The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Trans Siberian railroad. The facts sur

Trans Siberian railroad. The facts sur
this sale are of peculiar interest
The Russian government owns its rail.
roads and maintains large shops. 1t puts
A duty of cents per pound on imports,
but when it came to supplying the equip
ment for this giant road of 5000 miles, 1t
was found that they had to come to the
United States. And yet, seven years ago
the first iron shipment abroad was from
Birmingham, Ala.
FROM BORROWERS TO LENDERS.
Another feature of American influence
is our suddenly acquired financial inde-
pendence For years we have been bor-
rowers, but during the two years past we
have become lenders of money. Three OF
the largest European governments, Eng
land, Germany and Russia, have found 1t
necessary to come to New York for im-
portant loans, thus showing that the
centre of the financial world has been
from Lombard to Wall street.
1t is folly for the political leaders of the
south to close their eyes to the truth that
the commercial expansions of the United
demanding changed govern
mental policies to meet new conditions.
In spite of higher wages, with labor
saving machinery, the superior skill and
intelligence of our operatives, under Il
factory system better organized than any
in the world, is giving us industrial as
cendancy. 1t needs, however, to support
it broad craftsmanship, not handicap
ped by sectional prejudices. We can
differ about domestic matters and divide
upon party lines, but when it comes to
utilizing national opportunities, north,
south, east and west should unite in
maintaining the supremacy of the United
States in the great struggle among the
nations for the commerce of the world.
COLUMBIA THE MANUFACTURING CENTRE.
The south must play an important part
in our country's future. For third of a
century she has been hampered by a
struggle for mere existence, forced to
devote all of her energy and statesman
ship to the maintenance of white su-
premacy. Thank God, this is permanent
and assured beyond peradventure of
doubt. At last she has emerged from her
forlorn and PROSTATE condition; freed
from her enthrallment, she can put her
self in touch with the best thought of the
age, and again exercise an influence in
national life. | believe the time will
come when the south will be the hope
and salvation of this nation. Her mar
velOus growth in manufacturing enter
prises, her development of natural re-
cd n
.gressive thought and action, is making
her again the leading section III this
country. The centre Of manufacturing
in the United States has been transferred
from Fall River, Mass, to Columbia, S.
c.. But if We would make the most of
our opportunities we must renounce
sectional prejudices and support broad
national policies, looking to the creation
of foreign markets, the expansion of
trade and the upbuilding of common
country, We must demand and have for
the south a full share of the benefits as
we'll as the burdens of national life. The
south is vitality interested in the Asiatic
markets. Her manufacturers are study
ing the needs of the people in an intelli-
gent effort to turn out products suited to
those markets. The closing of the China
markets owing to recent troubles has
caused a glut of goods, which is affected
by decline of three cents pound in
raw cotton.
WHAT MCKINLEY Is DOING,
The administration Is doing a great
deal towards improving our commercial
opportunities in the east, by showing
some regard for the inalienable rights Of
China, while protecting the legitimate
demands of foreign interests. Dewey's
victory first established American pres
tige along the Asiatic coast. 1t was then
that 800 millions people in the orient
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
confidence and increased that respect.
The United States from the first took
lead, and even the warlike Emperor Of
Germany has had to yield to "Uncle
Sans" friendly admonitions. We now
occupy the vantage ground, because on
friendly terms with all the powers. l
make the assertion that the south has
more to gain than any other section from
the foreign policy now pursued by the
administration, particularly when the
Isthmian canal is constructed, as it will
be. have read extracts from the speech
of my amiable and distinguished friend
his excellency, Minister WI, recently
made in Chicago. 1t is replete with
wisdom and good sense. We cannot
hope and we should not wish to break
down the civilization of China upon
which is based polity, society and relig-
ion the slow growth of 1000 years. To
do so is to destroy the Empire in the at
tempt to suddenly thrust upon her a
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. This country has
done we'll to use every effort by the be-
nign influence of its political and COM
mercial power to preserve the identity of
the Empire and the integrity of its civili-
zation. Under this policy, it is reason
able to expect China to become the
constantly expanding market for our
products, and as gradually her interior
is fully developed by network of rail-
roads and all of her cities opened up to
foreign commerce, the opportunities are
almost without limit The South now
controls most of this trade, and with such
development, in the near future, it should
increase tenfold.
CHANGED CONDITIONS.
We are no longer purely agricultural
section, but mining, manufacturing and
kindred interests have sprung into prom
inence and demand governmental policies
to protect and develop them. A states
50 partisan in its character as
to adhere to old political doctrines, ei-
thor settled by the arbltrament of the
sword or firmly fixed as governmental pol
icies, cannot solve the political and
economic problems now confronting the
southern people. Such craftsmanship
cannot properly interpret present eco
nomic movements, nor provide by az
gressive and progressive thought for the
radically changed conditions now con-
fronting us.
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