The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-03

pro't ctinn as could be gotten, though
his at moet would be but little. He
would then place on the free list the
a'tcles most generally in use for the
making Of a crop, mfniioDiDg
amorg o'her things cotton ties,
trace ohains, seed bags, bsgging, sgri'
cultural implements, etc. This he
W u d accomplish by gradual stages,
so as not to destroy but to reform,
having due Iega d for hose who had
been lured by thu temp alto OF
heavy rate Of duty He would also
place on the free list aboreis' tools.
lie took up articles in general uss,
fuch as cheap wS5!eG and cotton
goodp, giving the present du'y on
Ell oh and prorouDc ng in favor OF
reduction on the cheaper GRADES and
an Increase on those OF higher grades
Ga thread end ysrns used in the
mauufac urs Of cheap clothes, he
would make no charga, although
New England manufa ?turers were
in favor OF freer trade on
these, sncs Tennessee and other
Southern Stats had begun to
uDderBell them. He said be WIS al
ways willing to reduce tar Il that
acted as pro ection ard that made II
necessary TO buy in Cearer market
thSn cou!d othe wi be found. But
IL this lar # made an article desrsr TO
those who had levied it for their own
Der ard il tine disadvani ayes bf d
shifted frcm The shoulders of lis con
slituency, he was in favor OF letting
the revisit )n begin with other a,ticles
thst worked TN oppression At this end
OF the line.
He took up long list of articles IN
which ha favored reducing the iaritf,
II entloNing some in wairh he would
meks no chsnge GDd come On VIII CD
he would increase the duty. He dis
O. So d the details OF The Morrison bill
and tho Randall I'LL cf LIS session.
He osed by st ting whit srl clss
he would nor pllCe on the free lis.
Among the number, b sides sawed
loIs, Gro .siis ald some agri-
cultural prJductf, he mentioned
ss the most import factors
in the development OF the Soutb, C al
and iron ore Toe tins has come
wlen the tsrff on al does not affect
Us ole cent ton If IL were on the
fiCe u.s. II ould no q ge TIE price
to us one penny YEA. But it would
en- b e No tt ern mi to buy it cheaper
than they now can and it would in
jurA botn the produces OF our mines
end The sdvsnt ges ia competition
which wa reap from it's greater
cheapnesa to rs. The sa with iron
ore. Ia 1850 TeDne 20 produced only
$4,000 tons Cf pig iron Ia 1883 this
had gn5 mp t. $4,000 tons. This
year NJ j. A. j. McWnlter, the ener-
getic ard billisnt ad of our Ag'i-
cultural and Mining Department. est.
ma es the ont ut will be 1928 600
IONS. This gv.s US cheap fuel
end cheap iron and the result a
al ysntages in the competition. TIE
building # the Memphis aud Birmi, &
ham IA lroad will pour these two
ar ices into Memphis, and with
smr ks CSC nding fom factories H.
Gated on every 'unu ng eiream, with
An abu ndsnce of cheap fuel and heap
iron, West Tenpessee can laugh At
these who Ia or under the load which
hiss besn removed from her own neck
to ihl,e who first hesped it upon her.
Mr. Phelan closed with some further
il us TT ons Of the difference between
ire trade, protection ard the Demo
cratic tariff
This spesch OF Mr. Phelan chou be
pubis ed aud Mr.. Pbelan ha, been
ger orally requested to do 10. l. car
then best b.. judged. IL is certainly a
new dAnAI tine.