The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-13
WASHINGTON, May II, 1914.

GENTLEMEN: | received the letter which
you did me the honor to address TO me, in
viting me, prior TO my return home, to visit
the capitol of Pennsylvania. Subsequent TO
its date, | thought ii right 10 announce to
the public my determinationto make no Wis
its, nor attend any public meetings which
might be deemed political, untll the Pfesi-
dentian election was decided. To that de-
termination l shall adhere. 1t depriyes me
of the pleasure of accepting yourfriendiy IN
~vitation.
Gentlemen, I agree with you-"No State
in this Union would be benefited more by
the permanent establishment Of a sound
Wing policy than Pennsylvania / have
had the great satisfaction, always, to agree
with Pennsylvania in regard to public meas
ures, whenever the genuine feelings of Pean-
s~ylvania have been fairly expressed. There
was not merely a cordial concurrence, but
an intimate friendship, between her Findlay,
Smile, Lacock, Roberts, Brown, and other
distinguished sons, and me in the Congress
which declared the last war. l united also
with the survivors ofthem, or other eminem'
citizens of that State, in laying the founda-
ton of the National prosperity, after a return
of peace. Ihaye no recollection of any i'm
portant public measure respecting which /
differed from Pennsylvania. Twas perfect
" aware thatsthe time was when the people
OF PENNSYLVANIA were made to believe that /
was not their frlend." Acting under the
maxim that honesty was the best policy, and
upon the conviction that truth is %omnipotent,
and public Justice certain, | bore unmerited
reproaclres cast upon me, as became me. |
have not been disappointed. | stand vindi-
Gated, in the hearts, and by the spontaneous
acclamations of my fellow citizens. The
industry and malignity of my enemies will
no doubt prompt perseverance in the attacks.
Perversions of my language, misrepresenta-
tions of my course, old scraps from tattered
obsolete newspapers-even fabrication and
forgery are and will continue to be employ
ed 10 vituperate and villify me. Bf, like
all preceding assaults, they will be %unavail-
able and | shall remain invulnerable TO them
all.
In the meantime, Congratulate you on the
lishment of that Wing policy SO essential, l
belle We, not only to the prosperity of Penn
sylvania, but TO that ofthe whole Union. |
happened to be in the House of Representa-
tives when an important part Of that policy
signally triumphed. The tariff of 1912 has
been bitterly denounced, and gross epithets
applied 10 it. It's repeal was pronounced to
be a ~favorite object of our political oppon-
ents. They have a majority of some fifty
or sixty in the House. A bill to repeal that
tariffhas been pending a great part of the
present session of Congress. And yet, yes
terday, on a test vote "a majority of the House
decided against the repeating bill, leaving
the tariff of l942 in FULL and or
GRAFTON! This decision was an i~nvolutary
concession of our political opponents to the
wisdom and benevolence of Wing policy,
? produced by the returning prosperity of the
country, and the enlightened opinion of the
people.
But, gentlemen, | have a much higher
: qualification than any which could be deriv-
ed from that decision of the House of Re-
personalities. 1t is that the people of the
United States, from the ST. Johns to Sabine.
. who have been so long divided and agitated
Oh the question ofthe encouragement of do.
: mestic industry, are about 10 settle down in
union and harmony, upon equitable basis ol
raising in time of peace the amount of revenue
requisite to an economical administration o
: of the Government, exclusively from foreign
imports, by a tariff adjusted as that, by prop
er determinations, so just and reasonable Ell
! enlargement shall be extended to American
industry. May this happy union and har
r mony pervade all other great policy, an,
nothing occur 10 disturb the peace, to sull,
the character or check the onward and glori
h ouslmarch of our county.
v | am your friend and obedient servant,
t. I'll. CLAY.
Mess. SAM'L II. CLARK, &c.