Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-08-04
FACTS FOR TMGPEOPLE
BY OLlVEk Fl SMITH.
(Coniinued.)

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The censures OF the writer Of the
pamphlet on the subject Of the Tariff OF
l842, have quite as frequently fallen
upon his friends as his supposed enc
mics. for whom they are intended The
writer says: "ln vain do we look into
this bill lor protection TO the farmer Of
Indiana. We beg pardon, to preserve
appearances Of imparliaIity, it is most
gracioasy provided in this bill, that any
beef, pork, wheat, -four, oats and corn
imported from abroad shall pay duty
as il we were afraid that The half starv-
ed Of foreign countries could spare
these articles, send them here and un.
derselI Us.
n n y This is nothing but the
mockery Of protection to the farmer -
This is certainly happy hit at the Ia
riff of l842, even il it should not be so
complimentary to the candor Of the
writer, for he we'll knew at the time he
penned the article, that the Tariff of
1924, as we'll as that Of 1923, contained
the very same provisions, and that they
we're merely copied into the Tariff Of
l942. Let US place this matter in po'
sition from which the writer cannot es-
cape. We copy from The Tariff OF 1894:
''On wheat 25 cents per bushel, wheat
-four SO cents per cwt, potatoes 10 cts
per busheI" A motion was made 10
strike these items from the bill, and up
on the yeas and navs it was decided in
the negative Andrea Jackson John II.
Eaton, Richard H. johnson, and Martin
Van Buren voting against striking out
(See Senate Journal, 1924 Was "thls
the mockery Of protection TO the farm
err" Again, the writer says:-"Mark
the deception; it is provided IN another
part Of the same bill thai all cotton cloth
which is not worth more than 90 cents
a square ward shall be valued up TO 20
cents; now there is great dea Of that
article that costs only IRON to 10 cents
TO make it at the factory, and this is
what is generally used, especially by
thu laborug part Of tho people, and vet
by this unjust law this is valued as high
as the superior article, that is at 90 cents
a ward" This statement is made by
the writer as If these minimums on i'm,
ported goods were first introduced by
The Tariff of IS42. Why did no not
inform the people that they we're intro
duced by Mr.. Calhoun 10 1916, to pre-
vent fraud on the revenue? Why did
he not intern bis readers Tint in every
tariff since the same principle had been
maintained2 Why not give the follow
ing extract from the tariff Of lS42?-
"That all unb'eschcd and uucoored cot
ton iwisl, warn or thread, the Original
cost of which shall be less than 60 cents
per h., and shall be charged with duty
accordingly" The same princlp was
adopted as to wooden and cotton goods
aud yet strange 10 tell, these high Pro-
tecive tariffs, containing all these odiou'
provisions, in the eyes Of The writer o
the pamphlet, were passed by the vote
of Andrew Jackson. John II. Eaton
Thomas II Benton Richard N. John
son, and Martin Van Buren,. The same
principle is enacted in the high tariff q
1928, the bill Of 'abomlnations,' spokeI
OF bv the writer Ol the pamphlet - al
his he unfortunately iorgols, as well a
he does The verV unmporiant facts lha
the Tariff of 1928, The highest TART
that ever was enacted 10 this country
containing the same odious principle
was passed bv the votes Of Martin Van
Buren,, Richard NJ johnson. John II
Eaton. Thomas II Benton. S,las Wright
Jr., James Buchanan, and VIM Hen
bricks So much Tor these importan
discoveries 10 the tariff Of IS42 Blu
tho writer has made another equally
candid charge against the action Of th
Senate pending the progress Of the bill
tic says-"On the I'd day of August
lS42, Mr.. Tappan, one Of the Senator
from Ohio, moved to amend the bill b.
providing that, whenever our corn, hou
and sared provisions shall be receive
free Of duty into any nation of Europe
that the President shall mako procIama
,ion Of the fact to the people Of the I'm
tod States, and that three months after
wards the articles made in that uato
should be- admitted into tho Unite
States at only 90 per cent. taA on tn
value. Every whig Senator voted a
cainN the amendment, including tn
Senators from Indiana. Smith 81 White
every Democratic Senator voeo Tor it.
Here again the memory ol he writer
or rather his industry failed him beIor
he got through with the story. w
will finish it for bis edficalon. Tn
yore he speaks or wa0 Given in The Sen
ulc as in committee Of The whoei tn