Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
SENATOR HARRIS
I'LL II


being loudly called for took the stand, say
ing III at having had no sleep since night be-
fore last, he was physically Frustrated, but
was always ready to discuss questions which,
in his judgment, affected the rights or Pc
cuniary Interests of the people. They were
to determine whether the State and Federal
governments were 10 be in the hands OF The
Democratic or Republican parties; one party
or the other would control them. The great
est danger which threatened the liberties OF
the people was the Capitalization of power
in the hands of the Federal government
The Republican party advocated this, and
the Democratic party opposed it. The Re-
publican party favored and built up monop-
olies, while the Democratic party wanted the
burden of government to fall on the people
equally. The Republican party had built
up manufactures at the expense of The whole
people, while not in 10000 or perhaps 100,-
900 were interested in them, aud had given
the peoples land and money to railroads, re-
curing
NO EQUIVALENT FROM THEM IN RETURN.
The receipts of the government in 1882
amounted to S404, 100000, S104,000,O00
being internal revenue, S220,000000 tariff
receipts, and $50 900 from sales Of public
lands and some other sources. He claimed
that the people had actually paid four times
the amount of the tariff, or $3.50, 100000, and
illustrated it by the duty on hate, saying that
the duty on hat costing 81 in England
would be 81, and the statistics showed that
three homemade hats were sold TO one i'm
ported hat, so that every dollsr of revenue
derived from hats represented "a paid by the
people. That the people in Tennessee con-
stituted one thirty-second part of the popu-
lation of the country, and therefore they
contributed 81, 100000 year to the support
of monopolies in which they were not inter-
ested. He also illustrated the
WORKING OF THE TAsIFF
by referring 10 several other articles which
were taxed. He denounced the Tariff Com
mission as fraud, and said that every mem
Der of it was a high-tariff man. He claimed
that the producers of the country were the
only class who added to its wealth, and there
fore their interests were most entitled to the
of the government. The pro-
tectionists had recognized the necessity of |
relief from excessive taxation, and had at
last, with laudable patience and zeal, intro |
iuced bill for the relief of the country. The |
first class relieved were the hard-working |
bankers, whom they relieved from tax of |
s3762, POS annually derived from stamped
checks. Next came the manufacturers OF
friction matches, and were relieved of an
annual tax of s., 27S $50. without the slight
st benefit to the people. Lastly, they had
,obly relieved the manufacturers of patent
and perfume men, of an annual
ak of 100000. He had opposed the pas
age of this bill and had offered amend
nent, which was still under consideration,
REDUCING THE REVENUE
IN all imported articles ten per cent on the
st OF January, 1888, and ten per cent on the
st of January, 1884. He also referred to the
-arious other amendments offered 10 this
ill and voted down BY the Republicans on
trict party vote. He argued that the Demo-
ratio party should not divide on small
ssues in such emergencies as this. He was
high-tax man and had never been afraid
II ashamed to express his opinion on any
ubject, but would despise himself ii he
to compel his party to accept his
pinion against their will. Men will always
iffer, and it is the doctrine of the
Democratic party that the majority shall
ule; remembering what the Democratic
arty had done for him he shall always be
rateful to it, and particularly 10 the Demo-
rats of Montgomery county. The rain caused
0 one to leave his seat during the address.
fter the artillery salute and large barbe-
lie the crowd reassambled, when
GOVERNOR MARES
tdressed them. He said be was there to de-