The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF AT THE
EAST AND IN THE WEST.

EFFECIS OF IHE Tariff Al III ~
EAST AND IN THE WEST.
No public man in the United States has
been so unfortunate as Mr.. Blaine, be-
cause no other has been so reckless and no
other has so utterly dsregarded the truth.
Superficial and wanting in thoroushness
lac has presumed upon the ignorance as
well as the prejudices OF those he has
been called upon 10 address; he has substi-
tuted assertion for fact and has unscrupu-
lousy set up his own estimates OF the pro-
gress OF rival sections in opposition 10 the
statistics furnished by the census reports
Of 1880. His egotism is unbounded and
his bareiacedness a quantity without par
ale in the political history Of the country.
Mr. J. o. Smith, Of Oakland, Ohio, In a
communication reviewing Mr.. Blaine's
tour in Indiana, published in a recent
number OF The Men York Etcning Post,
makes this plain. He says
Instead OF relying on The assessments Of property
for purposes Of taxation n tho basis Oi his com.
PARSONS hc used the census estimates Hut Rs
these only come down 10 1851 he supplemented
them with estimates Of his own which. Of course
he could make ns large as no chose By such de
Vices IA hn rrsnrt,i TO- Mr. Blaine showed that In
the gowth Of population, wealth, railroads, etc,
In the West. the progress has been much more
r.pid than In Now England aud he argued thnt
therefore II had derived the greater share of the
bcncnt NJ the high protective tariff
SIR blaine did not 400. or dld not acknowledge
that he saw any other reason Tor this than the
tariff lie took no notice Of tho fact he was com
parug the progress Of two sections 81 country, ono
Of which IA small IN extent inferior In fertility
possessed Of little mineral wealth, which has been
long settled, aud Ia which the timber has long
been exhausted. with section Of vast extent OF
inunIte fertility. Astounding In coal iron lead cop.
per, salt petroleum. ana an almost inoyhau,tIble
supply oi the ancst hard aud soft timber Ia tho
world and receiving ccasclcis stream of immigra'
ton II was his cue 90 cxtol AMI mpgnliy the
growth " that great section ~ the country, and
then, with characteristic buldncss and nudnClty.
claim that the tarif wa. the chief agent producing
the wonderful results he described
Mr.. Smith, continuing, institutes a com.
parson between Mr. Blaines statements
and the actual facts Of the growth Of the
West. lie explains the methods Of asscss-
mont and the resulting valuations. lie
instances Ohio and shows that in that State
property, both real aud personal, is listed
nj something close upon lis real value and
that evidence OF indebtedness alone opor.
atcs To reduce the aggregate In the State.
by contrast with this ho shows that the
estimates Of census takers must be more or
less In the nature oi merely intelligent
gucsscs, aud that the result must ineyita-
bly, be a very exaggerated estimate Of the
property Of any State that does not own It's
own railroads or other public works, or
whose lands arc heavily mortgaged to the
people Of other STATES From these con
alterations @ would appear 10 be- clear that
in any comparison u ihe growth Of wealth
between the States, At different peri
OK, the assessments Of property under
saie laws, u they are not essential
\ iy changed. aHord TAR more ruiis-
Z hlo data tIia the census estimates. "
Mr smith then proceeds 10 test NJ
E.aia-'s as.rt5a that tho eject OF a very
high nrG has been 20 promote the growth
. ol wealth il the Western States even more
than 10 New England. by comparing the
p,rtaplia assessments Of properly IN the
l New England States with those Of the
States Of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan. Missouri and Wisconsin for the
ycan 1859 1850 aud isSh No assess
mcnis wcrc returned Tor kansap. Nebraska
and Minnesota for 1850, aud consequently
they mus, bc excluded from the compari.
son. Mt. Smith shows that
IN iSlo the yer capita wealth II the New Eugland
States was Sal. 10 is,o u was slik he issi ID VA
ssl TIE lnrr1nsc between iun aud isio was 81 ~
trtwrun Island iSri u va $40.
Ia iU1 the i-r capita wealth ~ the wesiou
States nnm,i Wa si6t iu ll 10 Was s,lt IN issl I
va, tsg The iucrvasr between lao aud leo wa
J | ult ieitc,n 49, and is.o tvns So
, Ihu-s lslrc1 shows; Ul That me pr onpit
| wealth ~ Npw lnrland in,futssi Ncry little mon
= loo tuclu Setr. 81 hirh uHr than IN tn prl,iou
, iou ,,ll. oi low tauu Cl rhcy shoW that duhn
tlg irl YEAR IL low bun the Tcr capita wcnlu
i of tIr Weston States iuCrtsHl alm0st o. thpidi
b. Hs tHatuf N,a Tusani. uh De- during the went
,,tf. oi h.sh uu1 u sas uulo mote than ou'
= .'Ur'l ns uulh
e uat ib-J ltuf 80 not tell the whole truth IN
T, riiluHls m thc West atr n.s,ssci in the Wet bt
u tlr, .r. iaf..ir owned loo thg last Tho Inilroa
% Dommis,.1u,f 81 Iowa rplHoi few Year %
that che people ul Iowa di uni uuu pcf cUnt
tlc rilir1ai prupsfiy ui the state Il IL rruhabl
e that not o pef cont uf thc mllrad proI-ftl ui N
Wet {, owned iu doe West uut in the arssssmcn
81 pfUpsrt' iuej 81 10 swell she aprafcnl wealth
u | that =su.u.
a The people II the Eastern or manufacture
-tatea own a pee cent ot our outstanding nuiiun
{, innia These ate not taxable. anl thoss held
d, New England 81 not apTeit 81 swell the ns.ssss
value II Ia rfuIafty Iui iof hc paytnoni ~ the
b huuis aui utfst the Wui L. ne frrp1usihlo as a
b, last d h TO a. prsumsi nl.o that the "a
owns au ENORMOUS amount ui the siatc. mgu
thai m lp1i improvement tuuds Wit,
h, have bvn - iauyy Issued by tho We
"a end iuf tHv payment 81 which ID Il rrspuuslhl
i. uui On addition q vast m1rtgiFo indcbisduo
y, ou Wrslliu property it usuUl lu che Fast o.
I'D much tlIt il IL not d1nult,ly known. bot iu a.
u, Gcn. iriurit 4 walker DECLARED that "hundr,,is
AL mllous Hfs uuucii in thr Hat iu thr torn ~ mn
,i gags on the mol estate Ut tho West" no spca
al. | 90 the sum at "EIranur" riurc is,n ihis form
u, udctiedurss If tir Nct 20 thc Issi has iyrn cn
A siauily anl nIidly incrcnging Lean agonts usaf
=, | IN newly otrp W,sipu town, lending taste
.rt | muurT uu wnra o. fCruUtn.
Ir hut rs further ur,uf that The people ~ the W,
..r have uUt tnaurn,h under a high taum ~ a %