The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-25

leading section in this country, Th,
center of manufacturing in the United
States has been transferred from Fal
River, Mass, to Columbia, S. G. Bu
II we would make the most of our op
portunitles we must renounce sectiona
prejudices and support broad natlona
policies, looking to the creation of for.
eign markets, the expansion of trade
and the upbuilding of common coun
try. We must demand and have fol
the South full share of the benefits
40 well as the burdens of national life
The South is vitality interested in the
Aslatic markets. Her manufacturers
are studying the needs Of those people
III an intelligent effort to turn out pro.
ducts suited to the markets.
"The administration is doing great
deal toward improving our commercial
opportunities in the cast by showing
some regard for the inalienablc rights
of China, while protecting the leYiti-
mate demands of foreign interests.
Dewey's victory first established Amer
lean prestige along the Asiatic coast.
1t was then that 100000, 900 yellow,
brown and black people learned respect
for the United states and saluted us
as first class power. The attitude of
the United States since in the field of
diplomacy in China has given conf
dence and increased that respect. The
United States from the first took the
lead, and even the warlikc emperor of
Germany has had TO yield to Uncle
Sam's friendly admonltions. We now
occupy the vantage ground, because
on friendly terms with all the powers.
| make the assertion that the South
has more to gain than any other Sec
ton from the foreign policy now pur-
sued by the administration, particularly
when the isthmian ranal is constructed,
as it will be. l have read extracts
from the speech of my amiable and
distinguished friend his cXccllency,
Minister WI, recently made in Chi
cago. 1t is replete with wisdom and
good sense. We cannot hope and wo
should not wish to break down the
civilization of China upon which is
based pollty, society and religion the
slow growth Of 1000 years. TO do so
is to destroy the empire in the attempt
TO suddenly thrust upon herI western
civilization for which her people are
not prepared. All we can hope to do
is TO vitalize this old civilization with
western ideas, science and inventive
genius, thus making it more potential
in material achievements. 7 his conn
try has done we'll to use every ef-
fort by the benign influence of it's
political and commercial power to pre-
serve the identity Of the empire and
the Integrity Of it's civilization. Under
this policy, it is reasonable to expect
China to become tho constantly ex-
panding market for our products and
as gradually her interior is fully de-
veloped by a network of railroads and
all Of her cities opened up to foreign
commerce, the opportunities are almost
without limit. The South now con-
trolls most of this trade, and with such
development III the near future it
should increase tenfold.
We are no longer purely agricul-
tural section, but mining, and manu-
featuring and kindred interests have
sprung into prominence and demand
governmental policies to protect and
develop them. A statesmanship so
partisan in it's character as to adhere
to old political doctrines, either settled
by the arbitrament of the sword or
firmly fixed as governmental policies,
cannot solve the political and economic
problems now confronting the South
ern people. Such statcsmanship can
not properly interpret present econo-
mic movements, nor provide by aggres-
sive and progressive thought for the
radically changed conditions now con-
fronting u.s."