Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-07


is from letter in the Nashville Union:
"On the subject Of the Tariff, Mr..
Brown said, that he did not feel bound to
argue the question with Mr.. Foster. Mr..
f. had argued it with himseli-Ephraim
II. Foster of 1889 made perfect case of
Ephraim ii. Foster of I645. In 1889 he |
said 1t was a mysterious system-tbat 1t
was stealing SYSTEM" stealing with sI-
lent impunity from your unconscious pur-
ses.n He further stated in his address of
1889, that
sThe State government avoids all sub
tcrfuge, and appealing openly to the pock-
els of the people, sustains itself by d.
rect and equal tax on all the property of |
the country. (said hey forbear any CON-
mentarv on the superior ercellence of this
system,' direct taxation,) &c. 1T may
vet be our duty to consider if such a sys-
tenn would not promote economy. and
check the frightful increase Of fraud and
extravaganza in the administration of the
General Government
These are the very words. He calls IT
stealing, and almost declares for direct tax
alton. Mr. Foster further told you in the
same address that the amount thus stolen
from the State Of Tennessee cannot fall
short of a million of dollars. Yearly, then,
do we pay into the treasury at Washing
ton this enormous sum Of money. Who
is he that reflects, and does not see the
oppressive inequality of this state ofthingsn
Mr.. Foster then proceeds to give the re-
medy for all this oppression. What was
it? Reduce, reduce the Tariff. 1t was
then rapidly coming down TO 20 per cent,
but still Mr.. Foster cries out to his friends
and tho country at large-rcduce, reduce
the tariff But how was it the moment he
and his party succeeded in getting into
power, in the election of the next year,
1910? Then the cry instantly was, up,
up with the tarih-up with it. No matter
if Tennessee does pay one million of dol
lars every year, let her nOD pay two mil
lions. No matter if it was stealing in
1889, let US steal twice as much in 1915.
No matter nolO (as we are in,) "for the
sharpness and durability of the poor mans
plough" No matter notO what he has 10
pay " for mailing out the piercing winds of
winter from his humble habitation." No
matter no1D what he is taxed on s'the wool
len blankets that cover his bed, where re-
pose, at dead of winter his wife and chill
dren.'' Yet, in the tariff of 1912, the
duty was nearly doubled on all these very
articles, so indispensable to the comfort
and health of the poor and the destitute"
Mr.. Brown then appealed to his hear
ers to say if they ever knew so great
backslider in all their lives--such were al
ways the hardest sinners in the world TO
Teconvert, and Mr. Foster was in bis iudg-
ment so great one, that he did not feel
that he was bound to undertake SO great a
task.
Mr.. Brown next discussed the Texas
question. He said, Tennessee, of all the
other States, had been foremost anG carli-
est in her anxiety TO acquire this fine and
noble country. In 1898 and 1912 she
adopted Resolutions in favor Of annexa-
ton. 1t was under these resolutions, said
Mr.. Brown, that the Texas movement was
Instituted. They requested me and IN
structed Mr.. Foster. lvoted for annexa-
tion--he voted against it. One of US
must have done wrong. Which Of US should
be condemned, is submitted TO your can
did decision in the present election. Mr..
B. strongly insisted that Senators were
bound to obey or resign in such cases
Mr.. Foster had done neither. He said he
would appeal to every man, whether he
be wing or democrat, if the right to in
struct be not sacred principle in our Re-
publican creed. If so, has not Mr.. F., in
voting against Texas Con the Treaty and
on the Resolutions,) grossly violated one
of the great fundamental principles Of our
Government? If democrat had done
the same thing, when should we have hearC
the end of it? Mr.. F. asked for his de-
fence to be heard. What, said Mr.. B., j:
il on the Treaty. He said g on the simple
abstract question my mind never felt ant
cannot entertain a doubt But | obiec
(says Mr.. F. to the time and manner o
getting up the Treaty, and to the selfsl
and ambitious motives which faithfully
believed actuated the President in bring
ing forward and pursuing this negotiation
| cannot, therefore, and never will sane
ton measure of policy, however benef
cial it may be supposed 10 be, which origi
mates in low, ambitious and unworthy mo
tiVes, and comes to me for my approva
covered over with the most indisputable
evidence of hypocrisy, fraud, piolence am
deception"
What is all this, (said Mr.. B but an OBJ
lection TO the man and not 10 the thint
done by him. If bad man does goot
action, would you not approve the actor
and sanction and confirm If. Had eve,