The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-16
WHERE MR. GEORGE SHOULD GO.

Mr.. Henry George proposes 10 vote with the
Domocntic party this year because he believes IL Is
the only genuine free trade party We trust that
Mr.. George will vote with the Democratic party
and for the Democratic candidates bat II he pro
poses to vote that way because he believes the
Democratic party Is FREQ trade party, he II most
wooiully mistaken. some OF the agents Of tho
whisky ring are trying 10 make 1t free trade
party, but they will fail. Even Mt Morrison Is not
tho FREQ trader that he was. lie started out TO be
one. but hls dear Democratic constituents nippcd
him In tho bud. ~ II were, and when he again
becomes candidate for Congress II will be found
that his tariff views have boon horizontally revised
Under Brother Morrisons manipulatlons, Mr., Car
Isle started out 10 DO free trader, but he missed
defeat only by the skin Of his teeth, and the proba-
billy Is that hereafter he will not seriously tampcr
with weapon that IN loaded. The fact OF the
matter Is that II Mr.. George wants to Join free
trade party. he will have TO get up oneSf his own
Editor wattorson and Editor Medill viii Join Il,
but II he wants 10 drum up votes he will have to
80 10 treat Britain. Addrla Constitution
There is great deal that is erroneous
and wrong in this, besides the spirit and
tone Of il which is very bad--as bad as bad
can be. In the first place, Mr.. Morrison
WIS defeated by Mr.. Jarrett, who was the
employed agent OF the coal and iron bar.
ons Of Pennsylvania, who, by bribery and
corruption, prevented tho reelection Of
the useful Chairman OF tho Ways and
Means Committee OF the House, This is
hardly thing for real Democratic news
paper to glory over or exult in. Morrison
was defeated by the coal and iron trust
and lisa political victim Of the rapacity and
greed OF the corporations The Constitution
is equally unfortunate in what II has TO say
about Mr.. Speaker Carlisle, who, by the
selection OF his fellow Democrats Of the
House. stands next 10 President Cleveland
In leadership oil the party. His place was
put In jeopardy, not by his position on the
tarh, which Is quito in accordance with
tho convictions of n three-iourths
majority Of his constituents, but that
his friends not experimenting anything like
opposition, were at no pains to prepare for
1t. The tariff robbers slipped up on Car
Isle as they did on Morrison, and came
near to vacating his place In the House,
loss the Democratic party could III afford
at this juncture TO encounter. Mr.. George
in voting with the Democratic party on
the free trade question will find himself
In good company with Mr.. wattcrson,
who N much 10 be admired and com.
mendcd for tho integrity and manly vigof
with which he has advocated such meas.
ure OF tariff reform as President Cleveland
has urged in q Message that will mark the
dividing line between the Republicans and
Democrats in the canvass next fall and
winter. Mr.. George will find Mr.. Waiter.
son an enjoyable companion, well equipped
for tho campaign and ready at any time
for trial Of strength with tho newspaper
agents and tools OF tho tariff robbers, who
will have TO fight tho whole Democratic
party this year ~ they did in 1884 when
Cleveland was elected.