The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-07

ments and restored the house sched
ules in order to prevent further dam
aging discussion. Was not justified
in defending my own State and a-ecog
nized industry among its peos from
northern greed aud avarice? did
it then, and shall repeat. such defense
whenever the opportunity arises |
believe it was duty incumbent on
my position and l did not shrink it
"Thea came the lumber schedule,
and here again sectional greed dis
closed itself In the frs. paragraph
the senate committee placed 25 per
cent duty on nothern cedar railroad
ties and placed all others on the free
list. began to investigate this dis
elimination and soon found it created
tie trust for the north and left the
south to care for itself Northern
cedar aud southern cedar are two diff
ferent woods The northern cedar
grows tall and straight, with few
limbs and no scent. 1t is used ex
tensively for ties and telegraph
poles Oak for ties has been exhaust
ed in the north, and this duty would
make monopoly of cedar Canada
and Nova Scotia could send in any
thing they chose in the line of ties,
such.as oak, hemlock and so forth, to
compete with the south, but this
duty secured a monopoly for the only
tie timber in the north. We made a
contest on this unfair proposition and
forced the committee to give the 20
per cent duties to all The lumber
schedule was taken up and an effort
made to place white pine on the free
list I.with others opposed it on the
ground of discriminating against the
pine forests of the south went to
the bottom of this schedule, and
found that the. whole question in a
nut she'll was this: Shall the north
and east, who have been plundering
ls for the last 80 years, be permitted
to purchase lumber of Canada or com
pelled to buy from us? There is nc
yellow pine up north, and when the
duty is taken from white pine that
entire section is flooded from Canada
That is the case case now under the
Wilson bill
Northern pine has been largely
consumed and southern pine is rapid
ly finding its way in that direction
Those northern mill owners have
bought an immense tract of pine
stumpage in Canada. an6 only wait
ed for free lumber to remove their
mills there and send their lumber to
the States 1t is estimated that the
south has lS3,0O0,000 acres of pine
forest which will now be developed.
Northern capital will ehelp to de-
velope our lumber industry instead
of going to Canada for that purpose.
Some have said that it will raise the
price of lumber / hope it will, and
to that extent at least we may be able
to recover some of the money taken
from us by the north and east This
duty upon pine lumber is an act of
Justice to the south, aud | am proud
that l was permitted to take so prom
inent part in it. / am not defend
ing my action upon the grounds of
protection. but as securing a per
cent. of equalization for the plunder
ing you have suffered If we are to
have free trade let US have it for all
sections. If we are to haze tariff
for revenue let us have it equal all
over the nation. If we are to have
protection make it equal to every in
dustry throughout the entire length
and breadth of our country Let our
statute books disclose no sectional
ism. Let US have in fact as well as
name equal right to all, special priv
ileges to none This | am taught is
the true Democracy. The north has
explored all the possibilities of the
west, and there are no openings in
that section for their capital The
south, which has laid dormant and
neglected under the miserable sec
tionalism for the past 80 years, now
looms up as land Of commerce and
location for future possibilities.
Every effort is being made by grasp
ing avarice of New England to con
tinue to force tribute from US and
make no returns These keen yam
KEGS see the hand writing on the
wall and realize more than they dare
admit that nnder anything like equal
chances the south would forge ahead
with great rapidity. The growth in
power in New England has been &C.
cure in direct contradiction of the
laws of both God and nature It has
virtually grown figs from thistles,
and at profit. 1t has robbed and
plundered its more generous neigh
hors and its greed and avarice gives