Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-22

in any device 10 tax the transit OF travel and
commerce between States Ihe position oi
20 take advantag= OF II for pui poses OF local
revenue, thu commerce between states mlghi
be ininnously nurdened, or even eve. virtually Y
stili young, and while the tendency 10 dan
gerOus mOnopolies Of this kind 4 Et-li feeble
u use the power OF congress 50 a. 70 prevent
any selfish ilnpedlment 10 the free circulation
OF men and msrch zndise. A tax On travel
and merchal disc, IN their transit, ccDstituse
one OF the wort forms OF monopoly aao me
evil l. increased n coupled with q denial oi
the choice OF route. When the vaSt extent OF
our country is considered, Il is plain that sv'
cry obstacle 70 the free circulation OF com
nerce between the States ought 70 be steSnly
guarded ags inst by appropriate l. l'gislsuon
within the limits OF the constitution" Al
far back as l,55 these doctrines were submit
ted TO congress 1 merely call your attention
TO these things TO show you that some OF Us
were cooking after these matters before tht
Patrons OF husbsndry were heard OF.
LAWYERS - CASTE AND SELF MADE
MEN.
We are talking about farmers and mechan
ics but don't understand me IS making SRr
upon classes A certain Varie J Of classes IS
necessary. We know, a. a general PROPOSE
tiOn. that most representative bodies are con
trolied by men Of q certain profession, but the
lawyer, when vel eLpsrteo ced, makes one oi
the best Of Legislators. Lawyers are indispen'
sable 20 a community; doctors are indlspen-
sable, and ministers are indispensable. II Il
not good policy 10 array one class against
another, nor do believe IL right 10 legislate
IN favor OF one class As against a. Other. some
have an idea that 10 be called a farmer or me
G. anic Is a letting down v hat would cur gov
frnme.t be but Tor q en- ? They const lute
the foundation upon " hieh this mighty fabric
rests Il Is altogether 4 mistake TO Try 10 ele-
vate ourselves upon pride Of estate, or upon
what our ather or mother may have beel. II
you see scion running back % hant "
stock d" YOU ~ sy conclude thai that scion has
not m lch Ock o. his own. lIaughter.l We
talk about "ssi f-made men" There are YerJ
fes self made men; but, II you depend on
some one else making YOU As gel eTal prop p
sltion. you'll never be made. Laughter
at is worth ths makes the man,
And want Of it, the fellow"
You have head how our great men come
up. You might go TO your own state sod
could euuml rate some OF our most uistin-
guished men who we're farmers and me-
onanics.
WORKgR IN TIE OLD TINES.
CO hack 20 old Rome. When anarchy and
confusion prevail ed they nad 70 so OUT lntc
The 1sids slu get-CtnclnnEius % or-ng oroer
out q chaos He was iarmer. We nnd
mechanics " n among the apostles OF our
savior Paul VS. 8 tent maker AMI ne y a q
y-,l7-v smart man, aud wrote some episties
winch are refer ed 10 % TINS DAY a. models or
com losition. Go back among the Grrekr.
Take Archimedes, the great geoDetTician OF
ancient days. De was practical man ana
found, after many experiments tnAL by tne
use OF a SUI glss~ he CO Id burn the eneTnys
ships, and We md him uecls- ng mat II ne
onie had = futcrum upon which - rest his
lever, be could move The world BE wss
c4rpentsr-Ons OF those men who wslEs ao IL
with a rul "a king cut Oi his pocket L ugh
teri a by I could spin out list OF this class
of men as 10. a. 4 bill In chsucery- Adam,
our re4t f.ther sd he I'd, the lord Of tue
world, va a tailor ny trade. Laughter anu
anpIan E .Adsm aud Eve. when Iheir eyes
we're opeaej, knew they were make, and
sawtsi fg leaves lOge her and lu8oe them
= ot.s " iust he trst we ever heard OF tai
sndI o not see thz.-wttn ut Intending
lSrsf - sO1ai-anA one need D. ashamed u
y - tailor, nor that any young isdy
need be a,h u 20 oS : ssal9 s-I - III ~
mo Ie. t1fS' fTaue -NIer.l speak OF these
: s'i,.o t = a. - TSup. men q cone foi va d
AM snoy- that they nav - ~ - . ~.
