Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-11

4 novement 70 Defeat Hin ia 1872
speaker BlaIHf at tie Head tf Il,
A New DsBaFture-Ths Troubled Waters
Tbs Free Traders aHd the
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Correspondents Cincinnati EnquEsra
NEW York, May 5, 187l.-The Ma.
60nGL LgteiJigeHcer, formerly publish
ed i'm Washington and now in New
York, and edited by Hon. Alexander
Delmar, publishes ia il an important
article this morning on the chairman
ship of the Committee on Ways and
Means. It states that Speaker Blaine
has lately visited that city and had
an interview with numerous leading
manufacturers and merchants, in
which the tariff formed the principle
theme and conversation. The parties,
with one voice, united in denOuncing
the present system as highly in-
furious TO their interests and of the
country. They were nearly all
RADICAL BUSINESS MEN,
who had rendered themselves prOmi-
nent during the War in support
ing the Union cause. Nevertheless,
they declared to Speaker Blaine that
if he appointed Judge Kelley or any
other p%rOtectiOnist as Chairman Of the
WAYS and Means Committee, they
should regard the act as a declaration
of hostility, and should theneeforth
throw their money, votes and inhu-
ence with the Conservative party.
Mr.. Blaine in return assured them
of his intention to investigate the
. matter, as he already had strong "a
son to believe he found that their
voice was that of the commercial
classes generally, he should certainly
pay great Difference to il in appoint
ing the chairman of the committee
one of the gentlemen who vas pre-
sent mas even named TO US the person
an unqualified
REVENUE REFORMER,
| whom the Speaker limited he had
thought of appointing as chairman,
but this conclusion may not be fully
warranted by the language used.
There can be no doubt, however, that
if the Speaker deiers to the views Of
the business community in this mat
ter he win appoint a revenue reform
CT. But on the other hand, how a
he steer clesr Of the difficulty raised
by the fact that the Radical party is
irretrievably committed to prOtec-
ton. 1t is true that the New York
Post and Chicago Tribune are free
trade papers. 1t is also true that
since Speaker Blaine's visit to the
city, the Tribune, heretofore obsti-
nate in Pinning its party to protection
and
PROTECTION
TO its party, and strange, nay, even
brutal in its denuncistiOns Of all who
failed to agree with this policy, sud
denly comedies to every Radical the
right TO support protection OF oppose
it at will, but the former journals are
hardly Radical party organs. While
the Radical press generally has Ia
bsred hard TO ingraft protection upon
its party platforms, easily tOshsEe of.
Now il viii not do for Speaker Blaine
to appoint q man like General Gar
field, who is neither flesh nor fish.
The man he appoints must be an IN
questionable revenue refOrmer, or a
positive prOteCtiOnist. If the former, .
the tariff viii be Immediately cut
down after Congress meets,
Federal TAXATION
reduced al once to almost $500, goo, 900
a year II ALlG A4lhAA HAL VI EAlG GUILE i
mittee fails to accomplish these meas
ures, most of the manufacturers and
all of the merchants are determined
to turn their backs on the Radical
party. II he carries them out, the
Radical politicians viii be left with
out adequate means for the campaign
Of 1872, and the debt-paying, specie
boarding, and other finance qUiddities
the present administration will be
stamped with the disapprOval of Con-
gress-au awkward matter for Grant. |
The dilemma is great, and the subject |
has an important bearing on the Pres
identiai election.
A MOVEMENT TO DEFEAT GRANT IN
1872.
During the past few days a number
Of leading Republicans, Discontinued
with Grants administration, have
held an important conference in this
aud the line of action decided
upon is one that viii make itself felt
in the various States this very year, so
as to have due effect on the Presiden-
tai election. They acknowledge that
the Republicans are in a majority in
the North, and as Grant is to be the
nominee Of the regular convention,
they intend to encourage rebellion in
their local conventions, so as to cause
a break next year, and u a man of
their own, and thus defeat Grant, to
whom are now opposed men like LO-
gan, Banks, FentOn and Cox. They
secure the vote Of their follow
ers for the Democratic party, but they
can draw enough votes away from
to help
ELECT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
For that purpose local discussions,
to those now keeping the Re
publicaus Of this State i'm a state Of de-
m~OralizatiOn, are TO be everywhere
encouraged and kept alive. At the
same time an active correspondence
has been going on for some days past
with leading Democrats, 50 as to pre-
pare the way for the Democratic rank
and file TO run their man without a
platform. The Wing precedent Of 1910
and 1S48 isqUOted, being theOniy yeas
when the Wing candidates were elect
ed, because there was no platform.
this be accepted by the Demo-
Gratis, the boiling Republicans, while
keeping up
A DIVISION IL THEIR OWN RANKS,
promise to throw a heavy vote for the
lntrammeled Democratic candidate.
Tie Republicans claim that the Dem
)crats can elect their man if he is not
lampeFed by a platform, and if his
name is a guarantee for the new de-
larture policy. These suggestions
lave been thrown out to the DemOc-
'acy by leading Republicans-here this
week, who, after having agreed upon
he tactics to be followed in their own (
line, now attempt to secure
aid they can from the Dem
icrats TO defeat Grants reelection.
The Democratic leaders here are not
verse to running a candidate without
platform, and among the names J
mentioned are Hancock, Adams and
Brown.
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