Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-05

I'D cheer me when I am upon them. and inspire
me in this race with the raIlying cry on in ths
battle for freedom and constitutional govern
ment, until the victory is won.
GREELEY A JOINT CANDIDATE
Mr Greeley is now the joint candidate ol
the Liberal Republican and Democratic par
ties OF the United states, by reason OF thetl
, action az Cincinnati and Balti more, and The
/ choice OF the people for the next President Ii
: narrowed down Between Mr.. Greeley and Gen
eral Grant, and shall support Mr.. Greeley
/, with all my heart
MILITARY CHIEFTAINs.
The question is not which possesses the
highest talents and reputation as military
q. / cEfeftain. As an educated soldier and com
mander OF armies, freely cOncede 10 General
! / Grant superiority Of military requirement.
, and reputation over Nj. Greeley, the pnilosO-
q uher OF CnappaQua, in a degree as eminent as
4 tfeneral Jackson or General Taylor possessed
these qualities over Thomas jefferson or Ben
iamin Franklin; But the very Iact that u T,
Greeley has not been educated Tor the army
has not BY habit been familiartzed TO ideas OF
force; has been unaccustomed 10 councils OF
war and the despousm OF the sword, are
fitness for
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND lOMMANDER-IN-CHIE OF THE
ARMY AND NAVY.
In the absence Of these dangerous qualities
in the President OF the Union, the Republic
dnds her safety. For whoever VIII look back
on the short, but brilliant existence OF
Grecian Democracy, or on the republics OF
Rome and France, and inquire for the causes
OF the death Of those natiOnalities, will hnd
those causes In the laWless ambition OF mill
/ tary chieftl.ins welding the army and the
] sword against effeIninate, corrupt and degen-
Z crate peoples. Animated by the spirit Of his
tory Mr. Clay. that great light now set forever,
I said that he would prefer 20 see the country
visited with war, pestllence and famine
rather than the election Of military chief
/ tafns7 to the Presidency. This remark was
/ made IN reference to General acE EsOn, who at
4 the time possessed the double culture OF a
/ soldier and civilian while General Grant Is
/ wholly destitute Of civil education and ac-
oufreTneuts. shah make no contest over the
Z military record and honOrs Of
GENERAL GRANT As 4 SOLDIER,
but, for the sake Of brevity. concede to him all
] that his friends may claim for him in that re-
! gard. l propose 70 discuss his merits as a
1 civilian alone, and to contrast them with
l. those OF Mr.. Greeley
| know the Grant candidates and speakers
will strive TO evade the great principles in
I volved in the contest, and divert attention
/ from the true issues by yituperation, ridicule
and denunciation OF Mr.. Greeley and his
I friends. But there Is no elOquence IN vitupe-
ration, or logic in abuse. He is denounced as
an A6OlitiOnist in the South, and as not an
AbOlitionist in the North; as a kOurierite and
advocate OF the indiscriminate intercourse Of
the sexes; favOring the annnulment Of the in
stitutiOn OF marriage, and as monomanlac
and infidel.
/ shall not spend my time by inquiTing into
| the record Of Mr. Greeley before and during
the war, and into the nature OF these ''wOrn
out charges" against him. l leave his high
standing in social life, and his reputation for
]
shield and buckler against the ISLANDERS OF his
enemies We have granted MIN amnesty Tor
all he ever said against Us; removed his dissi-
bilities, and gone upon ms bond. The only
inquiry which I am concerned % make
is not what he has been, but what
he now is? not what he has been for,
came from, but where he Is going TO?
not what he has done, bat what he is going
w. TARIFF.
Ifmade President Of the Union, Mr.. Gree
ley, for one thing, viii not attempt to car
~ out the doctrine OF protection in the future
fuence and dictation-
Though q lifelong Protectionist, yet both
he and the platform on which he stands have
ignored the question as an issue in the
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
and have reInitted its settlement 10 the peO-
pie, in their several Congressional districts;
and while Mr.. Greeley stands pledged 70 EX-
eouuye nutraity on the question OF the tariH,
he leaves the whole subject 70 the will OF the
people, 10 be expressed and carried out by
Congress. This compOrts with the spirit OF
the Constitution. The constitution says Con-
gIess shall have power 70 lay ana collect
taxes, duties eLcises 0nd lmpostS 70 pay the
debts, provide for the common defense and
general welfare OF the United states MI.
