The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-23

cratic side) tna National convention,
where I was [ I'D that ! would have
no Republicans to help me. What
wss the result of that convention?
Does any man here attempt to say
that the measure reported to this
House by the Committee on Ways ard
Means is in harmony with the
spirit of that convention, or the enuu-
Citations Of those who took the stump in
its behalf? No. am JUST today where
| stood then. l am in favor Of re.
vision of the tariff and the lowering
of rates of duty and Tepaeal in part OF
internal revenue taxes upon which
the WAYS and Means Committee OF
this House has denied anyone the
privilege OF Ia vote. Applause. ! have
! only TO say to the gentle al from
Wisconsin that he has from me as
much contempt as | can well send to
him laughter aud app'ausel and am
ready TO discuss with him the pro-
priety OF my course.
Mr.. Hewitt declared the measure
reported by the Ways and Means
Committee was in accordance with
the Chicago platform.
Mr.. Moirson-The gentleman ftom
Pennsylvania claims that no bill Is
fair and in the spirit of the Chicago
platform that does not present him an
opportunity Of voting on internal rev.
enue taxes, and again aud again he
makes his promise as to what he
would do. In this We are reproached
by the o'ber side because at Chicago
we pledged ourselves against the re-
peal OF internal taxes AMI in tavtr OF
revision of the tariff. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania has gone out OF his
way TO say that the proposition pre-
sented by the Ways and Means Com
mittee was not within the spiIit OF the
Chicago platform. He wished to cal
attention to the fact that in nearly
every paragraph of t at platform the
Democratic party mad pledged itself,as
a party, to a reduction of tariff taxes,
and had especially declared in favor
OF the continuance OF Internal revenue
taxes, The wal taxes remain substau'
tally IS they did at the close OF the
war, and the party promised reduc-
ton. Yet the entleman from Penn
syivania, Notwithstanding the promise
Of reduction and his desire to keep
faith with the platform, would not
vote to consider the bill unless it gave
him an opportunity to do that which
he had pledged himself not TO do.
The gentleman knew that the Chicago
platform required additions to the free
| list.
Mr.. Randall asked if the gentleman
believed President Cleveland could
have been elected if the convention
had declared for free raw materials.
Mr.. Morrison replied that Mr..
Cleveland would have gotten more
votes than he did. He had not carried
Ohio anyhow, and had not carried
PENNSYLVANIA by $4,000 votes and
would not have carried them if the
tariff on wool bad been piled mile
high.
After further debate Mr.. Morrison
moved the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Reed moved rs substitute to
lay the resolution on the table.
The yeas and nays were ordered
and resulted in the defeat of Mr.
Reed 3 substitute-yess, 1885, nays, l39.
Before a vote could be taken on the
original motion Mr.. Reed moved en-
adjournment, and the republicans,
by dilatory tactics, managed to con-
sumo t. e time up TO o'clock, when,
under the standing order, the House
adjourned amid an outburst OF APP
plause and derisive laughter from the
! RannhlicanR.