The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-12
WHO ARE THE FRIENDS OF PRoTECs-

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THE Democratic partyever has been and ever wilibe
the friend of the aboring classes Itever has and ever
will advocate fair and just protection oAmefcan In
dusiry When ceases to advocate theiueress Of the
aboriDg classes it ceases to be the Democratic usy
The Democratic party opposes the present. Tariff bei
cause it is not protective Tarii because 1t paralges
the industry Of the country, because ii pltds ninel
tenths of the people for The purpose of enrching the
one-lenh! 1t is fay calleda Tariff that proIeclsthe
industry OF the country 1t draws the expense OF Gos
enmont chiefly from the poorer and middliug classes Of
society The man who labors daily for support CON-
tributes much more that IeInan worth $l0OO0O,
5j00000 or 81 100000. The cheaper and icoarser
quality ofgoods, whether cottons wooens; whaleVer,hs
material may be, pays much heavierduly than ihe
finer qualities. Low.priced wdolens, called. hannelsi
and bazes pay 100 per cent land the finer qualities but
40 per cent, Low-priced brown shgats payaboWl0Oi
per cent, and the better qualities about 30per cent?
Lowpiced cottons worn chiefly by the laboring Glass;
es pay 100 per cent; and over while the finer fabrics
pay but 25 and 80 per cent. v4ii s'ai,g'N H.sfs
These are facts that the advocrtes ofthe Tariff "ds It
iSp will not nor cannot contradict All the disratiHG-
tons in the present Tariff calculated to 1ppress the
industry the country; oppress the laboring classes -
Determinations or differences in the rates Of duty by
which one article Of import pays more than another,
can only be justified when the object is to relieve the
poor and project the industry of the aborng classes
The object OF discrimnrtions should be, as Mr.. Van
Buren said in his Indiana letter. for the purpose ofeQaa
=ing the burthens of government that the different
classes Of society regards their ability to pay taxes
would bear their inst proportion Of the expenses fgoy
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Farmers mechanics and laboers Of the United States
call you the present Tariff q Protective Tariff No
you will not 1t does not protect but on the contrary
oppresses your industry protects or benefits nobody
but the wealthy manufacturers. The labor, which is
the capital OF the poor man, that draws from the soil
bushe of wheat Is ihadequately compensated while The
capital that is invested in cotton or woollen mahufac
| tory is abundanty rewarded.
| We confidently affirm the following 10 be true;
Isl, That James K Polk is in favor Of a. Tariff that
wproect the industry OF the counyhe whole Of that
| industry. ,s,' f. ~. -..,.... .,..-,.j. "a.
ID, That Henry Clay opposed to Tariff thatwil
protect the industry OF the country. $500!
| Sd. That James X. Polk is opposed to the present
4th That Henry Clay is ID favor Of the psesent
Tariff. ti,r, i. "A (. II st ig.is....
5th That the present Tariff is destroying the industry
oil Inc country tplI - lt Fhs5t:,q al * ~.
| All these afirmations we have time and time again
proved The great mass of the people believe and un-
derstand them. They have convincing arguments id
the low price produce and the high price Of goods
arguments that cannot be reuted. No sophstry that
our opponents may employ can satisfy the great body
of agriculmralsts that her industry is protected wheR
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price that willpay for the labor in producing it, I'VE
wouldbe willing to rest ourcause, and go to the posto-
morrow; satisfied are We that The great body of the
Iaboring classes win decide the matter rightly Talk
Of the Tariff "as is" being protective Tariff when
the greatestof all interests the agricultural oppressed
beyond all endurance. What an absurdity! There is
nothing but oppression to the laborDg classes can re-
suit from the present Tariff. Poverty and labor is
pundered that wealth and dleness may realize large
dividends. -..t.r,, .-..-I -s tt1s