Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-14

We print elsewhere, from the New y orl,
HroH, interviews touching tariff reform
from two of the most noted merchants of
that city--E. $. Jail'ray, the dry goods
man, and Mr.. Orr, of the firm of David
Dows e Co, the chairman of the Arbitra-
tion Committee Of the Produce Exchange
To these we especially invite the attention
of the merchants of Memphis and the sur
rounding country, who have supported
and sustained the APPEAL in its efforts
the past ten years to press upon the atten-
ton Of the whole country the necessity Tor
tariff revision and reform. Mr.. Orr is a
Republican OF the better class, who was
honored by Mayor Edison, "a Democrap,
of New York, and also by Mayor Low,
with offers OF the comptrolership of those
cities, and was made n member OF the
Canal Commission appointed by Gov.
Tildcn, and which ellectually broke up
the canal ring which hal organized y
string of corruption that reached from
Buffalo 10 New York. Mr.. Orr, rs he SAYS,
is mot a free-tmder and not protcc-
sionist,' but he regards the action of the
Republicans in the last Congress as TO the
tariff as series of blunders, and
ne thinks that party "has sadly
missed it's great opportunity with the
people, and he has reason to believe the
business men of the whole country think
80 too. Sorry for the necessity, he recog-
nizes IL nevertheless as inevitable that the
tariff must he revised and reduced, the
heavy duties on iron and WOODEN goods
are burdens upon the country which
should not he tolerated" and must not be
any longer. Mir. Orr, in saying this, does
act coniine himself alone to his own views,
but he believes is warrNpted i'll il rs the
result of an extensive acquaintance with
business men throughout the Union. Mr..
Jatlray is more radical than Mr.. Orr. lie
does not believe that hall the busi-
ness men OF the country have any definite
opinions ON the subject, but there is n
strong ieeiiHg steadily spreading that
protection dcas not protect, but the
reverse" lie behaves that tariff
for revenue, with iGe.dental protec'
ton is nonsense. He would tax manu-
factured goods only so long rs they are
not produced in this country. He would
leave every man free 10 buy and
sell where he can do best, with the least
possible interference from the govern
ment. He has nothing but pity for men
who believe that the workmen get higher
wages because their employers get higher
profits by the favor Of the government.
He thinks that everyone concerned-the
workman whose clothing, covering and
food are taxed, the general consumer, and
even, ia the long run, the manufacture
suffers from so-called protection. Supple
menting these opinions OF Mr.. Orr and Mr..
Jafiray, the Herald also pSblishes those of
Mr.. John d. Jones, president of an old in
surance company, and MIR. John $. Ken
nedy, a retired banker well known
throughout the Union, both Of whom de-
clare that the business men OF the country
are interested in two great questions-the
tariff and the currency and that the tariff
issue is unquestionably the one issue to he
met by the party thai means 10 respond 10
the demands Of the country in the next
election. ExIiov. Hendricks indorses
these views OF Messrs Kennedy and Jones,
and declares that the tariff question is like
ly TO become the great issue oi the coming
campaign, as il is undoubtedly the leading
question in the public mind. Mr.. Hen
bricks added that "Mr Carlisle's election
20 the Speakership was due TO the fact that
his ideas ON this particular question were
more in accord with the majority than
those Of Mr.. Randall. This 1 believe to
have been the cause Of the election result
ing as it did. I may add that l do not
know Mr. Carlisle personally, but | con
slider him TO be good man in every sense
Of the word"