Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-29

To the Editor Of the World:
The Republican party Is credited with the sue
of the war and its results. II may obtain or
keep power and not merit il, but the Democratic
party must deserve TO be before it viii be succes-
full 1t is still true that, as between political par
ties what the laws shall be and how executed Is
more important to the people than who shall make
or execute them The Democratic party will not
get control of the government by the use OF even
lions, for any party that buys power viii sell il.
The party which uses money to get offices will use
the Offices to get the money back, and succeed.
The Democratic party must be better than the
Republican party. The political power is sul left
with the people, aud its exercise is safest when
nearest to them. The government should inter
fere with them little possible, and not at all
in those things which they can better do iot mem
yet undiscovered economic mystery through
which the government adds to the abundance OF
the people by retaining part OF what Is INST taken
from them they will not be made more prosper
Gus by It's interference with their business pursuits
or greater use OF the taxing power than us actual
legislation, the benefits OF which the fortunate
owners of associate and cooperate wealth get
more and the great mass OF men less than belongs
10 them.
The danger is great that money obtained by leg
islation viii be used to procure legislation. This
will be avoided if We limit taxes laid on the peo-
pie 10 the actual needs of the government econOm
ically administered Taxes, OF whatever eharae
ter ought 10 be laid highest on ana SO as 10 taks
| most from those things which people can pest DC
without, but no higher rates should be lad Lnan
will raise the required sum. A higher rate Is de
structive of industry and prosperity, though sbun
| dant cheap lands and resources may put on lht
| evil day.
The annual report of the American Iron and
Steel Association of May l, 1863 tells the country
that last year there was disagreement as TO rate
of wages between manufacturers and laborers, lh'
result of which was that nearly all iron Min
closed and the laborers were unemployed 10
months; that there were more mills than Woulc
| make all the iron the country could use; that
therefore, stopping the mills and the men remain
| ing IDLE, was by no means a calamity to the man
utactuIers. The calamity, then, fell on the labor
ifK men, and this is the effect OF The present sys
| tenn in iron, and all other over protected indus
| tries. In these industries thousands OF miIllon
| are invested. Millions of men are employed anC
| earn about 81 a day when they work under tn
| present system.
| The calamity of four months enforced idlenes
| in single year falls wholly upon laboring len
none of it upon the manufacturers, VINO ma!
| close four months when they viii.
| There is such division of opinion among Dem
ocrats requires liberation on the tariff question
| But those unwilling TO repeal war rates whlcl
| were added TO protective tariff, are entitled
| leniency. Those WAC advocate incidental protec
ton, some protection or any qualified protection
probably mean no more than Is meant by t4rll
only for revenue, for a tariff laid for revenue onl
will afford some advantage to our own manuftC
turers. The division is perhaps more OF polio
than OF creed.
There are Democrats who are profesSedly revs
nue. tariff men, but who Insist a matter OF pO
icy that we shall not say so. Tine only purpose
silence would be TO hide our real purposes, an
there is great danger that the people would bi
lieve we were thus practieing deceit to obtai
| power and that any party that would mislea
them TO get into power would disappoint them a
tetward WILLIAM K. MORRISON.