Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-08-01

advocated in this Legislature and in Con.
gress years gone by; he advocated them
still, and he mad always advocated them.
There had been no departure IN his course
in this respect. The Tariff of 1923, he
had often said, was too high; that of IT,
"a was his pattern. If there had been
any deviation in his course, it was this,
and this only.
When in 1928 both parties, the supper
tiers of Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Adams were
vieIng with each other for popularity. they
got the Tariff ioo high. The cause was
this: Adams and jackson were the oppo-
sing candidates. The eastern people
were unanimous for nigh Tariff. Ii
was popular everywhere, and the suppor-
tiers of Mr.. Adams got up Convention
at Harrisburg. in order to be able to carry
Pennsylvania. which was considered
doubtful. The Jackson men, seeing that
this was likely to be a popular hobby,
mounted forthwith and sent a majority of
Jackson men to this Convention, and thus
got the start of the others. A Tariff then
being made political hobby, and both
parties applying the whip and the spur
with all their might, they get the Tariff
too high. He had repeatedly said that
had he been in Congress ia 1923, he
shold have voted against the i'll. The
Tariff OF 1924 was high enough.
These three points, then, he had always
been in favor Of. He had always gone
in connection with his republican friends
and associates in support OF them. When
the northern man aimed at the Presiden.
cy, and found that he could not get there
by Southern votes, unless he became
northern man with southern principles,
then he came out in opposition TO Ia
riff and a Bank, and afterwards against
Distributor. Then Jackson and Van
Buren, became the party, aud their dicta-
ton was responded TO as the will Of the
party. When the Democracy was thus
all concentrated by sort of burning, 1ou-
BILE convex political lens, in one or two
men, the party followed men, aud renoun.
ced all their old principles. And because
he (Mr. R.) would not 60 with them in
thus leaving principles and following men
he was denounced and accused of having
deserted his party. He had became a
political turncoat, and had Joined the fed
eralistsi
the principles long entertained and highly
cherished by the old Republican party,
and he now invited the party 10 return 10
The standard which they had left. The
party had always been in favor of a Ia
riff. National Bank, and oil the distrIbu-
ton of the proceeds of the public lands.
Here was the standard-here the ban.
ners under which the old democratic re-
publicans used to march to the battle field.
This was the flag which they planted on
the citadel of freedom. From this watch.
tower the party had strayed, and he now
asked them to return to the standard
which they had deserted. Every patri
OF, every man who had the love of hi;
country at heart, would cheer their return
Yes even if it were the great prodigaI
himself; the one who had led the van in
the departure from this national banner
of republicanism gladly would we cheeI
even his re turn. Nay, further, we woult
make a feast for his return---the fattee
calf should be killed: and would agar
clothe him with fine raiment in lieu Of
that which he has rent and polluted.
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