Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-09-27
POLITICS OF THE DAY.
40 me Mechanics, Man,4facturers, and Workia,.
men 81 me city Of Baltimore =
What are the objections to the TarifI y ,sAo

n haas
INFLATED thousand new enterprises il has bre.h, rL i
the woriingman when he stood sorey in need q \ III
planted content IN families where there was desponIar
has given competence to many Independence to MANY an
ence TO many and better hopes Of livelihood to all sam
persons have said that the Wings 1912 promised the p
pie two dollars day and beef don't know who orr
missed this But do know that has been realized to
great many Many men get dollars day who did
not get it before and they may have the whenever they
ehoose If all have not got two dollars day, no one viii
'y ,hat vast multitude Of aboing in this country
y = placed IN better circumstances and feel, every da5
- men lses reason to be thankful for the Tariff of ls42
ihey who object therefore, to this Tariff are honnd J., ho
case strong enough outweigh all these arpuments -
its favor. s''''''' :
What are the objections 10 Il !, R.
HS no longer regarded unconstitutional as il wss
declared at first Some Of the pols.l oacles b.ya hs
their creed on this point snos ts Tariff has CROWN
lar Certain Democratic orators and presses have yer oud
y, and with efirontey enough, within wear mast ,n;,
that this Tariff is Wing measure, and they claimed co.
their own party They said, "Did Wright and IN, \
chanan vote for it in the Senate and could you have carried
it without them !" We answer, /" II is true they did volta
for it. because they afraid Of offending very large and
powerful body New York and Pennsylvania who we're de-
emined go with the Whigsin support Of the Tariff But
they endeavored to explain their votes to leave them
selves ground to retreat upon hereafter They apoeize for
these votes said they would not have voted for that but
for the fact that they did not vote there would have been
no Tariff and consequently revenue to support the Cow
eminent. This the The next year Mr. Wright
made speech WATERFOWL for Incidental Protection de-
nouncing the Tariff Of 1912 and he also made another in
the Senate sustaining the principles Of Gen. McKays report,
that went against all protection except such might be got
by accidentwhichI think the true meaning Incidental
accidental. a
andn these hack "A
certain Of the Democracy both Congress and out Of it,
have committed themselves year ago this point that
they Cannot deny the consfituonay Of the present Tariff
But now it settled that the party go party
against it. many who not Independent enough
fuse to be bted and bded for the service of the politicians
very much loss find some plausible excuse for their
opposition it. These men, general may be known by
their oucy that the Tariff of 1912 is imperfect in its details,
and ought to be modified Upon this plea they for open
ing il and making
have heard yet any specification Of the mperfectons
Of this Tariff That there articles protected by
il which ought to be protected believe But that there is
any interest operproteced by it, deny. That as
carefully prepared thoroughly discussed and well digest
ed any need be- Three four months
employed in maturing it. All present opinion and all past
experience accessible the National Legislature duly
brought to the aid of the committee arranging the bill The
enlightened and patriotic mechanics, manufacturers and
merchants consulted and the greatest respect shown
their suggestions The people at large invited to give
all information in their power necessary to make this bill
good ones and they did contribute largely. The bill
der discussion for than months in Congsess and
every body, therefore, who had interest in knowing knew
what said and done in reference it. There nothing
hasty in the mode Of passing it. Manysuggesons made
to the Representative of this city, by many of most
intelligent mechanics and manufacturers whilst the bill
progress and there not believe, suggestion made
by them that voaby received and Incorporated into
the BILL Certainly, the design and wish of the twenty
Congress make the bill beneficial possible the
industrial classes of the country and the which has
attended is daily upon the wisdom and fidelity
the men who prepared it.
of the prophecies of the enemies of the bill that
would diminish the below the wants of the Govern
ment and thus render direct taxation necessary. This
great bugbea and frightened many udcious persons
They entirely wrong however, in their predictions,
that the got fairly into operation produced
surplus The oraces although little put out by this
not senced They said, Wait another year and then
you will all that have propheseddefcient revenue,
foreign ovehrown shipping worthless
sailors in the amsbouses Well another year has pass.
The Is for the propheser than before The inn
ports for the year ending 30h June, 1s45 considerably
more than the imports for the year ending june 1874
The imports for the year ls45 estimated
10 BE- Sll9,bl2,606
The imports for 1914 were. 0S435,0 3S
ali Tho ogt IN; n.