The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-03
THE HON. JAMES PHELAN
MAKES THE INITIAL SPEECH OF
HIS CANVASS
At CoylugtOn TO Large Audience OF
Upton County People, aud De-
votes HimselftO the Tariff.
A GENERA DEMAND FOR THE
PUBLICATION
OF One of the Clearest Explanations
of she Position Of the Democracy
on That Question.
larrnrAL TO TEE ArrEAL.I

ESPECIAL To The AFrhALsi
OovrSdToN, TENN, October 2.-Mr
James Phelap, the Democratic ncmi-
nee for Congress in this district, spoke
here today upon the position OF the
Dem cratic party ON the tariff. He
had been requested by some OF his
friends hers to make 4 special speech
or this subject, 80 that ne C uld so
II 10 more exter sve di'cussion oil
the gu ion than he cau d on the
stump against the REPUBLICAN nomi'
nee. In spits Of the fact that it was
not known he would speak here until
Jus. day or 80 ago,'a good audience
WIS present to meet him. lie sp Ike
at great length aud more slowly tban
he usuelly does. Generally his de-
live is very rapid. When be
aoss he wrs warmly greeted. Hs
ha, always bsen a fevorile in this
county, and doubt whether he has a.
srrong hold uuon Shelby IS he has
upon Upton. He made very close
canvass, end he Ger ainly p rad the
farming element. Some OF cur people
think hs was cut out for farmer lis
locks Ike farmers led know he
hiss no "hegod nonsense" about MIN
am glad 10 say that the opposition
before lis nomination has TUNED into
warm support. The most irfueniiel
Of his opponents here hrs Warmly
esponsed his cauge and says "he is
Jim Phelan man"
Mr.. Phelan began by paying his
reepects 10 Upton county, where he
found bis fret friends outside OF
Shelley county. To have been nom
mated at oil was great hon n, but to
have bsen nominated by reclamation
after having been successfully OPP
rost d by three such able gentlemen,
placid upon him a heavy burden
"A heavy responsibility which
he hoped to bear in such manner as
at least to bring no harm to the Demo
cratic party and no modification to
the door Of his friends. He said he
had been requested by various friends
in this county TO make several
speeches through this district before
the Joint canvass on the subject OF the
tariff, in order to correct ms false
notions about bis position. He had
not time 20 do this, but ne would meet
them 30 far as TO make one, at leaet.
Bef re beginning on thiP, he W shed
to answer a question that a Upton
county friend of his bad asked him
tho day Of tue convention. Said this
friend: al don't know II / know
exactly wha. is meant by the new
South. The newspapers say you are
progressive ID 9mocrat-a man OF the
new Sonlh. Now tell me what this
ISL" lie had promised 10 give him an
exclamation. He raid it was always
difficult TO give cxplsnatiocs 1T was
easier aud more satisfactory to give
illustrations. The phrase Of the New
Sou h" was intended 10 embody tbs
idea OF the social and indus
t,iA change, which had taken place
since the war, as well rs the spirit OF
81 t,rpriss which perfected these
changes 1t WAS the working Of tho
progressive split. II meant new meth.
ODDS and more highly developed modes
of thought aud action. The same at.
IN sphere surrounds all objects. The
diff Ference was in the currents which
filed the "a Is, iloitsd the barpes,
turned the mills upon the great plains.
Take two men Standing at toe sama
point but on opposita sides OF raj
or worm fencs; one looked at what
was before him from worry acute a.
gle, and the other from n very obtnsa
or wide angle. This made the differ
enee.
la the farmer IL meant improved
methods of agriculture, improved
agricultural implements, diverafiei
crops, experiments such AZ Farm an
had made, the reading OF sgricutur Il
iournals 1t meant b e3 and fancy
sIans OF chickens, and fruit trees
aud Hoist in, or jersey, or short horn
Cattle, and grasses on farms whose
ownCrs had been ruined by com, co =
ton and commissions. In the lawyer
1t msant the spirit that lies above ca 70
learning, aud that goes into the liter
alura OF his profess on aud the philos-
ophy OF its development, Ia the doc.
tor 1t meant something higher than
the msteia mt dica-it mPaut seping
abrsrst with the rapid rush Of tx.
pertinent hat from Vienna to Phia.
delphia is changing his profession from
black at to a science. In the mar
chant it meant spirit Of enterprise,
the developm snt OF new avenues Of
ua1e. publ spir aud an absence OF
epeculat on Ina Democratic states-
mao IL meant macy .tbipgs. 1t
mesnt t. be imbued win the
surit of the great priests OF
Democracy who hid in succession
olhc6tud at it's altsr. IL meant an
earnest d size to know the truth and
fasr'e's determination to 70 low its
dictat,s L me1nt desire to acc nm
p ism p'act cal legsla lou and to leave
NO de ia allegiance. IL meant work
aud act rhetoric II m can't above q |
things a fp TT OF eminent humanity
aud liberal aed charity. L. meant q
tp'rit whose thoughts were borne into
tho heats of the people bv the cease
i's' flow of the lrrents that Iun iu-
WISH y from oul tos III IL meant u
detuat n s eli, it mea1l q lack Of AFRO.
Fauc', II M AM II clog Of respect for
our hon ST d file ence Of We've, il
mean Gaze nj ana cautious ( rma
tioa Of opinion and an unywerv ng ad
r,r,nc' to ths right IL m a,
a sweep " viiln that emhrac /
the eayeys, he seas and the noun.
laius not that which ike the dumb
aud d iveu tila takes in II erely Tia,
tircnmsaih.d plot # grass that We
70 d for lac moment. lt meant, final
w. that hLer II eridt OF charity that
buuts Tia conhn,s Of had, narrow
and ti.cotsd mind snd soul, auC
Gomez ont ir bntt,ras laiiance lat,
the light OF day.
NJ Pleian then addressed himsol
10 nc sitjrCt Of tho 'arfT la sale
sri Yves question above al ether
tina qui ed liberal discussion. Their
we're thr pointe OF view on this ques
tioo. and Ire would exsmine Il iron
each Of The three These were fire.
trade end protection within the ART
a-d pIoi,c ion vithou'.
In auRwer 10 thu hestrsdtr', he sal,
hu Wi.hsd to al duCe proof thai h
th uQht 70 man could Rad an d sti
claim tn I the Dem -craic party wa
fof sbso uta free trade % principle
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