The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
Blaine and Logan Meeting.

The Hall Of the House OF Represent.
: tiYes was not crowded on Saturday eyenir
last to hear the speech of one OF the ele
= tors Tor the State-at.Iarge ON the Republ
can ticket, and of those who were preser
quite a number were the personal friend
OF ex-Chief Justice SimraI1 who do No
sympathize with him in his present yer
!. ture.
Judge Simrall entered the hall in com
: pany with Judge Luke Lea and John
HUI, Esq. and was introduced BIZ Judg
Lea, IN substantially, the following Ian
guage:
I'VE are assembled to lear distin
guished speaker Of the State whom il is no
necessary to name. He has recently az
sumed position which makes it his dut,
to canvass the State in the interest of III,
Republican party. need not ask YOU Il
give him your attention. His abilities viii
command that. He will speak as to wist
men, aud as wise men hope that you.will
listen to him.
Judge Simrall then said:
!, Fellow Citizens of the City OF Jackson
am not stranger to this place
have spent many pleasant years
among the people of Jackson and have
been the recipient of many Kindness from
its citizens. feel that / am more stran-
ger to myself, than | am to you, have
been so long separated from public politi-
cal life. | am 50 constituted, mentally,
that / am man of strong convictions.
When | come to a conclusion | adhere to
it and declare it on all proper occasions
The American people are about to pass
in review the acts of the party in power for
a quarter OF a century. The Democratic
party has propounded its claim, predicated
of no measure or policy, but made up in
the main of opposition and criticism Of the
Republican party.
1t is now more than twenty years since
the civil war, and there is more fraternal
| feeling than has prevailed at any time,
and the time is ripe for the discussion of
questions that make for our material in
| terests
The financial and revenue policies of
the government are assailed and proposed
to be altered. l will not go into any de-
tailed statement of our revenue laws but
will state some general facts"
The speaker then said that nothing
ought to be judged except by the fruits
which it produced. Traditionally the
Democratic party has been opposed to
tariff for protection. In 1915 Mr.. Calhoun
favored a protective tariff with cogeney
of reasoning which has not been surpassed
in the halls of Congress. Mr.. Webster
advanced all the arguments against the
idea of protection because New England
would be injured by the protective system.
In 1923 Calhoun was on one side OF the
question: and Webster on the other. We
have had a protective tariff since 186l-the
Morrill, tariff. What has been its effect on
our industries Take our foreign COM
merce. 1t is alleged that a protective
tariff diminishes exports and imports. |
The fact is that between the years 1860 |
and 1884, our exports have been 10 per
cent larger than all the exports since the
government was organized to 1850, and |
greater than all the exports during that |
period and colonial existence. Imports
had eorrespOndingly increased. He wo1ld |
show that the exports and imports since
the Morrill, tariff was adopted were phe- |
nOmenal il he had the statistics. 1t was /
astounding to the speaker that statesmen |
do not shape measures to meet the new /
order of things. We are now confronted |
with one of the most important factors of
ciYilizatiOn-free compensated labor |
Civilization is but multiplication of the
wants and necessities of the people and the |
means of gratifying them. The speaker /
the demands of higher civilization, and
said-that it was the duty of the govern
ment to elevate the people.
1t was natural and logical that the
South should magnify the power of the
State and dwarf the power of the Govern
ment in the interest of slavery. The South
then had purpose in view; but the evil
of slavery has passed, and we are now con-
fronted by different condition Of things.
The speaker alluded tc the wonderful nat
ural wealth of the Southern States in min
erals, timber, soil and climate, and con-
trasted their condition with that of Eng
land, and advocated diversified industries.
He illustrated Hamilton's idea about the
competition of home producers under
protective tariff, by citing the fact that
Bessemer steel rails had decreased in price
notwithstanding the tariff. He regretted
that the South would not learn lessons of
wisdom from England's course with refer
ence to the tariff, and said that England en-
forced protection until she had control of
the markets of the world, and then she
declared for free trade.
The speaker next addressed himself to
the finances and the achievements of the
Republican party generally. He said that
he was a Southern man with Southern
sympathies, but unfortunately fo.' him he
always followed where reason led. He
asked why should confidence be withdrawn
from the Republican party, and referred
to the stability Of of the currency green
backs and precious metals. He said that
in 1913 it was considered marvellous that
Secretary Walker could float one hundred
million dollars in bonds, but that now in
less than fifteen years after four years
war, the Government was able to float
$500 million, at four and three per cent,
and all the bonds were at a premium.
He alluded to the increase in the wealth
of the South, and said Mississippi had not
gotten her fair proportion because OF cot
ton, cotton, cotton.
The speaker alluded in eloquent terms
10 the works Of internal improvement begun
and completed in the South since the war
and asked Who did this? "These rascals who
have been wasting the public money and
ought to be turned out He referred to
the tariff plank in the Democratic platform,
and said since it suited Carlisle and Ran
dali. somebody would be apt to get fooled.
He eulogized Blaine's South American
policy and the treaty with Mexico, and said
that his ability was conceded by all, while
Cleveland was an untried man without ex-
perience except so far as a reputable adj
ministration of the Office of Governor OF
New York.
About the close of his speech, Judge
Simrall reeollected that the bill to dis
tribute money to the several States accord
ing to the illiteracy had not passed the
Democratic House, and called attention to
that fact.
The Speaker was listened to respectfully
throughout, but we doubt if his speech was
much enjoyed by his political SYM
pathisers. The organization OF club was
postponed till Wednesday night next at the
City Hall.