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Jachson, Sd .4Pl 43.
f., ,ooor1,,ce with those views Mr.. Polk, in |
% t,,;,,, ;r,rod,cod
1854 votea IN J"'o' u ''''o'
by Mr. Hail. oil ~ Carolina' 10 'cPc"' 'o ''"P'o'
mise act, under the pretcAt OF reducing the duties
down TO what was called the Unnecessary wants
. n .,,,,, ~ p,i ,,,;s r,;lod 1I5to6)
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Mr. FOLK shorlIy u'tet re''cu Ho"' "s'''''
and entered the lists Tor Governor ID tennessee
where he was called out on this question, nay,
.o,,,h, d;scrssion and has left on record the
.,-,;..,. W.
most ample ana Sa''S'"''o'y ''S''''''"''
quote first from
Synopsjs of Chr. Polks speech de'ircrcd at Jack
son, on lie Sd Of april lsl3,' 'eriuen ont byI
G"e'P' A.mse J'and published IN pomph't' '"Ln'
ne LOOK o.nrr e,IMS, pt'Lny ony't 81 , ,j,
nroiect;yc tarilr act missed by the last Congress-
He showed that it was a highly protective tariff,
and not one for revenue. lie showed that, by
the COMPROMISE tar'. act Oh ,22' we TAX o.. no
lis value after the 3Oth of June, 1913 No
hirber tax than % per cent. araS imposed on any
article after the 3Oth ofJunc, ISL, until the 3Oth
Of Aurust. 1912. on which latter day tho present
taritr law w,s nossed bv The Wbir Conrrcss.-
The WHO COMPRESS laid violent hands ON the
comnrotnise act of 1888. and broke it up."
ait was clear. therrforc, that the late tariff act
was NOT \ revenue measure. It had raised the
rates of duiv so hrh as to shu, on, imports and
consconpn,ly TO cut off and diminish revenue"
judging from the amount Of revenue recry-
led at the Treasury, under the operation OF the
P[es'nl II" " .Gr Inc ',,' q'',a'g' VI I,Ir
, .,o',,, ~ r,n,, ,rl,ich y.,rIJ h.ya been
pct t' Ind ,b3t act been left nnds,nrbad."
{. lie was opposed to direct taxes, and to prohi-
bitorv and protective duties aud in favor OF such
wo9iraic duties. as would not cut of inspirations.
IN OTHER WORDS. NE yyASIN FAVOR
OF REDUCING THE DUTIES TO THE
RATES or TIE COMPROMISE ACT,
vViiInr THE WING CONGRESS- FOUND
l II L.h ~ HE '''h VI '|'''' 80
This, to lis is plain enough. But we sometimes
do rpIlic s,o,lors ,,roa, ;nips,ico Inv nuttin,r an
. =,
''''' P'c"''''" WI VIA 'i-! 9'!' ~ " -
the possibility Of such contingency, Gov, Polk
wound IN his snccch on this occasion with the
c,Ilo,.;,,r ,,,,,,.oi IF his ,,osit;or
"iHE piTFrDENCE DFTwrrN THE COURSE or
THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH WHICH III, (hR.
NlrroS BEoWyD NCrs Ayu MYSELF *, WHILST
THEY ARE TUE ADVOCATES OF DIS
TRIBUTION AND 4 PROTECTlNETARi
MEASURES WHICH | CONSIDER RUIN
GUS TO THE INTERESTS OF THECOUN-
TRY AND ESPECIALLY TO THE INTER-
EST OF THE PLANTING STATES--I
HAVE STADIfY AND NTAIL TIMES Op
POSED BOTil.'-S1mc Speceh, as p@J'tshed By
"'mS'y'
Next, in order OF time, we have Gov Polk 5
reply to certain enquiries Oh the people OF Mem
phs, on the subject Of the tariff:
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run O'' '' +n',,Fytto '"s
-'' 49, 49, 4~-''
@tHs!ioS.
ON. ere WV !" 't'"'" U"l' or u'Tec' taxes 'o' "'
support T., "' N'..' '' '''''n"'"'
"'" '''', ''!.' improve ' sue It "' ~ "' "''',
give P'o''''" "'"' ''',I Nv "'"'9' 'o'''7" '"''-!'
~. ""
81 b,y, A., 4 ,.. b., ,,l fl, mr. =, r,,.., ,- ;l
protective tariff laws, ..nd not FIR revenue. jr toa
vance the interests Of one nr,i ion Of . pcn'r rri
in rnopgcl cr,rcs by TAXING aup,b,r and much the
aro,r poriinn tu; naa l, many irilnrarv 10 Nh. in
creased wealth of The few. AM OPPOSED TO THE
. TARIFF ACT Oh THE LATE CONGRESS-
con.ilcring it to b. in many rcs,,,. Of this Character
and indeed 50 highv protective upon some article; rs to
prphIr their i,iy,aii,u ,ui, tlr country ,nr,l,r
/ I,u ~ r,yon or nrpr,IfxG mar ,cr arl rr~,or-
ing the COMPROMISE tamil nc, Of March 1888; bccv-
,nra3I d., that i, vou ur9In.c ,i.r, r,.enic iln the
if'S'W a" '"I ,N'i ''' ".d po,r''"n Hi 'r'' D."
az, '['' '., . %," ,. ,; .,
protection To die manufacturers ami all that thew oual,
% desire, or TO wH'ou THEY ARE ENrrrlrp"
j. a. "l'N'
Finally, Gov Folk proposed to his opponent
Mr. Jones, to discuss this subject through the
Gov, po1L Io1 Off j., ,ho r,.h,;yo r,;,, ,,i,l,
an article which ono,s nc r,r,o,,s.
WINCHESTER, My %, 1913,
- n '''' r''P,' ~ ,.r.
At Curro.r, On the l2h Of April last, that We should
each write and publish views and opinions on h,
ui"c' ofho laT was that our respective positions nri
be disiiHciy kaocn anil uaderSiood 6y thc people
That my opinions we're already folly aud d,inay known
! could not doubt HAD STEADILY, duruc r1,
period | was Representative in Congress BEEN
opposed TO u protective Dolicy
m, recorded and published speeches prove Sinr,
retired from Congress had held the same opinions
In tie present canvass for Governor MAD Avowrp Ny
OPPOSITION to the Ttri acr Of jhc late VIII. Con.
sress as b"ns !h'y PROTECTIVE in is character
ana not designed by Us authors as revenue measure
Aal a''"e1 my OPINION ~ my pubic speeches that III.
interests OF 'Ne country an especially Of The producing
ahl exporting ndl'S, GENS I TX ~ lis ItI.PaAI.