The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-07-13

they may be desired by candidates, !
serve to keep up that kind of agi-
ia ton which preserves the purity of
politics not less than of water. 1 |
am sure we shall find the canvass
both pleasant and instructive
And new, permit me to address
myself TO that part of your letter
which called forth the original Gem.
mmnicatlon trom me. You: say;
I understand you are a protectisnist
and have SO stated frequently got my
understanding of yOUr position on the
tariff, both from your speeches and con-
versations with myself AMI 9th srs in nay
presence.
Again you say;
he nem0s. when you announced you
views on the tarifrto my self and Capt.
Mes cal, that they were 80 much at va.
rance with the views OF the Democrats
here, that told you that the Democracy
Of Kardeman would never endorse your
views on that question. Your reply was
hat there was large number of labor
ing men in Memphis who would not vote
your views, and that no Que holding diff
ferent views could be elected from this
district.
At the outset allow me to say
that as snort as has been life have
seen too much of the world to ware
rant me in trusting to the remem-
brance of conversational utterances.
In so far as I am concerned ]
must therefore regard as stricken
from the record any conversation
hel d with you Or others in your
pr essence; matters not whether the
utteranCes express my views or
not. What variance may have exa
listed between your views and mine
can not determine The variance
between Capt McNeaI and myself
can not have been radical, as he
was on the platform committee 0.
the Chicago convention. Your
views may or nay not have been
right. / am in olined to think they
were right, as subseque Mt to tina
you Endorsed my views worry hearth
ly, as did also the Democracy of the
District, Enough material Is IN
existence to establish very conclu-
sivelY my position upon the tariff
l will sum 1t up aEaih and the1
= show that have ever ED to the
same principles, though recognizing
the impOsslbility of putting then
at once into application, when OPP
i posed by the work Of TWEEN tY.fi "
= years of distorted and unequal
growth
= believe that tariff shou Id b
4 levied just sufficient to defra,
; the expenses Of the government
l economically ad ninistered Within
the limits of this revenue l favor
reasonable discrimination of dutie
SO as to bear highest upsn ne cessi
Ii es and heaviest upon Injuries.
wsuld insist that a sufficient rate Of
2 of dWty be retained to equaliz
home and foreign labor, though
), may add by way of parenthssis, yol
: have frequently shown that this diff
L ference is vastly smaller. than
claimed by prOtee tiOnists. In addi-
: ton to this, as a question of practi
n cal legislation, | would try so tc
&. adjust the tariff duties as to give t.
o those industries which are Just spring
d ing up in the South a fair share OF
- protect on. In cases involving
y sacrifice of one of two Industries
e should insist on sacrificing the older
a and more experienced establish
e ments Of the North, which are Ii,
!, longer infant. l have often sale
that in the discrimination would
II try TO arrange the tariff so as t,
: enable the farmer to make his crop
9 without paying for the privilege. Il
y the recent sessions of the caucus
y voted for every pre- position to re
g duce the duty upon articles used by
g the farmer In making his crop: from
,. 'paris green to trace-chaiAs.
n Within the limits of every tariff
i discrimination will take place, eacE
: section struggling fer its own inter
: est. In that strugl ,-s / propose t
: be on the side of tn Q south. Fe
N this you call me protectionIst. Tn
S logic of Y our position would be t
take no part il the struggle, to 2
into ne conference or caucus, t
shun every suggestion of cOnpro
: mise and to ssaAe dOggedly for fret
trade, IN spite of the fact that yo
k might eventually accomplish nee
essary reforms by fighting inch by
inch for a reduction of the presen
= protective tariff.
% If you state to the people wha
you write me is your view Of my
position on the tariff, you have
fragrant misconceptIan of my pc
sition and Intentionally do me
J., great wrong. Since my position Is
. in your eyes, matter of inference
you have a right to draw such i'll.
q farencaS a. van nrafar R.t; ,,.t;o