The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-08-27

pesre, and independenue "a the Unipn.
10 pdmil Ilazi ina ros.ll NOT h. d0nc Ms
% declare dat he unioA eann0a - PR
serssds md lAe eaase q lrce gOTcrnnsns
had faded.
The Democrats Senators in partieulzF.I
coacuning As ne did then. and DO BON.
aiih lev exceptions II he noHh, m = sen-
limeni u opposition - Inc tafilf Of lsi2.
slrEirrd 10 see Il CHANGED. 4 hal act Was
h*herrd 10 be extreme in IA pFolrclise
character, and therefore unequal and unsz-
lisEscloEy 10 IaEgc sections a. Inc UniOl;
and oar aim Was 70 modify Il b. The near
esl possible approach 70 thal happy mean
between lhe extreme opinions Of such as
demand total sbandoniheni Of al pTolec-
ton on ono hand, sd u Hose Who insist
upon protection q primary objccio on The
oiher. have no doubt lllai this il the On.
" foundation upon which wise and just
legislation can be based, when interests
really conflicting arc 10 be affected by lho
action Of The general government. Comic
renccs with each other. and with iho chair
man Of the committee Of ways and means
Of the House Of Representatives, lMr. Nc-
Kay.l were frequently held a. 10 Tho best
mode Of alleiing and reforming tho tariff
of 1872. Tho more eminent men Of tho
Democratic party in the Senate, and lead
ing statesmen from different sections, OF
ihe Union in Congress. took parlin the deli
bcfafions and Investigations which preeed-
cd and accompanied the formation Of what
was then called and known as . MeKay's
bill and report" viz: in March, 1871. In
the councils whence that bill proceeded |
had the honor 10 be admitted a an humble
and unprctcnding participation, so that |
knew, and Il cannot be denied that quite al
the Democratic Senators from the south and
West, and very nearly every ono from The
Moth and east, assentcdio OF acqniesccdin
il. Informed subject Of congralulaiion. |
remember, amongst tho members Of tho
parry from al sections allIiat time, (ISii.l
that tho opinions and views Of Democrats
in tho national councils had been Ihus
brought To harmonic in what was thought
TO be reasonable, prudent, practical mca-
sure Of Legislation upon this subject, which
seemed likely to put a, rest and settle the
tariff. dispute. Unfortunately, il did not
pass the House Of Representatives: ! will
not stop 10 stale the Cause. but, notwiih-
standing its temporary defeat in lhat body,
tho Democratic party at once put them
selves before tho people Of tho Union up
on that bill as conmon platform, and il
was promulgated rs their proposed scheme
Of reforming the tariff ACT Of 1912. "Mc-
kay's report" Of 1911 was published aud
sent forth as the true and authentic inter-
probation of their views in regard 70 the
change wo were afterwards 10 insist upon.
So understood il al the time, and ever
since, and so have constantly declared.
The bill was namcI after its author ard
advocate, (Mt. Mckay,) statesman Of
North Carolina-a southern man and a
Democrat. My own opinions in its favor
wero freely. expressed Ia all my inter-
course with you, and they wero not m-
known in. any quarter. The Democratic
press in North Carolina, without cxcep-
ton, applaudcd il. The Democratic par
~ zealously approved Of ittlToughout our
limits. flherc was single one Of them
who did not, am vet 10 learn tho fact.
Hundreds, if not thousands, Of tho other
party in our State gavo their approving
voice in iis favor. Our elections in 1911
and 1915, all Of them were conducted up-
on that basis, so FAR as tho tariff question
entered into them at all. Every intelli-
gent man in the nation knows The fact that
tho fall elections Of 1914, and those in tho
spring Of l8i5, throughout the United
States, for members 10 tho present Con.
gross, werc carried on, ifnot upon tho same
basis. with knowledge Of that bill and
report. Tho North saw in il pledge o.
the South and West that We did not near
TO break down and Cypress tho labor and
industry Of tho North and East. Tic
South saw in il reasonable concession
to their demand for practical free trade
The people every where saw IN il the hope
for moderate legislation, and tho prospcci
Of a permanent arrangement Of question
! tina. had been agitating tho nation for .
quarter Of a century; and II your memor,
still serves you with recollection Of an,
of the speeches Of our cadidates for tn
last Legislature or the present Congress
made in North Carolina only year ago
beg to know whetlierit was no. uniform
" proclaimed that all true Democrats wcr,
going in favor Of" MrKay's bin Of 1914
Bear iii mind. that the /. McKav bill" o
1874 and the Mckay bill Of 1916 agre,
in nothing but the name, as will show
you hereafter.
And what, LEI me ask. was the resul
Of all this In the North. as we'll as il
the South and West. the elections TO Iii
present Congress ended favorably 10 Iii
! Democratic party. A Democratic major
i ily Of moro than sixty were returned 4
the House Of Representatives. The sam
party held majority in the Senate. An
a Democratic President, nominated afic
tho I" Mckay Biil'' Of 1874 had been fra
il med and approved by the party. was elect