The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-28

lntagcs in the production Of cotton
l.d our mineral resources ought 10 furnish
MS with cheap raw material in at least the
leading article OF manufacture but cheap
plants and cheap machinery can only be
secured by relieving the articles necessary
to bc used IN their construction of the bur
dcns OF taxation to which they at present
are subject.
The speaker then touched upon the dis
Cuycry ul natural gls in Indiana, manuiac-
turing possibilities which it opens up for
the state, and the advantage which would
arse nom the use Of free raw materials in
the construction Of r.l' featuring plants.
Senator Mcpona,3 !"N took up the
sugar clause aud dclc' '"i It, saying that
the sugar producing states were not rs
charged, over protected, aud pointed out
that sugar growing in Louisiana, even
under heavier protection than that prom
Used 10y the Mills bill, has never been as
great rs It was before the war lie be-
licNcd that We must look TO sorghum to
produce our sugar In time lie disposed
ul the charge, that the Mills hi.l was
drawn under the influences ol the Golden
club IN British interests as dum1gngucry,
and proceeded 20 show what commercial
results Great britain had achieved under
hcr free uilo nolIcy, aud added.
"From these ia know very well
that as long O Grylf Britain can he
permitted To uauupH the carving
trade OF the world aud the markets OF the
world outside the United states, shr is
perfectly willing tha' We shall amusc our
selves 10y trading Jackets with each other
inside OF our own lines; but that It some
day, rs We undoubtedly shall, We break
through this crust of protection aud enter
into competition with hcr ia the markets
ui the world, then We may expect that
she will throw every imprdimrnt possible
in our way. The opportunity is presented
iur our doing IL now, II II be allowed To
pass by II may bc wears before IL IL pre-.
scented again In any form 80 favorable.
lie then proceeded to cuticisc the Re-
publican national platform, declaring that
under II the only possible reduction ol tax
alton Is the repeal oi ihc informal revenue
law. Next he argued HAT the Mills hill IL
in no scusc Tree trade measure, iuasmuch
us the average duty under II n estimated
at 10 pOr cent. adNaloWm. The speaker
declared that reductions ought To continue
until IN average such a. existed when the
Republicans came ii,p power is reached.
about 1915 per cent lie then proceeded
to give his objcctious 10 the protective
tarill system as class legislation, ~ ii los
tcr trusts by shutting Out foreign compc-
tition, aud Il excludes US from foreign
markets,
lie coniroycrcd Cen llauispns state
mcnt that the nation could increase IT,
foreign tmdc with Central aud South
America by mail subsidies, and said
"lnc simple reason that our trade is no
greater with Central anl South America
than II now is, arises from the fact that
but few ol their articles oi merchandise
can pay our turi and come into our mar
kois and We have nothing a. offer them
for sale that they cannot bay chclpcrir from
other nations who receive their trade on
more equal and favorable terms
lie closed with 90 culugy OF the Demo.
cratic national ticket, and charged that
Cen. Harrison not, us claimed, TREND
| ui the working man.