Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-06


venture to say now, that Mr. Buchanan con
Itradicts his friend and advocate, and says MN
ser,l that the "bill Of 1925" ought never te
have been "repealed or modfiedV 10 sho"
this. let us turn to the following extract oil
speech delivered by Hon. James Buchanan, al
Harvest Home Festival on tho 10Th OF Au'
gust, 1925 .,,
"ln addressing the citizens Of this beautiful
country, in which nature and art have done So
much to promote the convenience and haPPl-
ness of man, it is proper that should say lew
words concerning the protection due TO naive
industry. My sentiments upon this suDJec'
have been long known to you they should mol
be repeated al this, but for the apprehension en-
tertaincd by many, though not by myself, that
the tariff of 1913 isl now in danger. The govern
ment Of this country ought to view with a just
and impartial eye all the great interests OF the
country-agriculture commerce and manuiac-
lures, are each entitled to regard No one OF
them ought to be destroyed, for the purpose OF
sustaining the other. They ought to march
hand in hand. and when they come in collision,
as they sometimes will, their respective rights
should be settled by fair and amlcable COM
promise. The tariff of 1928 did not, Gp my
opinion, violate any of these principles. 1t al
lorded protection to our agriculture, which IS
the great and leading interest Of the country,
as welwas to our manufactures We ought
never 10 suffer it to be repealed or modified by
It's enemies"
These are pretty high tariff notions, but we
suppose there is not a sufficient infusion OF led
eralsm in them to spoil their democracy, pro-
vidod their author will ''sink or swim" with
Martin Van Burcn, who agreed with Mr.. Buch-
anan in supporting the same high tariff OF 1928.
But what are the opinions OF modern ''demo-
Gratis" in relation o this Jackson, Van Buren,,
Benton, Buchanan, ''never ought 10 be repeal
I'd" high tariff Of 1923. Mr.. Polk, late Speak
n of the u. S. House OF Representatives, in a
recent address to the people of Tennessee, od-
lerts to the administration Of ]. @. Adams, and
speaks thus Of the times when these dIsiin-
yuished leaders of the present Loco-ioco party
1oted the high tariff into existence:
"For the first time in quarter ola century,
he doctrines Of the "prostrate Federal party"
we're openly sought to be renstated. Federal
principles exhibited themselves under new dis
5ulscS in all the leading measures Of that adj
1t was during that admlnlstra.
ion that the protective policy reached its high
'Sl point of aggravatlon in the passage Of the
arlH law, that "bil of denominations" in 1928.
/ was attempted to build up great system Of
and internal improvements, by
aXng the whole people, and especially of the
planting States, for the benefit Of the Northern
capitalists! To make The investment of their
money profitable, the prices OF all manutactu-
ed articles must be raised land TO raise the pri-
:es, enormous duties were imposed on cores
bonding articles imported from abroad"
1t was the opinion Of Mr.. Kendall, present
Postmaster General, that ga protecting tariff
and manufacturing monopolies" constituted the
right arm Of "a young nobility SYSTEM" in
The United States. These distinguished author
ties, therefore, seem TO differ as widely about
protective tariff, on the record, as it is possible
for men to differ, Things are so situated in
relation TO this subject, therefore, thatthe part-
zans Of the administration seem 10 think they
may caole the people Of both the North and
he South. While they will say to the manu-
lecturers Of the North, our Jackson, Van Blu
zen, Benton, Johnson, Buchanan, &c. are the
friends and advocates Of high protective tar
if and therefore worthy Of your support; they
will say to the planets Of the South our Presi-
lent and his leading friends are "Northern
men with Southern feelings" and therefore
Mr.. Clay high tariff, &c. should be repudiated
md voted down. If we look into their jour-
laIs, Richmond Enquirer for instance, we shall
ind in one column Mr.. Clay and his leading
friends, who really opposed high tariffs, almost
always associated with and sharing strong de-
Of the tariff, &c, while in another
column of the same ournal we shall be invited
% peruse elaborate essays commenting Mr..
Van Buren, and his leading friends for the sup
port Of the people, as sterling democrats and
sound statesmen in relation to this very sub.
ect, when the truth is that they went farther,
IS we have shown, than leaders Of the opposl-
ion in voting high tariffs through Congress
md advocating them out Of it; the entire blame
md odium of which they now endeavor TO
brow upon the whole opposition. Mr. Clay
md his friends are accused by those who are
themselves most worthy Of the accusation. 1t
$ only necessary for the people to know the
ruth to be enabled to discriminate between
pseudo democracy and real repubicanism, and
O act and vote accordingly.
MR.. WOODBURY. AND THE BROKER.
An amusing anecdote, indicative of the
and good management of Secreta-
ry Woodbury., is confidently related in Wall
st. An intelligent French broker, Mr., D., some
imc since discovered that fraud had been
committed on the revenue department to the
amount of about thirteen thousand dollars
lie proceeded to Washington, statad the case to
he Secretary, and made an arrangement to