The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-24
A CRY.

The outbreak Of two or three Southern Journals
nomlnally Democratic, against 1.-THE Carlisles and
the Mlllses," coupled with n call for new leader
ship for the Democratic party, Is cowardly or
dislngenuous.
To deny or abandon the principles Of a party be-
cause II Is defeated by a scratch, though In an
actual majority In the country. Is poltroonery In
politics. To attempt 10 regain power by false pre-
lenses or by going over TO the onemy's camp is dis.
honest IA well as cowardly.
II The Democratic party be not IN direct antagon'
ism with the Republican party on the question OF
the tariff and taxation Il has no excuse for being.
The Democratic party Is a low tariff party. From
Jefferson 10 Tilden aud Cleveland II has with
out deviation declared Itself opposed 10 a tariff
for bounties aud TO taxation for a surplus The
Republican party, rs the Senate bill proves, be-
lleyes In reforming The tariff up. The Demo
cratic party believes In reforming Il down.
Speaker Carlisle and Mr.. Mills have stood man
fully Tor the Democratic principle and policy-not
always wisely but resoluiely and honestly. Had
the Domocmilc candidate for President been nc
ccptablc to his party In this State, or had the cam
paign lasted a month longer. the principle would
have trlumphed In the election. 1t will triumph
next time II the campaign Of education shall
proceed at the same rate aud with the same object
Lessons In the effect OF Protection" which are now
observable.
For ten years after the war the Democratic party
tried the policy Of following four years In the rcar
Of the Republicans aud crying W Tool' II Is
not likely to adopt that stupid and losing game
now.-Now Yors World.
The above is q timely protest against the
position taken by some Democratic jour
nails at tho South who are operated upon
by the selfshncss Of protection. They
supposed that the tariff reformers would
become silent in view Of the election of
Mr.. Harrison; that they would accept the
triumph Of the Republican party as a vim
dication by the people Of the justice OF the
advocacy by that party OF a heresy that is
by the light of the Federal Constitution as
abnormal NJ slavery was. But they are
disappointed. They can sec that the tariff
reform Democrats attribute the success OF
the Republican party, not TO the will OF
the people volunteered in that direction,
but 10 the treachery aud corruption
OF Democratic managers In New York
and Indiana, who were able to sell voters
like 30 many cattle and thus bciray Clevo-
land and the principles which notwith-
standing this criminality secured a popu-
lar majority. The Democrats Of the South
are still for tariff reform. and they propose
to unite with their brethren in the North
and the West in an active advocacy Of an
economic system Of tariff reform consistent
with the limitations Of the Constitution,
which preschbcs a tariff for revenue only.
The Democrats Of tho South believe in a
campaign for tariff reform by the JeiTer-
sonian Democratic societies and clubs pre-.
iiminary TO the Congressional elections
next year. They believe In an educational
campaign, and are confident Of a national
y~indiea,ion in 1902. No party ever had a
iaircr or a iusier cause than this, and no
party ever had a better opportunity for
success. The people are ipe and ready
for tariff discussion. and the farmers cs.
pccially are willing TO help In the desscmi-
nation Of the truth as TO the struggle Of
the masses with trusts, m~onopolies aud
combines.