The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-06
TIE HON. A. A. TAYLOR.

Judge I. W. Brown introduced the
Hon. Ali Taylor, and took occasion to
mske a few remarks about the Demo
cratic party, under whose name, be
sad, men got together for united c.
ton who were not Democrats at heart.
The crowd declined to listen, calling
loudly fol Taylor.
The Hon. A. A. Taylor said: GEL
low citizens: AS l said before / say
now, that when the Democratic party
met and made platform which
straddled every issue it wanted, of
coune, a man who would have the
genius to stand b,fore a grand con-
course like this for an hour and half
aud say nothiog. He says he is no
free trader, and yet he has preached it
for an hour. Labor has always been
ia trouble, AID while am no
anarchist, l recognize the fact that
there has alN avs been bloody, o con.
tinuous struggle between power and
labor. Power has made labor its slave
for purposes of self aggrand zement
everywhere. Every form of
ARBITRARY POWER
plauts it,elf upon ths assertion that
man is born to be- governed. AL
mott always victory has perched on
the banner of power. And yet labor,
though crushed and bleeding, has sur
vivad. IL is time that false pbiloso-
pliers ascribs results due modest work.
ingmen to power. My competitor
draws picture 10 you of labor, and
asks if the laborer is enjoying con-
tented life in white, vineclad cottage.
want him to tell me what the laHd
would be if free trade were the
rule. The iron fundries would be
shut down and labor unemployed.
Ca oita must be assured of reason
able offs. Ths only assurance
thst cou d be given by the
greatest statesmen of the country to
capitalists has been that they would
sea them p detected If they would in
vest il, build up towns, develope the
country and employ labor. After
making free trade speech he declares
that The Democracy il in favor Of
A TARIFF SUFFICIENT
to pay the ational debt ard to ray
pensions. In doing this he actually
declares himself to bs in favor of a
tariff : per cent. higher than thai
which the Republican nominee
for Governor favoIs. Ny competitor
cas- the Chinese are food ng the
country and driving honest labor out
Of Caifornis. need only remind
you that in the mids OF a warm dis
GU SOU OF this subject, California gave
her electoral vote 10 James G. Bla
Ny comps titor arraigns the Repuoli-
eau parry for levyipG tax upon office
holders. 1t was handed down 10 us
from PErce, and ii money is needed
this year, every Democratic employs
will wink and q nix and hand up a
part 4 their salary and say, "HeIe,
Marstar, let us keep our place"
Grover Cleveland gave $1,000 10
carry the State of New York. My
competitor has q great deal to say
about 1915, snd declares that q fraud
occupied the Presidential chair for
four years. Bot If it was fraud the
Democratic party is to bame, because
they
VOTED FOR THE BILL,
A board OF fifteen was appointed
Eight voted that T,lden haI not been
elect d.; seven, thst he had. Eight
always beats seven, That was the
end of IT,
Except for Democrats on the jury,
the Republicans would have punished
lis star route thieves.
In reply to my competitors charge
that the Mexican vete ans knocked a
the door of the Treasury for twenty
years and were refused: The Re
pub lean Senate passed better bill
for the veterans than that Of TIT