The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-18

pam Iutn. mo ItOpH Oh Tue South NO hot
want to grow rich by levyinga tiibute upon
the whole people of the country. For that
reason they are opposed to the war tariff
Every State Democratic Convention ut the
South that indorsed Clcveland's tariff re-
form Message said in effect what Twiggs
thus gave out so cogentlY and the st.
Louis Convention, by indorsng Cleyeland's
Message, and making il the key TO the in
depreciation Of the platform OF 1884, said
the same for the whole Democratic party.
No man has right to protection under
the Federal Constitution. The Congress
OF the United States has no constitutional
right to pass law to protect any man in
his sell-ntercst or sefseeking, and
when it does it deliberately passes a
law TO rob the mass OF the cit
liens that such sef-sceker may
profit beyond his power legitimately to
earn profit by his business, and such n
man thus becomes n party TO the robbery Of
the people. Compare Carnegic's profit Of
81, 5000 in one year from one great es-
tablishment with that OF the laboreIs
that produced that profit. At the end Of
that year they were without n cent, and
most Of them were behind TO the grocery
man. Every cent OF protection collected
in this country is n robbery Of the masses.
II is wrong that cannot be justified by
the organic law which is the bond and seal
OF protection Tor every man that in all
things they shall be equal before the law
Protection is an Outrage, an infamous and
indefensiblo outrage and scheme
Of robbery by which tho poor have
been made poorer and the rich
richer. Tho people OF tho South
are opposed to it, and only the little band
OF amateur protectionists contend for it.,
a band so little that they cannot, ON an
open discussion of the question, carry the
Congressional District in which Birming.
ham is situated, or that even in which
Chattanooga Is situated. THE ArPEAL
believes, as IL has shown, that Twiggs
merely gave uttemncc to truism when
he said for he people Of tho South: ave
may be poor, but We arc unwilling TO grow
rich by levying tribute upon the people"
The people Of the South arc a practical
people, and desire TO accumulate wealth,
but they do not ask the aid nor want the
aid OF a system that, as Mr. Norinont, in
the speech he made..at Coyington on Satur-
day, says forces the working people OF all
grades, conditions and classes TO pay
5000, OOO,OO0 per year for protection into
the Treasury Of tho Government, and
81, 200. 900, 900 into the Golfers OF the pro-
tecicd manufacturers for the noccssaries
OF life thus protected. Bringing this fact
home. Mr.. Norment asks:
How much Of this burden do the people Of Ten.
ncsscc bear Their wcrc In 1850 about 6OeOo 900 of
people Ia tho United states. and they paid the
500 JO00O which went into the treasury, or about
opcrhcnd In Tennessee there were about t.hoo,.
600 people and they paid their tlOo pcr head nak.
Ing SAoOoOo paid by The people Of Tennessee
Into the Treasury. This Il true. ~ the people
Of this state consume, annually. many
goods a. like number of tho citizens OF other
states aud think they do While wc are paying
thnt sd0n0o into the Treasury. We pay about i've
times that amount Ia the homo manufactures, or
SO,OoOoO which makes s6O0nao paid In all,
or so per head for every man. woman and child
In the state. know that the correctness Of these
ngur's has lccn disputed. hut induce them one.
hall aud tho burden would Mn be- enormous.
Can you tell Why times am hard and money
scarrcf Can you tell why Il l. that after working
hanl aud cconornising all YOU can. at the cnd
Of the year you have nothing left The laborlng
man. NO matter la what Industry lac Il engaged, has
TO bear his shan Of the burden. Tho fact H. you
arr bcinr taxed a. no other pcoplc ON earth are
taxed Cot the purpose Of cnrichng few special
Glasses who will shut down their mills and iufn
their employees out without the ncccssaricS or com.
forts OF life In onicr la limit the supply aud IN.
ctcase the demands for their ptoiucis aud who
have never shown any nbcrallty except when they
come " subscribe 10 the Republican campaign
fund
The continuance Of the war tariff Is on
Outrage, wanton robbcryoithc people, the
extent Of which Is measured In part only
by tho surplus, which the Democrats Ia
the House are trying to prcycnt the furthcl
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