The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-10
PROTECTIONLSTS CONSTRUIN
TIE PLATFORM

editorial in The Birmingham Herald, IL
some Of which the editor expressed hii
doubts that tho platform was moro thar
straddle, and in others hailed Il
MS soundly for protection az he could de
sire. SO with The birmingham Age. 1
could not in half column resolve III
doubts, but II was plain that like The Heralt
II was anxious 10 claim everything. Tha
is what The Nashville american did in the ed
itorial TO which we made answer yesterday
and pointed out It's inconsistencies; ant
that is what II did yesterday In its attack,
upon Henry Waiterson, whom il berato,
not as II ho was the man down, the under
dog In the fight, but because II seems tC
regard him In It's heart OF hearts q,
the cause OF tho fiat, dead failure
OF tho protectionists TO secure d
platform that would have made II
impossible for Grover Cleveland TO acccp,
the nomination for President The Chat.
tanooga Tmes follows The Amricdn in the
sanib spirit and claims everything in the
platform for the proiectioniss rs may be
seen from the following extract from an
editorial in lis issue Of yesterday
! We submit that taking the whole case iuio con.
| sidcraiion, tho rcafiirmaton " the platform OF
1854 ON the subject Of tho tariff Is ~ uhols of NJ
| pidf0rm N lsa ON that question. Nobody ends
fault with the efforts Of Dcmocnb" Ia the House
10 reduce taxation" which efforts" are iurmu
lated In bin, which blll issublcct n amendment.
and sappoycd by the convention In iull Wow ~
the fact that II has already been ibcn,ly amended
aud must be amended again aud again before II
can secure n majority
In spite OF Mr. wattcrson's bomhasilc talk ana
| assumptions u dic,aiorial powers. No have bciurc
the party A. III char, In the opening campaign tho
| platform II 1891, and nothing else
| Everything b,-ide that Il generalization that
binds nobody OF the details Of bil that Ia some Of
~ parts f. objected 10 by almost every Democrat In
the House aud senate
The protection sentiment II the convention got
In the platform oil that Mr.. Randall could have
asked had be- been member II the committee
which framed the document Ito wss not them.
but the influence cxcriod by thosc Who hold his
views proved more potent than any other In foe
mulatiug the principles the convention announced
II will be noticed by the reader that The
Tmol also druhs Mr.. Wattcron. for whatg
Because he had the tcmohly to fight ON
sensible and logical grounds for platform
that should define and state clearly the
views already expressed by every State
Democratic Convention, that Of Tennessee
included, which Endorsed tho Prcsi-
dents Tariff Reform Message aud the
Mills Bill ~ the logical outcome
Of H. But The Tma aud IN, Amori.
ON are not alone. The augusta Chronicle
takes about the same ground, only assum-
ing as iis contemporary protective organs
In this State do not, "1idi as internal hro,
m,i'i Jnc ~ reduction vih I,e import du-
ties" brother Walsh docs not say In what
plank Of the platform he finds this idea, he
merely adduccs II from his timer con.
sciousncN," We suppose, ~ he does the
larger idea that there Ia even a crumb Of
comfort for protective Democrats In any
plank Of H. hut here Is The ChOnici,'s
editorial
Yesterday the Conyenliono Of National Democrat.
pfobaiod In solemn form ~ principles u rccaiicd
tho platform Of is,i, an embodiment oi ~ idoas
ON the one side. aud indorsrd the Presidents Nes
ssEr ~ practical expression II ~ policy
ON tho other The message vas an orhriai
suggestion The platform was a syllabus IL
princPe The platform, rad In the lEht
II the message. m0m that The surplu,
must L. fciuo, the taxes iirhicued aud the isn.
drncy IN build up monopolic. must H. choclsd
The message, interpreted Ia the light u tho plat
form. means that the internal taxes mud shan tho
rrdurtiuu with the Import duties. that cam mus,
h. inkcnuo ~ cripple The Industrial Interests 90 10
diminish ne rewards ~ lahuf
Both articles must NJ construed tnrcthcf rfsi
dent Cleveland Endorsed the one whom hc wts
elected he formulated the other whom ~ ad,irvsssi
the Houses u Uunrrs.. Nc has vltalirsd orrtaln
point ~ the old platform. ilc vil D. guided by
certain articles in the nov iormula
Now, the platform adopted ycsloriay ~ w. Louis
WIS cumprumisc. Of cuura ID rryitri ,cig lille
more than The Democracy u Wrhmuui c,untv.
which roall,i tho platform u iVi ant iniorsoi
WV NATURALIZATION ~ lNNHNlNNA - fNNINNI 10
vcut yorJ little further than lhs resolutions which
he Stats Convention IN Atlanta Indignantly fc
lccicd A. s,sive aud didoysi
Hut this snri II dicium iid not shape the cpun.
-ch ~ ~ louis Good Democrats lie fauum.
German Cooper aud Albeit wcfe allowed b. ~
msin 10 Tie party ani 10 put their plank into the
platform Under this leadorhip. and uton this
principle ~ u,rBatds. We suppo.o, viii 10 f,ln
stated IN mnts Protection of home industries
and Development Of home enterprise l. nj the un.
pafdonsblc ain sitter ali In the pcmocfatc house
hold sw many mansion.
With this construction TN ChroHiois. the lion
samuel J. Randall and the other consprion arr
enabled 10 proclaim Their democracy undsmayei.
and 10 plc'igc ihclf support unsuspccici
No much for Protection Democratic con.
structions Of the platform. Let rs SEQ
what ''our friend, the enemy" says about
H. The Knorriilc Journal. an able and out.
spoken exposition Of Republican IDEAS be.
lieis and hopes, says
We DO know that the platform Of isa vas t-ai
hfmed with The Interpretations slrcn a By the
Prc'don,s irve tfads message. aud that The secciI