Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-26

IETsIaua. We are anxious 10 Aho" >
Tie mean and dishonest policy
10 expediency demand that th'
gsople are still to be oppresseC
with laws that steals thei
money az wei as their liberties
The Democratic party was created a
% bulw0rk to stay oppression but if
Has struck its banner and proposes L
submit 10 a violation Of the Constitu
ZION, and to see the people robbed O
their liberties, il win make no resist
auce to a tariff which robs them o
their money, unless its avarice b'
greater than its patriotism. The pres
snt tariff was fixed for the purpOs,
Of enriching knaves and thieves
keeping up q large standing army
and navy; the Freedmen's Bu
reau and that lavish expeuditur,
If money necessary to purchase vote.
I'd keep in power the present dynasty
But according 70 the new p0iiuca
ethics, a tax-ridden and Oppressed
people should not murmur agains
the burdens that Cypress them, il th'
ufhce-seekers think it expedient E,
accept the situation which al
0nerous tariff imposes.
Upon the question Of the tariff, the
APPEAL intends to remain true to tn,
canonizzd creed Of its party. FOul
years ago the Democratic party made
a platform, and We are in honor bound
% stand to the edicts ofthe recognized
authority. In National Convention
assembled in July 1855, the Dem0c
raev declared that it favored OBly
such a tariff Is sis requisite for the
necessities of government ec0nOmi.
rsIIy administered" Democrats Of
Pennsylvania and other States, and
those VINO care more for spoils than
principles, favor a high protective tar
if, and it is probable all such
viii favor the present tariff
upon the principle that it is an sac
c1mBIished fact" But the true
Democrats Of ths nation win not ask
what IS exuedient, but what is cousti-
tati0nal and right, and declare that
the duties should be reduced to- point
barely sufficient for the expenses Of
government under an economical sd-
minsuation, and that such reduction
should be exacted so as mot to foster
one branch Of industry TO the detri
meut Of another, OF to cherish
the Interest," Of one portion to the in
Jury Of another portion Of our com
m5a country" Any other revenue
than this implies that the people are
annually desp0iled Of this amount,
and for what2 To answer any Of the
proper ends Of governments To pro
mote the great interest Of the eoun-
trys To develop its resources, OF to.
consolidate its means of defense9
For satisfaction upon these points, we
have only 70 turn our eyes to Wash
l1gt0n, and contemplate the countless
Of plunder which a redUn-
dsnt eEchequer has stimulated in
the brain Of ravenous politicians
Where the carcass is, there flock the
birds Of prey. The heavy taxation
upon the people, TIE millions thar are
already plucked from them is the
prolific parent Of all the corruption IN
the Government which taiuts the
sguI and ofends the sense Of honest
people. 1t is the smell Of the reeking
-l0rseI which attracts the Carrion crow
from every quarter Of the country,
and stimulates them in schemes Of
plumber. All history teaches that
.uch a tariff As that which the Radicals
lave connected, and which now
the people, B fatal to the
purity of governments; and we are
Illustrating the principle In our own
experience. Obviously, the only way
arrest the infection Is to Drain The
.sat Of -pestilence; The only way 10
sperse the herd Of spoilsmen and
lesnse the capital, Is to remove the
.srcsss which is the object Of their
apacious pursuit. Relieve the peO-
,le Of all burden, and reduce the
to the necessities OF an
clnomicsI administration Of the
government, then may we hope for a
sturn Of those primitive times Of
-hich men speak when they talk
bout the " Purer and better
avs Of the Republie"-a revival
!. he heroic virtues Of the era Of the
Presidents" that mythical
ld distorted zee Of which we hardly
ave q conception Ia these degenerate
avs. Itisa wrong 70 the mass Of the
to extOrt an unnecessary trib-
.e from their ard-earned subsistence
ld thus 10 impose 8 burden upon the
zertious Of their labor; it isl wrong ,
the interests Of commerce. 10 embar- (
go il by heavy impOsts, and 10 OBJ !
rUct is operations By diminishing I
re- facilities Of trade; it's q wrong to
.e Government to create and perpet 2
a fund Of corruption which shall ]
axe ii the prey Of piunderers and the {
domination Of decent people.
Every body cries out for the abate- 81
ent OF the nuisance Of 3 onerous r
xati0D, but the question is whether q
thing shall be done by raising the +
-penditures OF government 10 a level q
it'll the revenue, or By reducing the g.
to a level with the amount r
necessary expenditure. Upon this Fl
int there can be bot o opinion r
lonp right-thinkIng men. The last .
iudIsputably the true policy Of gov
nment, because the other would t
~ continue the evils Of which we L
" complain, would embarrass the Z
Of commerce, burden the f
iustry Of the country, and breed I
-rupten ia the administration Of {
bic adairs, besides perverting Ell 1
& views Of the object Of Federal d
isIstion and the limits Of Federal 1:
yer. It would be more IN bar v
u.s. with The essential simplicity Of z
Institutions, more con- &
i've 10 the prosperity Of the e.
.pie, and more ia accordance with p
peculiar nature Of our govern
81. to establish an equitable and p.
' policy Of taxation on the basis Of q
nfmost frugality in expenditure. 81
r-5rf Government has a Fiphf4 to