The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-26
SMITH TELLS OF
POLITICS IN SOUTH
Should Have Factories to Manu.
facture American Cotton.
NEGRO QUESTION PARAMOUNT
MORE EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TIoNS BEING ESTABLISHED.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Former Sec
~ rotary of the Interior Hoke Smith
of Georgia. who has been in this
city, is quoted by the Times, in dis
cussing conditions in the southern
states as having said:
THE question of principal interest
with regard to the political attitude OF
the south is not whether ii viii adhere
to the Democratic party. but what part
it will take in the Democratic national
convention.
''Will it stand by the departure of
1896 at Chicago, which was reiterated
at Kansas City in 1900, or will il go
back 10 the Democracy of Jefferson
and Tilden?
1T seems impossible for eastern
business men and even eastern Demo-
Gratis TO understand the situation in
the south.
"Of first Importance with us is local
government.
Our sufferings from 1868 to 1880
taught lessons which will make il i'm
possible for many years to come for
the white vote TO divide. 1t is not
so much matter of race prejudice,
il is a matter of protecting our state
county. and municipal government
from ignorance and incompetence.
The large majority of the white
voters of the south are really conserva-
tive, but their fear of bad local gov
eminent causes them frequently to
make no fight on a national question
lest it might jeopardize that which
with them is essential-good local gov
eminent. The Democrats of the east
may confidently rely upon cordial CO.
operation in 1904 from those of the
south.
1.-The south has made wonderful
progress in the last few years. Man
erected. / do not regard the struggle
for supremacy in the men of lint cot
ton TO be between England and the
south. The south produces 20 per cent
of the lint cotton of the world, which
goes TO manufacturers.
Foreign mills increase the value Of
American raised lint cotton $500, 600, 600
by manufacturing 1t annually. It is
this immense increase that the south
cOVetS.
Factories For the South.
at is for America in the south where
the cotton grows to prepare the manu-
featured fabric for export, and l be-
heve each year the south. in her cot
ton mills, will make great inroads into
the business of foreign cotton manu-
1actureTS.
Nothing in connection with the
south gives me more pleasure or more
encouragement than the tidal wave of
enthusiasm which is spreading over
the section in behalf of a thorough
system of public education, including
chronological Institutes and manual
and industrial instruction of every
kind
The south had always abundant
resources. but had not the minds
trained 10 handle them We have to-
day 5000 young men in our local tech
biological Institutes.
Manual training is introduced into
most of the public schools of the
cities.
Most of the normal schools. where
teachers are being prepared for rural
school work, require the teachers to
take an industrial course, fitting them
to teach the children in the rural sec
lions not only from books, but in lines
of manual work, fitting them more
thoroughly to utilize the opportunities
of country life"
When Other Medicines Have Failed
Take FoIeys Kidney Cure. Il has
cured when everything else has disap-
pointed. Johnson-Pratt Drug company.