Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-01-20
TARIFF AT THE SOUTH.

An Interview on the subject with Gov.
McKinley-N Needs Of the Old aud Now
south-The Industrial Methods that An
swered Thirty Years Ago viii Not Serve
Now. and Legislation is Needed to Meet
New Conditions.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Jan. 15.-The Louis
vile Commercial, to-day publishes
the following interview with Gov. Nc
Kinley, given reporter who went to
Columbus to ask the governors's views
on the tariff question as affecting the
south:
''Gov. Mckinley, will you tell me
what the Wilson bill means to the
south?" asked the Commercials repre-
sentative.
''The Wilson bill, said the governor,
sis the assertion of the policy of the
old south, and an utter disregard Of
the policy of the new south, with its
new conditions. 1t is returning to
what Buchanan left us l don't be-
licve any southerner wants to go back
to that, do you?
''The same industrial methods that |
answered thirty years ago will not |
serve now, and just so the legislation |
of thirty years ago does not meet the |
requirements of the south of to-day.
But" said the governor, with great
earnestness, this is not sectional
question. 1t is not question of north
and south; it is a question of patriot
ism, and question Of enlightened
self-interest, of national and individual
prosperity. The south needs protec-
ton just as the north needs it, but it is
even more important to the south, just
now, than to any other section, be-
cause of the natural conditions existing
there. It's natural resources are just
beginning to be developed, and need
the encouragement of the same pro-
| tective system that has stimulated the
growth Of our northern and eastern
| states.
1.-THE act of 1890 was just to the
south. 1t was recognition of the in
dustrial activity of the preceding ten
| years in the south, and the results in
this section under the operation of the
protective tariff of this act, have justi.
fed the hopes of the trainers of the
bill. The southern states did not help
to make the majority in congress that
passed that bill, but the protective
system is founded upon national
policy and the interests of the south
were as carefully protected as those OF
any northern republican state.
"There were people who said: Let
the Louisiana sugar industry GO But
we said; No; we will take off the
duty, but we will give them bounty
that will be equivalent to the protec-
tion of the duty We had to intro
duce, practically, new feature in our
legislation, a bounty, and we did it for
the protection of the sugar industry of
Louisiana and other states"
Governor" the reporter said, tell
me why you took the tariff off sugar,
and substituted the bounty?'
because the sugar duty was a
revenue duty" was the prompt re.
sponse; 'and in revenue duty, the
consumer pays the tax. A small part
of the sugar consumed in this country
was produced here; we were paying
in the added cost of our sugar, $50, 900,
900 year that we did not need ovei
{ revenues and we thought it better tt
y save this to the consumers, give the
producer bounty of nine, ten, clever
- or twelve millions year, and realize ;
e net saving of say, s54,O00,0OO to oul
y = people.
There are some points continued
y the governor, that have been covered
s time and again, but which, cannot b,
kept too prominently before the peo
u pie now, when they are all thinking
u with such terrible earnestness on thi
es subject of the tariff 1t is claimed
"a that the low tariff period of 1s46 t.
10 1860, was one of prosperity. 1t is onl.
y necessary to keep the facts in mind
y Show the artificial stimulus to value
u of war, famine abroad, and the dis
u covery of gold and then look at tn
" course of values when normal condi
l. tions were restored under this sam
L law tariff.
70 "This is no time for the discussion {
- this question from Il partisan stand
y point. 1t is not time for theories
=, =, but for work and wages. The pcopl
- of this country are face to face wit
m ,e the problem of preserving their prol
" erty. of having work that will furnis
10 10 them the means of support.
= Zone phase of the 3iestion is that {
:, the interests of American labor.
a Are the laboring men of this coul
q. try too well paid?
n ~ do not think that the condition {
American labor is too high for the ma
ual conditions of this country.
know it is not
"The better paid the labor, the be
re ter our civilizations The best Anne
lean citizen is the man who is gettir
=" good days wages for a good day
y, !. work; who has the comforts and r.
~ finements of life. | do not belle,
'".D that the best results are to be obtaint
from starving men.
1. II do not believe that the wages
,s American labor are too high, and | a
ha against any policy which proposes
.n reduce them. There is nothing in Il
~. free-trade promise that the incrcas
ed importation of foreign made goods w
81. increase the demand for American
,nr Dor or give steadier employment to o
be people. You can't buy abroad and st
"a make the same articles in the sar
ter quantity at home, and II you dol
~. make them at home you won't empl
ne labor at home.
,ht "The southern people have the fat
he before them and they hre doing lth'
zen own thinking and will reach thu
own conclusions"
The Worlds Fair Board of Control.
a WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Comptroll
ava Bowler of the treasury departme
ife has rendered an opinion in which
Of holds that the secretary of the tre
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