The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29

To the Editor Of The Appeal
| was pleased to SEQ your editorial en-
titled "Thc Farmers Speak, in your issue
OF this morning, August %. Your Ian
guage is not ovorstraincd in charactcrizing
the baggng trust rs Fan unrghtcous con-
spiraCy" and n Straight out robbery, for
which the members OF the trust should be
sent 10 the penitentiary." II this is trea-
son 10 truth, treason to right treason to
tho south, and treason 10 Memphis, lot
mcsscurs the ''lore'tallcrs," mcssieurs
the monopolsts and their aidcrs and abet-
tors and sympathizcrs make the most Of it.
The article contains the essence OF true
Democracy, the spirit Of all law, aud will.
] trust help to place. Memphis right on
the record, and stimulate its cotton factors
and merchants to at once array themselves
heart aud soul with the cotton planters
and farmers in resistance 10 this infamous
ring II will have 10 be done sooner
or later, and the sooner the better. Mem
phis Is letting slip a magnificent oppor-
tunity. She should arouse and assume
her correct place rs leader OF the cit,3 OF
the south in championing aud befrcndng
those from whom she derives all her pros
pcrlty, her customers, her hitherto friends.
Let the tclcgrnphic wires grow hot and
humming from her exchanges to every
other exchange in the south to array them
with us in solid line Of battle shoulder to
shoulder 10 vanquish this trust Tho
AL fTN# uIf.r
and congressman Of the south should be
used urging them Ia hold q joint confer
cucC there 10 present an immediate bill for
the absolute renovation twelve months
II no more OF all taxes ON jute and jute
bagging. Aye, even Grover Cleveland
himself, should be- implOrcd in behalf Of
The people Of the south, black rs well as
white, To send special message ~ CON
grc-s on the subject. No matter whether
q bill Of this nature should fail or not-let
the responsibility DO placed where it be.
longs let us find out at least who are our
friends in tho halls Of legislation. Dis
patches should tly tn our absent cotton
buyers, aud To the principal cotton manu-.
iiCturcrs in the north aud in Europe, and
10 all transportation agents, to know what
wrapping aud wmppngs other than juto
bJgging will bo accepted "a q substitute.
Above all, IN consulting manufacturers aud
buyers, the arithmetic which is with us,
should be invoked, aud the enhanced
amount ol net spinning cotton which
II actually contained in bale ui cotton
wrapped IN ten ounce burlap or
eight ounce O,nlburgs, should be
allowed Tor ~ estimated in the larc. Bur
laps on u bale would weigh four aud three.
eighth pounds oinaburgs three and half
pounds, ~ against thirteen 10 fourteen
pounds, the weight oi the usual lutte bag.
gng. This ninn Ia ten pounds more ui
actual value which the spinner receives in
q bale Wrapped in these new or similar
substances could or would rghtiully be
allowed Tor and established in the usagcs
u trade by reduction in the tnru from |
lie present rat" m Liverpool and Europe |
y per cent. Ia % u per cent. tarc. |
actors, the responsibility Is upon YOU. |
lls recognition Of q really enhanced or |
.idcd amount NJ cotton that actually gurs |
nto the lighter wrapped bales can be de- |
umdod, and competition will accord the !
avprblc answer.
still further, the telegraph should be |
i'cd 10 confer with important iutp aud |
,unny slck manufacturers ia Europe aud !
he iuwign world, who are not ia the |
american ldrglng trust, With view Ut |
importing Their products and avoiding and |
r'aping these home villains here even II |
49, 10 have 10 pay thc present import du. |
ICES in default ui nu early remedy ut the |
hands ui uur honorable Congress
Tho establishment ut a. 60 u pcr cent. |
iltv ur deduction from each bale. instead |
ui thr usual % pvr cent, is thv kvy ui the |
situation the key tD unlock this damua. |
h'v hIsliIr ui fraud.
What as, thrice sollcn. datus 10 saw
that the makers Of EUlOO bales ol |
the most valuable product ou the lace |
pl tie earth, worth eas1lDOJD ppr |
nuum, shall bH dictated tp, sWindicd and |
hul'lnll uui ~ pet cent, " ~. Spl.UD
uu ilr wrapping thereof 10 lairs with |
The sr'as nu,urliiy; uvnunt the craven |
Thought "lhD lhilisiiucs be- uuon thee. |
sampson, ur.c aud burst your bonds"
Syi preservation b thu first law of ma.
iuu'. Resistance tn wrong b. uLp,li.urc Ia |
Col. Ncii defence should lc ever the inst |
Thought Of irHrmvn. 1T not tho true
Jrilct-Inilu Democratic psu.I. ui Tie
south, luNvr aud martyrs ui liberty In |
every generation, furnish 10 this murtur,
So. $4,000 M ifiluiuV money tn "A con.
spring iuuil ui their ,buuu purmi..
much ui which will dpuhtIrs be- u..I inn.
mc,lIairIy o. lu.,at President Cleveland |
aud destroy ihr Mills hiIl az. NJ any rate.
eliminate iIs lutg tax reduction tltup.
have said enough. invoke The aid of |
cNufN man ui principle. brains. influence |
aud power iu Memphis, to MIL their |
iuruds, relatives md customers. tho pIan. |
tets, in sCuivhIug tho head ui this ,ipcr |
luufgE
Il N.H unfortunate that motto, of tbc /
meeting 1T thu farmers Yesterday vls NOT /
r.1uupuucri boo the morning manor. oi T.
that iBy Monday and tho hour al moot. /
ing stated This would have refreshed tho |
memory ui oar trinrs AMI merchants aud |
f,'utrl lgvt attendance The meeting.
100 anWr measure, ir1m this oversight went .
hErIy hy default, so hr us our factor
amt mercantile representation veto CON.
tnruci Nui muv th1u ail this iailurp in .
such uuHudluur was attributable tlu rtr,t /
number ul uur merchant, and factions. und |
muw especially oar cotton huyvu. being I
au,ui Hu iNr.t usual summer yurli.uts .
uui business tours
our visitors went away feeling IN snmo .
measure wUH.lri, t.susirl anil Hi,p. I
pointed any impression identifying IA I
900 icy'iug or iuirryi with thr hlslug .ru.t |
ts erroneous, lud 30 BE- Mehiy mp.ffBut /
That n should hr Immediately HfsrrIIrl |
Memphis rs not that Kind ui q hair MIN |
Respectfully Currpy F,rr,n.
~ 0id Iamiiy rcud Renewed.
l'tNNilir XIV, Aug. 2s Peter II !
Head, % wealthy farmer ct Washington !
J.