Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-08-22
Eiromn Lor7sspOnaent Of The National d',-
aetigGrcer.
STRANGER THAN FICTION.

: detlgPrcer.
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION
Some dozen years-since most extraor-
dinary- spectacle-was presented to the A
meriean people,. e. the National Govern
ngnt making a-warnponitsown National
. Bank!
The faule is familiar to us all; the Uni
1 ted States Bank, whichpreseHted the most
beautiful currency the'worldever saw, was
by the man Sof iron nerve, extinguished,
and1inally, under State charter, fell.
For years the people struggled against
the consequences of tampering with the
currency, but would have struggled in
vatn'had it not been for the tariff bil OF
1899. 1t came "with healing aUnder its
wings" refreshing and fertiHzrg every
thing it touched, and, undel it9 beneGcent
influence, National Stata, and individual
lcredit is elevated abroad and at home and
last. but net least, the whole country is in
a most prosperous, condition. Under such
Ia satisfactory condition Of thing, common
IsensP, common prudence, and common
i'cau.ian dictate the Importance of "wjse
| inactivity" But is this maniIested No;
for weread in fbP papers the promises of
iOid men-men who ought to know letter
that in due time thpy7wlI take up the
subject OF reducing the dUtiesrtoa Il revenue
standard, revenue limit, or some undciina-
bic thing Of that knd---p perhaps meaning
that the trio, the Secretary Of the Trcasu-
ry, the Secretary Of the Navy, and the OF
fciaI Editor who appear to be charged
with the question, intend 'to"concnct 'Ac :
judicioas iarIf" Now, Messrs. Editors
Of the InteIIrgencct, | desire to ask YOU,
who have been seutjneIs on the political
watch-tower so long, if the promise or
'thregt to disturb the tariff, and BY ,c0nse-
qucnce the whole business tie country,
is nGtthe most wicked scheme that was
ever cOncocted! and 'conCoCted, too, with |
not the remoteat prospect OF beneHting |
any portion Of the country, or any interest, |
but Chiefly for political effect. do theee
people know what they are aboun Do
lheyknOw that the prices Of all articles, |
foreign and domestic, ,are upon an average
as low, If not lower, than they were before
the passage Of the tariff bill of 1872! Do
they not know that all branches of busi-
ness Of hewhole country were neverun-
der better regulation, and that the opera
ton Of the tariff had rendered our curren-
cy admirable because it was instrumental
IN filling the country with precious metals?
But, suppOse,the county was not p osper-
Gus, can the trio to which have alluded /
give Il sensible reason for protecting for
eign industry in preference to protecting |.
domestic industry? Was there ever a
more extraordinary spectacle than that Of
two American Secretaries and one Vener-
able editor holding a council for the pur-
pose Of contriving tho best and most cXpe-
ditious plan for throwing the whole bus-
ness of the country into confusion, the tx
changes into disorder, desoIaling our beau-
liful manufacturing villages, and by con
sequence bringing rain upon hundreds Of
thousands! And all this to be done for no
other reason than for party effect, and to
protect foreign aborers instead oI thei
owns How should such acts as these be
punished! f
But these disturbprs of The peace and
prosperity of the Confcderacy will end
lIlul ltlb UtUIlt .uUutISliIlu ll'l llWt III
tcrest, and do nOtintend to he humbuggcd
any Longer; and dare say the people Il
would be better pleased with the Secreta-
ries the Treasury and Navy Departments
if they would attend to their regular off,
caI duties, and lotOcoupy the ''chief pOr-
ton" of their time by preparing documents
toupturn the whole business.of
the United States. The People, through
their representatives., arc,every way com
potent to ndge whether itbe best to lay on
or take of duties; R;.Gnd the least Secretaries
mcdde with the subject the bettor for all
hands By the Constitution, the Presi-
dent is authorized 10 recommend orsug-
geat measures, and / Gun readily imagine
he will in his FIRST message strike blow \
Mt the tariff, but it will be like pocket +
pistol fred at the rock of Gibraltar. His u
feeble blow will, be met and resisted hy
not only ali the Wings of the country, hut
by a vast number of LocoIocos in and out
Of Congress; and the upshot ofthr distur-
hanco will he, that the prceenttorid, which
has rendered the Union prosperous and
happy will stand.
LEDGER.
New York, Aug. 4, 1915.