The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-30

sidering it to be in many respects Of this
character-and, indeed so highly protective
upon some articles as to prohibit their impor-
tation into the country altogether. | AM IN
FAVOR OF REPEATING THAT ACT,
and restoring the Compromise Tariff Act of
March ., 1888, believing,as l do, that it would
produce moic revenue than the present law
and that the incidental protection afforded by
the 20 per cent duty, especially when this
would be paid in cash, and on the home val
uation, will afford sufficient protection to the
manufacturers, and all they ought to desire,
or to which they are entitled"
The following extracts from a speech de-
livered by James X. Polk before the people OF
Madison County, on the Sd Of April 1s43,
will show that he is, and always has been, an
uncompromising opponent to Protective
Tariff:
He was opposed to the prohibitOry and
Protective duties, and in favor Of such mod
crate duties as would not cut off importations.
In other words, he was in favor of reducing
duties to the rates Of the Compromise Act,
where the Wing Congress found them on the
goth of June IS42.'-Pdmphlet speech at
Jackson, Tennessee, ApriL. 1643.
The South, and he with them, had voted
LOT ACT vi lCO< DtCduSc IL W DIS TCuutttOfs
of the rates of the Act of 1923, though by no
means so low as he would have desired it to
be; still it was the greatest reduction which
could be attained at the time of its passage"
ID.
THE difference between the Wing party
and myself is, whilst they are the advocates Of
Distribution and Protective Tariff-meas
ures which | consider ruinous to the interests
OF the Country. and especially to the Interests
of the planting States-I have steadily and at
all times opposed both."-Ib.
The Globe in commenting upon the ex-
tracts from Col. Folks speeches, recently
published, says:
These extracts, we agree with MIR. Har-
din, contain fair exposition Of Col. Folks
views, at the same time it announces, in brief,
the doctrine of Tariff for Revenue only,
which we regard as the doctrine entertained
universally, almost, By The Democratic Party"
MIR. POLK'S COURSE IN RELATION
TO WOOL.
January IL, 1927, Mr. Mallory of Vermont,
reported bill for the better protection of
wool and woolens, and made an elaborate
speech in its support. Mr.. Cambreling, sof
New York, Uocofoco,) Immediately rose
and avowed free trade doctrines, and commence
ed war upon the bill. Mr.. Polk voted against
the bill throushout.-Cong. Deb, vol. 3,
pages Csc, 995, 1,027, 1,O2S, I,OS7, I,095.
Jan. 81, 1928, Mr.. Mallory of Vermont,
reported the famous tariff bill of 1928, Civ
ing increased protection to Wool, woolens,
and other branches of domestic industry.
Mr.. Polk went with the enemies OF the bill
and voted against it.-Same, vol. A, part 2nd,
pages 2,34s, 2,472.
April Is, 1880, Mr.. Mallory reported bill
to prevent frauds in the importation of for
eign products and enforce the tariff Of 1928.
Mr.. Polk voted against it.-Same, vol. 6,part
2, pages $40, 997.
Dec. II, 1880, Mr.. Baninger introduced
a resolution to reduce the duty on coarse
wool, woolens, sugar, &C., and on the ques-
ton of consideration, Mr.. Polk voted in the
affirmative.
1.-The wool-growers consider the duty up
on foreign wool as important to their pros
perity. isopinion is founded upon error.!i"
JAMES X. POLK.
my OPINION ISTHAT
WOOL SHOULD BE DUTY FREE
Congressional debates, vol. 9, page 1l74.
In addition to the foregoing, we here in
troduce letter from under MIR. Folks own
hand, which must satisfy every one, if he
can be believed, that he is hostile TO Pro.
tective Policy, and in favor Of the REPEAL
of the Present Tariff:
WINCHESTER, May %, 1913.
To the people Of Tennessee:
The object which had in proposing to
GOronor Jones, at Carrollville, on the 10Th
of April last, that we should each write
out and publish our views and opinions on
the subject of the Tariff, was, that our
respective positions ght be distinctly
known and understood by the people.
That my opinions were already fully and
distinctly known, could not doubt. /
had steadily during the period L cas a
representative in Congress been opposed
TO a protective policy, as my recorded rotes
and pubhshedspeeches prove. Since | re-
tired from Congress l had held the same
opinions. In the present canvass for
Governor had avowed my opposition to
the tariff act ofthe late Wing Congresses
being highly protective in its character and
not designed by its authors as rcrenue
measure. l had avowed my opinion in my
public speeches that the interests of the
country and especially of the produce and
exporting States-required its REPEAL,
and the restoration of the principles of the
compromise tariff act of 1888
JAMES X. POLK"
Friends of the Tariff. are you prepared
to vote for James X. Polk, after he has
thus declared that he has "ALWA Us
BEEN OPPOSED TO A PRO-
TECTTVE POLICY" and says he
STILL HOLDS THE SAME OPINIONS )" and
tells us "that the interests Of the country
REQUIRE THE REPEAL OF THE
TARIFF
Below we present short extract from
Mr.. Folks address to the People of Tenn
essee, of April Sd, 1889, Printed at
Columbia, Tennessee, Mr.. Folks resi-
dence.) On page Z, we find the follow
ing:
sin repeated instances, he (Gen. Jack
son) recommended notifications and re-
auctions ofth Tariff ,oith aUiew to the
final abandonment Of the odious and I'M
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