Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-07-30

The Tariff Fraud in Pennsylvania.
The Locofoco paper. 10 Pennsylvania are now almost
unanimously taking ground against the Administration
the Tariff question: and drnounoe the strongest the
bill repeating the of lsi9 Bu, their opposition
too late 10 be eee,ua In sii they succeeded making
the people Of Pennsylvania believe tina, James K Polk
friend Of protection, and tina, Henry Clay and the Wing
party were against IT, They made them believe that il
Henry Clay should b elected the Presidency the Tariff
of 1912 would be repealed and that the eoa and iron in
ieres would be much less safe in his hands than in Mr.
Folks They had the hardihood declare that The
Tariff of 1912 Democratic measure, and they wish
ed to preserve ii they mus, vote the Loeofoeo ticket
Among those who lnbored hardest, and with most sue
cess TO deceive and defaud the people Of Pennay
James Buchanan the present Secretary State lie
Travelled the State from end 10 the other
that the Tariff Of l542 in dAngerthat the Wings
tempaie It's repeal and would surely effect il they
ceeded in eleetug Mr. Clay BY such means people Of
Pennsy cheated into voting for james K Polk
They have discovered the deception prseiiced
upon them Public meetings have been held in several q
the strongest Loeoiooo counties in the State By which the
present Of the Administration party has been
denounced in the most unqualified Thousands Of
prominent Democrats have repaired Washington for the
purpose Of making last effort stay the work ofcesirucon
They have been baSely and shsmeiuy deceived oneet
will be their fault If they sgan put confidence in the
declarations Of their disin;ertsi,d leaders.
We give below of the evidences Of the fraud BY
which the Locoiocos carried Pennsylvania in the last Pres
ideniial election.
During the canvass the "Dcmoerale Union, the organ
Of the LocoocO party the State, had the iollowng
ale POLK is the especial friend and advocate of the
coal and iron interest," those great objects Of boeude
with Pennsylvania and believing permananee in laws
to be of neslcuable value oPPased TO The disturbance Of
ory and caution the Democracy sgsnst listening to the
representations Ofthe Coons"
The following motlos inscribed on the banners
borne in the procession of the great Locooco Convention
held at Trenton, N J., Sept 5th 1874:
"a TARnF PROTECTION"
"PoLk, Dallas, Ts1as and ths Tariff If 1912"
Cap, Stockton, Of the leading politicians in the State
addressed the Convention great length favor Of the
Tariff OF 1912 He claimed for the Democracy the honor
of having originated and passed it, and cautioned the PEG
pie against voting Tor Henry Clay who wss-he saidnO-
toriousy opposed to the protective policy.
hickory pole raised at Monroeve, Pa, from the
top of which flag suspended with this motto;
"POlk, Dailas-Ths Tariff Of ls4e-.No National Baak
The "1TeniOn Emporium, (LOcolOcO paPer) contained
the following;
awe do not hesitate to say that MIR FelD Rhuysen told
deliberate fasehood. lie cannot plead ignorance. He
knOns thai James X Poll has all his ls gone for protect
ire Sysfen.
letter from james S. Greene, leading Loeofoeo of
Princeton N. j. to the great Trenton Convention before
mentioned, contained the following;
at is manifest from these and other signs Of the times
that there settled and well founded conviction in the
public mind that il is the determination Of the Wig parfu
should they succeed the Presidential election % oangs
hs present Democratic Tariff Of ls42'
The "Young Hickory Club Of Morrstown, n j., passed
the following resolution ia May 1874
"ResOred That sgrss ui our eaHddaes for The Pres
ideaey and Presidency that s present Tariff ought not
TO be repealed"
The N Y Pebsn speaking of silss wrighis speech al
one of their great gatherings, said
"Mr Wright refuted at the time in his mastery
manner the base aud Infamous charge that Gov Polk op
posed to PrOtecirs Tariff"
The particulars of this suPendous fraud have been re.
Gently shown in ne style by the Pennsylvania Demo
cratic delegation in Congress. Mr. Cameron in speech
delivered in the Senate few days since states "lhat he
attended great many Democratic meetings in Pennsyl
1884, doing what he could for the Of Democ
racy and at all Of these banners conspcuousy dis
played bearing the inscription, "PoLK, DALLAS SHuEK
AID rHE TARUF IS42." Neither Of he first dlrse ne
said could haze been carried ioitOnf the last The Tariff
ioas paramount consideration im Pennsylvania and she
ioOuid rather hare elected Mr. Clay than hare sacrificed
These the by which Mr. Polk obtained the
vote Of Pennsyvania