The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-03-27

il true Of Alabama, Georgia. Flo'i
da and many other States now De
mOcratlc. 1t is emphaticaliy true
of the State Of Missouri, whose
brilliant Congressman, Mr.. Clark
il to play in the role Of chief oh-
stInct,onIst and echo iondeat NJ
B'yans phrase abont the 'robb''
tariff The fact il that AZ 'lI'
core the Amer lcan People are near
" all p,ol, CHEMISTS. The his'o, i,
of protective ta,iff laws in Amer
ca runs side 10y side with th.' dc
velopmrnt Of the country and thu
prosperity OF the people. Tim,
was when the States divided on
the solid GROUND Of local interests
on this subject. At one time the
South had practically no mannfac-
turing industries. Back IN the
time Of the Civil War the non
manufacturing West was 80 inter
ested III free trade that some
thoughtful people predicted thai
the next civil war would arise be-
tween the East AMI tho West over
the tariff
Those who thought 80 did not
look far into tho future and failed
to grasp the ar-.eacbing. influence
of protection. Under this wise
Amer,canpolicy manufacturing has
extended all over the South aud al
over the West. Chicago IL more
strongly opposed to fseo trade than
New York, because the latter is a
seaport and might enlarge its bust
ness if free trade prevailed. Oma-
ha has various and large manu-
featuring industries and the pro
tcctive tariff il M vital to tho PEG.
pie of that far western city az 10
Boston or Philadelphia The
Dingley tar,a act for the first time
IN the history Of this policy ex-
tended tho benefits Of protection
to almost all the products If the
soil an well az to those Of the mills
and factories. Agricultural pur.
suits interest the people Of all the
States and naturally would make
prOtectionists Of all the people Of
all the States.
The South is DemOcratric to-
day not on the issue Of protective
tariff, but simply on the negro
question. Ii the North and the
South can ever reach mutual
standing ground on which they
agree as to how the negroes in
this country shall he treated be-
fore the laws, we shall have no
more Solid South. Such an agree.
ment should be possible. We
believe tho standing ground will
be found. and we believe NJ. Taft
Is seeking for such ground and
will find 1t.
The Inconsistent hypocrisy Of
many Democrats in relation to tariff
prOtect,onis 40 conspicuous as to be
Mr.. BrOussard devcl.
ops q certain amount Of franz hon
esty. file recognizes the dominance
Of the Republican majority and the
fatuity of any effort he could
make to block the final passage
IF the Payne Tariff Bill sabstanti-
lily rs it has been introduced.
More than willing to profit from
Ill advantages which he recognizes
20 be inherent in the protective
principle, he proposes to Join with
lis Republican fellow Congress-
men, enact the law with the least
telay and secure for the people of
lis own State the largest amount
# protection possible.
There will be no Democrat in
ither house Of Congress, what
yer may be the tenor Of his clio.
luence in regard to a "robber tar.
f." who will not through its rob
'ery" obtain all the ''plunder'.
'e can for the people Of his State
Ie will inveigh loudly against
ariff protection in q general way;
ut when it comes to thOee sche.
Jules which deal with the things
hat his clients produce he will
tand as firmly as Dslzell Of
'ennsylvania for the highest tar
Is he can put upon these psrtic-
lar ltelns.-L0s Angeles Time.