Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-28
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TAFT Of lSl9--dea0ttlced on the .lTqnufac.nyeys
''IHE TARIFF indications from all quarters leave
no doubt that there will be serious struggle al the
next session OF Congress between the Manufacturing
and The Planting interest, Chat IL, they will be the com
batans in chief unless possibly, pending negotiations
with Great Britain may cause il to be deferred. Pre-
Uerfed eonnoi6e. We oIeseo that il is inc yitabIe
however much to be deprecated. Ifany cntertans
any nope OF averng IT, let him peruse the Speech of
The Governor OF the State Of South Carolina The source
whence proceeds entities il TO he respected from
cos;y to the station of the speaker. But il il entitled
TO much more attention when II is considered that Mr.
Miller Is one OF the moderate party in Souti, Carolina
and preferred 70 the office OF Governor instead of
another distinguished gentleman who had been spoken
o., because sI,! was his character. The feeling a.
gainst the Msnua ct, ers must be strong indie South
Carolina, when The Governor himself, moderate man
holds them mp To his fellow citizens in The light in which
his Speech but especially his ioist, pre- sents them
The above is extract from the editorial remarks in
one oil The late numbers Of the National Iutelgencer
The editors well informed upon what IL passing in
The political world, and their intelligence may general
" be relied upon, makDg due allowance however for
their violence Of party feeling.
u Il no doubt true that there are in various quarters
indications Of pretty strong and general movement a.
gs'nt the tariff act OF 1929 but the will not as
the editors would have US infer lie confined 10 The
" planting and manufacturing interest" but win in
Guide every interest in the country from Maine Mis-.
souri,.
The feelings, however are not 80 much against the
manufacturers the editors of the lntegeneer inti.
mate, as against act, which opposed by some of
the most intelligent OF that class because they believed
u was not only unnecessary 10 their purposes but would
Ultimately prove injurious 10 them. That such has been
the effect OF That impoic law, is admitted by very
many who were the most Jealous and efficient in OBJ
tanning II. Even Mr. NiIYs has denounced IL az " an
ill-ligesed II not tCieLedv designed bill" and has de-
clarcd IN Of his late Regisicrs that sheen and
wool ar much less valuable than last year--wooIlen
goods are cheaper, and the manufacturers, except Of
some few particular articles, distressed; a number
of tho most careful and slful have failed others with
great difficulty hold their owns in the hope ofrnore pro-
h but the stock OF most Of the large incorporated
panes in The eastern siaies" the ogJly onopolists
tho members thereof cslled-is net Vyih Ior-
IN cents on the dollar"
his strikes Us as rather exaggerated picture of
the effects OF the Tariff act OF 1928; though we do
not profess 10 be friendly II, but should not think
lesPecisI'y IN ibis community Of setting up opin-
fon OF that OF aS other man. in opposition to the dica
oil such an eminent writer as Mr.. Niles-snd we pre-
eume he expresses the opinions OF msjority of the
To sbew however, that Mr.. Niles Is
not singular in bis views OF the injurious effects of the
act 81 1929, r7o5 'hs manufacturing interests we viii