Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-10-17
A MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRAT PREACH
ING M'KINLEyIsM.

EDITOR MISSISSIPPI LEADER:
read and reread the letter that late
ly appeared in the Clarion-Ledger from
the Hon. w. W. Stone to Congressman
Catchings, in which he urges the Con
gresham to make an effort to have an
import duty placed on long staple cot
ton of about per cent. for the benefit
of the Delta planter. / was compelled
to reread the letter to decide that 1t
was not a romance founded on some
fact of the late campaign, or bur
lesque on McKinleyism. Again, Mr..
Stone says, if other sections of the
country are to enjoy the benefits OF
protection that he is in favor of the
long staple cotton grower getting his
share. Such language indeed sounds
strange, coming as it does from Dem
ocrat high in official position, and that
too in the face of the fact that a great
party has just come into power, pledg-
ed to repeal the protective laws that
builds UP one section of country, or
class of people, at the expense of the
others. We we're taught by the Demo
cratic press and stump speakers in the
last campaign that such a system was
"robbery under sanction of law" A
highwayman holds up train, and at
the muzzle of a revolver makes the ex-
press messenger hand out his cash box;
that is also said to be robbery" but 1t
is not sanctioned by any law, and yet
the principle in both instances is iden-
tically the same. Oh Shame F! Man
hood Conscience Humanity! "Where
are we at anyhow" Surely we are in
the midst of the wilderness yet when
| Southern Democrat can be found with
both feet planted squarely on the Re
publican platform but strange things
happen in these latter days. 1t is said
! that the Auditor has considerable
planting interest in the delta country
| but surely he would not ask congress
man to make an effort to rob the "hlll
billies" for the pecuniary benefit of the
..swamp tooters." oh certainly not
But again, the auditor is extremely
anxious that congressman Catchlngs
do something to protect the delta
planters cotton from coming i'll compe-
tition with the product of pauper Ia
borers of Egypt, India, Russia, etc. Mr.
Stone has undoubtedly been bitten by
! that hydra headed monster, protection,
| or else he could see that it is not the
| product of the pauper laborer that we
need protection from, but 1t is the pau
per himself from which we need pro-
| lection. But if our auditor is set on
having the long staple cotton grower
protected, why not the short-staple
cotton grower come in for Il share OF
the Doodle? They have as much right
to get congressman to rob some
body, and divide the spoils with them,
as the delta planters have Sauce for
the gander, is sauce for the goose"
Again, it is possible that he made the
suggestion in view of the probable eff
feet that the congressman svote ON the
silver question, might have on his con-
stituents--a hint you know to cast an
anchor to windward, in case the politi-
Cal skies indicate cyclone. And still
this looks like cruel irony; and we had
hoped the fates would spare us the
modification of seeing Southern
Democrat climb to the pinnacle of Re-
publican folly and there proclaim to
the world that he is an --.
The great Walthall recently said in
speech that if reduction of tariff
duties was not needed, then his people
had been wrongly taught, and it would
be necessary to teach them differently
again"
The Auditors position reminds me
of story that have heard told on a
colored divine. While up preaching he
exclaimed that there were only two
roads, one led to hell, and the other
one to damnation; thereupon broth
er jumped up and said, "Look hyar,
brudder Smith, if dat am de case dis
hyar niger am gwine ter take to de
woods rite permediately." So you see
1 want to be excused if both the old
parties lean to protection-Ill be Job
LEGGED ter take to de woods"
E. P. HARPER
Kings, Rankin Co., Miss.