The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-29
MONEY AND TREACHERY.
MIR. MILLS TELLS WHY THE DEMO.
Gratis WERE DEFEATED.
'Tt Was Monevin Indiana and Treachery
in New York"--"The Tariff Issue WIN
Not Be Allowed to Sink Into Insignia.
canoe"

+hoHVl III lHuldnu ana UeaCncfy IN
New York defeated Grover Cleveland, the
best President the country ever had, and
placed the Republican party at the head
OF the nations affairs, " said the Hon. Roger
Q. Mills, Chairman OF the Congressional
Ways and Means Committee and the
Trainer OF the Mills Revenue bill, to a
CoTier-JouRai reporter yesterday after
noon.
"Constitutionally am opposed to be.
ing interviewed and have always tried
to keep my name IRON being constantly
placed before the public In my part Of
the country the CoTier-Jounul is consid.
cred the ablest edited and best of all the
straight Democratic newspapers; conse-
quently | can not refuse to talk TO you.
I'm the first place, | reached my homo
in Texas ON the Sunday before the election
and found that had not lost anything
by leaving my campaign in the hands OF
friends and taking the stump in behalf Of
the National Democratic candidates and
the platform upon which they stood for
the sullragos OF the American people. Tho
prohibition movement has assumed no in
considerable proportions in Texas, and my
position in regard TO prohibition was used
against me by that party. The Republic
ans took advantage OF this circumstance
and, after working hard, succeeded in
unitingth the Republican, Prohibition, Green
back and Labor voters against me, with all
the other dissatisfied elements. This was
not enough The protective industries
wished TO rebuke me for my committees
bill and retire mo 10 private life and,
through the Republican party, these in
dustrles poured money into my district
which was freely used in the attempt TO
defeat me. Two years ago my majority
was $500, but by abscnting myself aud by
lhe combination OF all the sorchcads and
disturbers, ! lost 500 votes and WIS elected
10y majority Of $500
81 was worked hard during the cam
paign, and, from speaking in the open air
50 often, | contracted n disease OF the
throat, from which oven vet | have not
fully recovered. ] have been constantly
under the treatment OF physicians and have
not regaincd my strength. When ] spoke
IN New Albany | was q very III man, and
the next speech delivered was two DAYS
aiiorward in New York. | was too sick 10
continue and was forced 90 leave the plat
form and refrain from any further efforts
ON the the stump.
jumping away from politics a moment
seems rs Il tle Texas heavens are weeping
over the Democratic defeat. II has been
raining heavily since .he election with but
little sunshine. This has injured the cot
ton IN Central and Eastern Texas and the
crop will be short fully Is per cent.
Kentucky is my native State, and con.
scquontly take keen interest in her pol.
itics. While the Democratic Presidential
vote shows a small falling of from that 81
1881, / am glad 20 sec that the Democrats
have gained n Congressman aud that the
Republicans will have but two members
from Kentucky in the next House. was
born and reared in Elkton, down in Todd
County, and though Texas Is my home /
never forget that / am a kentuckian.
AT the election Just over, IL was the
misfortune OF the Democratic party that
the tariff issue wN not sooner brought
before the people. The time was too
short 10 educate the voters M 90 H.
and the question could not be fully dis.
cusscd 10y the Democratic leaders, or fully
understood by the people. Tho people
did not vote on the tariff. and that issue
has nothing 10 do with the defeat of Clryc.
land. make this statement adysedly,
because Ia the thickly populated manu-.
featuring ccnicn the Democrats GAINED
votes and lost ground In the Western ag-
ricullural districts Money Ia Indiana and
trcachcry in New York defeated Grover
Cleveland, the best President the country
ever had, and placed the Republican
party at the head OF the nations Affairs.
Indiana was flooded with money, aud /
understand the Republicans claim 10 have
purchased 5000 floating voters at prices
ranging from pint Of whisky 90 $780,
This does not include the expenses Of the
campaign, aud sl,5OO.DO would not be-
small estimate 20 place the money
dumped by the Republican party into
that state duringthc campaign. Trcachcry
and trickcry and tmilOrOus swapping
Of votes Ia New York carried the day ior
the Republicans In that State. The Re-
publicans did not Conhno their bribery
operations alone 20 Indiana, but flooded
all the doubtful Congressional districts.
or oven those in which the Republicans
thought they had fighting chance OF sue.
cess. am informed that some money
was sent 10 Louisville, and know that
money was freely used In mine.
"Oi course, am disappointed over the
result OF the election aud no ono can pos.
sibly feel worse than / DO about IL. A
Democrat Is like dog the moro you beat
him the better be gets, aud the Democrats
have not yet given up the fight ior princi. !
pies and the rights u the masses against
the demands aud Entertainments OF the !
classes. The tariil ihsue will not be- al |
lowed 10 sink into insignillcanco, but from
this lime forward, for the next four years,
II will DO kept before the people. There !
will be no Stacking up from nov until the !
damnablc system Of monopoly b. torn out
by the roots No timo will be loal, aud |
the tariff will b. given 10 tho people until |
they are educated up 10 II and 20 the |
knowledge that u Is i0r their benefit this !
Issue IL put forward by The Democratic |
party. We want them 10 thoroughly un.
desland that il y the Eight oi Democracy |
with the pcopl, and the mUsrs on one |
Gilc aud the Republicans, the present sys.
tom q mon0polistic taxation and The classes |
on The other
''Scctionalsm bad much nlso 10 do with /
the defeat Of the Democratic party. There /
nro some Southern men on tho WAYS aud /
Means Committee, and on this account /
bitter md partisan warfare was wngcd /
against tanh reform ~ recommended by |
thai bill. IN the East scciionalgm is not |
nearly % long prolonged ~ ~ bitter A. II |
is In The Western aud Northwestern states. |
Western Democrats are not that way. bot |
the Western Republicans arc evidently /
surprised that during President Clcyc. |
lands administration iho Confederate can. /
iial was not again cslablishcda t Richmond. |
That seasonal feeling was thoroughly and /
completely stirred up In tho Western |
States and was brought forward bv these |