The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-20
MR.. CARLISLE.
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the planters OF the south 10 abandon their
great wheat and cotlon-ilolds and under.
take the cultivation OF crops not suited 10
their soil IN order that these gentlemen
| may experiment 90 see whether a home
market can be made by legislaiion7 No,
sir. These great agricultural interests must
90 on and the American farmer must sell
his surplus products in any market he can
and for any price he can.
Tho great controlling element Is the
worlds supply and the worlds demand,
the American producers OF which, for in
stance, do not compete among themselves
alone In the great wheat markets OF
Europe. They meet there the wheat from
England, from Austria, Russia, Hungary
and India and all the other grain growing
regions OF Europe and Asia, and they sell
their product there In competition with all
tho product aud tho prices Of labor ON tho
face Of the earth.
The lately cmancipated slaves Of Russia,
the laborcr OF India, who lives all summer
on rice and milk aud requires only a coarse
cotton shirt aud sleeps ON the floor Of n
bamboo hut, NIL pour their products into
the markets OF Europe 10 meet the wheat
from Minnesota and Dakota, and no tariff
We can put on, and no system Of taxation
hero can prevent this. The same argu-
mcnt applies 10 all our agricultural prod
ucts, and the American farmer under
stands H. And no understands that "a
long IA lac IA compelled 10 export
and sell In q foreign market
any part OF his product, tho foreign
market Is worth as much 10 him ~ the
homo market because he receives there
Just what lac would.rccciyc here, after de-
Quoting the cost Of transportation. There
fore, In place Of restricting his market, he
wants II enlarged 20 that his products
which cannot bo consumed here can find
q market among the people elsewhere.
What tho American farmer wants Is n
homo market In which lac can purchase
his supplies ~ cheap IA his competitors.
When he cannot get this, then ho asks
that thcto will be such system a. will
enable him 10 purchase elsewhere aud Inn
port them, without being unrcasonably
fined for carrying on this harmless bust.
ness. That Is what the American farmer
wants. We want not only tho home
markets but the markets OF all the world
for the variety OF products Of this great
country. We want ioscll our manufactured
products 10 India and the Hungary
mar cl-place Of Europe, and the agricul.
tural places Of Mexico, South America and
Asia. We want 10 remove as far as We
can the barriers which annoy our indus.
tries, 10 that this country may take its
place with the great commercial countries
OF the world and become rich and power.
iul ~ no other country has before.
Mt Carlisle thanked the committee for
the attention with which Il had heard him
and explained that no had undertaken 10
speak under considerable difficulty. II
was gcncrallyreporlod that he was far from
well, aud he appeared 20 DO much iatigucd
nj the close OF his speech.
When he finished there was a burst Of
tumuliuous applause aud cheering, which,
In TACT, had been plcntiiully accorded al
each OF his points, aud Il was some minutes
before order could bo restored, owing 10
The pressure OF members 10 gct near the
speaker and congratulate him.
The committee rose and the House adj
Iourncd.