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Il HcIli1sy,burg. p. Il vss composed
/ principally Of Loeos. and a several O re
preliminary meetings some Of The mos
distinguished men Of that party ners &C
i've me mben-such for Instance. ., Wll-.
son nc sodless. ESQ.,. Who headed me
Polk Electoral iickeiin Psnnsyivanis, ana
was Prssideni or The Electoral College Of
abs, Stale. Jadees Wilkins. Burnside
and Shsier, leading members Of that Par4'
Il for years. usre also prominent support.
srs 81 The incipisni movement. Ex-Gov-
error PoarER presided 10 the Convention
and the uLoIs proceedings were nasag-
ed by men Of the same party.
Is Il not strange. Il "Mr. Polk l. bet
Ter Tariff man Than Mr.. Clay" a. the
party contended before The election. that
any movement should be necessary to
keep him in the right tracki Why do
no, these men come out honestly and say
tina, they have been deceived BY Mr..
Polk. and were The instruments Of der
ceiying others!
Itisa matter moi unworthy Of obserya-
lion. that This Loco Foco Tariff Conven-
iion. the members Of whom generally Coz
slesce With The Southern Free Traders,
base their deliberstions upon "ihe seati.
! ments aud objects Of their fathers. orr
dsining and establishing the Constitution
IL the United states." from which sprung
the duty Of the government Gas they just
" ssssnt) 10 e1tend 'fair and jusl pro-
Lection 10 al the great Interests Of The
whole Union. And yet the same men
win eravely contend. as do those Of. The
South who deny tie sbovepropositions y
toto, that Democracy" Is the sane sUer,
rhsre THAT it, principles are innsisble,
Sc; whilst the radical portion Of the par
Ety swear that il i "Proeressiys.a and
must keep pace with the spirit Of the age
who sre veto believer What con6.
dence are we 10 place in any Of them q
Does Democracy mean. Is praciiseG 81
late years, any thing more than schems
10 enable the few 10 gull and rule the ma.
nyi II il does, then i,s meaning 10 ye'
10 be developed.
81 But 10 the Tariff Copvention-Lpcofo
co 10 its principal ingredients. We copy
1.-The resolutions bearing directly upon ihs
tsubject. /
Reioipsd, That Il i the paramount dutJ Of al
governments 10 enlarge BY every practicable
means, the prosperity Of the producing ciasses
hat BY incorporating with our teyenae sysieu
The principles of free trade, we would forever de
feat the enlarge tot their prosperity and post
poue 10 remote generations the deselopmsni o.
the te,ourees Of ibis our. beloved couniry.
Re,olued, That the Slate Of Pennsylvania i
desply interested 10 The maintenance and preser
, walton Of the protective policy afforded BY -
existing Revenue Tariff.
,Re,oIvsd, That the people Of This Stale com
prehend the value, understand the impeftance
ana are pledged 70 The support and cannot ,
lfeduced iaio the aband onmeat or betrayal Of a.
! policy which in The brief period Of three year
, has rs-animsted he almost depending enefgie
4 and restored the pros.rase credit Of this Con
mon wealth. ..
| Ae1Qtet0, Au1t " tuE pPtutVu W " - tfe-- -
ton, the Interests ef Agriculture, Manufacture
labor. s.
RssoIrsd, That We are opposed 10 Z horIxont.
or twenty per cent I'D vaiorsn iafiti, inasmuch !
il neither Affords fair, just, or adequate prote,
. ton 10 many Of the great ipietestslof the STAT
, Of Psnnsylvanis, nofsean il AFFORD revenue sui
eient 10 deffay the expenses Of The Govsrnmeu
economically administered.
! Rtsoipta, That the Tariff Of 1912 hes yields
sufficient revenue 10 defrsy the expenses OF III
governmen, economically admin isiered and ha
sfsrded .fair and Just protection 10 al The erea
intsrests ofihe whole Union. embracing AeficoI
ture, Manufactures, the Mechanic Ans, Con
merce and NsvigaiiaD.n
. Resolved, That justice and s,und policy forbi
I the Federal Government 10 .rerssi, or in al,
way materially alter or modify the Tariff 81
1912, so long a. the same yields sufficient reye
; nue. 10 deffay the expenses OF the government.
Rtsoirtd, Thai this Convention, therefore. Re
spectfuliy demand AZ the hands Of the Congress,
Of the Union thai general protection which /,
their Inheritance that the existing system 81
revenue having ful6lled lis great object, il i.
highly important that the lawscu such subject.
% the Tariff should be permanent ID their char
| acisr, which would be snre guarantee 10 the
enterprise Of the eouatry and the investment Of
capital. III