Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-20
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Polk and the Tariff.

Polk and the Tariff.
whg of this place, some eight or nine days since
in regard to the Tariff question, was assured by
him that Jas X. Polk is free trade man. and in
proof ofths assertion, he referred me to the Clay
Bugle of the 9th of June, containing Mr.. Clay
tons speech on the Compromise and Tariff Bill.
The editor ofthe Buge, in speaking OF the speech,
remarks at is in every sense of the term a
grcat-a transcendantly great speech-emphat-
caly the best speech of the season. In a word
this speech is the speech OF the year, and will
form a text book of ITSELF From this text
book itself, | will prove what every Democrat
already knows to be true, and what no intelligent
Wing dares to deny viz That James X. Polk is
not free trade man that he is in favor of
PROTECTIVE TARIFF; and that he is in ia
vor also of better protective tariff than that of
1912. 1t will be recollected that the Wing pa
pers asserted that Polk voted for the Compro-
mise He saws himself that he voted for it. His
vote in favor of that measure is recorded i'll the
journals of Congress. When, therefore, the
Wings assert that James X. Polk is Free Trade
man, read TO them this extract, from the Wing
Text Book - "fe (E. J. Du Ponp expressed
strong apprehensions that we could not carry
the Compromise in the face of rirdi measure,
which offered better terms TO the ENEMIES OF
PROTECTION in the House" Now, candid
reader, if Mr. Polk was Free Trade man, why
did he not vote for this "RIvAL MEASURE, which
offered better terms 10 the enemies of projections?
! Why did he rather vote for the Compromise
! When the Wings assert that James X Polk is moi
! in favor of PROTECTIVE TARIFF, read tC
them the following extract from the Wing Tex
Book :" "The friends ofthe Compromise, in tn,
firm beliefthat the protectire policy was entitled
TO the confidence and support of the American
people and would grow up and establish itsel
in the affections. if violent strife could be a
voided desired, of all things, time-time for rea
son to resume her empire--time for the violen
passions of men, then influenced TO the very verg
of insanity to subs ide-and they consented TO
gradual reduction of duties for a limited period
with view TO the ultimate safety of the PRO
TECTIvE PRINCIPLE itself" And VIII
were "the friends of the Compromise ," Jane
X. Polk and others who voted for it. When th
Wings assert that James X. Polk is not in favo
of as good tariff as that OF 1912, read to ther
this extract from the Wing Text Book :" al
my (Clayton's) humble judgment, had the Tari
of lsi2 been passed strictly in the spirit of III
Compromise itself, it would have been bette
tariff for protection than the law now in force.
Hence we see that the Wings have condemne
themselves they have proved Polk as good
Tariff man as Henry Clay. James X Folks II
cent letter proves that he is better Tariff ma
than Henry Clay. Read the following eYtraC
from Polk's letter 10 John X. Kane Esq, of Phi
, ladelphia: I'm my judgment it is the duty
the government to extend as far as it may /
practicable to do SO, by It's revenue laws and a
other means within its power, fair and Just pr
tectOn 10 all The great interests ofthe ,ohoLe Unio,
embracing AGRICULTURE, MANUFAC
TUREs, MECHANIC ARTS, CoMMERC
AND NAVIGATION"
What better protection do Wings or Democra
want Henry Clay has said "AGRICUl
TURE NEEDS NO PROTECTION" jam
X Polk would protect AGRICULTURE frs
he is emphatically the FARMERS and MI
CHANICS friend. Therefore, come, one al
all, give him your hearty support. C., A.
! selinsgrove, July 9th, 1914.