The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-04-28

prOlecLlOn secretly lQaL Tie ItSpUoIl
cans openly promised through tarit
dulles 1t is the meanest auc
most deadly form OF protection
because, entirely at the expense
of the farmers. If my memory serves
me right, George D. Tillman, one O
the wisest and most learned of oul
statesmen since the days of Calhoun
10 years ago opposed this diabolica
iniouity and was talked of as pro
tectionist." This old philosopher was
Just 10 years ahead OF his time.
You refer to the fact that many Loui
siana sugar planters lett the Demo
cratic party because they could no
get the protection they demanded
Grover Cleveland with the doctrine ot
free raw material and the single gold
standard forced many men out Of the
Democratic party. Why, doctor, he
has you neatly out. when you gave
out that interview in Augusta on
your way to the national con
vention in 1892; Thanks be tc
God, however, We have captured the
old ship and manned her with an
honest crew, and our new platform
not only declared for free silver, but
for tariff which should not discrimi
nate against the producer Of raw ma
terial. II you favor free raw material
I cannot see why you should be
silver man. Cleveland is logical
and consistent in his position and il
you stick to his tariff dogma, you
must join him sooner or later in his
money views. You ask NOW can
protection possibly keep the price up"
I do not contend, so far as the short
staple is concerned, but as to long
staple, no sane man would deny that
duty would advance the price OF the
latter. The opposition to the duty
comes from New England, where the
mills using the long staple cotton are
situated.
Aside from all that, however, it is
Justice, and as a southern man, de
mand full recognition of every south
ern right and bitterly resent evey dis
elimination against my secticn. Why
should we favor protection for corn,
wheat and oats and not for cottonl
A tariff on cotton would yield more
revenue than all the serials combined.
Would a tariff on cotton do harm
None can claim that it would. Other
men as able and well informed as you
are confidently assert that 1t would
increase the price of certain grades OF
cotton. How then, as representa-
tive of cotton planters, can you op-
pose this duty2 I believe in fighting
for every thing that is to come from
the south. Every other section does
that, and until our representatives
adopt the same policy the south Will
continue to be robbed.
You say the Republicans were the
only ones who showed any warmth in
their congratulations to McLaurln.
This is an insinuation against Mr..
McLsurin that surprises me from one
Of his colleagues, in view of the fact
that it is made to one OF his constltu-
ents in a letter which depri7es Nc
Laurln of an opportunity to defend
himself. If the printed report of the
speech and also IN the newspapers, it
vas stated that the applause on both
sides of the chamber as well as IN
the galleries, evince6 considerable
warmth. From conversations with
many of your constituents on this
subject, regret that some of them
were not present and had q chance to
congratulate McLaurin, as Judging by
their expressions, I feel sure there
would have been enough sincerity
and warmth to have satisfied the most
fastidious Democratic palate.
Again, doctor, if the Republicans
took such comfort" from McLsurin' S
speech, why did they not comply with
his request, and give duty upon
cotton.
According to your statement:
1. a duty would not increase the
price of a long staple cotton.
2. The Republicans were overjoyed
and warmly congratulated McLsurin
because he asked for this duty.
8 They refused to give the duty.
These statements are very hard to
be reconciled.
Its perfectly natural for western
farmers, whether Republicans or
Democrats, to be pleased with Nc
Laurin's speech. We have been talk
ing of union between the west and
the south. McLaurin's speech lays
down the only lines upon which i. IS
practicable to accomplish such an
ion. more money and equal taxa
ton" Do you ever expect to carry
the west with free wool and protected
wooden goodss McLaurin's speech, it
seems to me, will be useful cam
paign document in those middle
western States that are absolutely es
sential to Democratic success. Don't
be uneasy about the party in South
Carolina; we will take care of that
You help fix some plan to carry the
west and will do the rest.
You say further it is "a part OF pa
triotism for US to drop this issue. "
Why so, my dear decor!
II McLaurin has made mistake, is
it not your duty to show it up? Is
not congress the forum where these
public questions should be sifted =!
Why drop any vital question short uf
the truth?
All, doctor, in halcyon days Of Re
form, before you went to congress,
you were wont to say 'agitate and
educate" Why should there be 10
further agitation2 Why do you
dread an ''innovationin Surely We
need innovation and a change of some
kind. There are a good many of US
''one gallus fellows that are Hegiu-
ming to believe that some men only
desire sufficient agitation and educa,
ton to put them in Office and are now
ready to frown down all innovation
FOR fear inevitably they may be pul
out of Office. I do not intend in this
distinctly personal application, but
merely TO show you how the people
feel.
We do not hear OF anbody introduc.
iop sub-treasury bills or aGyocatipg Q