The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-17

Liverpool.
Mr.. Bayne-Does not the British manu-
facturer treat you in the same way as the
Boston manufacturer?
Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi-Yes, but he
does not levy any tariff. II Ia the Boston
man who gets the tariff. not the British
man. Applause. II the Boston man
gave us any more for our cotton than the
Britisher, IL would be reasonable ex-
change, but he does not [Arplause.l
said awhile ago they have been telling
US all along for years and years all this is
going TO come back 10 you after while;
we will give YOU home market and your
money will find its way back to your
pockets. Well, gentlemen, let me tell You
about that. ] had letter yesterday morn.
ing giving me the names OF several old
veterans In my State who fought In the
Seminole wars, who fought in the Indian
disturbances, and who are now very old.
Old man Hiram Richardson, Capt. Bcnja-
min Lorridge, old man Johnnie Phillips,
Mr.. Sam Ross, MIR. Thomas Cunningham
whole lot OF old men down there who
fought the battles of your country years
ago, and arc now old and some Of them
poor. They have been paying out their
money for the benefit OF New England for
fifty years. and are going TO die before il
gets back 10 them. Would il not be n lit
tic better to allow these old men to keep
their own money?
A Mcmber--They cannot take it with
them.
Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi No, they can
not take II with them, AZ the gentleman
suggests. That Is the trouble But they
might have some OF the pleasures and
somo Of the benefits while they are here.
II they could keep what they work for.
But gentlemen on that side say II is going
10 come back. These old men and their
sons and daughters have been deprived Of
the advantages they might have had but
for the iuiquitics Of the tariff. II will
never get back. My doctrine IL TO let every
man keep his own money and spend it Ms
he pleascs, unless II is necessary for the
support Of the government.
Is II exactly the right thing 10 do TO
take that money away from these people
10 add TO the profits Of capital? You talk
10 me about capital have no prejudice
against capital. But n gentleman passed
me here the other day with petition in
his hand protesting against the passage OF
the Mills bill, and hc said there were 320
Aud that has been heralded here as q rea.
son why this bill should not pass. Sup
pose had brought here petition signed
by go poor, honest citizens of my district
Il could have brought one signed by 20
600 Of them. Suppose ! presented such q
petition no one ON that side would have
attached any importance 10 II. hut ! say
for my part, ! care more for the capital
..ll lao. ktl.ss al Il L.
whose capital IL his muscle, whose capital
II his energy, ! say that appeals more to
me than the petition signed 10y 40 names
representing Sl50,OOO.OO0, making pro-
test against this Legislation, and demand
ing more Of the blood, more Of the sweat,
more of the energy Of the toiling mnsscs
Of this country than they have been got
ting already. When such petition comes
! spit upon II with, contempt, 320 men
having $3.50, 900, 900 can afford surely 10
rest on moderate profits. tApplnusc.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, they tell us 10
"llold on, hold on; this thing will come
out all right. II IL n littlcharl on YOU
people now, hut IL is the making OF the
home market Il IL the making OF New
England" II reminds -nc " the old chest.
nut you have all heard it-bul It Illus.
tmics the point ns we'll Us u new one would,
| II the young fellow who took his daddy
ont TO help him train his dog 20 be bear
| hog. The old fellow acted ~ the bear; the
| puppy got the old mnn 10y the nose and
was giving him fits. when hc shouted {,
the boy, ,"llclp, como tukc him oil. i
| ooh" said the boy, "dnddy. hold on
stand IL, Il 4. hard on you, but IL IL the
/ nlakingo OF the pup Laughter and mp
plausc.l
Mr.. Guenlhcr-I want 10 nsk the gen.
tloman whether lac ascribcs thc lowering
oi the price OF qulnino to the removal oi
| the duty.
Mr.. Allen. Of Mississippi Not wholly.
Mr.. Guenihcr Well, I am glad the gen.
| tlcnnn does not.
| Mr. AUcn. of Mississippi do moi
ascribc Il tn that cause wholly, because n
per cent would not take oil - from So "A.
hut here IN the thing have been trying
Ia impress upon the gentlemen this H..
moyal ui the duty did not break up the
business
Mr.. Gucnthcr some extent Il did.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi No. sir. tn,
business Is better than u was before
There arr more people engaged In Il, and
more money i paid out Tor wages.
Mr.. nnvis-As an economical question
the tariff on dry goods Is lar more i'm
portant There are hundreds ui million,
81 dollars " capital invested In their man
uiaciur In New England Now, how
much docs your proposed tariff impos,
upon the Mississippi planter or the lahore
by the tariff on cotton goods2
Mr. Allen. Of Mississippi do not know
hut DO know the gentlemen on that sid,
ol the HOUSE deny Il imposes any, an,
here il the thing told You some time az,
| could not understand. II Il does no
make the price higher what IN the nam,
ot commonsrnsc do YOU want projection
tort lApplau-o.
Mr. Davis wish 10 ask you the cN
tent ui the burden which u put upon thl
Mississippi planter or laburrr hy the taril
ON cotton goods. ! would like him to an
swcr II hc knows, the amount ui that bur
den. II not, with his permission. | vii
state the extent of Il, nsshown bv the com
pnrison made 10y Mr. Carroll Wright, III,
commissioner OF labor. OF the c1mpariiiy,
cost Of dry goods In Massachusetts an,
Great Britain.
Dry Goods From the high, medium
high, medium, medium low, and Low
prices Tor dry goods, we secure two per
ccniagc-, both IN favor u Great Britain
II oil goois IN oil grades are compared vi
find that dry goods were 1920 per cent
, higher In Massachusetts In 1883 than II
! Urcat britain. II the comparison Is mndD
on the basis OF all goods In the medium
medium low aud low grades, from whicl
WOrkIngmon obtain their supplies, th
, l luurp la favor al great llritnin Il n ar los