The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-14
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Chairman Porter Congratulates the De-
mocracy OF Henry County.

Wohbo VT WioDSm.
Chairman Porter Congratulates the De-
mocracy OF Henry County.
To the Democrats OF Henry County:
Permit me through the Post Htelligencer,
as chairman Of your executive committee,
to congratulate you upon the success and
happy results OF our recent election. You
have shown that you are thoroughly Or
ganized and united. Our county offices
are now filed, without an exception, by
honest and capable Democrats, who have
been chosen by the respectable and intel
ligent taxpayers of the county. The vote
selling riflraf OF our county, who have so
long polluted our ballot boxes and been n
disgrace to the elective franchise, have for
the first time in many long years been ig-
nored and left to mourn for their usual
supply OF pocket change and mean whisky.
This good has been brought about by Or
ganization and the loyalty OF Democrats to
the nominees OF their party. This is, as it
should be, all over our land and country.
Let me urge you, my fellow Democrats, to
continue steadfast in the good work OF 1883
you have so VIGOROUSLY begun. We have
great national battle to fight in Novem-
Der next. BE not led astray by side issues
gotten up 10 destroy your vote. The "third
party" movement is but another State
debt, Blair bill bait thrown out TO catch
unsuspecting, weakened Democrats.
Stand by the Democratic party, the only
party that is fighting for the freedom and
rights OF the working men OF the coun-
try. The prohibition OF whisky can do
but little good so long as the great mass Of
the people are kept down and oppressed
by war tariff. Equal and exact justice
10 all and exclusive rights TO none should
be the watchword OF all true lovers Of their
country who desire peace and prosperity.
/ would say TO the members OF the Agri-
cultural Wheel especially, look not TO the
right or left for new friend; the Demo-
cratic party alone offers you help. Tariff
reform is the only panacea for many ills
An unjust and unnecessary tax OF 30 TO 10
per cent. on everything you use in the cul-
tivation OF your farms and the feeding and
clothing Of your wives and little ones is q
much greater burden upon your shoulders
than the traffic in ardent spirits. Permit
me 10 show you in q brief way some ri the
evils that have been put upon you, foster
ed and kept up by the Republican party:
As you awake from your slumbcrs TO begin
your days work you look ut the morning
light through window glass upon which
you have paid a tax OF 20 per cent. TO the
manufacturer; you arise from your bed
and cover your body with flannel shirt,
jeans coat and pants, Tor which you have
paid tax OF 40 per cent; you chop your
wood TO cook your mornings meal with n
heavily taxed axe and lay the logs upon a
pair Of andirons that have cost you a tax
OF - per cent; after which you go TO your
well and take hold OF rope that runs
through an iron pully, taxed IS per cent.
and letting down the old iron-bound
bucket, taxed 40 per cent, you draw up
the cool and refreshing water from the
shady depths below and pour IL into tin
basin, polished with tax OF % per cent.
After your morning additions arc over,
your wife, who has dressed herself with
apparel costing from 20 TO 20 per cent,
seats you at n table that croaks aud totlers
under tax OF so per cent. levied upon
the knives, forks and quccnsware. Your
wife has sailed your food with 10 per
cent. salt and swceioncd your coffee
with heavily taxed sugar. After fin.
ishing your hard earned and frugal
meal you 60 10 your barn and groom the
faithful old plow hone with ~ per cent.
brush and place upon his heada bride, 81
per cent. OF the cont Of which has been
taken from you Ey the manufacturer, get.
ting out pair OF trace chains-polishcd
with tax OF a. per cent.-you fuuow
your field with plow--laxcd with a like
amount OF protection. After paying all
the tribute 20 tariff sheltered monopolists
you are Obliged 10 DO content with the
miserable protection Of Is per cent on
potatoes. My farming friends these are
some Of the causes that are keeping you
poor and needy. The Republican party
placed this burden upon you, aud now
they add insult TO injury by declaring in
their recent platform that before they will
consent 10 n removal OF these burdens
they will food the country with free wills.
Ky. Law breakers, moonshiners. bloatcj
bOndholdcn and millionaire manufacture
crs may indorse these sentiments, but
am OF the opinion the great agricultural
people OF the south and west will enter .
protest next November that will forever
bury tho Republican party. Remember
that Democratic success means NOR
markets for your produce, more markets
mean more manufactures. more manu-
factories, mean morc work, moro worl
means higher wages, higher wages mean,
contentmont and prosperity. Then let M
stand solid, shoulder 10 shoulder. Burr
your personal feeling against your nomi
nees, u you have any. We vote for meas
uros, not men. Cleveland, Thurman, Tay
Tor, Hall, Lewis and longacre are but III,
opponents or representatives OF the great
tariff reform Democratic party. They ash
your suiifagcs not upon personal grounds
but in behalf Of the principles set forth IL
the Democratic platform OF 1883.
+. y. Porter.