Huntsville gazette., 1890-06-28

iaSoi "uic IL mate, early took advan-
tage OF protective tariff law and fos-
tered manufacturing. To day their
FARMERS are more prosperous, land Is
higher. wages higher, and there can
De found more general prospe i'y
than in any other section of the Un-
ION. The people Of these manufac-
turing S ats mainly own the rail-
road bonds, Stale and ci bonds of
every part of the United states. The
laboring people of Massachusetts,
have more money on deposit in their
banks than the whole If the taxable
proper y in Alabama. Why the
difference IN the condition Of the
condition OF The people of the man
ufacturing States and the people Of
the Gulf States, { ask again? The
South. before the war, furnished a
large part OF the expor,s, but dis
Outraged manufactures.
| Now when our lime has come to
build up our waste places" when
Ca. ital b. the million is flowing from
the rich and mighty Mort, to this
'goodly la d,khen their progTe ,sive,
energetic and intelligent cit zens are
coming South to make their homes
and assist i'll developing our vast and
limilsss resources. is it not surprising
that our Democratic friends. who
claim to represent the wealth and in
te ligence Of tn South are ienoun>
C ng protection and favor a subs
stanlial reduction OF the triff?"
1t might do for New England,
with her many millions invested in
her manufacturing plants, and with
their large surplus in money lying
idle for the want of profitable in
vestments, to advocate "substan-
tial reduction Of the tariff This
can be accounted for, and if done
(as it surely will be if the Demo.
cratic party gets control of the Gov
ernment in all its branches) J, the IN
ducement to come South and en-
gage in manufacturing will no Ion
ger exist and we of the South will
remain "hewers Of wood and draw
ers of water for the manufacturing
North
We point with pride to Birming-
ham, Admission, Decatur, Fort
Payne, Sheffield, Gadsden, Flor
ence, Bessemer and other manufac-
turing towns, to illustrate the benc-
fits of protection. Grant that pro-
lection is wrong, let us not disturb
the protective tariff until the South
has grown rich like the North,
Then it will be time enough to ad-
vocate tariff reform 1t is not just,
in my opinion, for Alabama to insist
on tariff reduction, when we would
be the first to suffer.
| favor the passage by Congress
Of such laws, as may be within its
constitutional power, as will give
relief to the great agricultural in
terests of the country. and afford
them a proportionate with all other
classes of our people" While |
claim, as do all Republicans that the
Government, can do much for clas-
ses, if thought to be for the "gen>
eral welfare" and can const tuition,
ally establish warehouses and adj
vance SO per cent, on the value of
farm products stored therein, and
can advance money, secured by
mortgages on land, at nominal
interest, yet candor requires me to
say that | regard both schemes as
dangerous and impractica ole. Mod
crate and incidental relief. is all that
should be insisted upon or desired.
Our Democratic brethren are pre-
cluded by this strict construction
theory, and their late Endorsement
Of the ''time honored principles" of
the Democratic party from charter
ing United States Bank, passing a
protective tariff bill, appropriate
money to aid common schools, and
Of course must oppose from plinci-
pie, all appropriations to relieve or
| roster dSIlCulluIlStS. as HO poWCi
in the constitution has been given
to Congress to make appropriations
as proposed by the Alliance, it fol
lows that Democracy must oppose
from principle any tangible relief to
our farmers. Hence | say that AL
lance men can not long affiliate
with the Democratic party. A to-
tai repeal of the Inter state CONS
merce bill, and the repeals all Sta c
raj road commission bills would give
partial relief, for the reason that it
would cheapen freight on ''long
hauls,' and thus favor farmers as
producers of pig iron.
If elected Governor | will to the
best Of ability discharged the duties
of the Office in the interest of all
people. Very Truly,
| b. NJ. LONG.