The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-13
cluded My friends, the Senate of the

county, lhpi iausesl ucsHe w e'atc
that they maintain their ascendency~
reason OF means that will not not bear
honest investigation in three States OF this
Union. The State of New York has been
Democratic now for several years. We
have carried that State by maiorities from
LOO to $4,000 and 5000, and one year
100, 900 and over. Applause But not
withstanding that fact, our opponents keep
control OF the Legislature of that State. Let
me tell you how they do it. The consti-
tuition OF our State requires that every ten
yesrs there shall be an enumeration OF the
inhabitants Of the State and that enumer-
alton shall be followed by reapporton-
ment of the Senate and Assembly districts.
And in defiance of those plain provisions
of the constitution, the Republicans, that
they may retain control of the Senate and
Assembly, have refused TO carry out their
constitution, refused TO order an enumera-
ton and refuse to reapportion the Senate
and Assembly d. trcts Il that State.
For that reason, and that reason alone,
the great Empire State of the Union is
misrepresented by two Republican sena-
tors in the United States Senate. APP
pause.1 They don't reflect the honest
sentiments OF the majority OF the people of
that State. Applause. In the State of
Connecticut how do they keep control and
keep two United States senators there by
the opposite party? By a system OF re-
tanning burrough representation whereby
little towns having only from 800 to
500 voters have as many represent
atives in tho Senate and Assem-
bly, of that State IS have the large
cities OF New Haven and Hartford. And
by that system Of representation they keep
control of that State and keep two 5lited
States senators to misrepresent the people
OF that State. Applause. There is an
other State which desire to call attention,
where they have kept two senators in the
United States Senate to misrepresent the
people of that State. point to the little
State OF Rhode Island, State in
New England. II is that section of
the country where the distinguished
gentleman who addressed the citizens
OF this city resides. In that State they
keep control OF the Legislature and the
government Of that State by doing what?
BY insisting upon property qualification
for every foreign born citizen residing in
that State. [Applause.l And by means
such as thcse-a blot upon the fair name
OF that Statc-they have managed to keep
control Of that State. And by having the
real estate owned largely by few large
landholders, who refuse to sell to honest
foreigners desiring to live with them, they
have managed to keep control Of that
State. 1t is an outrage. II is
the only State in the Union where
such an Outrage has heretofore been perpe-
tuated. am aware that some OF the gen.
tlemen who hail from that section of the
country are very fond OF coming west and
coming TO New York 10 tell our foreign
born citizens how they ought TO vote, but
| think that II Mr.. Blaine had wanted TO
do something for foreign born citizens he
might year or two ago have stopped in
that State and told his Republican breth-
rem they ought TO do justice TO the foreign
born citizens before coming west to tell
foreign born citizens here how they ought
TO vote. [Great applause.
For these reasons my friends we have
no expectation that this bill will pass the
Senate Of the United States / do not pro-
pose this evening TO discuss the
merits Of their bill. which they
propose as a substitute for II in
the Senate. simply say they have
presented this issue too late. Whatever .
merit there may be in that bill, whether
there is any or not, do not propose now
10 discuss But whatever merit there may
he in their bill the people and the tax
payers OF this country are indebted 10 the
Democratic party, because they have
forced the fighting upon this question.
Applause. But for the position assumed
by the President and assumed by the
party, there would have been nothing ac-
complished upon this matter. What is
the position OF the Democratic party upon
the tariff question: We arc willing, my
friends, that our opponents shal construe
their position; we arc willing they
shall interpret their own platform.
We claim tho same poor privilege
upon our part. l say that the Democratic
party Is not free trade party, and / will
reiterate II wherever / 20. Applause
deny that there is anything In the DEM
ocratic platform that can be construed in
favor Of free trade. But, my friends, il
does not follow from that that the Demo-
cratic party does not favor tariff revision.
II Is altogether different thing. We arc
opposed 10 excessive taxation, opposed 10
an unnecessarily high tariff, We believe
the time Ia come when, without injury 10
any interest in this country, taxes can he
reduced. That is the Democratic position.
IL Is the position that is unasgilable in this
campaign. Aud all the clamor OF Repub-
lican politicians, simply 20 subserve party
purposes, cannot change the honest, fair,
square, manly position OF the Democratic
party. prolonged applause.
At the concluso n OF Gov. Hills address
Senator George 5. Ranes spoke and the
meeting adjourned at a late hour.
Gov. iii u and party leave for Lafayette
at Z o'clock am.