The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-05-20

| lind In this Just expectations OF the same
riches which this course has brought to
the North. Consequently they want the
same measure of Protection. The South
Carollnians demanded and received this
years ago in the duty on rice. They
want it also on phosphates and tobacco,
and are coming to demand it on cotton,
to shut out the injurious competition of
Egyptian cotton.
Georgia has already led off in de-
mand for duty on cotton, and is much
interested in getting higher rates on fine
tobacco. 1t has been found that to-
bacco approximating in quality the best
grown in Cuba can be successfully raised
on the cheap pine lands of southern
Georgia; also, wrapper tobacco can be
produced that compares very favorably
with the Sumatra product. Georgia is
also deeply interested in the duty on
rice.
Florida joins with South Carolina and
Georgia ON the tobacco and rice cues
tons, and has special interest Of her
own in protection to pineapples and
many other varieties Of sub-trop!cal
fruits.
Alabama has strong desire for pro-
lection on coal and iron. Her, Pied
mont region is going largely into cotton
manufacturing, like the rest of the
Piedmont" extending through Geor-
gia, Tennessee, North and South Caro-
lima, and Virginia. The most astonish-
ing development has taken. place all
along this mountainous belt of late
years In the utilization of its water
power to spin and weave cotton in the
neighborhood of the fields where it is
grown. 1t is hoped that this is only the
beginning of the development, and Pro-
lection is earnestly desired to give it
assurance of stability. This is where
the men of the South who are land
poor" come in very largely.
Tennessee has in addition to tobacco
aud cotton interests very finely develop
ing manufacturing industries, which she
wants protected.
Louisiana has her immense sugar
plantations and rice interests only sec
ond to those of South Carolina, and
Protection is burning issue with her,
SO far as they are concerned.
Texas has hopes of extensive manu-.
featuring interests developing in hel
imperial domain. But her main inter
est now is Protection to sheep and cat
tie. She is the leading sheep-raisine
State in the Union, and when the vii.
son Bill was passed had 5,040, It's
sheep, or about one-eighth the entire
number in the United States. She has
now but 3,065,256, or a reduction O.
two-fifths. What made this especially
calamitous, there was nothing else bel
sheep raisers could go into. Her cattle
ran down almost as badly. In 1892 sht
had 7,S93,307 head. In 1896 bu
6,3O2,5S0 head-a reduction of 1890,
721 head.
I Missouri has lead and iron, beside
tobacco, hemp, sheep, cattle, etc., tina
she wants protected.
Kentucky's interest is mainly in thu
duties on hemp and tobacco.
| So it will be seen that very genera
4 and earnest Protection sentiment exist
all over the South, except, possibly, il
Mississippi, which has developed fey
industries outside of cotton growing.
Therefore, as we have said before, TIL
issue is not now between Free Trade an,
Protection, but as to an equitable divis
ion of Protection, in order to give ever
section a just proportion for its particu
lar interests as compared with those c
other sections.
The position of men of all parties no,
is: 1t is conceded by substantially every
body that the Wilson Bill has prove
r inadequate to supply the revenue til