The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-19
PROTECTION AT rae soUrn


The idea OF protection has taken firm
hold and is daily gaining ground in the
South. A bill is pending in the South
Carolina legislature which exempts from
taxation all property and capital en-
gagged in the manufacture of cotton.
WOODEN. paper fabrics. iron and agrfcui-
tural implements The Charleston News
and Courier Is strongly in favor Of the
bill. and urges that the exemption be
extended to all manufacturing enter
prises and urges in this wise:
Every interest directly affected by the
establishment OF a new industry win be
benefited. No Injury or injustice will be
inflicted on any taxpayer or taxpayfng
interest. as every such new enterprise
will certainty increase the property val
ues IN its neighborhood, and so indirect
~ contribute to the general tax fund;
and after 10 yeay will contribute direct
ly and considerably TO II besides 1t is no
hardship or injustice surely to the inter
ests. private or corporate, which bear
the burden Of taxation now. to provide
for speedily dividing and tightening
their burden little later. at no cost
to them or any OF them.
ut may be objected on the part OF the
mills and other enterprises which have
been established In recent years that 1t
Is unjust and unfair to them TO give
60 newer and perhaps competing enter
prises so valuable a privilege which was
a - "a. axr ,1.4
ton. Of course. but we do not think 1t
Is a fatal one. Better give the older
mills a like exemption for like period.
az necessary. than refuse Il to new mills
because the older ones did not have 1t
when they were new. And we do not
think the representatives or the older
mills Will insist on this selfish and short
sighted objection Whatever viii bene-
ut the state ~ developing It's resources
aud Increasing its population and wealth
VIII benefit them And that more mills
and manufactures viii benefit the state
cannot be questioned
This is protection ia the truest sense.
as direct and specific as any tariff ever
laid on imported manufactures 10 stimu-
late and foster home production. \
similar bill IS nov pending an the Ala
bams legislature and according 20 the
| Atlanta Constitution there IS such a
deep interest felt In manufacturing that
il would not be surprising 10 see every
Southern state make a trial az this pro-
posed policy. still" says the Constitu-
ton. ct must be admitted that IL is a
strange policy Tor "a section that has
always opposed protection. for this is
protection purs and simple. only instead
OF taking the shape OF tax on Imports
Il relieves manufacturing enterprises
OF their local taxes. thus making 1t
easier for them t. compete with outside
| rivals How Southern democrats can
/ reconclle al this with their JeffersoniEn
I doctviLS u equal justice TO al and spe-
/ cld priv lleges - none, Is a paxEling
/ question"
/ When the southern people once BE-
/ come aware Os the fact That mills and
I factories viii hUsd uD their towns, make
/ business FOR their railways, furnish en-
/ qloyxnent for al. put more money Into
/ and humorous hone markets they Will
/ b willing - grant almost any cuaoes-
ssoa - sse Misunderstanding element.
and yet" ihoaEacful.y observes the
] Constitution. This new departure IS not
az all consistent with our old opposition
| - protection ara special privileges"
This ts progression surely. but Il Vii
SO Further. Ths haven q SELF Aalo ard
/ protection will Ga tine leavsa the whole
lump or Southern p~e3cfice against the
/ prinolpls &, prot~ctlve tariff. Manu-
ractyires established. stimulated ana prc-
tected By exe1rtson froua lccAi taxation
VII multiply throughout the South
their product wsli-vesk markets both 10
/ cal ara rational u win meet ecrnpe;i-
tsoa from asEoad Foreign prcdro,s viii
&c PLACED On sale beside those % bona
manufacture. A cal VIII ce made for
| protection against such competition. The
s0ItA VII sally 70 the Support % its