The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-05
EFFECTS or men AND Low TAR
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To Tho Elltor Of mo Annonl.

Quify iu your paper ul the "a, ana Tor the hhu |
personal references ! can assure YOU that the |
kind feeling, expressed are fully rcciprocnIcd
write now, not for the purpose OF controversy |
with YOU, which neither You nor desire. but |
simply to state my points, which you doomed Wor |
Thy of notice, little more fully
And first as TO some typographical errors ala |
not mean 10 sly that Gov TaylorS view was
f'Ulrsm0uliNc. | intended 10 so mark that word
o., 10 show IL WIS used ironically Perhaps the
context sufficiently showed this And ! do not
think { put two ds In adoge, II ~ my spelling
needs protection"
l. But as 10 The question propoundol you VIII
pardon mo Tor saying think you ala not meet It.
Permit reference 10 iacb Tor they are the strong
est Arguments, From the foundation Of our gov
crumCnt the protective feature has generally been
10 policy And certainly no couutp mas pros.
parcd morn There have been few breaks IN
this policy, notably that Of 1919, When the revenue
urnOi Nj polk6 administration was adopted.
Now, what was It's effect Take, lor example
cotton aul cotton goods, In which our people
were most interested. The senior editor aud am
old enough 10 rrcolicct that In tho days from lSH
to 1861 cotton WINS lower ~ n gcncml rule than
since 1865, aud cotton goods higher There were
no home markets Tor cotton und no competition
with English manufacturers for cotton roois, bc.
cause they were not ~ any extent after the nrli
oi lsis went into cacot manufactured In America.
ltis true the number NJ consumers has increased
but No has the quantity Of cotton,
?. Hut have not timc nor you space 20 go into
details will quote from state pnpcr ol this period
IN show the condition oi tho country under the
revenue tarn of 1876 Mr.. Fillmore iu his mcss
nEc Of December 1851, snld "Thc value Of our OK.
port Of br,nd,tuns aud provisions which II was
supposed the Incentive Of "a low tnrii aud large Inn.
porwtinns from abroad would have greatly aug.
, mcul,d hn, fallen from s6s7Olp1l IN 1871 Ia
ShOil 500 900 l,H, ant Ia slSls, Gjl In with
/ strong probability amounting almost Ia q certainty
ol further reduction M the current gear Tho
policy which dictated low rate ui duties ON
iurgign mOrhunllsc. 10 va, thought hy those who
promoted aud established %, would tend u benefit
the farming population Of this country hy in,rrt.
ing the demand mud raising the price Of
agricultural products "a iorlgn markets.
The foregoing facts, however. -ocm a. show
inrpuic.u ihy that no such psuil has followed the
adoption oi this policy" An1 lu hi, mc..Hgc oi
hcccmbvr, iNn, anuing In favor at protective
duties. D, .,id "lu the tcrond place us our manu-
uciurug establishments uru broken down 10y
competition with Foreigners the capital invested
IN them e. lost, aud thousands Of industrious. hon.
c,tciul,u, ar thrown uut of employment aud the
farmer tp that o,i,ut IL deprived Ot homo mnr.
lct ipr co., fnIc ut hi. surplus produce. lu the
thlrl place tho o. iruDtiun oi OUT manufactures
leaves uiv foreigner without competition On our
ml,spt aud he consequently misses the price Ut
The article sent hero iof IH us T. nov sU.n lu the
Increased cost OF lrnn imported from England"
o. % mny hc said that 49, Tilmroo uasu Wink
aud o. Umfuc'ipulsl This Is true. but NJ Buohnn1u
vUs o. rcu',nl " the most orthodox trrc, no
became President lu March. o. 70, surrrrlIuf Cen.
Pierce. also an uuhuioX nrmorrit IN lis mc,snso
Il ryccmhHr i-5t De- g.l. "Thp earth hHsN lcllol
her fruit nhunlauily and has buuuiiiuliy uWbfl-
ed thu toll ui the lus'1udnnu. We have uus,Hsal
nll the elements II material wealth in rich abuui
dance, and vet Notwithstanding nll these No.
