Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-11
PersopneI of tne Commission.

Judge Kelley, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, and well-knOWn
as an extreme High-Tarih' Republican, was
interviewed shortly after the nominations
were sent to the Senate, and, in answer TO
the question, "What do you think OF the
Tariff Commission?" spoke AZ follows:
81 think it is good selection all around"
He replied: "a am pleased with it. Ii IL
composed of gentlemen OF ability, moderate
views and mature judgment, and it will give
satisfaction to the country. Mr.. Wheeler,
for example, is a man of frmness and moder-
alton, formerly, / think, a free-trader.
Judge Underwood, of Georgia, is a gentle
man of moderate views and of distinguished
ability. He Is not extreme either way
Served in Congress with him, and he VIII be
a splendid man for the work. Then, Mr..
Porter | regard as the very best man in the
country for this work for many reasons.
His habits OF study and his recent inyestiga-
tons of the labor problem OF England were
all considered by me to make him the most
fit nan for the place. | recommended him,
not because he had the extreme views that |
do on the tariff, because he is what might be
called a moderate man. He is full
of practical knowledge on all the
topics the compassion should under
stand. Phelps is a free trader. Messrs.
Hayes and Garland represent two antago-
nisiic interests in wool. Mr.. Hayes, AZ the
champion OF the wooden and worsted manu-
| featuring class, of course, will want no tariff
ON wool, while Mr.. Garland, as the repre-
sentative of the wool growers, will want duty
| put on raw wool TO protect The American
| producer of the manufactured productions.
| So the various interests will offset each other
| in the problem Of revision OF the tariff.
Again, the various sections of the country
are represented so there can be no complaint
about that. On the whole, predict they
will do the work we'll and satisfy the coun-
| try"
MoRRIsoN's OPINION. ..--
| The only man met who ia dissatisfied is
| Mr.. Morrison (Dem.) of Illinois, once the
| author of tariff 40 homogeneous in its pro-
visions that it was withdrawn without vote
| after debate.
allow do YOU like the Tariff Commission?"
was asked of "the tariff for revenue only"
\ champion.
at is lust what / expected it would be-"
he said. "It's a jobbing affair. You fix my
| iron and III take of yOur sugar, and
that's the kind of a commission it is. 1t
will have no weight or Influence with The
country. 1t win be failure. Personally
know some of the gentlemen to be very re-
| spectacle and honest men, but the commits
! sion is bad one" ge. .e
| "How about Mr.. Phelps?" was asked.
"He is an able man. once chairman of the
| Committee on Ways and Means. He is the
| only revenue tdTlu iudh Oh thc iin'.
allow about Mr.. Underworld"
| "a very respectable gentleman but he be-
| longs to this new school of Georgia protec-
tionisls. You tariff people have bought up
the South, and they are breaking away from
their old principles on this question. The
sugar men are safe with Kenner, as the iron
men are with representatives. The cotton men
seem to be the only ones left but they are
not very sound on this tariff question from
| your standpoint. It's put-up job"
Mr.. Morrison was not happy, and thought
| it looked bad for the revenue tariff. He does
not admit that this question was settled at
| the polls in 1880.