Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
Tx New Hampshire Mr.. Rolins proposes
to be his own successor. The Republican |
majority on joint ballot is ninety. five. The |
Legislature is elected in November, but does |
not meet until Juns, and SO no senator of |
that State can be elected until his term is |
several months old, because the Federal |
statute saws senator shall be elected by the |
Legislature chosen before the expiration of |
tie term OF the present incumbent.
The Nashville American says that all this |
talk in Congress about planters selling cot |
ton ties as cotton, in the weight of The bale, |
is far of the real question involved, since |
this has Tor years been admitted TO be a per-
quisite 10 the planter, and to which all other |
relations in It's sale ana consumption have
accommodated themselves, and which sim
ply resembles the perquisi;es OF other trades. |
The fact must still remain that an increase
in the price of the tie must add to the tax
upon the planter.
THERE is not much consolation in the idea
that the Siar-route robbers will have 10 give
up large share OF tneir ill-gotten gains 10
their attorneys, when il is remembered that
the government is spending $40 to one from
the defense in the prosecution. This Star
route prosecution has L,en farce from the
fret. 1t is an exempt 6ca,ion OF the hard
shin OF couyictipg am BODY With money, in
what we are wont to call courts oil Justice.
Good big money hires good big attorneys,
whether in the lowest shysfer Police Court or
the highest court OF the nation. That is 8
common law point, and the judge recosnize it.
The Vicksburg Herald says that because
Senator Brown, of Georgia, sees fit 10 subor-
dinsle the time honored principles of his
professed Democracy-to his personal inter.
ests arising from the shares be holds in an
Alabama iron mine, the protectionists need
| not lay the hittering JUNCTION to their souls
that the Democrats are hopelessly divided
on the tariff question. There is no irrecon-
cilable issue among Democrats on the tariff
question. There never has been absolute
tree trade in the United States and probably
there never will be as long SIS il costs money
to run the government. But why there
should be an excess Of revenue beyond the
| actual needs of the government, economi-
| cslly administered, is question no man car.
conscientiously answer fsvorsbly to such
excess unless his senses of right aud Justice
are wholly absorbed in his greed for exces
| ave profits.
| The Lynchburg Virginian says: "The State
| committee has been called, as we have al
ready published, to meet in Richmond on
the 14th of February. They might have
| convened upon little shorter notice,
10 give, in the event of the convention being
| called (which we now take to be foregoue
concusiop), longer interval for the action
| of the people in their primary assemblies
10 select delegates. In the country this is
mainly done at the meeting Of the County
| Courts, where the people can be assembled
from all sections Of their respective counties;
and the call should have been m AIDE in time
TO take in the whole month of February for
| this purpose. However, as the convention
| will probably be called for period not
earlier than April (thoush it should be held
time for organization for the spring elec.
tons, which will be held late in May"
The St. Paul Pioneer Press says that Mr.
Heating, who has been in Washington for
some time, laboring with tie statesmen on
tariff legislation, entertains the pleasant
theory that the law which will come of
pending legislation will be subsi antially the
same IA the commission reported. He affects
to think that the Senate amendments 10 the
commission schedule will be reconsidered.
Otherwise he has grave fears that "most OF
the Bessemer steel works will be compelled
to close down, and thereby throw very
large amount of metal upon the market, and
cause great depression in all other branches
Of the iron and steel business As to the
political aspects of the tariff, Mr.. Heating.
after expressing the opinion that there are
more low tariff Democrats than Republicans,
says mo tariff bill can pass without the
| aid Of Democratic voies, and if the tariff re-
vision is defeated, Republicans will help to
do it, for they ara in the majority" This
may be accepted as the lobby theory OF The
tariff questio n, and lie given for what il is
worth.
The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, Republi-
can member Of the present House, in Wash
ipgton, says: "There viii be no changes
in the tariff made by this Congress.
The 4th of March creeps on apsce and
there is nothing but talk. The Repub-
licans are pack of fools, and the Demo-
Gratis are talking for a purpose. The Re-
publieans gable without an idea where
This thing will end. 1 told Keller this
was the farce of 1888, but that it will be
the tragedy of 1884. 1t is simply trifiipg
with the people. Nothing less than a
reduction of S50,000,000 will satisfy the
country. The House bill reduces the tariff
10000, 900, but that reduction is simply
constructive. The measure, in reality, gives
no relief whatever. The Republicans SAX
me why don't speak on the subject. Twill
speak soon enough for some of them. There
is too much talk all around. II all the
wind that has been expended during the
past and present sessions were gathered into
one gust. it would be strong enough to blow
that abortion Of Goddess OF Liberty from
the dome Of the capitol"
President HAYES, of the Tariff Com
mission, frankly admits the errors of their
report and explains that it was reported to
Congress In an imperfect state in order that
legislation might not be delayed. His idea
was that it should be submitted as basis
for legislation rather than perfected piece
of work. He thinks the Ways and Means
Committee bill as nearly approximates per-
lection as it is possible to get the tariff
question. Representative Mckinley takes
substantially the same view OF the ways
and Means Committee bill, and thinks it
i may be passed. However, he reserved his
best opinion until the last Of the week, when
he may have the weeks work as basis for
his Judgment. 1t is generally admitted that
there viii be an extra session, unlets the
tariff bill is passed at this. The hve-minute
rule, adopted TO defeat the obstructive meas
ure known TO parliamentary practice ss
talking q bill to death, is delusive, inssmuch
as member may talk Eve minutes on each
Of the proportions, and there are about 2440
| of them. II the Democrats shall adopt this
policy there is no probability OF the bill be-
ing pulled through this session.