Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-25
FRIENDLY TO THE SOUTH
President-E!ect Hopes to See Section
aIisn Wiped Out.


A. new spirit of united Americanism
holding itself above sectional par
tisan divisions, and making secure the
industries Of the whole nation alike,
was bespoken by President-elect
Harding in message to the people
of the south, sent out from Atlanta
last Friday night.
The message. written at the request
of Clark Howell, editor Of the Atlanta
Constitution, and Democratic national.
committeeman for Georgia, was made
public here OH the arrival OF the train
which is taking the President-el to
Florida. 1t follows:
"Of course, have no message to
the people of the south that I would
not gladly utter to all the United
States. Perhaps the south would be
interested to know, however, OF the
ambition which I cherish. / want to
be the instrumentality III establishing
that complete concord of union which
hold to be essential to the American
fulfillment. I realize how the political
solidarity Of the south followed the
unfortunate days of the civil war. 1
know how that solidarity has been en-
couraged on the one hand and | think
understand the desire to break it on
the other.
Oneness of Ambition.
1t is not specifically Republican
ambition. It is rather to be accredited
to desire to establish complete mu-
tuality of purpose and. oneness Of am
bition In America.
"There is little left of the old-tine
hostility and there isn't any occasion
for any section of America to pin it's
aspirations to the fortunes of one
party. I think it is fair to assume that
all political parties mean to be the
best for our common county. AS
Republican. 7 believe that many Of the
Republican policies are calculated to
best serve. all of America. For in
stance. 7 believe there is n great sig
nificance in the coming tariff Congress
to be held in Atlanta. ! believe most
cordially in prospering America first.
do not sec how we can retain our
home markets. upon which American
good fortune must be founded and at
the same time maintain American
standards of production and Ameri-
can standards Of living unless VIC
make other peoples with lower stand
ards pay for the privilege Of trading
in the American markets. Ours is the
)est market in the world, because we
arc largest in consumption and the
ablest to buy. The application lies in
a perfectly justiliable ambition to
make the southland as industrially
eminent as the states Of the north and
east. There ought to be the flame OF
industry here in exceptional Sisnifi-
canoe. because Of your vast natural
resources. Your people want practi-
cally the same things which are found
In tho natural ambitions Of the north
oS,1 fct Of t1,n eli oh
est excuse for 4 sectional line in
America. We arc one people. with
one flag. and it is folly to allow long
time preiudiccs 10 stand in the way Of
the fullness Of understanding and the
utmost cordiality Of relationship.
Interested in Shipping.
The people Of the south are just
us much interested as any other GeOlo-
gical location in the development OF
an American merchant marine. Out
Of our abundance Of resources, out Of
our greater ability to produce, and
out of our boasted American eff
cheney. ought to come American i'm
minence in worldwide trade. We
ought to send our carsoes from south
land ports juSt ms numerOuSly as we
do from Northern and Western ports.
OF course. as Il general rule, we can
NOl Sell where we 40 nut nuH, Dlll Will
Il rational production politically safe
guarded in productive tariffs we can
buy the things the production Of
which is not essential TO our own
good fortune and expand our trade
with those of whom we buy to supply
our own needs which can not he sup
piled here at home.
II am sure the incoming admin:s-
tration wishes to see, ti%urativclE
speaking. every southern port whiten-
rtl by the sails of commerce and know
that our carriers are taking messages
of good will and amity along with our
clrSOes to all the parts OF the earth.