The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-17
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against the Mills bill. The failure OF that
iirm is attributed as result OF the Mills
bill. see II stated in the public prints
that MIR. Coleman had signed an agree
ment Tor his firm limiting the total pro-
ductlon OF borax from $500, 900 tons to
l,ZOO,0VO tons, under which arrangement
the price had risen from cents to q and 8
cents.
Mr.. Morrow-Will the gentleman permit
me to ask him a question?
Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi-Certainly.
MIR. Morrow--Before the native article
was produced In the market the price for
iorty years was never less than 2S cents,
and from that they have reduced 1t to %
cents. 81
Mr.. Allen. OF Mississippi-Befor 1t was
produced in the market. Who produced
It? God produced ii. II does not need
any protection. II is mined and taken out
OF the earth. II is not produced.
These gentlemen who had the control OF
this borax production have formed trusts
and agreed, rs / have said, that only so
much shall be produced in order TO keep
the price up. But il seems that the Mills
bill has struck that down in some way.
IN! II bad the words with which ! could
burn them, ! would say, go for them,
every mothers son OF them" Laughter
And II there can be no worse charge made
against the Mills bill than that ii has de-
stroycd these trustsand every man engaged
IN them, i say IL has done u grand good
work. Only go on and keep doing the same
thing, and when all these trusts have been
broken down we will have a general re-
vival OF business all over the country.
But let us see how this firm Of Coleman
& Go. have been broken down by the
Mills bill. The assets OF the firm are
stated to be 81, 5O0,OO and their liabilities
at S2,0O0,OOO. wish you would break
me tomorrow in the same way. Laugh
ter. Yet these people are complaining Of
the injury done TO the production OF borax,
while the poor laboring people in the
country are oppressed with taxation and
demanding relief from that taxation.
All, gentlemen, this may be q menace;
Il may be u menace 10 the trusts of this
country, and thank God ii is; but it Is
menace that every honest consumer and
every Taxpayer win hail with delight. |
wish, MIR. Chairman, | could say all that
! feel on this subject. This speech has
been made pursuant TO some notification
which gave on yesterday, but in the dis
connected aud disjoin;ed way Ia which |
have talked, ] am afraid 1t win pan out
very much like the speech OF n friend OF
mine. lie telegmphcd me that he had
made speech, and for me to buy the pa
pers the next morning and that | would
lind out about it. The papers had always
been very kind TO my friend, aud had no
doubt they would have u good word to say
for him, 50 bought paper. II was not
very comforting. Laughter, II said hc
had been called upon nj public meeting
to make speech, but he was evidently
not prepared. Threat laughter.
hail intended in speaking about the
cotton culture, aud what the cotton plant
crs OF the south had done for this country,
10 show, because have the statistics here,
which will take the liberty OF incorporat.
ing IN my remarks, something Of what
these pcople-the cotton planters and the
laborcrs Of the s0nlh-have done for the
country in planting and rearing cotton.
Why, sir, they hsNe furnished Tor export,
and that has kcptthc balance of trade In
favor oi this country, that has filled your
treasury with gold they have produced
more than OOOO00D0 bales Of cotton since
the close Of the war, and brought into this
country the enormous sum oil nearly 50,
! OOl, OOU, 0OO from exports, besides furnish.
| ing 10 the manufactures ot New England
| the sincws with which they carry on THEN
/ immense manufacturing enterprises.
DO they not deserve some consideration?
Arc they to be turpnd ont Of this hail with
the statement thaifihcy come irnm race
Of people that are bound hand and foot by
prcjudicc2 An, sit. ! wish had time tu
! % into that whole question, but / do not
| desire to dctiin the House further. | only
wish 10 say that do not care in which
| end Of the capitol the gentleman stands up
/ ~ say II, but for the people Of the south |
assert that he who intimaics OF charges
! that they have amy aspirations inconsistent
with tile honor and the glory OF this
country, or the prosperity Hnd the welfare
Of all Us people, he either does not know
whereof he speaks, or he Williully and ma
| liCiously pcryctls the TRUTH and ISLANDERS a
brave aud honorable people. Applause
on the Democratic side.
We can not, sir, have all the wealth OF
! New England, aud while We glory In their
wealth aud their prosperity | must say
that when am told about Il I feel little
like the man who said that he saw hut lit.
tic consolation to him 10 bc told that he
aud Jay Gould had sln0. 900. 600 and that
Jas GOuld had all Of it. Laughter and
applause. And while the prosperity oi
| New England Il n great thing and a thing
IN brng about aud oil that Il Is poor con.
ISOLATION 10 know that New England has
M the wealth aud the prosperity and We
arr constantly being twittcd with our pow
oriy.
Why. what are the southern people?
They are the people who would like %
avail themselves Of all the privileges thn,
arr within their mach. Gentlemen are at.
tempting To make them out ~ stubborn
people, and y people who will not roach
out their hands and take what II Offered.
Whom hear the gentleman from New
llamrshirr aud the gentleman from Ohio
coming up here and making love To each
other. billing and couIng. Il reminds me.
aud II had my voirr would give Il lo
YOU In song. of the cupIug oi Rcltina and
saws. II my factories love-" aud Ohio NJ.
spends, And ! my Sheep and New
Enelnnd saws, "WhCn they make their
biggest gobblc, gob5lc, gobblc" [grcai
hurhicrl. and Ohio saws, "Whcn they
softly blcat, bah, bah. Renewed laugh.
ter aud applauso.
Mr.. Chairman, Twill not ircspass further
upon the time II the House. New England
hens may lny morcog thanonrs, the New
England cows may pi,c morn milk than
onrs. but. sir, We II The south, thank God.
though We have ~ got much of this
world's goods 20 bfag about, We may no,
be- able TO boast ol thlt intelligence and
book.writing capaosty that some other sec
tons ol the country have, but, air, We have
got many of the prsttins,. many Of the best
and the noblcst aud tricst, most yiriuou.