Holly Springs gazette., 1843-09-01
Mr.. CLAY And THE TARIFFS.

and show which paTtv have advocated pro-
tec:ion heretofore. The principles Of par
ties are constantly changing as circamsian
ces change; new leaders take the command,
and new issues are presented to he couptry
Protection was maintained By the democrat
ic party unit! within few years. and even
now, a majority of the democratic aspirants
to the Presidency, are in favor of such pro-
lection as Mr. Clay and his supporters de-
sire, Gen. Jackson. Van Buren, Johnson,
Benton, BUCHANAN and Wright, have voted
for the HIGHEST TARIFF known in
the history Of the government M! Clay
dii not vote for the tariff of 1916, nor 1924,
nor 1928. and the only tariff eger r0ted for
By IHr clay IS The Io1oest tari6, The c0wpr0-
mise act Of 1882. of which he was the ac-
knowledqed author, and which is SO loudly
commended by the locofocos The tariff
Of 1912 was passed after Mr. Clay had re-
signed his seat in the Senate, and ,vas sup
ported By Wright and Buchanan Who
then, are the authors Of The protective sys-
temp The facts answer for themselves:
Mr.. C!ays policy is now opposed to
high protection But at the same time he
firmly advocates iudicious discrimination
in laying tariff for revenue. Mr.. John
son, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Cass, enter
tain the same views. We give Mr. Clay's
own language. from the last speech deliver
ed by him On this subject in March, 1912
"Lel ne not BE- NnsUNDrRsTooD, and let me EN-
TREAT that may not be MISREP8 ESENTED AM
NOT ADVOCATING THE KEVIVAL OF
ABIDING By the principles ofthe CoMPROAIiSE ACr:
am for dong what no SOUTHERN MAN Of 4 ialr
and candid mind has ersr get deNiea- CECitg to
tbe C0BHfrB q RE VENUE 9rtIcH mag yToCtae
for the ECoNo MlCAL WANTS O. the C40vERN-
dENT, and At the same time give al INCIDENTAL
PROTECTION 10 oar HOME INDUSTRY. II there be
here a single gentleman who VII! deny The fam
ness and propreJy Of this, shall be glad to see
and hear wao he is.''-E1ctract froat tie Speech
of HgNaY Gay, dstjDered IL Lte Z. 5. :Ssuate
0Ezrci lst. 1872 saOrt time beloFe retiring from
ttzL bodg
FACTS Do NOT LIE.
They show that the democratic party
have always supported a PROTECTIVE
TARIFF:
That they are, and have been the IN
TERNAL IMPROV E MENT party:
That John c. Calhoun and Nartia Van
Buren, both are in favor Of the Distribution
of the proceeds of the Public Lands; and
That Henry Clay is the author of the
lowest tariff ever passed by Congress
Now to the proof-6rst the Democratic
party have always supported Protect5re
Tariff
The FIRST Protective Tariff ever passed
by Congress was in 1916 OF the mem
GERS who voted for that bill, who are now
alive, or who have died so recently as to
have been attached 10 either the whig or
democratic parties, TioeLre are democrats.
aud three only are wings Ofthose who vo
ted against the bill, and who are similarly
situated. SIX are wigs, and t,o0 only are
democrats Among the democrats who vo-
ted for the bill, are JOHN G. CALHOUN,
Richard NJ Johnson. Alfred Culhbert and
Wilson LumplIin. Among those who vo-
ted against it, IS Richard FL Wilde Of Cfeor-
gia. Thus. at the outset of Protection, the
large proportion of it friends are modern
democrats, and the large proportion of It's
opponents are wings.
Upon the passage Of the increased Pro-
tective ranff' of 1924. nearly every leading
democrat voted for the bill. Mr. Calhoun
was then Secretary at War, and had no OPP
portunitv of voting TfF voted however.
in 1916, to impose many ofthe slme nigh
duties, which were subsequently, imposed 10
1924. and there is no doubt that he would
have voted for it. if he bad been IN Congress.
of those Who did vote fol 1t, Andrew
Jackson, Martin Van Buren. Jno. II Eaton
Thos H. Benton. Mahon Dickerson,
Richard NJ Johnson James Buchanan and
Samuel Houston, all prominent and leading
democrats La 1923. when that Bill OF
Abominations' was passed, the democrats
had majority in the House of Representa-
tives of 36, and in the Senate of votes Il
was, therefore, strictly. a democratic meas
ure, and was voted for by Martin Van But
rem. Richard NJ Johnson, Thomas IL. Ben
ton. Mahon Dickefson, Jno. II. Eaton. 81
las Wright and James Buchanan. The
bill was reported to the House from Com
mi,tee composed of fre Democrats and jour
Wings; and every Democrat except one.
voted Tor its passage And Of the votes a.
qaiast the bill which were from what are
called The Tariff States. % were wings. aud
IA were Democrats La every esseatial
point. this hateful bill was stricfty and pure
la a democratic measure aey nad large