Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-08
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY
WITH FRANCE SENATOR MLhURIN IN
TERYIEWED ON THAT QUESTION.

WITH FRANCE SENATOR M'LAURlN IN
TERyIEwED ON THAT QUESTION.
IHE USES SOUND ARGUMENT.
Talks OF the Different Phases Of the Qucs.
tion-Thc Crying Need Of the South.
John Lowndcs McI.aurin, Senator
in Congress from South Carolina,
stands before the country as a type
of tho young, aggressive Southcrncr
who thinks for himself, believes in
/ progress, and who "lives, moves aud
has his being" not in "reminiscences
of "the buried past" but in the prac-
tical issues Of to-day. Several years
ago, while 4 member Of the House
of Representatives., he startled his
political confrcrcs by some indcpcnd-
cnt uttcranccs on matters affecting
the material interests Of his constitu-
cnts, with the result that instead of
being rclegated (as many prcdctcN
to political oblivion, he was at the
next Senatorial election invited to
take a higher scat--a scat which he
is likely to hold for at least several
successive terms.
In view of the lively interest he
always takes in measures that make
for the material prosperity of the
South, he was asked by the Manu-
facturers' Record to express an opin-
ion on the French treaty now before
the United States Senate for ratifica
ton. Happening to be in Washing
ton day or two later, went to see
him. Here is what he said
"Thc crying need Of what has
come to be called 'thc New South
has always been ways and means to
utilize its resources, to realize upon
It's slow assets or, to use a homcly
phrase, to find market for its
ducks.' Therefore it bchoovcs our
representative men, more than those
OF other sections, to do some hard
thinking about how to fiji this crying
need, and to study with double dill
Scncc the great industrial and COM
mercial problems of the hour. am,
therefore, heart and soul in favor Of
every treaty of other commercial
measure calculated to secure more
markets or better markets, whether
in France Or China, Europe, Asia
or Africa, for whatever the South
has to-day or may tomorrow have
! to sell. And while | naturally (and
believe property favor first Of all
what will most benefit the South,
am at the same time, as an American
who loves his country next to his
State, in favor of whatever will
strengthen the power and influence
OF the republic. by the same token
| rely upon and expect patriotic men
OF other sections to consider what is
best for the material advancement of
the South, for rs the motto of the
Manufacturers Record expresses it,
'thc development Of the South means
the enrichment Of the naLion.'
l have just Dictated" Senator
Mcl.aurn continued, ga letter in
reply to yours asking me to tell the
Manufacturers Record what
thought of the pending treaties, in
which | took advantage Of the OPP
portunlty to say why always felt
ready to comply gladly with any rca-
sonablc request the Manufacturers
Record might make, if thereby I
might lend a helping hand to the
great work your paper has been do
ing so long and SO faithfully for tn,
upbnllding Of the South. And be-
fore getting down to this particular
imstrumcntality for commercial cxpan-
sion Il. g., the French treaty. want
to say how cheerful a ign of the
times 1t is to notice, az do every
day, the increasing public interest
which is being manifested through
out the State and all over the South
in commercial anl industrial affairs
AN interest which amounts, in fact,
to waking up on the part of our
people to things that affect their real
and lasting welfare.
awe were never a commercial pcn-
pie, nor Except for hcmc use
before the war; manufacturing pco-
pie until lately. In anti-bc!um
times onr people took kccncr inter