Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-18
THE TARIFF BILL OF 1914.

~'A4' 'SONs
ed to test the accuracy OF Our statements of the
28th August last We take it from our own
files OF the Congressional Globe for March,
1874 ~
The public will find sufficient in this docu-
ment, in connection with recent politcal-ey
to reward careful perusal. For instance; it
will be observed, that in 1871 "while the
whole Democratic Press" in Mr.. Haywood'8
language, g applauied' this bill while q the
Democratic party jealousy approved OF it
throughout our limits" while Mr. Haywood's
Gown opinions in its favor, were freely express
SELL" and hundreds, il not thousands Of the
other party gave their approving voice" while
" our elections in 1914 and 1916, all Of them,
were conducted upon that basis, SO far as the
Tariff question entered into them at all;'' while
every intelligent man in the nation knows
the fact, that the fall elections of 1914 and
those in the spring OF 1915, throughout the
United States, Tor members OF the present Con-
gress, We're carried on, if not upon the same
basis, with kno1cledge of that Bill and report"
notwithstanding all, this very Bill, we mar
ciple-a principle running through its 1cholc
texture and organization, which th;.t gentle
man declares in sincerity, Che y never heard
OF, until after (his!) election to the Senate" at
the same time assuring us that thousands and
tens OF thousands in North Carolina, up to the
same tine, were in {. similar predicament -!
To repeat here is bill upon which "all
tree democrats We're united "a bill which was
made test question all over the country up
on the explanation of which all the great men
Of the party had united in wasting time and
breath, and influence for hours; and yet the
men who spoke, and the men who heard, were
either so stupid, or SO careless, as not to dis
cover, that il contained, as its most prominent
and sssenttal. feature, Il principle which we de-
clare, upon the respectable authority OF Mr..
Haywood, to be altogether ga ne1c, untried,
and novel feature Of the democratic creed" and
we aver upon the same authority that it now
comes before the people, Sanctioned by no dig
tinguished name save that OF H. Clay;" while
"Mr Clay's friends say, that even he has been
misrepresentei to furnish that" But there is
another singular feature connected with this
Bill Of 1914, which may as well be noticed.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. H. opposed the
Bill Of 1916, because the duties were too lou
for adequate revenue, sufficient money would
not be raised by it, to pay as ne 60.
We must candidly admit that here we are at
fault We hope Our good friends will not be
too severe in discovering our reason for pass
ing it over with brief notice
Looking at the Tariff of 1916, we discover
that the duties laid upon some articles range
sometimes as high as one hundred per cent In
this of 1914, they no where exceed thirty ad
valorem; and what is unfortunate, the 18th
section enacts, that all over rs per cent shall
be reduced to that rate, on and after the Is
> September, 1845 Here, then, we find Mr.
) Haywood, going his very life against low du.
ties, and still heartily in favor of the Tariff
Bill OF 1874, and being equally strong for high
duties and adequate protection and revenue
D resigns sooner than vote for that of 1876
But he was consulted in the formation of the
I one, and unnoticcd and neglected in the fran
n ing Of the other; and probably that does make
+ a difference.
n We would tire the reader were we to at
7 tempt to go farther in review OF this extraordi
: nary case. The public have now possession
|, of both these documents, and can compar
: them, ii so disposed, at their leisure w
II have been compelled again to recur to thi
subject, in vindication of the character of tn
L Journal for truthfulness and accuracy. Nal
6 ice, envy, and Misrepresentation have beer
d employed in different forms against us w
n may be tempted to retort, when their harmless
o exhibition in Others can awaken similar feel
o ing in US; but that can only happen whe
e emitting the respect we owe them, we forget
st too, what we owe to ourselves
!, 05~We see by notices posted up about town
. that an election is to take place on the las
Saturday in this month, throughout the differ
ent School Districts in this County, for thre
persons in each District to serve as Commit
y tee for the ensuing year. We understand fror
enquiries made, that this County has been d
> vided into thirty-eight School districts, c
which the town of Wilmington forms two
that public Schools have been in successfr
IT operation in every district in the county, &c
: some time past, except the districts No. & :
J. composed of the town We are further in
II formed, that there is now on hand, belonging
l. to each of said districts No. & 9, the sum
i Two Hundred and Twentv-Six Dollars thu
a another semi-annual dividend will, in a fe7
n days, be received from the Literary Fund, an
also, the School Tax levied by the Count
o Court for the year 1915; thereby increasin
v said Fund considerably, and affording SUI
IF sufficient TO keep up School in each of sal
r. districts for some time We would therefor
d respectfully call the attention OF our fellow
10 citizens to the Importance of the elections I
II be held on the last Saturday in this montl
for Committee of three for each of said di.
tricts The election for district No. /, is to /
~ held at the Court House, under the directio
- OF John A. Taylor and Thomas w. Brown