The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17
SENATOR M'IAUR|N STATES HIS POSITION.
HE BELIEVES IN FAIR PLAY.

Not PrOtcctionist After tho Repub
liCan Pattcrn--NC Sectional Dis
crimination in the Tariff Should
be Allowed Tho South Should
Have it's Share Of Good Things.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Atlanta Constitution says there
seems to be something peculiarly ap
pr0prlatc in the elevation to the Senate
right in the midst OF the tariif debate,
OF the man whose tariif speech in the
House created more comment than that
Of any other Democrat.
"Equa!ity in the burdens and cuuali.
ty in the benefits, as Sonutur Bacon so
Cerscly put it, was the underlying prin-
ciplc Of the speech OF Hon. John L.
hlcI.aurin us Il member Of the House
and us Il member OF the committee OF
ways and means, and as Senator he is
active and at all times wutchful of
Southern interests.
Some Of the Republicans, with whom,
perhaps, the wish is father to the
thought, have had IL good deal TO say
about the 'Southern protectiunists"
who have been developed by this turiir
fight. Senator McLiurin is one of
these.
AS | have said, Senator McIMurin's
speech in the House attracted much at
| tGntiOn. If was because OF his bold do
claratiOns against IL sectional tlriil
Today found him at his pleasant homo
on street, where he was busy with
his mail-an article OF which every
Senator gets goodly quantity. In the
| lot on his desk there were many letters
Of congratuiation from different parts
of the country, for in his service in the
House the gentleman from South Caro-
lima has made very many friends.
asked him il he expected to make
a tariil speech in the Senate.
| II shall make no set speech" said he,
| 'Slncc my views arc well known
through my speech in the House. Be.
sides this, my party in the Senate has
already decided on Il line of action and
had begun tho debate before my ap~
pointmcnt. 1T would appear discourte-
Gus, II not worse, for me to presume TOO
far with my opinions. However, shall
briefly point out the sectional features
OF the measure and make Il demand for
fair play for the South"
"Gou consider then, the bill framed
on sectional lines ~
"lndced | do. What else can he in
ferrGd when We find in its provisions
free binding twinc for the Northern
farmer and taxed bagging and ties for
the Southern planter The bill is filled
with such sectional DETERMINATIONS. As
u mem Der OF the ways and means com
) mittoe Of the House had an cxccllcn
oppor tunity OF Judging the motives ant
Influences which controlled tho prcpa
: ration Of the bill. Tho motives wcr,
siS /. rule sectional, E.nu t.e inll, ance
; came almost entirely from the Nortl
, and t,a, It. The committee room wa
filled and the corridors Of the capito
packed with manufacturers and .othc
businessmen from that section, aDXions
and persistent to have their lines OF in
, dustry well cared for"
"Was the South represented ?"
mo. Outside OF the sugar industry
one would hardly have suspected that
the South was in any manner interest
ed in the character Of tho tariff bill.
''As | stated on the floor Of the House.
the material interests Of tho South have
been neglected by Congress. They are
being neglected now, and in my opin-
ion will continue to be neglected until
the wealth producers OF the South,
through their representatives demand
equal and exact Justice. | am greatly
pleased with your two Senators from
| Georgia, Mcssrs. Bacon and Clay. They
both made excellent and telling
speeches, which were listened to with
marked attention. They both came out
squarely in defense Of the material in
tercsts Of the South and indOrsed nv
position fully. They arc both good
men, in whom the people OF Georgia
can safely rely.
''Somc one has said that the quickest
way to repeal bad laws is to rigidly en-
| force the more Objectionable features.
So believe ono effective plan Of deal
ing with New England when others
have fuilcd, is to give her Il large dose
Of her own mcdicinc.'
81 notice, Senator, that you arc
charged with being Il protcctionisr?"
"Yes, u fc" newspapers are circula-
ting that absurd idea, but it has failed
to cut any figure, since the people are
not SO easily fooled as in times past.
believe that in the near future these
charges will return to torment the in
vcntors. The Northern papers arc
making the charge with hope of ere
ating disscnsiOns in the Democratic
ranks and drawing attention from the
damaging statements mado in my
speech,
"Amost at the beginning of my
speech | quoted an able article from
The Charleston News and Courier, in
which a demand was made for duty on
long staple cotton. Immediately after
this quotation | made the following,
which viii! clip from the speech it
self for your use.
Mr.. Chairman, what this article de-
mands for cotton should be demanded
for every industry, agricultural or man
featuring, in the South. say this not
as a protcctionist (since believe in the
practical application Of revenue tariil, J
but as matter OF Justice and fair play
among all the people, Of all the see
tlons OF our common country. At this
point propose TO give some facts and
statistics concerning the different sec
tl0ns OF the country with reference to
the Increase Of wealth, the accumula-
tion of wealth, The distribution OF capi-
tai and wealth. | expect to disclose
such an unequal distribution in favor
OF New England and the North as to
force inquiry as to it's cause and ita
remedy from oil who love equity and
dcsnisc favoritism.
81 followed this declaration with a
statement and table from The Consti,