Greeley leaves the question where Il properly
am Opposed 10 a tariff for protection per Sc
OF one branch OF Industry at the expense Of
another for the benent Of blOated manulac-
turers. ! believe that all the great branches
OF American INDUSTRY --ttkEAClAllENs manu-
factures, n1vitation and the mechanic arts
are entitled % equal fayOr and equal and
exactn Justice from the Government. shall, !
therefore, II elected favor IN congress the re-
dnctJon OF taxes on imports 70 the revenue
standard, vita such incidental protection rs
may necessarily result tnerefrOin, and shall,
with other means. BE- sufficient TO carry on the
government. shall be IN favor OF discrimi- /
mating in the levy Of duties IN favor Of the
necessarles OF life consumed by the laboring
classes, as far as practicable, and against the
luxuries that address themselves 70 the eX-
pensive tastes and the personal and social o.
tentation Of the opnlent Inc tarln oI Az
enormously oppressive on the necessaries oi |
lie and unduly favorable 70 luXuries. Its
purpose is 10 protect aud add 70 the prOnts Of 1
inanufaeturing capital at the expense OF The
wages Of the working classes OF the United
states. ~
uries-upOn manufacturing capital and Amer
lean labOr-l shall ask yOur attention for a
moment 70 the following duties, levied on the
Tbus. As sidney smith predicted, you
are taxed ON many things that en-
Yer into your G,a mouth .{ls On l4f ne eiosnes s6
and covering OF your feet. You are taxed on |
all that is pleasant 70 feel taste or see You 4
are taxed on the things lhat Keep you warm, |
on the glass that lets the light through your I
windows and On all the means OF lOcOmOtlon. |
You are taxed on things drawn nom Tor
me earth. You are taxe2 on the nee /
essaries OF life and the drugs that restore /
81 10 health. You are taxed on Ale N4OtniuE /
OF the Judge, and the rope that hangs the 4
criminal; on lhe nails In the cGftin Of the I
dead, and on the dress and ribbons OF the 4
bride. The dying Is taxed on The sheets on .
which he languishes and on the spoon nom
which he takes MS medicine. The boy A. taxed /
on his top; ON the saddle and brldle with
which he rides his horse. The infant Is taxed 1
on IT, sWaddling clothes; The married par Oh 4
their bridal bed. \ on are taxed on the hearse .
that draws the dead 70 the cemetery; on ne 4
spades and picks that open the grave; on ne
grave itself; ON the winding sheet OF the I
corpse; and mani only exemption frOm taxes 4
now, from has cradle 70 the grave ls 20 be /
death.
This Is the great evil OF the times that de-
mands the consideration Of statesmen ia Con I
gress Is opposition 70 enormous taxation
BourbonismP
am in favor OF poor government and a I
amount Of taxes which the government now 1
lakes from the people annually reVerses NE I
maxim, aud makes Tieh government aud /
poor and beggarly people.
THE TAXES
collected, direct and indirect, for the fiscal 1
year 1871, by the government amounted 10 4
four hundred and eleven million two hundred 4
forty-seVcn dollars. And while taxes have !
been reduced, in some degree By a mOdifica-
tion OF the tariff and the repeal of soIne Of the
Internal taxes, yet the reduction falls far 4
short OF what should be done. u seems TO me /
that the annual taxes ought 10 be reduced 70 |
at least two hundred and nifty million dollars. /
This would leave TWENTY-FIVE million dollars
10 be applied TO the annual extinction OF the i
UFfncipal OF the public debt, and two hundred \
and twenty-five million dollars 70 be applied |
10 Interest, pensions, civil list, the army the
navy foreign intercourse and the misceilRne-
Gus list, constituting the ordinary expenses of
the government
one of the chief modes Of reducing taxa
tion will be found in the reduction OF eX-
penses of the administration 70 tiis lowest
Standard OF rigid economy consistent with 1
the TeaesSities OF the country, ana The inYio-
liable maintenance Of the public credit i
am opposed 70 the repudlatiOn oI the pubilc
graceful 70 the republic among the ha1lons o.
the earth.
The government nov, seven yeaFs after the
war, ought 10 be upon peace logtlhg, AitA
penditures under General Grants adTnlnlstfa-
Hon are At least about double those o. lovp iof
The same branches Of the public service.
The civil ist ip lso cost about six millions
ana ln i1l ABOUT eighteeR mllliQns. .t.o,,,
eleven millions and half, and ia ls44 ahQft
nineteen millions and a half.
The War Department cost in 1860 about kiE-
teen millions and "a half, and In ls7l about
thirty-fye millions and a half
1no4aas cost In la5O about two million nine
huna red thGEs9md, and in 1871 about seven
million four Rnnafe1 snd twenty-five thou
Miscellaneous list cost IN lsse al,,ut tweuty
million 4 : huadFad thousand and inls7l about
toriy mllliots one tftiunrzd and sixteen thou
sand dollars. The Executive Mansion In
my dollars and ninety-eight cents: ia ls7i-3 l.
one hundred and seventy-six thousand 6ve Il
hundred dollars. The Mint in lsdO cost four
hundred and sixty y-seYen thousand one hun
cents; IN l6ly nine hundred ana nf5y-fopr
thousand and forty-three dollRrs and sixty
nine cents. Thus IL appears upon a cOmpaTi- |
sen e The expenditures Of the government for