The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-01
BUILDING Iir THE SOUTH.

There is Il great deal Of talk now
III all parts OF The country about the
wonderful material resources OF the
South ana the marvellous industrial de-
Nciopment or this part OF the coun-
try In the last third Of century.
Everybody is talking about it. politi
clans arc siSeaisiug OF it. and great
men make addresses upon tie subject
when they arc invited TO attend conf
brations in the south. Only 4 few
weeks ago tho Vice President Of the
United states made a brilliant address
ut Il dinner given III one OF the South
crn cities in which he reviewed with
all the ardor OF new discovercr the
progress that has been made iii inc
building up OF the South.
The Cincinnati Euuuirer now comes
with the statement that the Southern
states have gained more in popula
ton in the last thirty years than
Canada has people in her entire do
minion" Not d country that The sun
shines upon has during the last forty
years made the progress in agricul-
turc, in manufactures, in the opcnir;;
up Of her mines, forests and mills ana
general trade as has this region lying
at our very door which VIC know as
the South"
MI this is very encouraging, OF
course, and the progress has been
steady and certain. and substantial as
we'll The South is out of debt and
the South will never .ecomo what 1t
should be until its people arc inn
pressed with the vital Importance OF
conservative methods In Legislation
and administration. Nothing, abso-
ilutely nothing, is 10 be gained of per-
manent value by the adoption in the
South OF Western methods in political
thinking and practical administra
ton. The word should 20 out TO all
the world that III the South capital
ana enterprise are safer than in any
other part OF this country. 1t Is Il
bad policy to bait The trap by
promises and then to kill the game
after it has been caught. There should
he absolutely fair trca tmcnt OF every
man and Industry that comes TO the
South, ana what we want in the South
more than anything else is n true con
ccption OF the rights Of those who
como here TO share In the building up
of the country. VIC would give the
railroads a perfectly square deal. We
would not persuade builders to con-
struct transportation lines by voting
township bonds in their interest and
then seek TO rcpudiatc the bonds, as
has been the case more than once in
at least one OF tho Southern States.
rightstto which they are not fully en-
t.lled, but we would not withhold from
them any protection OF the law. we
would encourage the investment OF
capital in great manufacturing, indus
trial ana mercantile industries, but
after obtaining the capital we would
not lcsislatc or administer against IT,
NC would not establish monopoiies,
but where monopolcs have been cs
,ablisi!ed under the sanction OF the
Law we would insist upon tho per
formancc OF our part OF the contract.
For many years after tho war it was
almost Impossible to attract outside
capital TO the SCUM because the South
was in debt. It's governments We're
disorganizcd and the faith IFS
people was distrustcd not By any
fault OF their own, but By the condi-
tons forced upon them. al that is
past TIE South is out OF debt nov,
and it should be advertised everywhere
that lie South is ready TO receive and
take care Of every honest man and
every honest industry that would like
10 share with it in the building up OF
its fortunes
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