The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-15
his parry attempted to correct him when he made

his parry attempted to correct him when he made
them:
From Colonel Folks Reply 10 the Memphis Inquiries,
May Is, 1913.
:" have at all times been opposed to prohibit
cry or high protective tariff laws, designed not
i"r revenue, but TO advance the interests of one
portion OF the people employed in manufactures
by taxing another and much the larger portion,
thus making the many tributary to the Increased
wealth of the few. AM OPPOSED TO THE TARIFF
ACT OF THE LATE CONGRESS-, considering I: to be
IN many respects of this Characteristic indeed
so highly protective upon some articles as to pro-
hbt Their importation into The country altoge'h
er AM IN FAPoR OF REPEATING THAT ACT, and
restoring the compromise tariff act OF March u,
1898; believing, as do, that it would produce
more revenue than the present aw.* and that
incidental protection afforded by the twenty per
cent. duty, especially when this would be paid in
cash, and on tho home valuation, will afford snffi
cient protection TO the manufacturers and ell
that they ought to desire, OR TO WHICH THEY
ARE ENTITLED"
Time, the only test OF all experiments, has proved
the reverse of this. Sasa~
t Every knows that the manufacturers were pros
rated under the ~ per duties, without raising suf
fcient revenue for The support OF Government.
This without citing mary other Instances in
which he has expressed himself in favor of lov
duties, or no duties at all, as in the case of wool,
will suffice here indeed, we can hardly suppose
it necessary to say this much SO far as Mr.. Ho-
ban is concerned, for we will not believe he knew
less of Mr. Folks principles than members Of his
party who attempted to correct him when he thus
stated them.
JOS. H. Bradley, Esq of Washington, followed
Mr.. Hoban in short speech, and declared him
self perfectly satisfied with the good Wing doc
trine urged by Mr.. H. and though laboring un-
der ndspositon, his remarks were plain, honest,
and convincing; he was several times interrupted
by few dsorderly Locos who feared the force
OF his plain facts, and IN reply to an nterrogatory
Mr.. Clay was not, like Mr.. Polk, the grandson of
tory this created some huttering, and proof
was called for; Mr.. B. pledged himself to furnish
what he relied on for the assertion, and in which
he placed confidence, and we happen to know he
has fulfilled his promise and we shall take some
pains to give them more on the same subject.
He was followed by our old friend, w. d. Wal
ZACH, formerlyof this city, who occupied about
half an hour to prove to those present that the
prices of articles on which duties were laid we're
higher now than before the operation Of the pres
ent tafiff--as one Loco in our hearing remarked,
"he can't do that, and | think he'd better quit"
We concBrred in the, remark
Mr., Causin and Ar. Hoban each occupied the
stump again fol- some twenty minutes, in review
of The arguments Of eachother in their former re-
marks.
This precinct of Prince, Georges has always
been ultra Locofocoisl', though we learned from
a gentleman present that there is redeeming
spirit amongst them, and we were witness to
the frnt!ess efforts to bring back to the darkness
Of Locofocosn one whom the light Of Wing
principles had caused to come out for Harry of
the West.