The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-04-28

a sraeiAl Telegram 70 the Bhicago
Atgs. aean kr0m Washington makes
l1s Resolution introduced ai che con
Eeation Of southern governors asking
tlan nrAaaant 10 make more consular
gnnontmaata from the ssnthsrn states,
Sc that the c0nditi0n 0f sfiSirs u the
eoath may he araiy represented 70 thase
Intending ID enniuFste 10 this c8anfry
Bat which was vssad down. the text for
uuiEa iiraile ageinst this section. The
correspondent States that the principal
eauss why immigration has not sought
the south IS its prascripIiFe economical
and polihinal naliry.
be southern states, kBERFs shave
net permitted freedom 81 speech, Of
Euaraga, or Of action. "a capitalist
fEnm the north who has established
hiEsalf Ia theSF section, is socially os-
tracieed znd sometimes boyc0fssd 10
business Mhen be- has Eentnred Co give
expression TO bis political opinions
The governors q the s0uthsra states
vail not be sble 30 inanee capital &,
sReest I'D their section 70 Iunu as sUuEh-
ern men declare their hostility 70 the
system Of protection 10 manufactures .
Bow. what are the facts Is regards
immigration from The north b tbe
snnlh They are that capital has beeu
largely represented in Buch imTnigra-
tion. Capitalists from the north have
invested an orr iron, coal and timber
Eegi1Bs, have bought mp large tEHets Of
lard. and established mllls and manu-
factories. There has been no complaint
o. social oslraoisnl on the part 81 these
napsfaiisfs, and as Tor their 5aing bog
r5sted, the southern pe0pls are 100
glad 20 get their aid ID developing
their resources 10 think Of such pro
naading.
Asso The sonih's opposition 10 the
system 81 profession, the correspond
ant whoae atatamaats we are noiina
ignores tha fact thar there has bsen no
lSminaHion Of Investments 10 the sonth
b. capitalists since tha country declared
against the Mehinlsy bill over two
ysRrs ago. The cry fer protection does
net CONS from hhe northern men who
have invested il the sonth. for they
have established mills and mannIac-
taEies il this section because they can
make good profits here with very LITTLE.
protection. The cry from the north
VIII soon be for protection against
competition from Bonthern unillz.
Bnt tlae correspondent proceeds ta
give his opinion why foreign immi-
grants do not come more largely 10 the
south. lie qRotsg che Washington
canli1el, zRhich says they object 10 the
ssssvere local option and other lass
eRernachiDg upon religious and person,
20 liberty This local option laws that
prevail ID the south are intended main
" 30 regulate tbs coloEed popuiakion of
country districts, and intelligent for
eigners recognize this fact. There ere
plenty Of local option laws IN the north
md west, and prohibition agitation i
confined ID nd section Of the country.
As 10 s'otheF laws eneroaohiBg upon
religious and personal liberty" tbs
south q freer from Legislation that il
referred 10 BY these terms than 0thsl
portions Of the eountry.
At IL not eneFaRehing npou religion
and personal liberty 10 endeaYor 10 Civ
as many people as possible rest on on
day In Che week. This, We suppose, I
one Of ths isotber lnws' that The Seafial
Ailndas %. Such laWs prevail ali owe
the United States, and are moKsstrietl,
eDGgFped ID Great Britain than Ia anl
portion af this county The foreigne
who is paid a week 5 @ages for SIX day
work finds that this i no abridgamaa
cf bis personal liberty The CORES
pendent strives ct the folloRing con
ninAione:
This European immigrant will 20 h
thoss sections Of ahe UniAed State
where be can obtain the highest wages
the RrsatFsf comfort, and the larges
MEASURE Of personal. social, and poilti
cal liberty. He ends all theseeondition
ia the n0rthern states and few Of then
il She southern states
These ara the impressions that north
esn and western immigrant agents hav
aoaght 10 pEndine8 On immigrants frer
40Feigu iands And thase are the ina
pressions that the southern governor
felt NE must bs prepared 10 naeet.