Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-01
War on tho People.

Facts are always better than theory
While all acknowledge The prosperity tina,
has been SO largely experienced by every
man in every department of labor through.
out our country for the las, two or three
yearst to be mainly attributed to the Tariff
OF 1912, there are those who in the face
OF all this practical advantage that has
thus accrued, for the purpose of expert
menting upon theories Of their own,
would utterly destroy this source of
prosperity, and thus cripple the energies
OF the American farmer, mechanic and
trader.
We do not intend to enter into an argu-
ment at the present time in favor of The
Tariff. We take for granted tina. all
who fully understand its operations and
the effects i. has already produced and
will candidIy and honestly acknowledge
the truth, will say ha, the present pros
porous state Of the country is owing in .
great degree to the bene6cent operations
Of this measure. To what else can they
attribute il?
Why. then, il il has produced such
results, are so many engaged in lis de-
strnclion! Their only apology is that the
presen, law does nal acl uniformly-,ha,
II tavors some branches of business more
than others. ProfesseLIy to obviae this
alleged fasorillsm they propose TO bring
down the duties TO revenue standard. -
But will The course they have marked out
secure such an equal and uniform result
as they seek! We think not. They
have not, al any rate. shown that i, will.
Another and The chief object they have
in view is TO provide for the expenses of
government, irrespective of It's effect on
the business and prosperity Of individuals
or the country. This we look upon as
the worst motive they can urge. In
carrying it out they do not ask whether
in its effects it will shut the shops and
throw out of employ more than half of
our mechanics and ariizans. They seem
perfectly reckless as regards such result,
Should il close every factory, and throw
out of work the half million of people
engaged in them, and thus deprive our
farmers of a profitable home market
should it paralyze the energies of our
working men Of every calling and give
preference to the pauper labor of Europe
and compel the people TO paronize the
workshops of Eng land, France and Ger
many instead Of their own. i, is no matter
in their estimation. All these ani-Tar-
if1les want, according TO their own
showing, is to create standard of duties
which will be precisely enough 10 pay
the expenses Of government, although in
adopting the system they may deprive the
people Of making any thing to pay their
o'Cn expenses. II the opponents of the
Tariff succeed in their efforts this will be
the result Of their success. The govern.
men, may get along, bu. the people will
be impoverished. The anticipation oil
such a result has led us TO give such q
startling caption to this article. We can
understand what our rulers are driving at
and are willing TO award them all sinceri-
ty in their efforts; but while they have
their eye fixed steadily on the objec
which they wish to gain they seem &c
lose sight entirely of lis general effects OF
the osperity of the people. This is
wha. we complain of. They may preach
as much as they choose about the wan
of uniformity in the operation of the pre-
sent Tariff on the different branches o
business. They cannot fix one more
uniform; and if they do. the people viii
Judge Of il not in reference 10 its benefit
ing the government as a separate depart
ment, but on its benefting themselves ant
promoting the general prosperity. TIL,
want Of uniformity complained Of is no
FELT by lie people. We hear no regrets
from ZEN. They see the country in
prosperous state. They all share in it,
The results are practical. They are felt
The acknowledgement comes up from al
quarters lha, all are satisfied, and in sue
desirab,e state of things surely, all ex
perimen,ng or change is dangerous =
Experiments of this kind may strengthen
the government, but if persisted IN an
put in operation. they will ruin the PEG
pie. The various measures proposed b.
the two leading parties are so antagonist
cal that none can fail to perceive To
: variance. Let the people Judge whc
party has done The most TO promote ,hei
welfare.
THE OREG IN QUESTION. The whnl
correspondence between the various Min
listers both IF The United States and Gres
, Britain on the Oregon question has bee
a published. Ii is very voluminous.