,un1grs uur rUuutp iu is monetary Interests Il
90 thu present moment he dcplomhlc condition.
ln iHr midst ul uu,urIaaod plenty iu oil hr ITO.
dugiuus aud loo u'l thr elements ui untuml wealth,
v' fui our manufactures suspended. OUT public
works suspended our private enterprise, of dliirr.
ont hui, abandoned aud thousands 81 u,ciul
hiovr thrown ,utpi employment aud ryiucod tn
want Aud al this WIS under the low insystcm.
b. which, iu the miist oi uut pfysvut property you
would have us return W become "iul times moro
pru,IsrUus"
& A. further cylpur, of the dcr'ombIc rond
ton ~ thu country under che mdu ui l,e.
punln ifum au article No 'obHu's Wig1,iH, iuf
september l,,,. ny Hugh Mcrullnurh SECRETARY
Ui the ff,uauy under Ne johnson and hruin
pointed -c,cay Mnrh is6ll the public cp,iit
was lower than that of M, other nation The
tru,uu wns empty The annual expenditure
hui iuf some year exceeded the fu,ouuCs. 1u
meet the dcfcIcnyc shifts VEN raslu,d a.. Whirh.
white they gave present rllci n the tfgasuty.
ndiDi tn o. embarrassment" T. not pies iyt
trr than this condition If thinrsr
O. Sow. contrast che condition at the country since
itti. uudCrH Protective Iarr notwithstanding
ihc rrgat whf which Destroyed millions II
Itup.rty and h1u,tui,ui lives. the county has
rrsprrl beyond 40 former times and T. still
I UrusIguug how hs elsewhere Hs is shown D., tho
I rr,at IaY,u issued 10 MymphI, ou tho Ist II up.
/ igHhgf Nc nlhiuc, IN his ianFur rIsrgh rl,rs
I thr statistics 81 touth,Iu UrarDsA Ihpy show
/ ihai Ice i~1 the southern staics had acquired
I property amounting IN value tD sssNuilUll
| Aud ~ this uur thIri We no slaves Tho ornHs
pi i.Y1 shows that thry have aUiuirl Stim.Ull.
uu u0v thH1 thrN hai il i,un slaves iuCludoi
! pWsumg those fsurs nv oouyfi, o.
have g-,n no denial. AMI n Wtunr th5 cfror
would o.fuiuly D. shown siHoc is.n ", know
me rrnTr.., has hcru I'm mon mpll The fpelth
IL iul ~ stitlsiir uioihrf srfiDns 1T the COUNTRY
hui have Uirrui only ~ iho-c oi N, southern
Hi1l louu.O In them wp mn most Interested
Hul allen bcr1usc ihcy hfr chiefly agricultural. and
hrHTriruituriH Il saIi D. ~ che most oppr-,.cd
iy n UfOirHti,y hr1 Int This progUss does not
iuiirsic financial oppression Now, an not these
iH.ts more convincing than yHut speculation that
u Wg enjoyed tho same myasufr II irao tfadc"
Das ihnsg liwvon che ttattsi "Nith all tho nations
II the caf'h. our prosperity would hc i0l times
what a." M The period from tsm 10 is6t, which
vas noirtst five inio vc bal not prosperity 100
tmg mufO Than aiiUf isA on the contrary, tho
STAT" raryr oi that tvfui show anything but trus.
rydU ifh WY sck man ~ vas the uniio,i states
ffunuNrly spcaking iu ISL should changc his
ply irian md under The change should gfuw 1T.
irf nni upnsthon and 50 well and iaiicn II
v"ui mot o. uhilnsuphic 90 tini IN his iutnrf
/ physician uni,t whom be- lanruishci ~ ~ that
| De- ufsrgri iu pitt 90 tho new treatment II 4.
/ Goo nufu phIio.ppbir ~ az that The ouuntfy.
/ whi,l lauru.,aui uuict The fy,,uug uiii 81 1919
| rfupgr in spiio oi che rroic,ii,c taHn Of isdi.
/ iaris rIFHt nfv fhr uusi convincing anu.
| mrIi' nui ~ much mury weight thHn stcJulations
VA n ssrh
l. We must dIGyr with our friend AMI
very widely Tho Grsi tariffs lo,icd bc.
tween 1852 anl 1911. period oi twenty.
thrrc ycar, only averaged 1855 pcr cent.
Nhcraa The present tadd averages
O., I"r c"ut Tho first hhn blll.
mainly the work OF Hamilton, chief
ct 81 frdcmlIsls, va. very mod.
crate ~ H. author WIS opposed TO
'oS1rhilani duties ON imported articles
because they icndci." a, ho aid him.
rcli, TO rndcr other clas.os u the com.
muniiy tributary Ia ln improper de-
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