The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

of Bryanism was to be permitted to arrest
! Southern progress.
! In spite of the efforts of Southern Dem
ocratic representative to discourage the
! investment of capital in the South its cot
ton mills represented in 1900 a money
value of $3.50, goo 900, against S6l.0000o0
ten years earlier. The amount of cotton
consumed IN its mills was 1887 ,1l2 bales.
against $40. SOS bales in 1880.
Railway Increases.
The railroad mileage in the South had
increased in these same ten years from
~ .s25 to $1,000 miles. The amount Of coal
mined lad increased from 21,5Oo,00 to
IS. 1872 .O5a tons. and the amount OF pig iron
produced from /. 953 .459 to 2.6O4. GIL tons.
The same ten years saw an increase in
the value of agricultural products in the
South from sec, 0cO 900 to 81 200 900 900. ana
in the value Of exports from s3i5.02l .O03 to
$3.50 .3l7 545.
And there could be no doubt, he said.
that the increase of Southern progress
would have been more marked had it not
been for the revolutionary policies of
the Democratic leaders of that section
Philippines Exports.
Mr.. Pritchard quoted statistics showing
how the exports from the United States
to the Philippines had Increased from
s4O4 1913 in 1899 to s2.6i9. 449 in 1900. and
that for the first time the United States
in May last had headed the list of nations
sending merchandise to the islands. He
had not had opportunity to examine the
character of the exports from the United
States, but was satisfied a majority OF
them were Southern products.
Enquring as to the source from which
came the cotton and cotton goods import
ed into the Philippines during the twelve
months ended June 30 last. Mr.. Pritchard
said that while the total value of these
imports in that period was S9510. 3O7. the
United States furnished but Sl27.325.
These figures were surprising. especially
in view of the fact that the South fur
nished three quarters of the cotton of the
world. -
Future Cotton Exports.
With American commerce with those
islands firmly established, was it not rea-
sonable to suppose the South would fur
nish the greater part of that 81, COO. 900
worth of cotton and cotton goods which
now comes from other countries? The
future prosperity of the South. he as
serted, depended in a great measure upon
its ability to secure markets for its cot
ton products. and for that reason the
acquisition of the Philippines was hailed
with delight by the class of people who
were doing so much to give the South the
position which she was so justly entitled
to occupy among the commercial nations
of the world.
And yet the Democratic party. under
the leadership of Mr.. Bryan, said Mr..
Pritchard, was seeking to make an issue
which proposed the abandonment of the
Philippines. The Southern people. he de-
clared. could not afford to give their sup
port under any circumstances 10 any
party that opposed territorial expansion.
and the Southern man who stood in the
way of the extension of Southern trade in
that direction was either short sighted or
willing to sacrifice the best interests of
his section in order to be able to have
false political issue on which to ride into
power
The session was closed by a speech from
Mr.. Fairbanks (Rep., Ind), and at $40
p. m. the Senate adjourned until IL
o'clock Monday.