Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-11-27
From lKr Ntp York nriIme.
THE REVOLUTION OF 1886.

10 cast l02 Electoral Votes-in any manner ad-
hered to the Wing standard. OF these, New
Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia, /
together casting thiry-eight Electoral Votes,
were confidently claimed, and by no means
without plausible reasons, as either friendly TO
the New Administration or at any rate giving no |
majority against it on the popular vote. Thus
we bade adieu to 1845.
The year 1916 has witnessed the development
of its policy by the Federal Administration,
backed by very strong majorities in the two
Houses of Congress, respectively. The Annex |
alton Of Texas has been consummated, the claim |
that said Texas rightlully extends TO the Rio
Grande has been adopted and enforced by our
rulers; War has been made upon Mexico in pur
suance thereof, her territory invaded, and her
armies discontinued; the Sub-Treasury has been
enacted: the Tariff of l842 has been broken
down and one avowedly anli-Protective enacted
in its stead-in short the principles of James X.
Polk and his advisers have been carried into ef.
feet. The people have witnessed all these things,
have considered them, and passed upon them.
What is the general RESULT
Connecticut, BY q minority vote, Obtained
through the direct influence Of Rum, has chosen
Locoioco State Officers, but plurality of several
hundreds and an aggregate majority of several
thousands declare her still emphalically hostile
10 the Federal Executive and his course. The
more recent Town Elections have shown that
the accidental ascendency which made Mr..
Toucey Governor has long since evaporated.-'
Georgia has elected a balanced Delegation TO
Congress by balanced popular vote, showing a
decided Wing gain since 1914, and no material
change since 1916. On the other hand, Yer
mont, Rhode Island, New Jersey, North Carroll
ma, Maryland, and Kentucky are still Wing by
increased and powerful majortes, and Ohio is
indisputably Wing; while New Hampshire,
Maine, Pennsylvania, Florida and New York,
casting serenty-eigh Electoral Votes, have de-
clared for the Wing Cause, usually by very de-
cisve maorilies, and we hope Michigan is pre-
pairing 10 Join them. Is not this an extraordina-
ry change TO take place during the earlier half
ola new Administration
Is II not plainly preposterous 10 assert with
grave face that this revolution proves nothing
at any rate, nothing unfavorabIe TO the Presi-
dents leading measuresl How could their un-
popularity be evinced if it has not now beenl
Suppose the People had really, confessedly un-
deraken to condemn "thO powers that be, how
could they have done tmore clearly aud empha-
tcally than they done! How absurd 10 pretend
that local considerations have produced so gen.
eral routl
But, says the Evening Post, "the New Tariff
at any rate is not condemned-that was not in
volved in the controversy, for the Wings have
fought shy Of the issue of Protection or Free
Trade" We appeal from this bold assertion,
to notorious facts. Have not the Wing party
and press every where denounced the Tariff Of
l846l Have we not objected alike to its princi-
pie and its detailsl What question has been
directly and permanently before the people if
this has notl
! For our own part, we are sure that If we have
not discussed and taken issue upon the Tariff oI
'46 and the principles which underle it, it is be.
cause we cannot. We have discussed the Ia.
riff question more frequently, elaborately and al
far greater length than any other. We have
called upon the people 10 rise in judgment against
the President for his antl-Protective policy more
earnestly than for any other cause. So with
the Wing press generally. On the other hand
we have been reviled without stint by the jour.
nails of the opposing party as the mere instru'
mentS of the wealthy manufacturers. and have
been taunringy told, not merely that no Protec
tive Tariff should ever againbe enacted, but that
! if we did not stop our camor the duties should
be taken of altogether, The Government support
ing itself by Direct Taxation, and our external
policy being CONFIRMED to the basis of absolute
Free Trade. We have been represented as beg.
gars for the Manufacturers, or rather as impu
dent extorters Of Black Mail in their behalf. A
length the Elections take place, and the authors
Of these "great swelling words of vanity" are
rolled in the dust. Stale after State turns agains
them until from the Sabine TO the Potomac anC
the Maumce they have not u foot of ground tha
they may call their own. Can they make any
body believe that the Tariff has had no part il
this tornadol
But this verdict has been rendered in defiance
ofinnuences eminently calculated to confuse anC
mislead the public mind. The Unprecedented
failure of the harvests throughout Europe ha'
carried up the demand for and price Of our Pro
duce, 10 an extent not at all anticipated. Pro
badly one.third Of the usual supply Of food 70
two hundred millions ofpeople has been withheld
creating an extraordinary demand for the food o
sixty TO seventy millions Of people. This ha
naturally enhanced the price Of our Agriculture
Products, and the farmers have been sedulousl
taught to attribute the rise TO the operation of tn
Tariff of l846l and TO anticipate like price
t hencefouh if that Tariff shall be sustained
= Goods have been cheap this season, as we Tari
: men have always insisted they would be, afe
the Tariff of l842 had had ample time TO max
itself felt in all the Departments Of American In
dustry; and, though the New Tariff has not y(
taken effect, save in contracting the operations
some of our workshops in view Of the approach
ing change, yet the low prices of certain fabric
are boldly attributed also TO the craftsmanship
It Walker and Mckay.
Yet, in the face of all these, the people al
G very generally keeping at home the disciples
e Mckay and Walker, and sending TO Congre
@ Protective Tariff men instead. Is not The meal
it ing Of this entirely beyond msapprehensionl
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