The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-29
SOME SANE TARIFF VIEWS WITH
OUT RESPECT TO POLITICAL
AFFILlATIoN.

nj 2 u 2 4OI-ld q <1DI. FRANK Ga
for his action and expressions upon
the tariff bill suggests certain
thoughts Has a legislature any con
trel CT = congressman, any right Il
condemn him? Is he responsible ia
anybody except his own constituents
in his own district? Is it not wise
TO recognize that this country mas
practically always been a protective
tariff country, its tariff higher al
sometime than at others? Is it no,
wise to recognize that the enlightened
countries Of the word are all protec-
tive in policy except Great Britain, and
that a formidable agitation for a pro
tectiye policy has swept that country
for years?
Is it not clearly demonstrated that
there was truth in the statement that
the tariff Is a local issue? What is
the Hon. Frank Clark's crime? His
announcement that if citrous fruits
and Sea Island cotton were protected
he would vote for the tariff bill, that
his people wanted it; that If this went
in the bill he would not be disposed
TO critcise closely what else went in
the bill. South Georgia is also deeply
interested in protection against Egyp-
tian cotton TO protect the great indus
try long staple cotton. She had com
mittees before congress seeking pro-
lection when the Dingley bill passed.
There was but half as much Egyptian
cotton imported then as there is now.
Seven southern coast states from
North Carolina to Texas, have a mo-
nopoly for this country Of rice cul-
ture. They can raise all the rice this
country needs. 1t is a great and grow
ing industry and could not live a yeal
without protection.
That the tariff is not high enough
on rice is shown by Increases in i'm
ports. decrease in exports. The souths
greatest single product after cotton Is
lumber. The south furnished one-haH
the entire product last year for which
it received three hundred ana thirty
million dollars. Any enc who recalls
free lumber from 1894 to 1897 knows
the industry cannot live without pro
lection. Champ Clark voted for free
lumber. seven Georgia democrats for
protected lumber Are they any the
less democrats for voting prosperity
to the south's second Industry which
supports directly and indirectly not
less than FIVE million people Of the
south? Are they any less democrats
because they vote prosperity rather
than calamity fer FIVE million southern
people?
Mr. Brantley, our congressman, yygii (
before the ways and means committee
for protection for rosin and mrpen-
tine. Why? France waited until our
Dneiey Law was passed. With free
naval stores she was the most attrac-
tive market for naval stores in the
world. She put on a prohibitive duty
and drove our naval stores out Of Mar
settles and her other ports. She, IN
effect, said to her people YOU have am
pie pine forests to supply yourselves
With all the naval stores you need.
You shall buy no more from the uni-
ted States That policy has built up
great home industry in France,
II created surplus and she is ship
ping Of that surplus into Philadelphia
and New York and underselling our
American product at time when the
business is not prosperous. France is
doing more, she is invading the mar
kets open to us in Europe and Great
Britain and underselling us. Hondu-
ras and Mexico have vast bodies 81
yellow pine. The Mexican government
has adopted the same policy as has
France. With her peon labor she can
make turpentine and rosin for far less
than We. shall a south Georgia cen
gresham seek 70 protect this vital IN
didstTy 10 ssee.;a:;th! Georgia ana is he an
less a democrat for doing SO. As
long as protection is going We reed
it for every important industry oi tn
south The things New England want.
free and calls raw materials uuwash-
ed wool, lumber. cotton. iron ore. STEEL
pig non-are the south's finished pro
ducts.
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