The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-28
In tho Groat State of Indiana with
Courage and Strength.
II Ia unconstitutional for the Gov
ornmont TO Grant Protection.
Tho Wool Clause of tho Mills Tariff
Bill Fully Explained.
The Only way 10 Compete with Eng
land is by Reducing the TarIn to
tho Lowest Possible Point
Say 1910 por Cont,

INpINNNroLis Ind, Aug. 27.-Ex-Scn-
ntor Joseph 4. Mcdonald delivered an ad-
dress here tonight IN tho criminal court
room. The meeting was under the au-
spices OF the Hendricks club, and was
very generally attended 10y citizens Of
both parties. Tho Republicans present
Wcrr very numerous. II has been under.
stood for some time past that Senator Me.
Donald was preparing a speech on the tan.
ih, and much interest has developed
among those OF both parties who are in
icrpslcd In tariff reform 10 learn the result
of his Investigations Tho speech X re-
girdcd a. the key note Of the tarlr reform
campaign In this State.
SENATOR N'poNAiD MOAN
by quoting from President Clcycland's tar.
10 reform message 10 Congress, touched
upon the surplus In the Federal treasury
aud quoted from the Federal Constitution
to show that thc only power ol the gov
cnmuut a. luyy % tax Is iUf ib legitimate
expenses, incurred lor the general good.
llo then took up aud considered the Mills
bill ai length, promising that hr would
view ii to some CAiynt from the Indiana
standpoint In Wply to thu charges made
hy tlc Republicans that thu wool clause
Oi the hill WIS immcd IN the interest ui
! tho south. the speaker said. so ilr from
this Luing true with reference tD the wool
nnI WOODEN tariffs. Hnl tho changes proc
pusud ii they discriminate against uny
section ui the country 10 b. against the
southwest aud tIo Pacific States There
| have bccn changes going on from the very
| foundation Ui our government in regard
tu what may be- termed the wool CuntUrs,
| that are irrespective Of Hriii provisions.
| Ia the early history Of our country New
| England WIS thc center NJ WUpl prpducs
| ton, then Il shifted a. the middle siHtrH.
| then h. the wcst, aud finally lt passed the
MisIaippi riyuf aud Is located in the
suu,hwostcm States aud Territories and iu
| the States ul thc Pacific slope.
Senator Archaeological from statistics
/ ~ sustain this point. ln Wow Ui this, tHu
/ interest Ui Indiana, hu declared, WIS iu
! cheap wool iu order to have cheap cloth
/ iug. Hereafter Indiana would raise sheep
| ior mutton rather than Tor wool The
speaker denied that free WOOL would iu.
/ lur either thu sheep uIfHr Ur the lnhouiH
| engaged in wUUiyu mills That uu the
| contrary they would hU benefited. llr
dwcIt upon this point ut length. and !. .u8-
/ lmlcl il by citing the boot and shoe
leather trade. which Is doing larger CN.
port business, but still has spare manu-.
laclunng capacity, being able tp iill oil iB
orders with only eight months work por
year aud hc declared shat with o small
| reduction in thc cost OF raw material 81
! will enable 0ur manufacturers b. build up
n foreign trade sufficient tO keep Their
shops busy tho year through Tho
senator continued by saying that Ire
costly plants iDr Tie manufacture ol
cotton fabrics In New England, and
those for the manufacture ui imn iu
Pennsylvania, iar rcmOycd1rom the source
oi the raw material. depend upon the taui
iur their existence and kept up the pic.
Of their respective products. Lha.mn1osI
and Birmingham, ho doclaui can pro
duce iron within small fraction Of q sup
ply as Swansea. H. aided, II may h'
safely asscucl that the fat, 10 success 1
the manufacturing enterprises in th'
United States will ttTI very lreatly upoi
the qu, ,stion Of cheap raw material, eheal
plants aud cheap machinery, Our naiuia