Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-02-02

/ pecled. hr observes a oludied and PoF
lenloUs silence on this topic. Ihe CUES
ton then. necessarily presentS itself, did
he, o. did he not, judge il necessary and
eXpedlenr that measures for promoting
~ protecting home manufacture, shou
! be considered by Congress2 II be dlC
NOT, then he was right IN neglecung Il
recommend: # he DID, where lies hi
excuse 10 the American people2 Hi
friends have framed one for him. III
1eft ii 10 stand on is owa CLAIMS. and ht
statements Of The appropriate department
The first parl oI lnis apology is ae re-
markObIe for The simplicity Of the ex-
preston as for lie truth He has indeed
left the matter 10 stand upon ils o~n
claims: and leaving It 80, has virtually
abandoned greai national policy Tbs
kind oniciouSness Of friends wiIsome =
times 'encumber man with helps and,
but for the anxious interests that dlcta
ted il, the President has little cause 10
be grateful for the apology"
This then, as defined by an Ohio Jack
Son Convention, in 1928, was The doc
trine, these the opinions and positions Of
Gen. Jackson and his supporters, al that
time! Not content with disnsntly de-
nying assertions then made that GpnPr'
a jackson was DOT friend Of Prolec-
tive Tariff, they 90 further, and affirm
hat he ls a more decldsd and determi
ned friend Of such TarT lhau j. Q
Adams himself whose silence on the
subject, in Two Of his messages, they
construed into hoSii'y! So exceeding
Iy obnoxious was any man who hesla
ted to avOw himself a friend Of a Pro-
iectire Tariff, in all its length and
breadth, that the Jackson Convention Of
1928, expected materially 10 aid 10 the
defeat OF c. Adams and the election
OF General Jackson by sayiDg that the
devotion Of lhs former 10 the popular
doctrine was somewhat questionable, e,
while that of the latter, Notwithstanding
the declarations OF his enemies, was
beyond all question! There ia no min
cling Of words or terms Nothing about
a jnliCiouS or i6Uenue TariG-a Protec.
tioe Tariff was the word!
Now, in order to give the proper force
TO these declarations of sentiment as put
forth by the Jackson Convention, held
in this city. in 1898, and to show that
the reckless, dishonest snd ignorant
tOire wOrkCrs Of Mr.. Van Buren,, Of the
present day, 10 this STATE. have entirely
deserted and forsaken Old Jackson Dem
ocracy, while their oppo"enls, the
Wings Of OHIO and Of the Union stand
on the true Democratic ptaYorm on the
question, we contrast them with the
doctrines Of tho Addre" adopted aud
put forth by the Convention held in this
city, on tho eth inst, and published in
Statesman. The denunc'0tioas Of a Pro
tectire Tariff IN that Address, occupy .
column, We quote the summing up as
We heve il in eOch paragraph Of the col.
umn Let those, il any there are, who
question tho fidelity and accuracy OF oar
quotations. compare them with the orig.
inal In the Statesman Of the lllh, from
which we quote.
Because q Protective Tariff does 40
con fer other special and exclusive priv"
Ieges upon few, tho manufacturers,
not accorded to the many engaged in
other pursuits
"Because a Protective Tariff is tax
upon millions Of men employed in the
various mechanic arts, iD plan ing farm
ing commerce and al the o'hor multi
iOrlouP pur'ullsof industry, for tho Pc
cuiOr benefit ola comparative few thou
sands engaged in manufacturing" "
"BeCnuse a Protective Tariff increases
The price Of articles Of consumption,
whether imported, or manufactured in
this country whilc al The same time it
dlmiaiadeS the value Of articles Of pro-
duclon and rxporlOiion H." y VI
"A Protective Tariff il, therefore, in !
truth q tOX upon exports, which the gov
ernmeni ought never 10 impose, direct
ly or indirectly, BY means of duties up
on imports beyond what is lndisprOsi-
bIy necessary for competent revenue
To the candid and honest voters Of
Ohio we would say, =" Look on one p ciUre
and then on The other" Contrast and
compare the declarations Of opinion put
Cort, Examine your position! Look
on what YOU stand! See tho position in
which INSCRIPTIONS demagoguN', who
have their own selfish aggr0ndizemenI
only In view, have placed you, and to
what end they would lead you And
say, arier calm consideration, whether
YOU aro prepared to iolow them longer
10 their destructive and anti democratic
course.
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