The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-04
W As HIN G I ON.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1914
JAMES K. POLK.

JAMES X. POLK.
A very sharp spicy, piquant debate sprung up
yesterday in the House, quite Unexpectedly, which
occupied the whole day. Though disconnected
with the bill before the House, Uhe Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill,) we do not think it
i'll timed or Improbable.
Mr.. Pollock, of Pennsy offered an amend
ment, in Committee of the Whole, to section of
the BILL to the effect of directing the Secretary Of
the Senate and Clerk of the House of Represent.
atives, in the future disbursements of the public
moneys for the use of the Senate and House, to
the growth and manufacture of the United States,
provided the same can be procured of such growt tn
and manufacture of suitable quality and at rea-
sonable prices. This amendment was opposed
and ridiculed by Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, who
thought proper to stgmatze it as a humbug.
Mr.. Morris, of Pennsylvania, replied to Mr..
Hamlin in terms of just reproof, and took occasion
to allude to the nomination by the Locofoco party
of James K Polk, who was understood to be OPP
posed to protecting American labor and enter
prise. He wished to know if such were the fact,
and if, by selecting such man as their leader,
tina! party intended to announce his principles to
be theirs 1t was important that the people
should know, that they might see what the prE-
ciples of that party were at this time Mr.. Morris
spoke with pungent force, and drew the general
attention of members.
Mr.. Payne, of Alabama, replied to Mr. Norris
an daft nod Doll %, ~.
phrase is, in regard to the Tariff He stated that
Governor Polk was for raising revenue for the
support of the Government BY duties upon foreign
goods; but that he was opposed to protection
even incidental. When asked by member
some question, he replied that Gov. P would not
allow one farthing for protection.
Mr.. Hardin, Of Illinois, followed Mr.. Payne,
and favored the House with complete political
portrature of the new candidate Of the Locofoeo
party for the Presidency, by reading from bis
speeches in Congress-, and while caapassipg the
State Of Tennessee in 1919, and also from hie
reports &c Chairman Of the Cotufuittes of WAYS
and Means il the House. Fron the latter it
appeared that NJ. 2. was the friend and advocate
Of STATE BANKS, aud the uncomptomising
opponent Of the Sub-Treasury scheme Very
godfrey Whigish. II appeared from pam
phlet speech Of Mt. Polk, delivered last summer,
aud written out by himself that he is in favor Of
horizontal tariff Of 70 per cent, ae5EigoH asv Ills
erimsinatfon for protection In thai speech speak
ing Of the distribution act and the protective poi.
icy Of the Wings, he Gays, have steadily, and
at all tirneF opposed both" Well, how will the
Democrats Of Pennsylvania, New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, aud other northern
States, like this declaration How will they
like to vote for man who makes it boast that
ne has steadily, and, at all times, opposed meas
ures which they deem of vital Importance to the
country Does such man embody their prin-
cpes? Do they expect through him to promote
those great and important measures or do thew
not know that if elected he will do all in his
power, exercise all the influence which the high
station would give him, to destroy those meas
ures, repeal the present tariff, which has afforded
such reliefto the country, and given such an i'm
petus to business and enterprise ! Do they not
know that his nomination was procured by those
who avow their deadly and nevcr-ceasing hos
'ii'y " lhe PIoteCtVe sysIehj anu WHO dVoW tnat
if he were not FREE TRADE MAN they
would have opposed him :! Surely they must
know this. If they do not, we tell them that
such is the fact, known to be so to us-ddDailted
by them TO be so here and they glory in the fact.
why should one man any more than another be
nominated by party as a candidate for Presi-
dent Is It not because he is a man of ability
experience, statesmanlike qualities, and because
ne holds opinions in accordance with the great
body of the party which nominate him, upon all
important questions of policy! We have always
supposed so: we know these were the reasons
why Mr.. Clay was nominated by the Wing party
are we then to infer that the Democratic party
are opposed to protection, and that, if they shall