The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-16

South. IL was the Q1iIeTSncc OF re- |
sources and advantages. The South
had the better chance for agriculture,
Virginia. after the expulsion of the
French from the region in PennSyl-
vania where PittSburg was built,
turned over to the general govern
ment the territory to the westward,
and thus afforded the North a farm
possibility not available in Pennsyl-
vania, New York and New England.
The South originally held the agri-
cultural resources. New England and
the Middle States were net SO favor
ably situated.
The South in it's warfare against
high tariffs his been paying a debt it
owned itself. Calhoun supported the
first tariff bill in 1876, although the
tariff led Jackson to threaten to hang
Calhoun before Calhoun was through.
Massachusetts was opposed to the first
tariff bill. But shortly alignments
changed and New England stood with
Louisiana for tariff, and the South At
lantic States opposed the burden on
their commerce.
Clay, of Kentucky, became the hish
, priest of tariff. He died a disap-
pointed man, three times defeated as
d candidate for President of the
United States. South Carolina multi
fed the Federal law, and although
notification would not nuli-fv any
ksASs "iiN " wal Id sup
posed to have settled forever that this
is a Union one and inseparable, it has
always been divided in sentiment over
the tariff.
South Suffered From Tariff.
Undoubtedly the South suffered
from the tariff, and it is equally GER
tain that the New England States
thrived in a way from the tariff.
Tariff enable the North to build up
a line Of subsidized industries, which
have become the dependence of that
section, but not without their thorns.
Every time a finger is crooked toward
| the tariff the New England and Mid
, die States have a cold sensation about
S the heart, for without the fostering
wall about them those States would
a suffer.
e The young men and women of
those States went into factories or to
the opening West. In the West they
= built up a vast population and indus
a try because they found
t New England developed protected in
dustries. The South raised cotton
e and at a disadvantage carried on q
: commerce with the old world through
s the ports Of New York and Boston
: The ships were owned in New Eng-
! land, and New England even thriveC
stealing negroes and importing then
to America to sell to the cottor
States.
Slavery came to add to the per
O plexities of the tariff dissension. Con
ditiOns made the difference of feel
e ing probably unavoidable. War cam,
d and cleared the sky of some things
% 1t put the South on it's own re
sponsibifity to a greater. extert.
as hard struggle followed, but the ston,
it is at the top Of the hill, aid the bi;
1T job is done. From this day forth
m new era avn in the cotton country
n and we are rushing through the tran
sition SO rapidly we do not compre
y bend.
v Farm P%rOSDerity's Foundation.
4. North Carolina has it's prosperit
u founded OIL the farm, the only sub
vi %stantial base. The State S oda
making faster progress in agricul
ture than any but a very few tina
y rank in the same class. An annus
81 product of two hundred and sixt
:. million dollars means an increase {
III almost four times what the annus
&c product was fifteen years ago.. TIL
almost takes away our breath.
this rate could be maintained anothe
fifteen years it would make Mort
&c Carolina the foremost farming Stat
m in the Union, without a good eco
he In this progress the State has wake
ed alone. No bolStering tariff has Stiml
We lated the advance. That il most sig
Dit nificant. and the significance is seer
lie the conditions North and South.
the North are heard complaints
lat ~stagnation at the protected industri
plants. 1t will always be that wa
he When anything goes wrong the fir
to suffer is the institution that lea
he on artificial support. The farm
m never protected by a tariff and new
if can be. The State that has farms
stand on firmly is never worried abo
it tariffs. The State that pins it's fai
ain to protected industries is the one tn
is IN constant fear. And that is Whe
the the South has the cinch.
ar rms is not a political holnily. 1t
the SIMPLY a little discussion Of condition
n. and those conditions are leadi
or toward. North Carolina has plant
to her feet squarely on substantial ia,
prosperity Then along comes anot
ion er string to her bow. The North to
mel to manufacturing from necessity.
ak fortified itself in that line at the {
at penSe OF the rest of the nation.
y a rived 1T fh1 r:l