do not believe in the democratic
doctrine of accidental protection for revenue
only. They know that means free trade and
that free trade means Industrial destruction.
A positive system that protects and thereby
develops Internal affairs will find supporters
in the coming contest in these men OF whom
speak-the men of young blood who look
ahead into the future and what it has in
store, rather than backward into past that
was full enough, GOD knows, of bitterness,
misery and woe.
II have faith that the events Of last week
in New York will result in much good to-
ward dissipating sectional prejudice. No
such thing should exist. We want a national
union. l believe Depew's Grafton will prove
great levelng force in the work on hand.
The south is grand section of grand coun-
try, and republicanism there is growing fast,
Notwithstanding what the southern COVER
nors have said. / think Tennessee can be
safely counted a republican state in future
calculations.
alabama is now in a condition of political
revolution. Virginia gives US Ex-Governor
Walker as the advance guard of deter
mined break for progress ana prosperity,
and, in fact democracy is trembling all
round. The president is q patriot, and with
both houses of congress at his back he
should have no trouble in satisfying the
country. He is the most popular man in
America to-day and, l have confidence, will
become almost public idol.
democrats are as anxious to see official
changes now as are the republicans. 1 hope
they will be made rapidly. 1t is question
of party responsibility, and the country,
having voted for change, expects to see it
very promptly done. Any other policy is al
yttnSt q pr0clamatinn that the rraaiHant
elected by party too illiterate and poorly
qualified in business ways and general intel
ligence to furnish men competent to fill the
offices. l am in no sense q spoilsman-and
for myself would accept no Office under the
sun, nor have l any favors of that kind to
ask for any one else-but think the reten
ton of democrats now in the government
places is a reflection upon the republican
party which, fairly interpreted, would seem
to say there is no merit, capacity or respon-
sibility in the household; we must go out
doors for confidential friends 1t is right to
go slow; and the president, presume, is
only getting the proper 'lay of the land
1.-THE negro problem, about which we hear
so much, Will solve itself. The negro is at
home IN the south, and although Governor
Alcorn thinks poorly of him, he will work
out his own material salvation. All he asks,
think l may say, is that he be protected in
civil and political rights. In social affairs
the negro is unobtrusive to striking degree
The race has made wonderful progress and
has been possible the negro has developed
good strong intelligence, and has done in his
unlettered condition about as well as white
men similarly situated. Any political move
ment, south or north, looking TO the elimina-
tion Of the negro from participation in party
affairs is worse than absurd. No practical
politician would think of such thing, and
no humanitarian will now attempt to circum-
scribe aud drive backward d race Of people
making such rapid progress in the ascending
scale of civilization and enlightenment.
~ nave no doubt OF the future in politics,
so far as pertains to the south With pro-
lection and education in the forefront aud
sound financial policy by the administration,
the republican party will carry three, at
least of the southern states in the next con.
test, and the solid south, as political actor,
will be heard Of no more forever. Progress,
prosperity, the enlightenment of the masses
aud the building up of grander country
than we have yet seen will follow"
The discussion in the Canadian parliament
regarding the presidents proclamation,
warning marauder5 to stear clear Of Behring
Sea. and agrinst trespassing on our sealing
grounds, is amusing. The ignorance shown
| in charging Secretary Blaine with being the
cause of the presidents proclamation, is only
| in keeping with their ignorance on the seal
subject generally. The presidents proca-
nation was issued according to law, ia com
pliance with an act Of congress passed the
last day of the last session OF congress.
| Kannucks will please take notice.
Meeting Mr.. Il. +. Ryan, of Indiana,
| former special agent OF the treasury depart
! partment to Seal Islands, your correspondent
asked what he thought OF the Canadian seal
protest. He replied:
s.The Canadians, true to the English idea,
| want the earth; that's all. Besides, it seems
| hardly possible for them to separate in their
| minds the seal from the everlasting cod. If
you desire to give the public, especially the
| Canadians some information that will show
| them the difference between cod fishing aud
| seal hunting, refer you TO u batch of evil
| dence taken before committee of our last
| congress on our merchant marine aud seal
| fisheries"
Looking up the book Of evidence alluded to,
| the letter To the secretary of the treasury is
| found, the last portion OF which reads as
follows:
"The number of seals taken by marauders
| from Seal Island, or in the waters near by,
| are very few in comparison to the great num-
ber taken in the waJer from nifty to sixty
miles south OF the islands. Old seal hunters
| seldom bother the islands, and from informa-
| tion to be had % per cent of seals taken by
| seal hunters in Behring Sea are taken AZ
| distance OF from forty to seventy-hve miles
| south of St. Georges Islandsad.
1.-THE male seal (the class taken by the
| Alaska Commercial company for their skins(
| is lazy and sticks close TO the islands dur
~ 70. haa ainQ