Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-17
From the Uniontown (Pa.) Democrat
IMPORTANT.
Mr.. POLK'S LATE ANTI-TARIFF
LETTER REVIEWED, AND HIS
POSITION DEFINED.

POSITION DEFINED.
The following clear and distin ct view of
the positions of the two presidential candi-
dates on the Tariff question was presented
by Mr.. Stewart in discussion which &C.
Cured in the Court House on Friday even
ing.
Mr.. Stewart commenced by saying that
to understand the subject, it was necessary
in the first place to ascertain what the
PRESENT views and opinions of Mr.. Clay
and Mr.. Polk were upon the tariff; and
then to see what would be thu practical
operation and effect of these principles
upon the interests of the country, if car
ried out in the administration of the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Clay's position, he said. was well
understandable is for the Wing tariff of
1912, he has so declared himself repeat
eddy; in proof it is only necessary to refer
to his Harrisburg letter of the 18th Of
May 1914, in which he says:
"The Tariff act Of 1912 has been bitterly de.
nounced, and gross epithets applied to it, Its
repeal was pronou need to be favorite object OF
our political opponents. They have ma ioity
of some fifty or sixty in the House. A bill TO
repeal that Tariff has been pending great part
Of the present session Of Congress. And yet,
yesterday, on test vote, a majority Of the
House decided against repeating the Bill, tearing
TARY operation! This decision was an nvo.
untary concession of our political opponents to
the WISDOM and BENlFICENCE of Wig
policy, produced by the returning prosperity OF
the country, and the enlightened opinion Of the
people"
Thus you see Mr.. Clay declares himself
unequivocally and decidedly for the Wing
tariff of 1912. Fortunately within the last
hour said Mr.. S., have been furnished
with Mr.. Folks late letter to Mr.. Kane, of
Philadelphia, on the subject of the tariff;
he pronounced it by far the most import.
ant document that had appeared since the
Presidential nominations--important be.
cause it defines and fires Mr.. Folks posi-
ton, heretofore so equivocal on the tariff
question-it fixes him noW and at all times
distinctly for the repeal of the tariff of
1912, and for the adoption of horizontal
tariff of 90 per cent ad valorem, discrimi-
mating below that amount for revenue. In
a public discussion in Tennessee, as late
as April ls43, Mr.. Polk says:
II AM III ldVoI VI repeating TIC act vi tne last
Congress, (the act Of 1942) and restoring the
compromise tariff act of March %, 1888"
Which, Mr.. Polk says. "will afford sufii,
cient protection to the manufactures, and
is all they ought to desire, or to which they
are entitled,"-thus 30 per cent. is what
Mr.. Polk in the language of his letter to
Mr.. Kane, considers "FAIR and JUST PRO
lection To ALL THE GREAT INTERESTS of
the WHOLE UNION, embracing agriculture
manufactures, and the mechanic arts, com.
merce and navigation" In this letter Mr.
Polk says expressly "my opinions upon the
tariff have often been given to the public
they are to be found in my PUBLIC ACTS
and the PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS in which have
partcipated"-and here they are, ~ am
in favor Of the repeal ofthe tariff Of ls42,
and Of restoring the Compromise act Of I'd