The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-01-31
NEW LIFE FOR THE SOUTH,
EIoouent Speech In New York Today
BEFORE the American-Asiatic A>so-
c,a,iou-What Expansion Will DO
for the South.

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New York before the Amer ican-ASiatlc aSs0
ciation by Senator John l.. McLaurin:
Twenty ears ago the brilliant young Geor'
eiap. Henry w. Grady, stood anna lhe brains
&c. cnitnrs and enterprise OF New England,
nrocIaimtpe that there WAS new South, and
ffsmanded recognition for her material ad-
vantages and commercial oppo,iun' ies.
AsaIepreseniatire OF that New Soutn L
,hank Won for this opportunity To declare
that such recognition has at last oeen accoru'
cd Fire and sword, poverty ana nuiniIl'-
,ion ruln aud devastation followed iorg
snd crneI war, In which her people cOutended
Tor wha1 TO thpui was sacred cause. she
nsssed under the rod OF sorrow and bilter ais-
appointment. and yet ielt no plush VI i,t snalit,
the galIing yoke, sustained by an abiding
faith that deliverance would come. Pressrv-
ing her honor, patiently sne wa'teu, ,s, Ieauy h.r
letters and lift herself above the ruined Ior-
tunes ofa cruel iate. In the mlusi ol caiailli-
ty she looked and marched Steadily forward
with Christian trust IN rlghl ana ueSllnS
after courageous and desperate struggle,
the hour OF her deli\ erance came. her peo
nIe NO longer mourn by the rivers ol BABYLON.
but have taken their harps on tne & willows
the spiudle and the loom, which make vocal
ali OF her mountains, hills and plains. 1eh,
can proudly proclaim sOuay ynsd sna nnon u ibe U
Soulh and chased away all the DARK CLOUDS Oh
the days of her captivity. ,,.,
Time and success nave solteneu oltteI
memories. while trials heroically endured
have epdeared the South TO the nallon.
Nothern paper gives expression TO this feel
Ing In the following: ,,
"The South set hersell palnlutiy anu ueIoiI
coliv 10 work 10 learn the hard lesson OF toll
end courage and slowly and surely new life
has arisen from the ashes OF the old. In her
heroic struggle she has had the love and
admiration Of every gene,1us snS annnd.nee
where their fathers saw ruin, devastation Sne
the havoc of war" I. -, q,
The only discordant utterance e heaEa
comes from q Northwestern senssG who ~
tbs papers correctly report, said ~ ,ther day
thai he was opposed to the Meat dan. canal
and Territorial expansion "be. kse AZ Will
boom special southern Interest III IniS mar
row sectional view uoes hos h9ftSSS'sSss h9fSSS'uss N>oA'n
efF For Sei ny SELF take the higher snd broader
ground, that what benefits one secsion 6ene, ,ne,
expansion, with all that the term implies.
means wider markets and Increased oppor.
tunities, in which manufacturers, iar rmers,
laborers and capitalists, North, Sousn, East
and West, must snare, because oi its UNI
But But. gentleman, l was Invited TO speak oI
the South. Under favorabl6. codlt1onS there
nroSress 70 o Of the South. ia 1850 there were in
operation in the South l,50Q00o splndles.u 10
1893 1t is estimated that there&were 5,oo0 OoO
spindles In operation, 10. l8H tnere were 1885,
7Ol bales of raw cotton consumed by the mills
OF the South. In 1895 there wereili2f ,S39 bales
consumed an Increase in seven years OF 70
per cent. predict that the nexb seven years
will show tar greater percenIage oIincIease.
The mills are bound to come 70 the cotton,
and in the near future you Will nnd IN every
little town a ginpery, oil mill ana yarn Iac,
tory run by the same power and scomplqta
under the same management. tIne oep9r.
tunIties are almost untouched.
