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what Re Intended se ssy--or rather d -
knows Nbal precise opinion be meant u expre
for doubtless Re Intended 10 sag j1ask what
aia.say. RaliSe RrhHsozsd Enquirer. con6cel
in Mr. Van Raien's tnlsnsif visws,-- quite /
much 80 Is bis Nsrsliera frisnds are il his tari
views, -iumpssofI the fencr with : hnrfsh, an
holding Mr. Van BpFep il an afFeciionaie en-
bracssceflies hin % loo, The Euqpirer sal
DOT long since
We have q feaef hefhre Us. seDi Ia Us, by
friend, ana addFesset ~ him 81 Mr., Van Bulel
n which, Mr.. Van Enfen asIoaaces and nftesl
elseiailns ihe present Tariff TAI vs.
| The language Of Mr. Van Buren in this lelle
as quoted BY The Enquirer, Rms ii these words
III have al no inns 81 any where hesifasea ID q
press ny ateidsa dssfpsqsatien 81 he iaEs n II
tsi session Is we'll Il respect Is The psiasipls Up
on which It's iOapded, asioiss details. Wit
this spirit, says he EnqdiIer, We ho1 I The nes
Congress win assemble and acs.
Mr.. clay's position On Ibis question is 500
;si9aeds In bis letter ii Mr., Bronson, III Georgia
fscentIy published, he SAYS
4 1.-The sum aud substance Of What comedy,
10 be the true policy ef The United Safes ID IL.
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iormily with The PEiaciple announced il the Com
i promise ACT, lhlnk that whaseverreseuue is ne
cessary for an Economical and honest adminis.
tration 81 the General Government, Ought 10 be
derived frcm duties imposed on Foreign mpoFts
ANA believe thar 10 establishing Tariff Of
those duties, such Discrimination ought 10 bs
made as will Incidentally afford reasonable pro-
lection 10 our natieIal interests
In reference 10 The Tariff Or the wing Con.
gFess Of 1912, he says II had resigned ny seal
IN The Senate when The -A-t-uf 1912 passed. %
Generally the duties which il imposes are Tower
than those ir The Act Of 1882. And without in.
tending to express any opinion ppon every item
Of The. last Tariff, would say lhat think The
provisions, in The main, are wise and proper
Iflhere be any excuses or defects ia it, (of which
Ihaye not the means Of jndging) they ought to
b corrected
Previous TO bis retirsmenl from the Senate,
MIR. Clay introduced a series Of resolutions, one
ofwh.ch was 10 tie effect that the rate Of duties
on fofeiea imports ought 10 be augmented be-
yond The rate o. 20 per cent, So as 10 produce a
net revenue of twehiy-six millions Of dollars
twenty Two for The ordinary expenses or Govern.
meni5 two for payment o. The existing aeJt5and
two millions as reserved fund o. contBsen-
cies. This was in February 1912. MI. Cal
Fhonn opposed Isis resolution. as violation Of
the Compromise. AIR. Clay said in reply,
rJhe Senator from South Carolina prefaced
The enumeration of his objections 10. lhe resolu-
tions.submiteG by me, With debating that they
violated thar actl; and be said hath was per.
sectly well known that be meyer Would have con-
sented 10 the act, but for the conviction thai ID
involved complete Abandonment Of The pro-
eclive policy of the country. Now, MIR. CLAY
must say, in reply to this, that for one, he kne
no such thing; bat, On Tie contrary, he knew di-
Fecily the reverse. Il did not abandon he spro-
plihelpIs ElII il i \ smseaisd Ihs
restrained il.n = : 4 noelAed aqd
The basis Of The COMPROMISE Aels was. that
sufficient revenue for an economical adminislra-
lion or the Government should be derived from
imposs dales. with he stipulation that duties
should moi go beyond 20 per cent. unless il
should be necessary 10 raise ghsm higher for pur-
poses Of revenue: During more than Two years
Of Mr. Van Buien's administration there was q
deficiency Of revenue ffom duties and issues Of
Treasury notes were made 10 supply the deficit,
to say nothing Of ihe use Of trust funds and pre-
sioas accumnIaiious in the Treasury. Mi Van
Buren, dared not recommends an increase Of dn-
sies-nol because The Compromise forbade il
which il did not under the contingency Of de-
fcieni revenue. but because he was obliged 10
conciliale he soulh whose support lie obtained
blythe coalition with Mr.. Calhoun in 1887
In The course uf the same speech from which
we have quoted above, Mr.. Clay said:
/" have lived and shall die, III the conviction
Of The wisdom Of The protective policy. II have
regretted during life, and shall when 4 ale, ibt
prevalence of those causesT Respectfully Sc.
liexe mistaken causes- which make some 81 MI
fellow cilizens unwilling 70 adhere 10 it | be-
lieye the day Is not fardisIant, when great pa
jority Of ne whole nztion will call upon this Ge
nesal Government for protection.
While thus vindfcating the principle Of ths
protective policy, Nj. Clay 'sideas as 10 lis prac
ncai enforcement are staiesmanlike and Judi
cious. He IS no ulraisl on this subject, nor rr,
on any other He believes lhst stability, with }
moderate amount Of protection is better Than !
very high tariff without il. He looks to thing.
a. lheyaa are, and would APT principle viii
such. a reference 10 facsa aud existing circngn-
stances as should render The application prarii
cal, safe aud usual
We have thus given a brief exposition Or il,
views Of each Of he three masi prominent can
didates forlhe Presidency respecting lie TasilI
The exposition Or each is made ia bis owr
words
MR. ADAMS AND THE DISTRICT. Il