The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23
which the duty was reduced more. For

which are used by manufacturers in their
work in the fabrication OF their products.
And rs they receive this great benefit OF
having their raw materials free or with a
comparatively small duty, the bill wisely
provides that the articles manufactured by
them when brought into the country shall
pay lower rate OF duty than they did be-
fore. But that is nothing more than a
compensation for taking oil the duty from
raw material.
President Garfield said in the House of
Representatives on March 10, lS7l al
was surprised at remark OF the distin.
guished gentleman from Michigan IL DO
not know who that distinguished gentle.
man was, but he wasa MiChigander). lilo
asserted that there is no item in the whole
tariff that can stand alone ON its merits,
but that all must be taken lump in order
TO stand. That coal must take salt by the
hand, and they, too, must take something
else by the hand, and thus all interests
unite with all forces before they can make
stand before the country. II this remark
be true ii strikes blow at the whole tariff
system; blow l am not willing to strike.
| am unwilling to admit that bad taxes
must be tied TO good ones and thus be
kept ailoat. | think II is unwise TO con-
tinue this duty on coal, and ! am therefore
in favor Of its repeal"
This Michigander came from n lumber
country, expect, and he was in favor of
log-rolling. laughter.l Log-rolling on
The largest kind of scale. That man
who wanted protection on another and
thus by all combining together and making
one grand syndicate or pool, force their
measure through tho Congress Of the
United States. But James A. Garfield
said: "li this remark be true, il strikes a
blow at the whole tariff system and blow
am not willing TO strike. am unwilling
10 admit that bad taxes must be tied 10
good ones and thus be kept ailoat.t
Now, my friends, there is another thing
10 which / wish 10 call your attention.
They say all at once Il say all ut once, for II
is a very late doctrine) these advocates OF
protection are all nj once seized with Won
derliIl
soLIcuUDE FOR THE LABoRINd MAN.
the country, and they want high pro-
tectiye tariff, not TO benefit the monopo-
list, not 10 benefit tho manufacturer, ac-
cording TO their statement, but to benefit
the laboringman. He Is the man thoy
seek 10 protect. And how are they going
10 protect him2 Why, they say that a
high protective tariff will better his condi.
ton, give him more wages, higher wages.
| would like 10 know how that can be.
would like to know how taxing laboring-
man from the crown OF his head 30 the
sole Of his feet is going 10 enrich him.
| Laughter and applause. Yet this il eX-
uatlss tsHluN 0l.t.f aRtH a. H. a
him on the hat that lac wears, on that cap
that put on my head 20 keep II warm.
| Applause and laughter lttaxcs him on
his shirt, on his necktic, on his under
clothes, ON his coat, on his vest, on his
brceches, ON his stockings, on his boots,
on everything. Renewed cheering. Ii
raises the price and taxes him until the
poor man can hardly make enough money
even II he gets few ccns more wages III
the day. II taxes him M Il ho can hardl,
make enough money 90 support himscl
and his little family, II he has one. An,
yet they say that this Is for the benefit o
the lnboringman. My friends. that is .
very bald-inccd statement II there eyci
was one In the world. But there Is an
other thing about II.
now n M TO GIT THESE mon WAGES,
Why, he II Ia get them because his en-.
ployof, the capitalist and monopOlist, will
make more money, and therefore he can
afford 10 pay his employees more money
than lac paid them before. | agree that
lac could; | agree that Il increases hii
profits; ! agree that lac might, having
these increased profits, pay his laborinl
men more than they were paid before
But does he do it2 That is the question
lApplause and cries OF mo, no. Did
YOU ever know him to do ~ lCrics oI
Emo, no. The tariff has been raised
again and agaid, II was immensely raised
by the tariff Of 1861 or 1862, ! forget
which Of those ycans Il was. IL was raised
In few years again, aud II las beer
raised again aud again and again, and yc
In al that time | never have been alb,
10 find the manufacturer or capitalist VIII,
upon the raising OF the tariff las Increase
the prices paid TO his laborcns. II thcr,
WIS such case Il has escaped the aiicn
ton Of everybody, even tho newspaper
men who gather up all the nows, an'
sometimes a great deal that Is no news a
all. llaughtcrl But they have neye
been able 10 lind
THAT MANUFACTURING MAN
Who increased the price paid his Ia
borcn because the mriI was increased
iut, my friends, We have hal now Ia
twcnty-soycn years nearly the highcs
tariff that this country ever knew, fully
on an average, twice ~ high M u w1u he
fore the war, We have had that high tnril
all this time. Now, v that high tariff
~ much for the benefit Of the laboHn
men, why haven't the laboring men b
these tWcnty-rcyen years grown rich,
would like 10 knOw2 llayethey! Cries d
'no, no" lfthoy have they are very unrca
sonable men, i0reyery ycarnOta year passo
over our headsthat we do not hear VI strike
Of the laborcrs because they demand NOR
wages and say they cannot live on wha
/ they receive. Again and again We hca
OF what are called lock.OutS that Is whcr
/ the employers suspend operations nn
| lock up their mills lccausc they say the
cannot afford 10 pay any more wages tia
they dill pay. Why nTU these strike,
| Why are these lock-ditR Why are thcf
such institutions hs labor unions, NO q
h secure better Wages Why
there such an Institution ~ IA
Knights Of labor To prevent lab0rin
men from being imposed upon and 10 IL
crease their compensation. Why u ther
a necessity for all theso things aud all thcf
extensive and worthy organizations II
high tariff gives high wages 10 the laborel
No man can answer that question satisia'
torily, even 10 himself II that thci
men say is true about high tariff aud the
effect upon wages, wiz then, gentlemen
all these labor unions, al these knigh
Of Labor aud everybody else Who IL q
gagged In that kind Of business, are simp
wasting their time, for ihc tariff nice
solves the problem for them. l-aught'
and applause. Yes, It do's solve u