The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-22
4 PROPOSITION.

TnE MKNrius ArrEAL refers 10 an artlcl,
In The American on the internal revenue, and
says
III the internal revenue law was repealed Il
would make whisky aud tobacco cheaper. aud by
wholly wiping away the surplus would prevent IN,
opportunity which all true Democrats coyet Of NJ
reforming the tarlifm 10 chcapcn the food and
| clothing the worklngmen and the tools which
he works with. Repeal the internal revenue Law
and revenue reform will no postponed for man,
year,. IN, Anoioan Is speaking In the Interest o
the manufacturers aud not IN tho interest Of
Democracy"
We have great respect for Tnr ArrEAL II
usually discusses questions on their merits.
II has occurred to w that II the readers OF
TnE ArPEAL and the readers Of The AmsrioaH
could see both sides Of this question they
might be better prepared To judge
What Is the doctrine Of the Democratic
party ON the internal revenue question
We affirm that the Democratic doctrine Is,
that the entire revenue 10 support the fed
eral government should be collected by duties
on imported goods. the exception being
and the only exception--that internal taxes
may be rcsortcd 10 when IN nm emergency
sufficient revenue cannot be raised by int.
ports To meet the demands Of the govern.
mcnt, and tina, the system should las, no
longer than the emergency lass.
This we undertake IN affirm IN three mr.
iiclcs Of not over column each, TnE Ar
rKAL agreeing TO publish those three article,
we agreeing Ia publish TnE ArrEAL's three
replies. This will give TITS ArrrAL's' read.
crs and our readers chance 10 see both
sides. A discussion that deals with only
the sidc Is often misleading. II we arr
In error TuE ArrHAL can show II. n TIN
ArrrAL Is In error We are mrr II would like
20 be corrected. We believe the best way "a
serve the Democratic party VOL Is 10 serve
the country we'll, but In this discussion with
TINS ArrKAL We shall cOnilnc ourselves TO the
question strictly-whnt IL the Democratic
doctrine on the internal revenue taxi We
shall await with pleasure The reply OF ouI
esteemed contemporary.
TuK ArrKAL accepts tho courteously
woried challenge Of The AalrIk Amori.
oan, hut In doing 10 bcga to say that Il has
always referred TO the internal revenue
tax ~ war tax, M nearly direct tax M
the people Of the United States would OF
will stand, that Il has always treated ri
the internal rcvenueiax In the spirit Of the
platform Of the Democratic party adopted
nj Chicago In 1884, which declared, that
''lhc system Of direct taxation known rs
'ihc internal revenue "a war tax. and
40 long ~ the tax continues, the money
derived thcrcirom should b. sacrcdly dc.
voted To tho relief 81 the
people from the remaining bur.
''dcns 81 tho war" THE ArrEAi
has also always kept steadily In view the
voriingoi that plank In the same platform,
which, treating Of the Customs revenue
tax, says that Prom the foundation Of the
government, taxes collected At the custom.
houses have been the chicf source [but
mot the only onel u Federal revenue.
'Such they must continue TO be-" 1nE
ArrrAL holds that though the Democratic
party has no responsibility Tor the original
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