The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
THE GOLDEN CLUB ROLL.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD A MEMBER
AND GLAD OF IT.
Some Interesting Facts for Republican
High Protectionists to Consider -
What Personal Acquaintance Have
Heard Garfield Say.

"a iiBh FrobectiOniStS W NonSiuef -
What Personal Acquaintance Have
Heard Garfield Say.
New York, May 9.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Hefdld says Gen.
Garfeld's membership'in the Golden club
began in 1867, and continued certainly for
agood many years without his reputation
Of the connection. Messrs. Bayne and
Perkins are mistaken in saying that he
was chosen an honorary member Of the
club "without his knowledge or consent"
It's within the knowledge OF your CORE
6pondent that no American was thuschosen
without his knowledge and desire TO be-
como member. Mr.. David A. Wells and
| Nh. Garfield were for great many years
Intimate friends, and it was through Mr..
Wells that Gen. Garfield became mem
Der of the Golden club.
| 81 That is not all. Your correspondent
khew Gen. Garfield very well for many
wears, and on more than one occasion Gar
Held spoke to him with pleasure of his
honorary connection with the Golden
dub, and the interest and importance of
many OF its documents, which, as an hon
orary member, he received. To say now
that he was chosen without his knowl-
edge or consent" is preposterous, for his
name remained on the club list certainly
from 1867 to 1875 and perhaps until his
death, and II he had thought il wrong or
disagreeable TO have it there, he could at
any moment in those eleven years have
had it struck of.
REPUBLICANS AND TARIFF REFORM.
The present opponents of tariff reform
seem TO forget that for a number of years
after the war eminent and honorable Re-
| publicans favored very trenchant reforms
OF thetarifl. Gen. Garfield was very well
known as one of the most pronounced Of
these reformers. Gen. Grant, certainly
during the first term OF his presidency, and
probably later, also very frequently con-
suited with Garfield on this matter and
II was the influence Of Garfield and other
Republicans minded with him which
induced Grant in several OF his messages
TO make recommendations both as to tariff
reform and surplus reduction which would
place him in the present debate on the
side OF the Democrats, and expose him TO
the denunCiaiions Of the Republicans In
his second message Grant said:
"With the revenue stamp dispensed by
postmasters in every community; tax
npon liquors OF all sorts, and tobacco in all
its forms; and by a wise adjustment OF the
tariff which will put a duty only upon
those articles which We could dispense
with, known as luxurics, and on those
which we use more than we produce, reve-
nue. enough may be raised, after q few
years OF peace and consequent reduction Of
expenses, In addition 10 a reduction Of in
tercst account, may be relied on to make
this practicable.
PREsiDENTGRAST's RECOMMENDATIONS.
In his sixth message, 1874, he declared
for free wool, Tree dyestulls and chemicals
"Those articles which enter into our man
uiactures and are not produced at home, II
seems 10 me, should be entered free. Those
articles Of manufacture which We produce
constituent part OF but do not produce
the whole, that part which we do not pro-
duce should be entered free also. will
instance fine woods, dyes, etc. These arii-
Giles must he impodedto form part OF the
manufacture OF the higher grades Of wool
en- goods. ,,
in medicines and used in various ways In
introduction free Of duty Of such woods as
We do not produce would stimulate the
manufacture OF goods requiring the use Of
those we do not produce, and, therefore,
would be benefit 10 home production.
There are many articles entering into
home manufacture which we do not pro-
duce ourselves, the tariff upon which in.
creascs the cost Of producing the manuiac.
tured article. All the corrections in this
regard are in the direction Of bringing Ia
Dor and capital in harmony with each
other, and ofsupplying one OF tho elements
OF prosperity 10 much needed"
The next year, 1915, Grant came back
again TO the same ques,ion-urging free
raw materials
recommend that reduction Of expendi.
lures bc made wherever u can be done
without impairing government obligations
or Gripping the due execution thereof.
Ono measure for increasing the revenue
and the one think offs the restoration
OF the duty on tea and coffee. These duties
would add probably SlS000,0O0 10 the
present amount received from imports, and
would In no way increase the prices paid
for those articles by the consumer
|Thcsc articles are the products Of coun-
tries collecting revenue from exports, and
see the largest commemorative the
dn.ies, they proportionaioly increase them.
With this addition 10 the revenue many
duties now collected, aud which give but
an Insignificant return for the cost Of col
lection, might be RENTED and 20 the direct
advantage Of consumers at home. would
mention those articles which enter into
manufactures OF all sorts. All duty paid
.npon such articles goes directly 90 the cost
- fhe article when manufactured here,
and must be paid for by the consumers.
Ihfse duties not only come from the con.
sIfncr at home, but a. protection 10 for.
chm manufacturers, Of the same com
plcled articles In our own and distant mar
M oES. oAEFIELD's HAND.
IL Is within the personal knowledge OF
yonr correspondent that In preparing AZ
lost two Of these messages Cen. Grant
consulted Gen. Garfield; aud neither Mr..
Iayne nor Mr.. Boutcllc will be able 20
Discover that Garfield ever denounced or
opposed In the House, these parts OF
(iant's messages II was well understood
d. those DAYS by al Gariiold's friends that
tirants appeals for tariff reform had his
tnte sympathy aud consent.
II now high proieciionist utterances OF
Garfield should be quoted, that would be
OILY 20 say that he had changed his mind
Ater In life aa Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge