The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-26
new POLICY IN SOUTH
LON LIVINGSTON DISCUSSES THE
SITUATION.
TAKES A SENSIBLE VIEW.
ARE THOSE IN SOUTH IN SYMPATHY
WITH REPUBLICANS.

As the Negro Question Is Eliminated
Those Who Hold Such Views VIII
Express More Freely and Repub-
spectacle Character I'm the south.
The Industrial Movement 'cVnl
Have some EHect-Real sympa-
thies of Southern People Are With
Democratic Party and VIII Re-
main so.
Washington, April 25.-Representative
Livingston, who Notwithstanding his re-
cent illness, has kept track of the poid-
cal situation in the South. expressed him
self on that subject to-day;
II am not surprised to hear express
sions from some Southern men favorable
to the policies of the Republican party.
Among the bankers, railroad men, cotton
manufacturers and others interested N
big business enterprises in the South,
there are some who believe in the policies
OF the Republican party. They believe In
protection, expansion and liberal expendi-
lures for public improvements. and a pol
icy for the development of industries and
the extension of trade and commerce.
1.-THE negro question has kept them in
the Democratic party, but that question
out of the~way, they are Republicans in
their theories. l am not surprised there
fore, to hear from men in those states
where the negro question has in a meas
ure been eliminated, express themselves in
favor of the Republican administration
As the negro question is made less serious
to our people such, expressions will be-
come more common and more open. and
the Republican party may acquire re-
spectacle character in the South, though
do not think that party can dominate in
Southern states. i think majority or
our people in the South believe in eX-
pansion, though not in Imperialism.
Business is developing and foreign
markets are sought.
Some of our people believe that the
possession of the Philippines means
gateway to the Oriental trade. and cot
ton manufacturers and cotton planters
want a market for their products and
look in that direction for development
| think a majority of our people have
no objection to the retention of the Phil
ippines under a territorial form of gov
ernment They do not want territory
held under a colonial form of govern
ment outside the constitution, and they
do not want any OF these islands, the
Philippines, Porto Rico or Cuba admitted
to statehood under existing conditions
but they have no objection 10 the islands
we have acquired being held as terri
tories just as other territory has been
held for forty or fifty years. They would
be satisfied to have Independents republics
created with the installment of trade re-
lations of mutual benefit, or to have ter
ritories made Of the islands under the
constitution.
The South has been struggling along
for years trying to build up Its indus
tries and there exists a strong sent-
ment in favor of the announcement OF
the Industries which have been and are
being developed. Our people have
seen other sections OF the
country enjoying prosperity UNI
der the protection which has been
given to their products. ! think | see
a tendency within the Republican party
to modify the protection policy and TINS
NAV counterfeit the development of Re-
publicanism in the South Protection
sentiment in the South must be a large
factor in making Republicans of men
who, while believing in Republican poll
cies have been associated with the DEM
ocratic party and IL the Republican party
abandons or mobiles it's protective policy
that might couuteract what would be
gained by that party by the gradual ell
mination of the negro question.
II do not believe that the Democracy
can be overthrow in the South, but
the Republicans may gain strength and
respectability through the relief OF the
pressure on the negro question IL the
old Republican policy Of protection is adj
hcred to"