The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-21
publican.


The Columbia. s. c.. Daily Record.
Democratic, in recent issue had the
following to say on the political sit
uation in the solid South:
1T is paradoxical. but the prospect
surest promise of abandonment OF
the one-party government in the
Southern States. Since reconstruc-
ton there have been numerous at
tempts to establish, upon one basis
or another, a respectable Republican
party in the South, but all of these
have failed. IL the effort is TO sue
ceed it will come about as it should
come, as the result of differences of
opinion upon an economic question.
"'The situation which leads us to
this conclusion is revealed by the re-
spective positions taken by the South
ern cotton manufacturers on the one
hand and the Southern Democrats in
Congress on the other with regard to
the revision of the cotton schedule.
Association, which is the organiza-
! ton of Southern cotton mill presi-
dents, at it's convention in Charlotte
last May appointed a standing COM
mittee to represent the association In
all matters respecting the tarif and
other legislation, and thisc ommittee
In carrying out the purpose Of it's ap
pointment sought to secure hearing
other legislation, and this COMMITTEES
| tee of the House, and failing In this
the committee presented to Chairman
Underwood statements OF its case IL
the form of three bulletins, which
have been printed and widely circu
lated. The committee and conse
quently the Southern manufacturers
oppose a reduction of the tariff du
ties on cotton goods. Necessaril.
the arguments presented by the cot
ton manufacturers rest upon the doc
trine of protection to domestic indus
tries, and this is just as necessarily
a Republican doctrine. The Demo
!, cratic doctrine is a tariff for revenu
only, without regard to protection
either incidental or primary. TIL
Ways and Means Committee did no
disregard the arguments of the cot
; ton manufacturers committee, as w
understand it, but the Ways an
Means Committee did not give tn
manufacturers hearing, since it wa
considered that the very recent hear
|, ings on the whole tariff quetsion prio
to the Payne-Aldrich bill afforde
the Ways and Means Committee a.
the necessary information for fran
ing a Democratic bill. But the Way
and Means Committee has disregard
ed the theory upon which the pos
ton of the manufacturers rest. Th
Ways and Means Committee, th
chairman of which is a Souther
!. man, has not permitted sections
: considerations to control its decision
!, in regard to the tariff. Therein lie
: the genesis OF a respectable Repul
:. lican party in the South.
q "For if the Southern cotton mil
O are to have protection the Democrat
+ party, through Chairman underwood
: has served notice upon them that pr
y lection cannot be expected from tf
i Democratic party. So far as the tari
is concerned, the Southern cotto
manufacturers, who honestly, il sci
ishly, believe in the doctrine OF pr
y tective tariff, must become Republ
It cans. AS we understand it, there al
= Southern cotton manufacturers WI
e do not believe in this doctrine, b'
the records show at this time tn
o their organization is committed
1T that policy. That they should accor
D. ingly take the leadership in the 10
j. nation of Republican party. respe
table as to its membership and as
it's principles, is altogether naturs
1 That such party would find NAL
o+her runnnrfors than cotfOn man