The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-30
c. & BRECKENRIDGE.
He Answers Some Leading Questions.
What q Desperate Effort the Re-
publicans Made to Defeat Him.
He Thinks the New Administrator
viii Not Revive nl-feeling.
He Says That Fraud Will Be Fairly
Dealt With Everywhere.
Notwithstanding the Defeat OF Mr. Clevo-
land, the People Are Still Think
ing OF Economic Questions
About Monopolles.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

Special Dispatch to Tho Appeal
PlNr BLUFF, Ark, Nov. 90 The day
before the Hon. Q. r. Breckenridge leitior
Washington your correspondent interviewed
him on the following topics, aud the little
giant tariff relormer made answer as fol.
lows:
|. What methods were adopted by tho
Republicans to defeat you for Congress
from this district? Was money sent in
from abroad to corrupt voters rs Is gener-
ally alleged by the press OF tho district?
2. What will I've the attitude OF Gen.
! llarrison's Administration on what is
called tho Southern question:"
5. What are the salient features Of
President Clcycland's defeat
1. Is the election OF Harrison and
Morton verdict by the people against tar.
! iil reform, as presented in President Clcve-
lands message and the provisions OF the
Mills Bill2
Mr.. Breckinridgc's replies were as fol.
lows:
81. am not In the secrets OF the Re-
puhlicans; but Il II evident that they made
a carciully-planncd aud desperate effort TO
carry the district, They seemingly counted
ON the confidence aud apathy OF the DEM
ocrats. and the power of money. Tho lat
ter got out and concentrated full negro
vote, but failed 20 sway white Democrats,
and, seeing the danger, We got our people
aroused. Active agents caused many ne
grocs 10 vote illegally, but not enough TO
Affect the result
"2. The Harrison Administration will
not rcvivc the Southern question. II there
be- fraud In the South, or elsewhere. that
comes under Federal jurisdiction, it is to
be hoped that Il will be fairly dealt with.
Eut this would simply bc u question OF
fraud and no party would be- permitted by
public sentiment To make anything more
oi IT, No party wants anything less. Tho
South has and can have no possible inter.
est that is not IN common with the bal.
nncc Of the country. No man can scri.
ously study our position aud iuil 10 sec
this most clearly. There is no Southern
question except ON the immigration Ui
comparatively y lew pvopAo who can got
| over puAt Impressions. II the Southern
| States happen io Dee solid it Il incidentally
! aud not purUoscly 70. aud ihcro is no feel.
| inF in The matter
"3 There is nothing specially salient In
tho defeat ui Nr Cleveland. The people
are ftili lhiukingab economic questions.
The idea that differences are any other
than us to the beet way 10 advance the
common good, is only born oi mcaguruDs
of information aud thought iu campaign
cK,gcucy No special institution liko
slavery b. impcuud 10y amy special policy
our institutions are homogeneous now,
aud uur pursuits are sU nearly divided ia
the same way Ia the diacront sections,
and are Eo rapidly approaching an almost
q ID.
llunal uuiipathy lnd fear upon these scores
are practically impossible. Glass jealousy
will prevail to some extent but IL will De-
common 10 every State and not to any
particular section The fight was known
10 hr a close AMI desperate ono The Ec.
pulIcaus pui forth extraordinary efforts
and barely succeeded Tor tho time Ihcy
promised peace, Wisdom aud prosperity.
II they iil 10 give this they will b1
promptly turned out. 1hOy promised and
talked ~ much that the people. 10y % con.
elusive majority, concluded 10 Try them.
1hyy aIc ou trial under promise ui good
times. They outpromiscd a. aud slipped
In.
~ Tho election oi Harrison nnl Nor
ton il not an intentional verdict ul tho
people boo favor ol munOpulics. Tie mun-
upulists think su, but thyy arc mistaken.
They talked and prulrssDl so much that
they have got guud many good people In
more or lrss belonged condition state Of
mind. Such fellows are Ike thc man Who
goes into uHtprr tu buy coat, andaltCr being
hauled around hu gives up la despair and
pays anything they ask, aud takes any.
Thing they give. lie reflects on the coat,
however. when hc wears H. That, In
my opinion, is the way the monop1lisis
have largely brluggcd the people. They
ARE mo-, hcuui1Ct1s They will not wear
well. Public attention D. nov fairly called
tD tIcm. Tho, must iit aud DO good Eyr.
yipr Ur they arr going iu hear complaints
have uo faith in their working to thc
good Ur Satisfaction ul the people. They
can uuly bu restrained through the tarE
This uu only Boz obtained 20 any apprg.
riuhIo dt.uN hg taking oil uu.
necessary tariff rftrir'iuus upon trade.
lu no other way can We
Hu greatly improve our homo as we'll aa urr
foreign trade. look upon all the policies
as m1kDsh.is aud drlusiUus. Tuuuui.m
will COME and b will como soon, HraI.n
10 B. uuiUsily needed. Al scCl.OusDlu HI.
IiUuily WHit until wisdom Is moro clearly
outlined by experience. Some of ono up.
IuuHnis have said that The South BE- trying
IU destroy NUuhcu Industries lhi. s
uIl ,hilds talk nevertheless % hls bad
some effect. Tho truth s thl. un need
umn reform hr lees than Dc H
needed by the majority 0t thr
and classes loo ifo
North. Most OF us are willing
tu huIp ihyu rUt 90. hIl they aw very
much mistaken i they think We arc tear.
Ing our hair about iL our o0mplargucy
duus not arise lrom any underestimate OF
tbn Injustice vt the present sy stem, nor
from fny lack of Fynplihy Will any class
of our country men, but from thc fact that
patience b. duty, aud from the comfort
that We are not compelled 60 suffer 10
pIsrlrinr IL any more than The majority
W our fellow citizens gryeryN NhCfc Who have
carefully ordered thc experiment Of con-
Iiuuiug war taxes In time VI peace asa
supposed iudigi0us commercial rcguli'
ton"