and DO not hlnk any one o - 7l1sr, Szss
yrae-1 a. be Z called \ mecnsuic- tuetS = y
o-e thing lt armed when l ~aa QuiV lLus, -,
and tnat was that II never dlssrac-e = -
c lliug my cali ng would never olssiscs n, ne
TAppIause 4 am 1nechaulc. NoUi1 IeLn-L l
,x-s.r 5Don my garments the dtnge Ot the s1op
and the dust OF the neid IS badges oI me i,oI-
su is OF peace than the taSsel upon ny Is.,
or The etaulzttes upon my shoulders. or tbe
sWo-d dang lug IN rs scaDbard ~ my -lue'
which had been stained IN q brother Dloooi
: IL Insignia OF honorable and glorious war.
[ Prolonged applause-l
STRIFE A ID BLOODSHED.
had bopad that al those things growing
ont ~ he var and Out OF the cause bringing
o. the war had pE-ssd away, out sometimes
when W. look around We seem 70 near tne
- con1. Wren YOU should lOOk into your
nubiic afairs and not allow yourselves 70 De
ruisIed by mistsken leaders haa nopeo tnat
thp day OF strife and bloodssed hsd pesn
a. ven away ana that we had reached the
ffn,e when We could see clearly, and when II
,Vould indeed be ION earth Psacsy ana kOoo
gglll TOWARD men," Il has been the earnest
s--ire, ~ nv heart that this should be brought
mont, and that mechanism and agriculture
sbould enjoy the products OF their oWn cres-
ton. tapplause.l
TAXES IL MEMPHIS AND TAXES IN
GENERAL
II ssar,s IN me tuat this thing You call taxes
mas an immediate bearing upon agriculture
and oranges. II seems TO me- that nigh taxas
and *. avagance IN your govern a. e q, state
aDd Feaeral has An Immediate bearing upon
IN industries Of your country. how does the
natter stand uow2 Why Is IL that when you
have paic your taxes and yearly expenses you
bsv- no.hing Ieft9 1 Jaw in q NJ mphts payer,
eleven columns OF a hsi OF lands
and Io5s 10 be soid in that county for taxes
Tsxrs in Memphis 4 on lots we're t.ur Pr
cZ,-f Iasf yesr The cHunty and State tax Wa
tso pes cent. more, making q total OF s1A q
cent The statistics snow mai mohry IN
vesi ed in agriculture does Rot pay more lnhn
b-.a ,r four uer cent, and a large proportion
Of farm ng lands N me state are oeinB AZ
FOR fgxe.s We hear Il said that the p6ope z OF
Russia have, until recently, psen IA usp
sbl co. ditiOn OF seridum, bul II me Pre- enI
state o. thiugS continues IN th scountry, YOU,
tOo. will soon De reduced 10 the condition OF
'ii9i THE STATE DEBT AND FUNDING.
W. en- tna psople begin 70 talk about these
hisgs the poll -ical leaders say - Pay your
~. :. upHuld the plighted talth OF Ne cOuh-
n . The say they are going 70 bring aoolt
- rsi,e y ~ .suT and reform. Iney TAX aoOu
s5f,.irl m. salaries OF the lu4IC ary, but no
-eifef ead be ,Npected IN this quarter, toOaEn
ne expenses OF The Judiciary 0ught 70 be cat
iogu We mud our stale owe 3 OUT tWou'g-
iye r,Iillon dnIIars, aud We Will not discuss
.hs subject Of now The uebt y as created y
aith isss pub ic servants. Bow mueh WI lne
Tffr-sf on tnis debt be II six per cent? d Is
M, mi on fiye hundred thousand QOLsLs.
rbere are some old meu here Today, who re
mem Der VIII u our entire state e. pensee were !
