The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-19

guise OF tariff duties furnish all the means |
that are nessary to support the American |
government, how long would il be before |
they would say: We'll, what is sauce for |
the goose is sauce for the gander.' Laugh |
ter. They would say TO you farmers who |
send off your wheat, your beans, pork and |
the like: You send all these things to
our country to be sold; you shall pay such |
duty, such tariff, as will support our gov
eminent; and then we will see who will ]
come out best in the long run Zap |
plause.
How would you like that2 How
would you like to be taxed TO pay the cost |
OF 100000 men in arms in France or in |
Germany, or 100000 men in arms in |
Great Britain? How would you like to |
pay for keeping up their immense stand |
ing armies, to pay the cost OF their kinSy |
government and TO furnish all the appoint !
ments of the royalty and the nobility OF |
those countriesP You would not stand II |
a week; you would not stand it two days;
you would not stand it one day; and yet |
that would be no more OF an absurdity than |
what they say to you, that the foreigner
pays this tax. Applause. But my
friends, they tell you, these Republican
speakers, that this heavy taxation makes
the country rich, as il it were possible that
country could get rich by heavily taxing
its people. They tell you that it promotes
the welfare OF every laboring man, rs
il ii were possible that the laboring mans
welfare could he promoted by taxing him
on everything he wears, from the
crown OF his head TO the soles OF his feet.
They tell you that under this system this
country has had wonderful prosperity, rs
I'll. Al lu.l
| percd, and rs II this country had not pros
| pered at far greater rate when our tarl0
was low than IL has under the enormous
taxation that has prevailed in recent years.
| And they say this is for the benefit OF the
laboring man. That is queer thing, too.
| Look around YOU and find who are the
laboring men in this country. Does not
every man that has ever looked into census
! book know that two-thirds Of the labor
ing men in the United States are engaged
| in the business of farming, and for farm
labor there is no protection, that they are
not protected by this high tariff. How,
| then, can II benefit that large proportion
OF laborng men? Then they say that the
Democratic party is the enemy OF the
laboring men. Why, in the name OF all
that il reasonable, how can that possibly
be2 The Democratic party the enemy Of
the laboring menl Why, get 200 Demo
cratic voters together, wherever you please,
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, and you
will find that 900 out OF the 1000 are Ia
boring men. Applause. Why, the ioun.
dation stone Of the Democratic party is
and always has been, and always will be,
composed Of laboring men. Ii grows out
Of the very foundation stone OF the party.
What Is IL that makes the Democratic
party? II was made by that principle
enunciated by Thomas Jefferson, the
founder Of the party, IN the Declaration
OF independence, that all men are created
free and equal. That is what makes the
Democratic party. II is democratic prn.
ciples that make the Democratic party. II
is this very principle OF equality, OF equal
rights, that has made this great party, that
has ruled this country so we'll, aud ] re-
peat what have repeated again and again,
and challenge anybody 10 controycrt It,
but il never has been COntrOvericd. There
is not, / affirm, one single measure that
has been adopted for centuries, not
only in this country but any.
where in this world, that was Tor
the benefit OF working people, that
tended 10 amclorato their condition. adj
vance their interests In their homes or In
their shops, that has been achieved except
bv the influence oi Democratic principles.
Great and prolonged applause II Is this
principle OF the Democratic party that
made YOU completely free and equal IN
these United States. IL is that principle
which enables YOU 10 hold up your head
as lish rs any man. IL Is thlt principle
which enables you 10 give your children
: education and 10 look forward 90 the time
~ Ia. -
/, perchauce be- the President Of the United
States. Applause, and cries OF Good,
good.
: And now. 20 say that this party that !
haycsaid 10 be founded on the right Of the
labofiu. man, that j. composed OF labDring
men. that always has been composed OF
% laluring men, that must Of necessity con.
, iinuc 10 be- 20 composed, Is the enemy OI
I the laboring man, Is to ray that these men
= are their own enemy. II IL to say that
they are q set oi idiots who ought not "a
: have q voice IN the government Of th,
! ! county. We do not believe that at ALL
! We believe that the laboriug men ia this
| country understand their interests nnd
e that they understand them too well 10 b,
70 | hoodwinked by this idea that they are MOI
e Ia DC made rich 10y being burlcncd Will
T. unnecessary taxation.
"Al, friends, would like 10 speak (,
. YOU more. but must husband my voice
= as / am Ia speak tomorrow and next d1!
= aud the Lord knows how many days after
y and therefore thanking you once more ~
y thr kindly greeting you have gwen me
u aud expressing thc hope that this nUbb
y State of Indiana will continue 10 be- stat
!, OF the Democracy and that hcr vote thi
81 wear. o. 1t d.l iour years ago, will rear th
~ Democratic standard high alult In victor
and in triumph bid you goodbye"
70 Immediately on the conclusion ul vi
T. speech, which lasted ihiuy-iyc minute.
ll Judge Thurman was driven 60 thr dupI
"a and rested quietly Ia his private DlL
T., largo crowd WIS on hand % sec bin I,ri
!" and lac came out three times 20 chat wit
q them.
Us Owing 10 the pulling experienced 10
handwriting from ihc platform hc Won.
not shahu hands, explaining that uu W.
q not like Peter Finders medicine, Uuir
w was t0 %. well shaken before taken, ipr
e! they wanted him 1t would be- necessary
take him without the shaking. The joel.
OF and Gov. Gray talked iUr como time vii
I' thp crowd, llr icHtrD being ln.u 100
NH breezy and greatly lo.ghtug the poop.
The train pulled yut at $50 O'Clock q
m indianapolis
ot THE BELLE or THE TRIBE.
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