The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-20
ANOTHER OVATION.


pear decently when we were married. Do |
you recollcct what you paid yard for |
that Calico2' She says she does-a woman |
never iorgcts anything about her wedding !
dress Laughter i paid 90 cents a |
ward for that calico Now, Bctsey, you |
have on a calico dress what did you pay |
tor itP
"I paid l2l cents for it,
"'Welp says he, that is n great fall in
Calico how is that? ! will 60 and talk 10
my neighbor, who's making smart speeches
for the Republicans on the tariff SO he
goes to Mai. Mckinley laughter aud
chccrsl or he meets my old friend Judge
Kelly, sometimes called Pig Iron Kelly
Laughter or some Of those apostles OF pro-
lection, and lac states the case TO them
Says my friend Mckinley or old Father
Kelly My child, II all comes from the
protective tariff. laughter II is the
protective tariff that did IL. II you keep
ON increasing the tariff why Betsey will get
thc next dress she buys lor nothing at all.
Laughter Well that ain'tall. Bc.sey,
he says, you had ON u pretty nice pair
! OF shoes when We were married.
! What did YOU give for thcmY She says
she gave - Tor llHm. lilo asks what
! she gayo Tor the pair she has on,
and She says Il. lie Immediately goes
to Mckinley, Of Water Valley llaughterl
! aud states this case, and thcy raise their
! hands and say, Blessed be- the Lord Tor
| our protective tariff which has thus bcnc-
| litcd the people Laughter. Now this
protective tariff never reduced the price oi
these articles in the world. II rather in
creased the price Of those shoes 50
far as Il affected the price mt ALL The
price was reduced for several reasons. our
improved machinery 10y which one man
can make ten pairs OF shoes IN one lay, -
one thing-tho cost Of each pair being b
cents orthc making. Betsy buys her calico
for ia cents because OF the improved ma-
chincry, and the manufacturer makcs
moro profit than the man who sold calico
at 30 cents yard ioity-lour years ago.
Applouscl.
this year. The city contains the largest
business In leather and things nude out
OF leather boots, shoes saddlory, harness,
belts for machinery and the likr-oi any
city IN the country. There were about
5000 wurkingmcn turned out that night
10 hear mc-a Democrat aud tariff re-
former. ChccN. And they shouted
better than any people that | have heard
except the Indiana Democrats. Cheers. !
| said 10 my friend by me: 'Did these
people think Il was high tariff man who
would address thom2' Laughter. Not
BIT of it, lac mid. 'nld they know IL
WIS un advocate oi tariff rciormY lie
said You are putting on great show oi
mudCsiy To- trN To make uH think that YOU
believe YOU think these people don't know
who YOU are, old fellow Now, what
made these men Democrats and iarlii ~
| formcrs2 Some ycar ago the government
took of the tariff from raw hides, there
! being great importation Of raw hides
| from south America. Cheers. lmmc-
| diutcly the manufacturers OF Newark
seemed 10 change, aud from that day To
! this they have been the most prosperous
institutions In the length aud breadth OF
the tariff All because raw materials were
| admitted Tree. II left mord money to the
employer after paying the cost OF h,s es-
adjustment and paying Interest ON his
capital Ia pay the 5000 men. That Il the
benefit OF the tariff aud they sco Il. They
will all go 10 the polls la November and
put In q ballot for Grover Cleveland and
tariff reform. [Chccr.
81 believe | have talked long enough.
/ have 20 speak tomorrow NJ limEil-not
| in South America laughter and must
save my voice for the Bmzilans. am
sure they are very clever people. II they
are anything like the committee thcy send
up, then thcy are indeed very clover pco-
pic. Besides that, | am followed tonight
10y your noble Governor lChccrs.l lie
has, ever since | came Ia the State, given
the kindly welcome aud assisted me la
J my lnbors la way shall never forget.
! thank him before YOU all, hiB fellow cit
Il liens, and thank YOU ior the attention
YOU have given me. bid you good
I night lGtcat cheering
Gov Gray followed judge Thurman,
who listened to his speech with great in
tcrcsi, aud was ailcrward driven back Ia
his hotel