The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-09-19

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A gentleman has favored the editor Of the
Pi,isburg American with the following letter,
received from Gov. Jones, OF Tennessee:
NASHVILLE, August 9Th, 1914.
DEAR SIR,-I have the honor to receive the
receipt of yours OF the Esd ultimo, and beg leave
10 assure you, that it. gives me much pleasure
to afford the information you desire.
II must strike the friends OF Mr.. Polk, in this
State, with great astoisLment, TO see 1t stated in
the public journals of your State, that he is The
friend and advocate OF a protective tariff, when
there is no political fact more notorious, than
that he is The Incorporating opponent oil pro-
lection. Col. Polk Tor the last four or five years
has been before The people of Tennessee as a
candidate for the Gubernalorial chair. During
that time he has published his Opinions7on the
subject of a tariff, as often as six or seven times,
and in each and all of these publications, he
has ayowed himself opposed to the protective pol
icy. To these yarious publications | refer you
for a iuli and explicit declaration of his opinion
on this subject.
Col. Polk and myself were competing candi-
dates for the Executive chair of this Stale in
I94l and l843. | think 1 me: him in these sew
eral campaigns, as often as one hundred end
fifty times IN public discussion before the peo-
! Pic OF shis State, and at each and every speech
be made, he invariably avowsd his opposition TO
The protective policy, and in thel LAST contest OF
1913, he assalled and denounced the present
Tariff act as highly protective in its character,
aud pledge hisInhuence and effort to, secure its
~freeeal. i think | may say with great confidence,
that II was mainly3 on this question, that Col.
POLK and friends expected to dafeat me in the
E~eoatest of last wear. | was the advocate Of the
tariff Of AZ he its uGq ud!ihed opponent.
Thai Col. Polk is q free irade man Ia the
same sense in Which Mr.. Cailoun -, no one can
doubt. / would call youraitentiSn TO ii's address
to the people OF Tennessee, duted m May. 1915,
lin that address he states that he is for TaIssng
money enough by impost duties which when
added to the money arising from the sales of tie
pubticlunds and other,incidental sources OF rev.
enue will be sufficient to defray the expenses OF
the Government economically administered
From this Zone of the attest OF his published opin-
ious,) you will see shat he is in favor of exhaus-
ting all the land money and ethe means from
Incidental sources FIRST, aud then raise the de-
fct by q tariff. The proceeds otthe public lands
has gone up on one occasion, as high, III |
mistake noi,l as q, 900, 900. If such 4 thing
should occur again, as it may, then, II this sum
should be sufficient TO defray the expenditures oil
the G~overnment, tasI think IL woutd,i he, Mr..
Polk, according 10 The ground assumed in tue
address wonid have 10 abolish the tariff altogeth-
ere This would be free trade with a ven
gence.
AS 10 our prospects in this State, I have TO say,
the contest Is one of unprecedented warmth and
zeal The Boc0s are resorting 10 every means
to secure the vote Of this State ;butto our friends
OF Penusvlyania, | would say. be OF good cheer
the Wings OF Tennessee know their duty and
, will do il. Tennessee will maintain her posi-
ton, despite of every influence that may be
brought 10 operate on her. Twice has she repu
dated Col. Polk, and l am persuaded that she
will not revoke her verdict-never, no never
Keep the keystone Of the Arch firmly in ii:
: place aud all Will swell.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
a-s, MI c.. JONES.