The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-02-17
A NEW COMPETITION
An Able and Interesting Letter from
Colonel Robertson.
THE ORIENTAL QUESTION
China Has the Cotton Fields WAITING
and Japan the Man
ufactories.
ORIENTAL QUESTION

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j. Hunt was given TO the public a Few
| days ago in an issue Of The Griffin News
, | T9e letter was upon subject most peril
; nent to the people of the south.
II was upon the subject OF new and
dangerous competition in the cotton fields
China. and an equally dangerous one. ia
pan, in manufactures. Commenting eds-ori-
ally the letter The Griffin News says:
We print in this issue by permission a
the recipient, letter from Hon. J IS
Robertson, of IIapersham. that deserves thc
careful attention not only OF every stUdel-
/ OF political cconomy-Which every One
| should be under this governmental of
I every practical business maa and especial
/ utactLrer. II brings to our doors "a danger
tlat others have already seen to he lU1ni-
! nent. Tut which does not affect other classes
as Immediately rs those mentioned III the
rich alluvial lands Of China ever begin to
grow cotton, with the intnitcsiwal cost OF
! labor IN tnat country. We may well turn
our attention entirely to something else
| than our present great staple; and man
| ufacturng would then lang1..sh in equally
| as great a degree with the increased jap
! anese competition. The letter is too clear
! 70 require comment. 1t needs only TO bc
| reaO."
And the letter. which is as follows. is
! well worth the attention Of every think
ing man:
! "cornelia. Ca. January 81. 1896. Hon
! John J. Hunt, Griffin, Ga.-Dcar Judge.
/ Your letter OF the 18th instant has not
been answered for the reason that 1 have
been suffering with what may be called The
cleveland srip'-a precedent may be found
Tor this name in the Tyler Strip w.th
which we were afflicted in 1871. In fact.
there is not only similarity in the pecu-
lar influenza of 1871 and that of 1896. but
in the conditions OF the two distinguished
gentlemen whose names give some dignity
70 the complaint. In 1871 Mr.. Tyler inau-
gurated a policy which was i'm opposition 10
s-l.
party that elected him 10 the Office Of
president.
"Nr Cleveland seems determined on fol-
lowing the path made by Tyler and. if in
his power. disrupt the party which has
hoUored him far beyond his deserts. Tyler
and his grip ana his party passed away
uureCrettcd. May the course cleveland is
taking speed him and his grip TO the
49,. ,,7T'1s fu--.t is q truth whicn m
f,,Ily apfl ec.at. and keenly regret 1'S 1l-'-
,rrov Inn every evil has its col'iPe','t'
tto. ,ad I derive some consolation "H'"
thinking OF how fast the time ~ i"E -
of wears is passing away from k''o' 80
or In. fact that the Cleveland adIn-ii. = =
ton is running On tine same ID ,'''
THE Oriental Problem
eyes. as said IN nay last letter, a.
confronted with the oriental --e1
s9I,,,i3n of which is intimately c'"i'e'-.
- ,1a solution Of our great HH't-'~''l
-.r,fe., for There IS one important i"0'
common TO both problems. IA41 49,.
the condition OF silver as a Ihy'sS
In E5t if my memory doh +s'-l ,,,,,...i4l
rnoJors Perry negotiated 'o''ii-.,'-.i.5
treaty with Japan " i-leh W -.t .s..forrl.-
a- a master stroke OF coinhl'i -. g.. ,Tl,fs
,.v on the part ui the tli---- V ~ ~
tra,ft was 10 break down a " 90 ..f.
Ii's, md omen q new channel Oh si'-1
~ our PRODUCERS, -naH1llAt" I 81 -rs
10 ~ ,Lr.llrh which the We1ita ot 'le
,.,1teract Enalamd's cOvetohs gree I- 49,
as. Had some statesman iit -.
dicted that i'm forty-t"o yea .,i Sr.nar ba
would become eoomerah- tiilN - f,sr1
" thorn ia our side. he would nay
written down as n ptsSi iIii91-S a.. 800 t.r1o
i H. ~ ~. f,,s boomerang is on The back
| ward flight and the prick OF lNe '-'o-H -
| baing sens.hly felt
Japan and the Breach
| s.How true it is that man pI'l
! cod disroses' We broke through ''t--
! a,~u "a get in while she mas ''-"'"
| VANTAGE OF the breach To Sel ou' ~.
80 vears has moved forward on tle ..-'s
4o' y -, ,,,oeress faster and faster lilaA
| -, .,.,lss have moved iu "A century -
M lean she has taken '''N .lli,,'. -, me
| results accomplished 10y o~Hc-5 's,7 ,,-i+b
! trr,.eIes of generations, anu - i -.
| SLLt5I NO, enters into CONNIE rc-sti cl!-i
| titfn, with her teachers. Wllch ~ 7.,- $50
| ti.lor tcacbcrs concern, and wen ID ii''9s
! llto~c ~, ,-,rt- interesting. bUL too trd--
IN. ~ race in detail the wonderiIl l,5
% - Ianan during the past generation
- ili,,stratfon viii suffice as am lndeN 20
80 nrna.ress and show why me eNe.'l'-
lI'S+ - Taran should under eNislin@ con-
I lni. ~ i've MS concern and demand serious
u-,.oitii tion
coi'Siu1' Meade
increase IL q -, ,,7-o-
1--WE of The south. the great cotton pro
| -. s,.efion. are very proud OF the prog
""N''7 -. ,,,do i'm the manufacture OF
reas We nav - ,,-5-ts, the past fc|
| our stapie 49, ,,,t}, onaratc5 S;O Ont
| years. In is" the -, - ~, i,,..ra,.f
| cotton spindlcs; IN 49, - ',''' .t.f.,,
! - which we point with pride ana on " ~.
| -, t,ilat. ourselves and assert l'''l'
we Coi's -. t,yn million sp.ndlcS Is
the mum "a -, ~ te. prosperity. And
/ the sign aI0 So-l7 - -, I'm 1><s Jauau,
SO il may lie u We az ~, 4, rl,.-iera
lust emerging from what ", - - .,.-,
operated 5000 cotton 9i''i',.', - .;,,..r., ,st
had been increased to S ,i - can oI' De- called
oi 10 Per i,.t ehouII be said of Japan
M MAJ Nv. Int Increase in the same time