BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-06-10
SAN JUAN, JUNE 10, 1901.
Editorial Comment.

The stand taken by Senator Nc Laurin.
Of South Carolina, which has now culminat
Cd in his ser sational withdrawal from The
u. 5. Senate, upon the challenge Of his
colleague, Senator TiIman. who also has
resigned, is but the surface Ripe upon
wide sea of reyoution!zed political opinion
which has been calmly sw,enirg ever the
South for several years. With changed
conditions the poin, of view o. men and
artits becomes altered, aud the industrial
IL tomorphosS OF the sou, hern states uh'ch
las taken place within the past twenty
years, has gwen ne edge 10 ma mic
theories IN that section.
From colonial days to the period Of the
civil war the south was devoted almost
exclusively TO GOTTEN gJoH'ng and othtr
forms of agriculture, tint with the close OF
that great cobn Ct and the disappearance Of
the cheap labor Of slaves, somfhing else
had to b tried. Hitherto almost undiS
turAed fields Of wealth were t eGet,T- tyc cd
in the forests wIlch clothed the m0un ain
S0pes and the prac icaliy mt ucled. iron
Deposits of various parts, and he Tlcn Goa.
veins ULich about j 'cidtiy throughout were
entered upon. With ethe development VI
these virgin resources mauu!8csu eng has
gone hand and hand, uutIl New Euglaud
has now fould among 4'r onee lls'ltsS
sisters her most powerful rivals IL every
lralch q constructive duSIy.
Thus the northern point OF view, which
shaped politics there eslly and ed 10 tht
general advocacy o. protection, has shifted
Southw ard and Senator NcLaurlp, Who
STANDS for the neT gospel, viii g before
The people 10 a goIenIcol contest with Srn.
atOr 11llman to seek justification acd Yn-
GIcation for the tpen pos ton he has taken,
wherein though elected IS a democrat, lie
advocates the prmai theories Of the reIu
bllcan party.
Emigration 10 Hawaii sulI es On from
Porto Rico, aithoug the rePprgs as TO The
treatment ACCORDED to ,he outg olDg peOrle
seems so completely cctilicnng IS 10 cast
some doubt upon ne q Is. as 10 whe,Aer
they are b tt'ring themselves.
Lately Up n theJr arrival 1t San Fran
cisco party of these cn'graHts are dcs
crbed to have been fouad iu a ptiab.e
condition, but this may lave hcen due a.
Tier lifted stale before starting aud the
Spa-slckueSS and fatigue ioil.WnT uTon the
journey.
The proposition iuvolv,d il going ava,
Indefinitely TO so distant a land S an Ia.
p0itant one and sh MD not en- eMplat.
ed without foietboueht and d suiiic,eat tn.
derStanding Of The conditions which are 10
be- met Ii The company engaged a tic
enterprise are not dealng ilslit by hei-
less people the fact should tc clearly and
fully made nOwn.
A rema kabl queer ard unexpected,
result has tollowed upou Andrew arae-lc's
great gift Of S10Ol,OgO 10 tho scottish
universities.
The Sc0tcbman do not eaul the money
Ererwueie there IS protcS aeats tA,
acceptance Of The ( # "a he ground iHai
1t would make uu'yersly cd lcauo psac-
tically tree, and tie tore .ao.Id ealea lis
value IN the eyes ot slu ltLts ~ lc gun'd
take away t1e formative and dtye op us
forces which wait upon NE enforced econ
omies eceSsary 10 te etcsai urou ne
part of many VII SCI + 34ers.uca ,oa.
Mr.. Carnegie con d. il seems G. as ftd|
far letter U.s. for hlS uineY 10 dong
S0mihiug TO improve be ttItmenf q Stf.c'
Of The Cities ia tLe d.upr! uaeitlu he ac-
QuiTed his great veal h.
Twenty days Of festival i'm honor Of S..
JOHN, the parOc saint of lhs city, began
to day. Some four e,n yra tave passed
since this has been clsrIvId 10 San Juan
and the en huSias m With When t ,cil uow
he kept promises to tc yey gfert. US
terdsy the ceremonies loig NJ to be ,tIe
bration OF Corpus Ctr,ssl fere most fit /
ingIy Observed, tie streets e ng dgap,d
with fl IS, alters wele tf'cied upon various
cortrs, and tie ocesS ~ whca appeared /
IN the evening 3ceS DTila9t and imposing. +
A ight rain uniortunst u yinterieFed IS The
main plaza WAS reached vi ch br, ke up
the line of march, lut Il tlepriuciple streets .
had been covered and al had erjoJed q
good opportunity to witness the impre sye 1
There " II be much dane ng aud general I
merry making during tie coming days and
all will tntsr warmly into: tie p rit Of tie
occasion.