The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-11-15
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A PROTECTIVE TARIFF AND
ITS RELATION TO THE SOUTH

great journal, which has to it's credit
as much, if not more, good work done
for the South and its people than has
any other paper in the country, q
few months ago mistook the temper
ament and desires, as well as the prin
ciple of the Southern people, and
leaning far toward the manufactur-
ers of the country, rather than for
the farming and laboring element Of
the South, began a series Of proselyt-
ing articles in favor Of a high pro-
tective tariff, such as have aided in
keeping the Republican party In pow
er for so many years, to the enrich
ment of the few and the almost star
vation of the mass Of the American
people.
The wonder of it all is that the
Manufacturers Record found num-
Der of democratic papers in the South
in way, indorsing its movement.
Forgetting the great principle Of the
party and the people they represent
ed, they condoned, even if they did
not openly indorse, many Of the Man.
ufacturers Records articles in favor
of protective tariff.-Austin (Tek.)
American.
As the Manufacturers Record has
for q little over third of q century
been, as saggressively as it has known
how, advocating a protective tariff
for the benefit of the country. and
for the benefit OF the South
and as tie ManufacturergR Recerd ,iss
not and never has been inS any sense
q party or partisan paper,
the Austin American seems to have
been hard pushed for same argument
with which to. reply to it's statements.
De -alsa 5pssiit .siof the sAanuxh ctarers
Record 0 ma protective tariff we're;
that Of q new convert, the American
would have been justified, hut since
it's position is not a whit different
now from the policy which has pre-.
vailed on this subject since the day
it was established, and rs this fight
for tariff was made from the begin
ming in behalf Of the development Of
the industrial interests Of the South
as, absolutely essential to the prosper
ity of Southern farmers, it has con-
tinued to the present and expects to
continue this same line of policy. It
hss seen, many papers and many peo-
pie in the South. who were once; free
traders now ardent believers in pro-
lection. 1t has seen many papers in
the South recognize the Importance
of protection to the South, though
by political affiliations, and
at times afraid to express their con-
victions on the subject because Of
party ties. ~. ~, H..
Southern in sentiment, in origin
and in management, the Manufac-
turers Record is through and through
in favor Of q protective tariff, and
it il glad torsay that q very large
Of the great leaders in IN
dustry in the South and the men who
are bringing this section up out Of
poverty to prosperity are heartily in
sympathy with it in favor Of protec-
ion.
Wherever industrial progress has
created thriving industrial centers
there is seen increasing prosperity
for farmers.
The interest of the farmers Of the
South in q protective tariff, which
viii develop industrial interests, Is as
great as that of any other class of
people. But the farmers Of the
South do not represent all of the
people Of this section.
The, value +'of the manufactured
products of the South now largely
exceeds thetotal value Of ,agricultur-
al products, and millions Of people
are finding employment in Industries
and in activities which would never
have existed but for the industrial
which has been made
possible under, a protective tariff
through the development of the raw
materials and;the natural resources
Of the South.
The Manufacturers Record has
been preaching this doctrine since
1882. It expects to keep on preach
ing it so long as there is single un-
converted free-trader who fails to
know the truth, with the hope that,
while the candle holds out to burn,
even the vilest free-trade sinner may
Observation-Disclosures Record.