The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-24
WOOTEN'S VIEWS.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN WHAT HE
SAYS.
He Dilates Upon the Mckinley Bill and
the Price of Cotton, as Wen as Cot
ton Goods--Farming Matters.

Albany News and Advertiser with Col
onel G. B. Wooten. In the interview
Judge Wooten gives much information,
and throws out some ideas that THE
News thinks worthy of serious consid-
Grafton:
Yesterday afternoon was so clustering
as to render outdoor life exceedingly I'M
pleasant. To avoid the wind a represent
ative of the News and Advertiser, know
ing that Judge Wooten was just from
Cuthbert, where he had taken in the State
Agricultural Society, betook himself to
the Judges office. The fire was burning
cheerfully in the CRATE, and the change
from the rect to his coy office was
agreeable.
Judge, tell me about the convention
at Cuthbert. Did you enjoy it?'
In his pleasant manner, he replied:
''That goes without saying. The occa-
sion was most delightful. Everybody
enjoyed it and Cuthbert gave the visitors
a royal greeting"
"What part of the proceedings inter-
ested you most?"
"The whole programme was unusually
interesting, but the lectures of Dr.. White
ana the report of Col. r. j. Redding, the
Director of the Georgia Experimental
Station, perhaps, gave more solid infor-
nation"
"What about cotton acreage?"
That's hard question, though there
seemed disposition among those pres
ent to plant less cotton and to increase
provision crops. This, l hope, will be
done. The south suffers from overpro-
duction and under consumption of cot
TOM
"What causes the under consumption
you speak of?'
And here Judge Wooten spoke in a
| statesman-like manner disclosing a the
DRY that was entirely new. He said: ''To
state it concisely, the Mckinley bill did
it. 1t put such high duty upon all for
eign goods as to amount very largely to a
prohibition of their coming to our mar
ket. 1t Simply shut out foreign manu-
'uresand Il fit us to the mercy of American
monopoIists. Hence, you see American
cotton goods advanced in price while
cotton tumbled lower each day, The
Mckinley bill destroyed, to our injury at
the south, the traffic between England
and this country. Trade was disorgan-
led. Reciprocity, the principle of mer-
chandise, was interrupted, forcing Eng
land to pay out the gold for our cotton
and thus reduced the price of it. Hence
1T is that reduction of The tariff to the
proper basis would cheaper what we
have to buy, and at the same time in
crease the price of our cotton 1t is es-
timated that reduction of the tariff to
revenue basis would put into the peck
cts of our people and into circulation
over thousand million dollars
Judge, what is the revenue basis of
the tarif?''
About Is per cent A reduction to
this would increase the imports to this
country 100000 O0, and that amount of
exports would have to go out from us to
pay for these imports. Cotton is the
largest export from the United States.
and you at once see how this reduction
Of tariff would increase the consumption
of cotton and also raise the price. 1t is
this view of the case that convinces me
l am right, and makes me such strong
tariff reformer.''
''Have you thought much on financial
reform and know any means of giving
our people more money!"
'"This reduction of tariff is financial
reform and will add millions, as l said,
to the volume of currency. Our money
is concentrated too much in New York
and can be contracted at the will of the
money kings, and the problem is reduced
to this, either the general government
ought to do the banking business of the
country and so aIrangeit that the farmer.
with lands and stock, can borrow money, |
on it should remove the tax of 10 per
cent on local banks, and let the people |
do the banking business. This tariff re-
form and local banks will largely remedy |
our evils and give the south fair show |
showing"
Judge Wooten is man who thinks |
and his views on public questions are
worth something, and the News and Adj |
vertiser is really glad that the clustering
weather drove the reporter to the Judges
office. Verify it is an i'll wind that blows
nobody any good.