The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

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e s. ssad That fAsrs 10 some eoa1dsnos
TT II shs iron ssgiCa ~ Tsnnassss and
Aia1ana that thsif isos WORKS msy make
. rsodt sysa unsss tariff shat soasd
psos<Ssts The fson ssads AZ the Worth
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heisess tAa4 shsy ars ahss - seand say
emesss II EsgiisA conpetstson. and tha4
ne eascoms II . ess<raI prosssatsoa II tie
Assshssn iron tssds vossA b - trasstsr
~ fsoa plants Of the country - shsiT 80
el6a.
Robest kfiis Thempsos tsfis d shs IrisA
wwik - the authority AZ shs Iaas William
y. kelley, the great Rspubiican ehsmpsos
q tie protective tariA. shss talk 81 this
hind hss for several yeass bsen heard
smeng soashern msnbsss u congress.
They sdmss thss frss sr.ds viii eaass .
ersas ysossrssion u mssufaeeusine and
vosid ~ followed by rssasn - protection.
boz sssy ssrs wiling 70 enact fnss tssds
- The belief thss shsa the mansfassnS-
tns tsdustry ssvivsd again there voasd ~
lsirss distrihution Of mannfsetusss over
de whole coantsy b. which The South
voald psoat.
Ihe eonsh II mistaksn. r. y tsuo Inst
shs 6osth has the cssspsst Ishss II ths
eonatsy n the negro: - works for very
small wages: ~ TAKES his pay In ssors
orders 70 very large extent: hs dare not
stsiks, Tor shsnsvss negro strike bscomss
formidable q the South ~ hear Al - sacs
var" Of NEGRO insurrecs5on," which
simply mssas thst negro strike hes hssn
broken ~ b shecsfas. Hanging a. driving
ent Of The country The isadsn and organ
issrs Of the strike.
IL b true thas iron ore, coal sad 6ux in
shsrs Of limestone ere found csoss together
- the Eonsh. but Nth I'll thsoe advantage
Great Britain under frss trade can under.
ssli the South. Pig iron produced IN the
South commands from $3.50 70 SIS . ton,
While Scotland can supply IL u from p 10
80 - . ton. Fusthsrmors. the South pro-
1aess iron only in the erudess sAspes.
With the rspsai Of the Mckinley tariff
The Northern Industries are closed out
Which nov consume soushesn Pr iron.
The South cannot much lower her present
rate Of wages; she cannot reduce the cost
- transportation 70 the North, and she
viii End Ont that free trade means the
trsnsfsr Of shs iron industry. North and
South. 70 Europe.
Nevertheless it may b expected that
ths South win vote for . free trade
easi0 in congress. because With al their
brightness. sloquencs and energy of mind
end body the Southern Statesmen hare a.
ways been dull or shallow on questions OF
sasi9 and hnance. The Southern mind IL
not - sound . business brain q the
Nesthsrn mind. The great fsnanciers o.
the nation have besn Northern bred men.
Obsossts ideas On the subject Of ehear
nonsy. free silver coinage. gresnhaekism
government vssshouss certificates, sesr
- end favor With sonshern men, vhoss
average intelligence ON other subject.
would lead u to expect Of them bs,tss.
things.
The prospect 10 that the South viii vote
In congress for . tariff for revenue ONLY
promised by the Chicago platform. because
they think ''free trade" will not hurt the
south. While IL viii Be sure to parsiyss the
industries Of the North, and thus even uY
things. 30 that after the shake up" when
prcsscsion 10 rc-enacted. the eosth viii b.
better Oh In the new distribution and r.
adjustment of industries.