The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-09

not one acre OF land now within the limits
of the United States beyond the thirteen
colonies that was not obtained by Il Demo-
cratic administration, that was not sus-
tanned by the Democratic party. | would
Ike to remind you that the thirteen col
onics which achieved their independence
were a comparatively narrow strip of land
lying along the Atlantic shore, bounded
on the west by the Allegheny mountains,
and that now this republic Of ours extends
from ocean 10 ocean and is one OF the largest
and 1t is the most intelligent and believe
the most pow lriul OF all the nations on the
earth. Great applause. | would like TO
show you, or rather TO recall TO your rccol-
lection. the fact that whenever the contest
has been between the rights Of the people
and those who would control their rights,
the Democratic party has stood by the
people, unilinching, determined and not 10
be moved. would like TO recall to your
memory such facts as thcsc-that the rc-
moVal of the property qualification and
the religious test aud all that impaired the
free right OF the people to vote was the rc-
suit OF Democratic legislation, inauguutod
by the Democratic party. | would like to
call your attention 20 the fact that when
the spirit OF know-nothingism arose in this
land and threatened to dislanChisc every
foreign born citizen and oput down all
the people OF u particular church, the
Democracy came
To TnE RESCUE oF LIBERTY
aud religion, and said this thing shall not
be. | would like 10 remind YOU that in
the good old days OF Democratic ascend
nncy we had nm economical government
economically ipt.t,p,ls that IA, 49,
pcnsc OF Gen. Jackson's administration,
Tor instance, in the course OF year did
not exceed One-iourth OF the expenses that
have been entailod ON this country one
year since the close ui the rebellion; |
would like 10 further state to You that this
Democratic party is party that has never
laid down To die; that is naturally
the party ol free institutions, aud
that just as long as freedom exists in
America the Democratic party will exist.
lGrcat applause. There is no way OF de-
slroying II, except by dcspotism, aud as
long us It exists u dcspotisn Is impossible
IN this land, lor that party will not en-
durc IL.
Now, my friends, passing from these
general observations, allow me 10 como TO
some oi the issues that are most sharply
marked in this campaign, for ! have no
doubt YOU want 90 hear about that. And,
first uf al, because It is most discussed
and attracts public attention the most, let
me say fomcthing to you upon
riiE TARIFF QUESTION, sn.CAtLEp.
Our opponents are cndcayorng to alarm
the whole country hy the cry Of FREQ irudc.
They arr saving that the Mills bill, rs IL is
called, the mril bill introduced 10y Mr..
Mills. and which passed the House oi
Representatives, is not free trade meas
urc. Why, my friends, they must have a
poor opinion Of the intelligence oi the
American people who talk inthat manner.
Why, what is free tiadr7 Free trade is the
unrestricted intercourse between nations
iu which there are no custum-huuscs, no
duties aud NO taxes paid on the goods inn
ported for sale. That Is free trade. You
have an Illustration II free trade IN the
United States. There arc thirty odd States
Ia the Union ihirty-cight Is II not. Mr.,
Mclhcr~ou2 There are thirty eight States
la tie Union. Between these States there
IL free trade. When goods are taken from
New Jersey, from this great manufacturing
and llourishing city ui Newark, into New
York Won pay no duties aud the New
Yorker pays no duties on them. II YOU
take them Ia Maine ar California II h cN-
nctly the same thing llctuccn these
thirty. eight States, and between them and
the Territories that belong to the United
States, there Is free trade. but there is mo-
such thing us ircc trade between thr
United States and foreign countries, aud
nobody In this country advocates such
lrcc trade. Great applause aud cries Of
"hurmh for Thurman.
MY friends, YOU mean very well, |
know, but ! would rather have your nt-
tCntiun than your cheers. | ny that be-.
tween the United States aud foreign cuun-
tries there il no such free trade. [ Applause
and firing ui bombs, which greatly inter.
ruplcd Mr.. Thurman
Tiirur N Nu Turr TRADE
properly called except that free trnio 90
which have alluded. and which exists
between thc different p1rts oi the United
States. That Is the only example oi free
trade We have here. When man
talks about the Mills hill ns
q free trade. either lac talks with
uut wisdom NJ hu talks with intent ~
deceive, the one or the other Either be-
is uu iguuamus. or hr IL "a rascal the one
~ the other Now. my friends, what un
1buriiiyit is ~ call that bill free trade
bin. Tho present rate oi duty under the
CXitingturiI b. u aud fraction per cent
that is a. say, upon every article ui duti-
able goods brought into the United States
q tax iH levied ui " aud fraction per
cent Now, this Mills bill reduces this
rate oi taxation 90 g. per cent ~ there.
ahuuis.
The reduction b. less than q per cent on
this taxation, and vet this reduction is
called free trade. II still leaves the tnnn
nt from ~ iO g. per cent, or mUp than
twice Hs much a. h ever WIS before the
late civil war lthrDn Aud yet II IN
talked about ns free trade bill. Why,
my friends, u is simply absurd, but as
have slid tlis tax and when ! say tax
say II ldNisodly, ior q tariff iH nothing In
the world bat q tlX this tax isu tax upon
OIL goods brought into the United States
for sale a. tho people, ~ Uu nearly all ul
them. There are bumo few articles on the
free list, but nearly nll the articles con-
sumni hy the people ol the United States
that arr imported into this country have
90 pay thiH tauI of this tax, the average
Of which is " per cent aud upwards.
Now, my friends,
VINO RAYS THAT TAx2
Who pays iG That is the question.
Why, Ia the first place, the importer ol
Tire goods pays II when be- takes them In
New York NJ the custom-housc. ~ NJ
whatever other port be- brings hisgoods 10.
llc must pay II before be- can take the
goods out II the cusiom-houso. Ol course
when ho sells them ~ the wholesale mcr.
chant hc must add on the amount oi this
tax to the original cost Of the goods aud
sell them nj price just ~ much increased
or else lao will De losing money and could
not carry on hs business. Accordingly ho