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MIR. CLAY vISpTcATEo nY MR. POLK

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The U. s. Gazette presents US with another
short extract from Mr.. Folks Address to the
People Of Tennessee, April 3, 1889, printed al
Columbus, Tennessee, Mr.. P's own residence
On page occurs the following paragraph:
:. The great results Of Gen. Jackson's admin.
stratlon belong to The history of the counir7, and
can be but briefly skelched or alluded 10 in an
address like this. In repealed instances be re-
( commended notifications and reductions OF the
Tariff, WITH view TO the final abandonment oi
that o1ious and unjust system. So efrcIual
were these recommend siious, and so rapid the
change of public; opinion, that the friends OF the
Tariff, and even Mr.. Clay, its imputed father,
seized onsa favdtable moment TO save the whole
| from destrnctionl BY timely compromise Ii
was The defence of'Mr Clay, with his friends at
the North, that BY yielding 4 part he prevented
the destruction II The whole, and in their con
| timed and devoted support OF him the Northern
capitalists have shown that they are grateful for
! the fortunate rescue"
Here wehave Mr.. Pclk's opinion OF the Ia.
I riff policy undisguised.
In repeated instances he tGen. Jackson) re-
commended notifications and reductions of the
Tariff with view to the FINAL abandonment Ct
THAT 0DIoUS AND UNJUST SYSTEM"
And again he said
$50 effeclual we're these Recommendations
and so rapid the change ofspnblic opinion, that
the friends of the Tariff, and even Mr.. Clay, its
imputed father, seized on favorable moment 10
save the whole from destruction By timely
compromise
SO il seems that it was the intention of Gen
Jackson and Mr.. Polk for the, latter boasts that
he went fully with Gen. J. IN all his measures
to destroy the whole Tariff policy, and they were
only preventedsTrom doing so Sy Nr. Clay, Who,
70 use Mr.. Folks own language, s'se:zed a favor
ablesmOment 10 save the whole from destruc-
tion BY timely compromise. ''-Ne,Oark .4dp. /
sHOEMAKERs, LooIN AT THIS.
We ask The attention lSAe4,s(.l.e aa. = glssFI
e.'f, = ralIUusInsiances Of similar kind -
We ask Thorn whether they are prepared TO
support policy which will convert them into
mere cobblers, or drive them from the business
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Effects of the Tarif-InstructiUe Incident.
Facts are the most convincing argu4
ments. Let us tell one among many
which gives conclusive testimony, pracii-
cal evidence in favor of the Tariff, that
comes home to our business and bosomsl
Inahe autumn OF 18Th when the dulles
under the old Compromise Tariff had taIE
len below the point of protection, a shoe
dealer in Augusta, Geo, native Of this
city, and well known in our business ciE-
cles, who had been. accustomed TO lay 10
his stock here, found ON a visit to BostoA.
that he could supply himself better and At
cheaper rates from the importers Of
French Boots and Shoes in that city and
accordingly did 50, buying all he wanted
I.there.-The workshops Of Newark were
moi able ID compete with those Of Paris.
and hence lost the trade. Here is sim.
pie -fact which every man can understand.
How stands the case now. under The
Wing Tariff Of 1912, which Mr.. Polk aud
lis party say ought 10 be repealed To-.
stead Of importing French boots at prices
reduced below living wages in America
the Boston importers are sending 10 New
ark for their sstock A member Of one
manufacturing house in this city informs
usthat be now keeps twenty men employ
ed in1making for the very house in Bos-
ton which in 1871 imported the French
boots for its Augusta customers
In this simple fact, and il is only spe !
cifnen OF the experience of the whole
country. of The happy change that has
been produced by the.4esioratlon of pro.
ieciiTe Tariff, we have conclusive an
swer 10 all he specuIations aud sophisiry
Of the free trade politicians. Facts are
stubborn things Every man in business,
every householder every family in the
CITY who knows how trade and every in.
lterest Of society lsnguished during the
hard times, when the protecting care. q
1.-The Government was withdrawn, viii
readily see the difference between send
ing our money abroad 10 Patronize ihs
workshops Of Paris. or keeping il at home t
give employment and bread to our own
free and patriotic workmen. who are thu.
kept from being reduced to the misers
Bile condition Of the oppressed Iaborers o
1.-The old world.
| The reciprocal benefits Of IBIS mode 0
pa,ronizing our own labor, and thus build
ing up flourishing manufacturing towns
which constitute The best possible bonn
market foF every species Of AmeTicar
produce, must be obvious 70 every ma
who thinks -vsacerh on, ~ -7drt'tiss'
d .4notisr Of James X Poik's J'otes.--l
lis a matter Of history. says the Georgi
Journal, THAI JAMES MoNRoE sacrificed
large amo1ht'of property to carry on th
war. This patriotism thus displayed eis
waited hin 70 The Presideacy and wher
. lin bis old age and in extreme poverty. b
!, l2etirioned Congress for The payment
{ debts long due 10 him, James K. Polk q
) ted against his petition. For the proof Sc
Gong. Deb. Nay I2th. 1896. roll 2, PAL
5 1881. and January 3lst, 1881. voi. Z pa.
: k546, andail4. II is unnecessary 70 con
0 menf on these votes. The people will 81
lhe feeling that prompted then.-- Star.