The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-29
IT Is STILL THERE.
The Proud Flag of Tariff Reform.
How It Was Waved by Massachu-
setts Reformers Last Night.
A Strong and Valorous Letter From
President Cleveland.
Speaker Carlisle Writes as One Full
of the Faith.
Dinner Party of Distinguished Mer
Who Are Addressed by secre-
tary Fairchild-A Speech
That is Battle Cry.


rhe principal guest OF the evening was
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Fairchild. Among the others were Presi-
dent-elect OF Harvard College I. w. Hig-
ginson, Henry l.. Pierce, the Hon. George
S. Hale, G. II. Goldman, the Hon. Leopold
Morse, Jesse Mitchell and VIM. Endicott
The Hon. w. L. Russell presided, and in
his opening speech said the gathering was
not one OF interested capitalists TO rejoice
over holiday victory, but gathering in
the interests of the propagation OF great
political economic reform.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND LETTER
was then read. II was as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHiS0ToN, Dec. ~ 1855.
Mcssn. Sherman, lIoar aud othen, committee:
Gentlemcn--I am exceedingly sorry that
cannot be present at the annual dinner
Of the Massachusetts, Tariff Reform League
ON the 2Sth instant.
This is not merely formal and common
expression Of regret Ii truly indicates
how much / should enjoy meeting the
members OF your league, and how glad
should be TO express in person my appro-
baton Of their important service in a
cause 10 which ] am earnestly attached.
and 10 acknowledge at the same fine their
frequent and encouraging manifestations
Of personal friendliness | know, too,
that IL will be profitable and advantageous
10 be even for n brief period within the
inspiring influence OF the atmosphere sur
rounding patriotic and unscliish men,
banded together in the interests OF their
Nall a. Al.
work Of tariff reform.
This reform appears 10 me 10 be ~ far
reaching in its purposes as the destiny OF
our country, and as broad in lis beneii.
ccnec ~ the welfare OF our entire people.
TITS because the efforts OF its advocates
are not desired by any sordid movement
that they are able and confidently to at
tack the strongholds Of scliishness and
greed. Our institutions were constructed
in purity OF purpose and love for human
ity. Their operation Ia adjusted 10 The
touch OF National virtue aud patriotism,
and their results under such guidance
must be the prosperity and happiness OF
our people; and so long NJ the advocates
OF iarih reform appreciate the sentiments
In which our installations bad their origin.
80 long as they apprehcnd the forces which
alone did their operation. ~ long ~ they.
In n spirit Of patriotism, are conseIatcd 10
the service OF their county, Temporary
defeat brings no encouragement II but
improves the stubbornness Of the forces
oi combined selfi.lncss and discloses how
far the people have been led astray and
how grsat Is the necessity Of redoublcd
efforts in their behalf To lose faith In
the intelligence OF the people Is a surren-
der and on abandonment Of the struggle.
To arouse their intelligence aud free IL
from darkness and. .delusion gives assur-
ance of speedy and complete victory.
In the track II reform arc often found
the dead hopes OF pioneers and the despair
Of those who fall in the march. But there
will be- neither despair nor dead hopes In
the path OF the tariff reform; nor shall It's
pioneers fail TO reach the nights. Holding
FAST their faith and rejecting every alluring
overture and every deceptive compromise
which would hctfny their trust, they
themselves shall regain aud restore the
patrimony Of their countrymon, freed from
the trcspasscs Of grasp.ng oncfoachmcnt
and safety secured by the genius Of Amer
lean justice and equality. Iours very
truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
Applause on the reading OF thclcitcr hay-
ing ebalcd, President Cloycland's health
0<s Ssnk standing. Another three
chocns was given, and Mr. Russell then
introduced Secretary Fairchld as n rep
rcseniaiive Of the Administration.
SECRETARY rAfncunp,
niior expressing his appreciation Of the
A honor conferred by asking him 10 be- the
4 guest Of the league, said that "tho cleo
ton has by no means decided the question
Of the tarn and tariff reform. The strug.
glc has only begun, and the end Is not yet.
The record OF tho late canvass brings no
discourngcmcnt TO our cause. but. on the
contrary, high hopes for the future. II
shows us that whore intellect was
aronscd, thought invoked and cNpc-
Tiencc appealed 90, We made great gains,
that We lost only Ia those places where
mind was dominant by passion, where
parisansiip and the blind prejudice Of
racr and section oyertamc bcnovolcnco
and love for whole country. 10 Is truo
that iarin should BE- settled aud forever
removed from tho domain Of politics ior
II not only disiurba business but infinitely
Wouc; Il prevents the simple purpose 0l
universal benufccncc, lor which alone our
government ~ fitted. II converts our
legislative halls into scenes OF barter be-
tween conflicting Interests where wfAnglca
NNfl NN|lNH 10 flINNN iNlW lN FfI llNI =
and still morc money from our citizens
become the chiui Characteristic of the pco.
pie and representatives. ut degnidca
business and often makes success therein
the przc Of dishonor. ltchpplcs lho pco-
PIE. liut how con this question be- st
tlcd? There arc two kinds of so-callcd
protective taif-tho ono old fashioned,
nov nearly Obsolete that oi Henry Clay,
sometimes called The promotion Of IN.
iant industries, the underlying phnci-
pie Of which was, II rightly understand
n. that thorc were curtain important in.
iuslfics which. II sustained 10y tie prom.
iac of on assured market In this country,
MOn in short time become W e.tab
lishcd that thoy could give their products
to our people a. cheap NJ they could
be bought anywhere Ia the world; the
olhcr, the modern protective tarih--,hc
taiin which was embodied In the pafly
successful IN the late election has ~ ID,
foundation the principle that u i best ioi
the American people 10 buy aud use Ger.
tain articles, In the language Of the late
Republican platform. articlcs which can IL