aot snOIe G than three hundred Lhous&nl 1ol-
an uer annum Look at your papers OF this
morning and you will hud the b. nds OF the
state quoted at fiity cents on the oOllaF' thls
us King .he interest have uatned amount 70
I,raIVe r-r cent on Lae amount Invested Oy
the bono holders They have arranged % tunu
the DO d. They would not take coupons IN
payment Tor taxes, but say, -eaL on , our cOU-
olln- Dut them 10 your bond ana We u prom
~ 10 d " il forty years a. ter uale-. Ina
v al t6sS call funding and We md thsL me
rs,.u v m be the making o. a peEman =
4 bf-oDe Of he ways Of enslaying people,
Al the end nf forty years you have 10 Sky
million dollars Interest on the 5late ueDI'
and have tue principal Yet 70 pay. on Gu
moi nav this debt aud thas IL becomes peFm-.
meut and Is Inflicted upo your cnlllteh ahe
E i.drens children. What tlgnt nave YOU .
10 fhisg Take the Federal, State and c9rpo-
rat On debts anJ We owe about four Dill ID
iolIars mo- than ihe entlre seDt u 0Ie4t
I. Tan. IL Nas one of Mr. Jefferson axioms
.h4f no generation had q righI 70 incur oeOts
y hich 70 beyond that generation.
WHAT TO PAY.
But they ask: How are yOu going 10 reduce
.aX-s?" / would say, pay Interest Only upon
y uat the bonds cost he no deTss which i NOT
more than twelve million uye hundred ihpu-
.and dolI-r,, ana hat would cut our annual
Interest down from Que IA lion nNe n0hoIeI
.hou.aDd aollars 10 The sum cf sovan hundred
aud MY Thousand dol ars, q q thet Noulu
deal n a ffaTgn Z Win 0uI
payers. ~ -peldeJ pay ing interest on out
F Is e. de bt % nEe years, no "h. Ca We 10
.udi .tion - hen We oOn pay ior want OF auii-
It's there, you see, l. Ains g item OF seven
nuudred M fifty thousand dollars Dnuall
thst L Eoula save, and then ii ~ could Gu. on
some hing from tn Ju1iciarsi there . ouid oe
J mrthing .aVed q ere. At the lime OF ne
revolution We had a population IN the United
sta 6 Of about four NIL Ion and our AXE
y ere one dollar per head hoN much OF lbe
.sutiueu a. war ueUt wa paldF Btt very
mall part and et our ioreialheTs were not
allied Tepudiators- In one decade axes were
cTe 10 about two rollsrs per head; hen
hey becanIe three collar, and q the close o
our las. 81 AZ l. e de Ill Of Oul county = ~ apCul
ne hundred and twenty -sevea MI Ion doia
arr Tht- uezl General Jackson went 70 "orA
y xtinzu zuish, anu he did exunguish II.
REDUCTION OF The NAILONAL DEBI
When the war began the government had
DO money, bat ,Omme need DOrroWlng money
aud Is u lng green backs. Gold went up Al one
me 70 z.55, and many OF Gus = 19s HeL' so-t
with gOll al bat figure, and AZ the cl - oi
he v z our debt v - twO lilhoR eight nun
crea million DO lars. IN my ul eas tge 70 con
res 10 lsdo n was suggest that policy
-nouId o. osvIgad ,7hfob would Il once benn
% efi-ct b r-ducLio Of The debt, AID which, Il
persis Ted in, would disc barge a, within q de1-
niue number Of year. Our national credit
should be preserved but in making provision
for our creditors We shOuid not forget what Is
due the masses OF he people. II may be se-
sUmed tnAt the holders Of our securities have
already received upon their bonds a larger
amount than the origi usl Investment meas
ursd by a GOLD standard. Upon this statsmsnt
Cf f1cts II would sesm but Just 1ad equitable
that the per cent. intefs-t now paid by ths
LnNarn mant shuuld b apLliad 70 the radnc.