Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-05-08

"There can be doubt of the marked
growth of the protective sentiment in the
South said Chairman Dingley of the
Ways and Means Committee, in comment
ing on the bill $50 far as l now recall,
this is the first time that Southern Dem
ocrats have voted for protective bill or
expressed the strong sentiments in favor
of protective tariff which we have heard
in the House. and which are now being
presented at the Senate end of the capitol
in the amendments proposed by Senators
and others, increasing the protective rates
of duty in the pending tariff bill. We
have had Democratic votes from the
North for a protective tariff bill in the
past. but this support for the protective
idea from the South is new
And gratifying, of course, Mr.. Ding
ley"
>'Most assuredly."
Surprising. 1909"
Not especially so; no. The develop
ment of manufacturing industries in the
South in the last few years has created
protective sentiment. There are two rea-
sans for this: First, the desire for the in
crease of manufactures and the direct
results therefrom. and second, the adj
rantages to agriculture which come from
the home manufacturing industry. The
value of farm products is largely DEEPEN
dent upon proximity to a market. Farm
products are bulky and the cost of trans
parting them to a distant market destroys
the profits 10 the farmer. If he has a
market just alongside his farm or in easy
reach he can make good profits out of n
business which would not be successful if
he We're compelled to ship his productions
long distance find sale for them The
establishment of manufacturing industries
ia the South has thus not only increased
the price which the farmer gets for his
products, but has greatly diversified these
md rhrIS flIr hnr
profits"
<Then you look upon the growth of the
protective sentiment as developing among
the agriculturists we'll among the
manufacturing communities of the
South?''
~Undoubtedly a study of the agricul-
tural history and conditions of the various
sections of the country shows clearly that
the value of the land and of its produc-
tons averages much higher per acre in
the sections having manufacturing indus
tries which afford home market for the
products and for diversified productions
The people of the South are realizing this
in their experience with the manufa ctur
ing establishments which have been de
reloped in that section in the last few
years. So there is a growth of protective
Sentiment not alone among those interest
ed in manufactures or directly Fronting
by the employment which they give, bu
tsa.t section whose attention is devoted Il
agriculture"
DO you look for a continued growth Of
the protective sentiment in the South?"
Yes, the mere effect of this discussion
and the avowed protective sentiments o.
men of all parties will have it's effect il
ssin further strengthening and increasing
6he protective sentiment"
>>And does this probably mean an in
cease in Republican strength from tina
section in Congress and in national cleo
lions generality?
"Undoubtedly. The Republican vote il
tue South has been largely held in checl
in the past because parties divided to
great extent on the color line. Now tina
there is a disposition to divide othe
issues and upon the important issue o
protection, it will insure fair elections, an
with fair elections and increased protec
tire sentiment, it will strengthen very ma
tterially the probabilities of Republica
success in many parts of that section. W
have seen this illustrated in the recen
elections in which the Republican part
carried the northern tier of Souther
States for the presidency. and elected a
unusually large number of Congressman.