The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27

stand Tor the new south lie mas
always denounced dueiiing. arbisra-
ton by the pistol, lynch Law and
the vendetta or family fsuds that have
in the past desola,ed some of the counties
Of Kentucky and Tennessee; he has stood
UP for lsw and order; for public and pri-
yate purity; he has had the courage OF his
convictions. and his views are generally
instinct with robust good sense
His father was an eminent mana
Douglas Democrat. q Kentucky Unioniss.
and while Mr.. wa,ierson with boyish
enthusiasm joined the cause of the Con-
federacy. after the war was over be did his
best 10 heal up the wounds Of war and
make this country . restored Union in
feeling - well as in fact IL Is not his
fault IL he has not altogether succeeded.
but the sincerity and ability of his efforts
have been appreciated by the thoughtful
ex-U nion soldiers Of the North 20 entirely
tina, he has appeared before the Army of
tho Tennessee and spoken words Of elo-
quent and discriminating appreciation Of
its great leader Grant: he was selected As
the orator for the Worlds fair Of Chicago.
and on every public occasion he has
spoken like an able man imbued with the
spirit Of fervsnt and abounding nation.
Atty.
He Is without question the boldest,
bravsst and most rational thinker of the
New South. That he Is . rational man
with the courage Of his convictions Is
illustrated by his position at the Chicago
Democratic national convention concern.
ing the tariff. He sees clearly that there
Is only one logical opposite to the Mekin-
ley tariff and that Is tariff for revenue
only. The Mckinley tariff stands for pro-
lection TO both manufacturer and pro-
Queer In industries competitive with those
of foreign countries; stands for protection
10 both raw materials and finished goods.
Mr.. Wstterson IL too logical and honest q
thinker to substitute for this policy any
such hybrid measure as the Mills bill or
the Wilson tariff bill: he lie for tariff for
revenue only. which 10 the logical oppo-
site of the Mckinley tariff he sees that
the people will hare . fair tariff. either
protection all around. as At present. or a
tariff for revenue only. which ievie, tax
on all imported goods, whether raw ma
terials or finished goods. sufficient TO pay
the expenses Of the government
This Is . position that an intelligent,
rational Republican and an intelligent, ra-
tionsl Democrat can fairly differ upon.
while the Wilson tariff bill is neither eco
nomie fish. fissh. fowl or red herring.
The poe, James Russell Lowell used to
quote an old \ ankee observation-disclosures
than pine dog with a popple tail" That
Is just what the Wilson tariff bril- -; II is
mere sectional tariff kite with Populist
tail. Now. Mr.. watierson. at the national
convention. brushed aside all this CHEAP at
tempt TO substitute for the Mckinley tariff
aeompromise tariif-the idio,ic offspring of
an unnatural marriage between protection
and free trade. and as q man OF logical.
homes, intellect and courageous eoavic-
tons insisted thai the logical opposite
TO protection we tariff for reve-
nue. only. and he Is right Had
tho Democratic congress kept tho
y
Tor revenue only without equivocation,
and imposed - or IS per cent tax on all
imports 20 meet the expenses Of the gov
eminent. they woald have had revenue,
and not a deficiency tariff bill. and they
would have has no income tau to open
them to the charge OF seeiionalism.
Time will show iha, Mr.. Wattsrson was
right at Chicago. Tor while the Democratic
party nigh. have survived a tariff for
revenue only, no party can survive the
enactment OF the Wilson bill with the in
come tar annexed.
MIR. WAitersoa was the FIRST Southern
man to point out after the war that en-
vlvonment, rather than mere blood or race
or stock. made man take sides for or
against the South during the civil var.
The Bgtords. the rTeBtiees. the Critt-n.
dsns divided IN heatacKy: the bray.
tons in South Carolina; the Burhsn.
ans in Maryland, tie brothers of
Gen. George III. Thomas fought for
the ConfsieFscy Mr.. wattegSon vent
further and pointed cut thA, among
ins most ssesdfast and bitter cham
piou, OF the South we're not only Northern
born men, but rnsn who did not settle in
the South untn they bad reached their
majority. like John slsdeil. Who went from
Nss York 10 louisiana and who's.
nephew, Gen. Il, :, Mekensis. "a,
linton soldier; Ike Sargent : Prenuss
the great orator % Mississippi. sho came
from Maine, ike George u. Frsngias. the
great Kentucky editor. ~ao cane IRON
Connecticut. like Gsa. Albert PIKE, xAe
Vas horn and bred in Boston. Ike Pea,.
eegsea. whe 50 ssashosaly defsn4sa V.ek,-
burg
TAis view shows the reilosophic hahi;
q M, WAs,srson's alat; be does Ne, e
tievs IN tie sentimental argument of
Puritan - Cavalier. bat he does believe
IN environment. ssni the Puritan s9Gta
10 sTos ep wiia tie country, AaA be ae-
eoEass an Intensity SoatheEu man: seaa
the southern nan North - gTow up wisA
the eoanirys saa re becomes . Northern
mAa.
M. NstgsrsSn. Ike Gen. i.ansssre~t
AID sas ATE A.s1.2Gs. Ii. StspAsas SEGA.