The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-09
WANTED PATERNAL GOVERN.
MEINT.

The Np York Tribune Is probably the
ablest among the newspapers that in this
country espouse the doctrine OF protec-
tion--certainly II Is one OF the most auda-
cious. II scouts the fair-play pledge Of the
Declaration OF Independence that all men
are free and equal and are therefore 10 be
tedasequalsu under and before the law,
and that no man, be his prctenso what it
may, is 10 receive any aid that another
man does not receive in, through or by any
law. The Tribune scouts this. II believes
and has always encouraged class legisla-
ton, the building up Of great monopolies
and the corresponding depression and pau.
perntion Of the masses. II Is bold and
sometimes inscriptions in this rs all adj.
vocates Of oppressive class legislation must
he. II has never had word for strug-
Cling labor Its attitude toogani1ed labor
is the attitude Of the boss, with must
upon his lips and lash in his hands.
A trades union Is 30 IL an unlawful as
seInbly, trust is a legal combination.
Hitherto Il has confined lis literature Of
rapacious greed and howto administer upon
the Treasury Of the United States TO the
manufacturer altogether, but, pushed by
true Democratic newspapers, who have
made the unjust Determinations Of the
present robber tariff plain, II proposes 10
take the farmer Of the North and
Northwest into the ring, and provide
them with q specious and clap-trap
measure Of proIeciion-a chcap-John
sor, Of thing thu, might catch $ srasccn.
In another column we make room for Its
spccious plea and plan, plan that were Il
rs large recompcnss Of protection
MS upon the surface The Tribune would
have us 10 believe Il TO be, would only be
another argument against the drift and
tendency Of the pro,cciionists to make Of
this paternal government with In few
years n standing commission TO hunt up
everybody, be his calling and avocation
what Il may, who struggling In the
adversely that all scli.made men have
; and musscncounicr and protect him. sup.
: port him In the comfort II his class until
he becomes selisnpporting This would
be to realize Tolstois dream, but Il would
not be equality and independence. II the
farmer Is TO be protected because the man
!. uiaciuror Is protected, the mechanic has 4
!. right 10 protection. Protection must 81
. the whole way round TO be fair and Just
1 The printer who does not usc typcs setting
!. machines as The Tribune does TO get on
, his daily issues, would In that case be en-.
titled to protection against the machine
2 made columns. Thus the whole time o
4 Congress would be taken up In lcgislatinl
1 for the protection Of the people
o and the government thus become a powcl
h 10 be felt even In the bu,icring Of a mans
n bread and the milk woman must give 3,
!. her sucking child. Against this TuE Ar
a rsu invoke. the aid az the pure and lnsnir
\. ING doctrines Of Thomas jefferson full q
IT the vigor Of manly Independence whicI
q prcache. andtearhcs ,ha, evcrv man mus,
a unaided worl, on, his own salvation an,
r that no man !, entitled 10 tho aims Of m
~ Government, unless ne no really n dos,,,n,
a and crippled poupcr who c.uno, vort %
N A living. Every law \. A had one ovor
/. plan IA A yicious one Cha, turn, a ma,