Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-28
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA.
Monday Morning, July 81, 1916.

The prolectioniss, with Mr. Webster q, ,be;r
head, look upon the passage Of the new bin A.
a great outrage upon public sentiment, in d,rec,
opposition 10 popular expectation. |, is tine
that in the south the Wing journals riiicul-.,
the idea that Mr.. Polk would recommend rnui;.
fcalion Of the Tariff. Even after lie allie -,
manly exposition OF the subject in his message
they proiessed 10 beieye iha, he was no. ,iuccra
in his professions for reduction d high duties
and instead Of preparing their manufacturing
friends Tor natural change vi the revenue sy>
tenn, they led them upon delusive hope> mat air.
Polk was acting treacherous game and Tia. Ne
Tariff was perfectly SAFE IT, then lie manua..
turers have not "set their house in order" 10 meet
the new stale OF things, they mus, blame her
own Wing journals. On The other hanl, uha,
says the n. Y. Tribune7
ever since Polk was chosen President i, las
been the confident expectation Vi half our Pecpc
and the fearful apprehension OF The balance tia.
this Tariff would be broken down. OF course,
prudent men have no, acted as il il we're 10 be per
petuated."
We presume that, by this lime all the Tara
lies are convinced ihailhc Democratic Parry were
serious in their opposition 10 a high Tariti-;a4,
in eecting Mr.. Polk they pronounced agsiaG
protection" ami that the Presiten;, a. 'heir !.
ected organ is sincere in his advocacy 4. SIS.
derale and just duties. Ii The advocates &, hi.a
duties have been lnlled into a false sccurly IN
this question, their cwn journals are responsible.
The Tariff was made leading issue N 1871
and The triumph OF the Democratic Parry va a
signal Of resistance 10 the protective monopoly.
Nor can the Tariff men ohlec, 70 lie peucd
when the new system will begin 10 operate For
TWO years they have had suicien, walniag aaa
even after The passage Of The bill hey ~. hayc
four months grace. Why should they complain
when the Tariff Of 1912 was made @ - io'oop..
ration in one month alter lis passage? Bui even a.
the moment of passing the Tariff Of l-l9, me
OF lis friends looked upon j; as temporary mea.
sure, 'choice OF evils" subject 10 future amen.
ment.
Mr.. Evans, the present great champion Ct IL:
Tariff said in The Senate, "ihe bill was alea:,
sufficiently onerous on The shipping interest o.,as
country. Already every article that enters inc
The consumption OF shipbuibiers is lcarl.
aref -'he did not think, Tor The sake Of some
four or five manufacturers, that me whole q TX
shipping interest ought TO be sacrificed
Mr.. Merrick, (trom Maryland, another Wag
Senator and friend OF protection, said ii va
bill 10 tax the interests OF he agriculIuriss for NE
benefit OF the manufacturers il was 'upjns
and unequal and moved that it la, but TO
years, and said: His object was 10 give TO tie
next Congress an opportunity to deliberate uiHe
months on the subject, and 10 re-atiust ani al
range ii on proper principles.
Upon this motion 10 limit The duration u
the act, The vote stood, yeas twent, zone, NAYS
twenty-five Nine IIhiss yoici in he Africa.
tive, and among them Messfs CrucHien Pres.
ton, Bcnien and Riycs. MIR. Cfirenien stated
that he had "-ih reluctance Jcta d1reu H. ,5e
conclusion Of voting Tor this bill" VI. Preston
said "he supposed it must be Obvious e ey,ry
BODY that there could now be hardly such an al.
uslment Of the tariff as csnid be coaSidey.f ~.
u,asenf, but that some revenue bill was ini,pcG.
sable" Mr. Rives protested strongly asainsi tie
BILL "He confidently believed that it woult prove
as detrimental 10 those particular interests, winch
i, professed TO subserve as il would be adrsst I
Tie general interests Of The country"