When competition becomes 9 little shaFper,
the same company, managed (bYs the 9eamS
officers, will be running an impruyedSgt4s
hnyinO SRpl cotton O1roOIs t1rOUf. tI[45
planter, transmitting the lint rom tleE Efn55HR
the yarn mill and the seed to the otls sIntitSS5S
thus saving bagging and Ties ana nanatl4
II a matter OF surprise that It has npt Ebe436
done before. A plant OF this Kind 3ust t45i&
enough for the local supply Of seed cQttunR
could afford to pay higher prices tnapSa49 ~
be sold In the local markets and the 1
saved. Add 10 this system cattl6 fsed1rR ab}R
think what IL means There is no ,oypr1qAfH
in the worldly hass possibiiitfes cof5pZ 81
An experienoed dmiii maa ID my own spi3i5Ess
ty showed me an Intimate for speh ea Qfanf
4 and figured the profit at 80 per cen y par8AQS
of Dq% his Wnsn Sns saSss sa
In T iron, steel ana ID 6ihss andnstrisz
able progress has ats6 been made. 3S y AZ
hoped, T BY the. Hnss IND asp1 Esl
twenty years ago f1At tbs aF5n ~
become q manufse fsetnfthg q 6oI
DrODem, LQ6s cQkel QlEQl0t{14Uf9tI|4I.I
been sstisfaetoriiy soivsd aH44
adaptability have been de43e d 8lS Z +
have given solne attention to- tnl9 6pQ
In rough way should 6a tnat she
msx m,I. asy ESSsses Is osn,s nila anaessi ps hs
climatic and other Acondt ttfopG, en1b3eiSo our
operatives 70 get more, coufort out af the
Theee Is isis NO SesssT ciss no
better lanorers than the hernHtQperaffEesloft the
South. They are the chitdtSRs ~ WHO
son 1901 iUST %,Sout Sceafy reward | orts nops
for they were not slave owners; Tkey have
patience, honor, ipatriotismt and fnstfSg SfnteE
Iigence. They constitute To-Day tns. e less:
cheapest and most reliable fact0Ty HOOD aIn
All effort to use the negro IN i6e iastotiss
have been futile but the negroes have Sheen
directly benefited 5eeanss ths taStesy aIsws
the colord mans opPrtuntty an q neids ior
which he is peculiarly adapted. s.
The happiness and prosperity ofsa people
are largely measured by the Increase and de-
crease Of their material In terests. II this be
true, then in the light OF the last TWENTY-FIVE
years, what q glorious future aWaitsf tne
commerce eagerly awaiting. develop ts g
prize worthy 10 be seized: Tue Soutns can9op
stend still and conservati vely OPPOSE lc0ms
mercial expansion. TO do 80 mealsn!oSgC 8,
thirty years ago. ~ ~ $500 ~
The unexp pected and uninteutionai acaqlsf:
tiop ofthe Philippines is to mark an ep0egaR
the history of our country. The worid,sscaf
flIct In the East at this time is In reality tne
oulgrowth OF commercial competitions. IL is
q question OF markets and market places.aA
writer recently said Ihere Is s.a no nMsa2Sss
gone from one nation to another. CoWmer
cial necessity has replaced the old lust OF em-
pire. and is the key TO the avidity OF nations
dividing commercial territory" The lines oi
commercial progress are rapidly shl!tlng from
the Atlantic TO The Pacific. 1t is In the East,
where civilization had Its birth, that Inc nnal
struggle Tor commerclal supremacy ID oesIln-
ed u occur.
The very name of your society, the Ameri'
eau Asiatlc Association, IL AN evidence OF the
intelligent appreciation OF our business men,
and an indication of commercial movement
and spirit that will dot the broad racine Win
ships and overlap the fringes OF ASIA. Inc
place OF the United States in thls great coo'
test for commercial supremacy depends on
tue intelligent acceptance OF our merchants
and man ufacturers OF the opportunities OF the
hour.
night and projected the Quilted States into the
circle of the great powers. aud into This con
fiict in the Esst Mr.. Gladstone, who knew
all the forces at work there, said: The
United States will be most victorious, wish
England following, in the worlds industrial
conflict now present and to come" de SAY
with prophetic vision the results OF our war
with Spain. aud the impending commercial
ascendency of the United States.
Prior TO the acquisition or the lsandS the
"open door" policy was secured to MS only by
treaty rights. These were entirely dependent
upon the caprice and ever changing interests
OF the nations struggling for commercial sn
premaoy. The tina diSmemberment OF the
Chinese empire has been their ultimate pur
pose. With this accomplished and thelI
'Spheres of influence" fixed, the exclusion o
our trade would speedily follow. .g.ts sS !
The great race between the nations OF this
century is to dispose Of their surplus produc
tions. Russia has made an adroit ad vance by
rail into China To forpstall large measure o
supply at her seaporls. Germany, in the In
tere,ts Of her trade, has forced China to relin'
al oh md EnUIAn1 France