The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-08
CAROLINA AND HAWAII.
Judge Mackey's Discovery in Regard
tn Cotton and Poverty VI. Coffee and
Prosperity.

To COtiOn and Poverty W. Coffee and
Prosperity.
The inimitable Judge Mackey, of
South Carolina, is never at a loss to
discover whatever he may care to find
from the causes OF the Frenchman's 3
lighting qualities to the reason for
intimate relations between South Caro-
lima and Hawaii The public exhibi-
tion of The judges purely intellectual
exercise is always entertaining. That
the industrial Frenchman may not
have lighting qualities or that South
Caroiinians are not going to Hawaii, OF
course, has no effect upon the beauty
and logic OF the judges statements,
the facts merely emphasizing his most
admirable independence in speaking
The news comes by way OF Wash
ington and is therefore rs cred BILE
as other local news coming from
afar.
The very minute that the news Is
announced of the annexation of Hawaii
one hundred families of my State will
make preparations to leave for Homo
lulu with the intention of making their
permanent homo on the islands," said
Judge t. j. Mackey, of South Carolina,
to the Washington Post.
All these are planters who are dis
labor hard month in and month out and
find nothing better at the end of the
year as q reward of their toll than s.
cent cotton. They can go to Hawaii
and without nearly SO much exertion
tind In coffee planting an occupation
that will render handsome returns.
Tne difference between cotton raising
in the South and coff ae production in
Hawaii ID the difference between pen.
ury and prosperity. The former bust
ness produces nothing but debt, and
there is no future for those who engage
In it..
would not be surprised In the
! event OF annexation to see general
movement OF Southern farmers toward
our new acquisition In the Pacific. The
inducements to immigrate to tina,
| country are tempting, and when once
the stars and stripes II rat over it, there
Is every reason to believe that rush
= to acquire residence there will begin
IL the treaty OF annexation should fai
In the Senate, q joint resolution to an
mex will bo in order, and that will
doubtless be acted on afllrmatively
There are so many and such lOgica
reasons In favor OF annexation tnat
do not see how the American Congress
can let the opportunity go Dy."
Judge Mackey's painting is ideal,
remarked gentleman who was read
ing the above extract. 1T certainl,
Is plausible and pretty to think o
turning from the production OF cloth
ing to the production OF food But tn
hog and hominy campaign la the Soutl
has no relation to coffee and sugar can
paign In Hawail aud Cuba.
THE experience Of the Souther
farmers in raising product, the pric
Of which Is controlled by speculators
has been far too sad for them to NJ
CRATE to the land OF coffee to work TO
tho larger profit Of the same class G
men. The future OF Hawaii or OF Cub
does not appeal TO the Southerner VIII
} Is struggling with some little success
: to become master of his conditions
: The story OF the rise and fall OF suga
! and coffee is too likely to be the oil
, tale of the rise and fall OF cotton.
Z" The hundred families OF the Judge
: state OF mind are not of South Care
t lima; they are in and of the Judge
r state of mind, and for many times {
a come will remain habltats within tn
: judges has."