Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-09-25

WHAT WILL BIZ THE PoxTCys
What viii be the policy Of the new Administers
toni 10 question which we are daily ssked--and
which we are unable to answer satisfactorily. The
meeting Of Congress is rapidly approaching, when
perhaps the President will define bis position and
let the Country know what he add Kssg Veto will
permit the people te have. But We have some.
what Of az mixing Of the course to be pursued ia
regard to the domestic policy OF the Government,
provided any one is lucky enough to define the
meaning of the "oficiaI Organ" Mr.. Richie
daily declares that ''fhe T4r,g must be reduced
10 The repenas standard.' Now What. pray, is
the revenue Standard Money enough TO meet
the wants Of Government, we suppose is the mean.
ing intended. How IS this standard TO be
tanned VIII Government always spend precisely
the same amount Are we always to remain at
peace. liable at times to be plunged into war I
Would the expenses OF Government be precisely
the same under each Of these slternativesl Can
the Secretary OF the Treasury. who is chasing this
phantom Of the revenue standard, inform the Coun-
try how many millions of dollars will be required
for the wants Of Government during the next year,
and how much for the succeeding year, We are
somewhat inclined to think that the Secretary
would be puzzled to eypher out the amount salts
factoriy, though he should even work the sum by
Woodbarys arithmetic, which once the freq
enue standard Of the Democracy. OF one thing
are certain, that "he reduction Of the Tariff
the revenue standard" means this--the overthrow
of the Tariff Act of l842. which has proved itself
entirely competent fot the purposes Of revenue,
and at the same time amply protective to the Home
industry Of the country.
A few years since the Government was deeply in
debt United States Stock was hawked about the
money markets of Europe and our country
begging for purchasers and loans, without being
National and State Governments and tie People
were all victims to the mighty tornado Of CONNER
cial bankruptcy and ruin which swept the
country. This distress continued until the meet
ing of the 27th Congress, in which the Wings bad
majorites in both Houses of Congress and passed
in 1912 the Tariff Act which the Admins tfstion
are now bent upon destroying if possible, to accom-
plish their ends. The Act of 1912 was opposed
by the Loco Foe at the time of its enactment by
Congress, mainly upon the ground that il would
produce revenue enough for the wants and necessa
ry expenses Of the Goyernment-but experience
has shown the fasity OF such charges ami COM
plants The Government has never since It's foun-
dation been in more healthy condtion--itsc credit
is completely and entirely restored, and its Golfers
full 10 overnowing-the country enjoys unexsm-
pied prosperitythe credit OF the people is re-es-
tablished-money is abundant and easily obtained
upon good paper-trade is healthy and profitable,
and in short every thing has the appearance of
restored people and country. What has been the
prominent Agent in producing this renewed pros
perityl Certainly the Tariff Act OF l842-tbe on
ly measure of public relief which has been passed
swayed the destinies of our county.
What are we to understand then BY the "reduc-
ton of the Tariff Of 1927" That the present Act
produces too much revenue-and also that the pre-
that the Administrator determined to
trench and reform and be very economical. We
hope so-but nous verroas. But suppose they
should fail and expenses would prove TO be at the
end of the year what they are, or little more
What is TO be done The deficiency must be
made up from some source-and we know OF but
two or three ways to do it-by direct tar upon
the peope--a loan-or again raising The revenue
standard Perhaps the Democl acy have found
the philosophers stone" and can "raise the
wind" without either of the above resorts. But
we think the netc AdmiRistratiOa, in their efforts
to please and satisfy the unirersal Democracy,
will render themselves decidedly ridiculous to ALL
One OF the most desirable points for our Govern
ment to attain is to adopt some stable policy and
stick TO it otherwise 1t is utterly Impossible that
the prosperity of the country should continue in
any department of Home Industry, SO mutually de-
pendant are they upon each other. II is manifest
we should think to the duest comprehension, that
the policy foreshadowed by the Official Organ and
the Secretary of the Treasury is full of folly and
certain ruin TO the onward and prosperous march
of the Government and people of the United States.
But we hope the Wings and the Tariff Democrats
rom Pennsylvania ard other Northern States,
may prove sufficiently powerful to stay the arm Of
destruction now uplifted against the best interests
of the country. We have not time or space to pur-
this subject at present, but shall find another
opportunity to discuss it further and also to glance
at the Foreign policy now pursued by our Govern
ment.
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JOHN 3. COUGH.
Great excitement has been prevailing in the pub
lie mind in the city of New York respecting the