The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-22
NEW SOUTHERN PARTY.
WHY THE SOUTHERN PROTECTIVE
TARIFF LEAGUE WAS ABANDONED.

TARIFF LEAGUE WAS ABANDONED.
Republican Promises and Pledges Unful-
fned-Somo Interesting Reading for
President Harrison, Lodge, IIoar and
Company.
WAsIIINGTON. Jan. 1.-the Manufac-
turcrs' Record of Baltimore will pub
lish this week an article which Presi-
dent Harrison, Senator IIoar and Rep
resentatiVe Lodge would read with
profit. 1t will state that the New York
Tribune, in pursuance of a plan to get
funds from Southern prOtectioniSts for
the purpose Of a campaign Of educa-
tion, addressed an appeal to Major J.
Is. West of Tedega, Ala, whom it de-
scribes as "the head Of a land and in
dustrial company that has S1,5OOOOO
capital. Born and educated at the
North, and imbued with its ideas, he
has always been a protectionst of the
Henry Clay school, and an earnest Re
publican"
III an interesting reply which the
Record will print, Ma or West saws:
"1 on will pardon me for expressing the
conviction that the movement Is much
like locking the stable door after the
horse has been stolen. Three years ago
was the time for such a movement" he
says, and continues: cat that time |
knew number of Southern business
men who were Republicans at heart,
and who would have come to the front
with enthusiasm and force if the Iparty
had offered any guarantee that the next
RepuDllcan administration would turn
its back upon the Objectionable negro
and white people who then had control
or the party organization in the South"
lie continues: at the time | write
OF, Leading members of the American
Protective Tariff League held out the
idea that should the Republican party
win IN theimpcnding presidential cam
palgn, something not only tangible but
great would be done to bring out the
latent protcctiOnism here; and party
leaders were ut the same period prOfuse
in promises that Il reorganization of the
party i'll the mineral Southern States
would be accomplished in such way
as to give control.o .of the respectable ele-
mentS Of society and to make it possi-
Die Tor decent people to take an active
part in party affairs. Their prospects
and promises encouraged us greatly,
especially after a adelegation OF promi-
nent protectionistS visited the Presi-
dent-elcct at Indianapolis and received
satisfactory assurances as to what
would be the policy Of his administra-
ton Of the matter.
"A Southern protective tariff league
was put IN process Of organization.
Leading, cultivated and wealthy men
In the NrSiniaS, North Carolina, Ten
neSSee, Alabama and Louisiana were
actively engaged in the movement. A
call for Il convention at Chattanooga
was printed and ready to send out. The
writer, III conjunction with others, COM
menccd the publication Of the Southern
Irotectlonist. Then they appealed to
their Northern allies for help"
| lie continues: ave were told that
| all the money of the Northern people
would be needed for the Congressional
elections Of $780, and that if we wanted
to undertake amy Southern proposition
we must find the means ourselves.
Now, 1T became manifest very soon
alter the inauguration of BENJAMIN
Harrison that the party organization
IN the South was not to be changed: =:
that none Of the assurances extended
TO the Southern protcctionsts were to
be given practical effect. The elements
generally recognized were getting as
bad as ever Conviction, which was
universal on these points, dissolved
our embryo protection tariff league.
list, and suspended the tight.
Then the force bill gave the coup
de'grace to the whole thing. Republi-
cans engaged III every department of
material development, production or
trade everywhere protested unanimous
ly against the bill. Their protests have
been uheeded, except as to negroes and
a few politicians. The Republican par
ty died in the South with the force bill.
Respectable men Of affairs and family,
miners, manufacturers and merchants
IN this section, prefer Il low tariff with.
out the force bill to a high tariff with
inc 10rce pill and consequent race and
social disturbances. You will find that
thinking Republicans here, who under
stand the social questions Of the sec
tion mach better than the Eastern die
tarlanS can be expected to, would not
be we'll pleased to have their interests
and progress attacked Ivy u national
party which is only humanitarian in
the case OF the negro, while it is at the
same moment highly and violently utll.
ltarian by the oppression Of other col.
orcd races, even to the extent OF viola.
tlon of solemn treaty obligations.
I'm short, what with indifference at q
time when action might have been pro-
ductlYe Of good, with the violation OF
| Pi'hiiotS ultN VIC commitment OF the
party irrotricVably to Il policy vastly
obnoxious to every element Of deccncy
in the South, our Northern protection n
lists and Republicans have at a bio "
murdered protection and respectable
RcpuDlicanlSm in al the Southern
States with the conditions Of which the
writer is at all familiar. Both ele-
ments are dead beyond the power Of a
lrst-claSs miracle. You will only
waste your money in trying to work
one OF them in any of the common
Wealths have named above
Major Vests letter was dated Dcccm-
her 81, 1890
| Another State Tronsuror Short.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. I2.--Thc Republic this
morning prints special dispatch from
Little Rock, Ark, with reference to the
r!lmored shortage in the Office of state
Treasurer Woodruff. Mayor Woodruff
leaves the Office on Thursday, and will
be succeeded by Col. Morrow. y SEN