Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-11
I'm rur TARIFF.-The

BUSINESS And THE lhhir "a on !,
Who's have thrown out their banner, a"' ,rh.;r
| is inscribed repeal Of the tariff Of ioio 70
tactics are already defe'opeu, "an'e .,,,,s.de
mite the business community ~ MI I s,r;vs N
ana;ns, The administration. They wall slNe ~
rscrea,e The stirring times ofthe removal OF 'ne
nos;rcs and this by pursuing the policy OF as,':;
Ion Soon unless The leaders evince oisPos,,
lion ia back oul Of their position, we si"n
Them telling their supporters mat business ~,
he.t business until the Democrats are driven mn.
mower i politics. And thus is The great via,
question oil tariff 10 be used as Inc ia"0e' y
some political aspranl. ..;on of,be;r
This ruiicy will be bni conlinua,io" " ~: -" -
n,licv for wears past. II has been iheif ann ~
Connect the fluctuations Of trade win Poia.lcdtr
measures 10 secure for themselves The credlt OF
producing business prosperity, ana 10 ias'en oI y
Democrats the charge OF bringing on coiiiineieia'
reyulsions. They in 1884 endeavofed 10 mani
il clear that Jackson's veto created the distress VI
The merchants: IN 1887 they affirmed inal lhe
bank crash proceeded from Democra'ic , n,en
sures. They promised that the eiecuoh .. aoao'
if favorable 10 them, would restore conuuenee,
and this would recreale trade. Du. os,a.o5
grew from bad 10 worse. lney lheh VI .,a -.
that nothing short of national bank wouiu ie-
lieye The country. But al length The country De-
GAN 10 breathe freer ere one oil their nosirums
had been applied; they passed The land olil anu
laid The change 10 this This measure, nowesei,
was repealed Next came the 1877 tafiil, ans, INC
same blessings la were PROMISED 10 icsu', ,'o.'
The land hin we,e transferred 10 that ariii Now
il is repealed, they once more proPhesy iu III.
Such in brief have been Wing tactics. my
claim for their thunder all OF prosperity mere
But are business men disposed 10 secoilu 60
this suicidal policy? Are lne holders u ; na
featuring stocks prepared 10 dcpreciale, ny joining
in The foolish ruin cry the value Of their proper
ty7 /, will be admitted by all thai nolnins -
more desirable than permanency IN farm Po-
LEY. are the producing interests ready err my
can fairly estimate what effect The new ann
will have on their pursuits, 10 cry out lot another
changer Besides, should they do 1t, what : 'ie
prospect of SUGGEST What prospect 40 me re-
cent elections give Of change OF ponies III ''!e
popular branch Of Congress IN lac', lheie -
NOT the siyh,es, ground TO hope Tor repeal ioi
rbree wears: and all this time must business be !
kent in suspense7 Are Wing business men 10
aid the iulflment OF the rain prophecies Of theiI
party. willing 10 iorego The profits oil their trauei
il NAV be we'll tor some of them 10 remember lhe
ridiculous figure they cut (when President folk
was clecied) in endeavorins 10 raise d pahic;
The Wing leaders then mourned, and gave viva
descriptions OF the approaching rum. buI lhe
people would not lament, and trade would nol
stop and finally they all gave up, as pau loo'
he business oi geing up then panic ~! .e
mains 10 be seen whether the same iaold po'hl-
clans will make better piece o! work oil II "0V.
II The mass Of the business community second
hem. il will be bu uphill work, even Tor shof'
ime and the tall crops that promise more album
lanlly than ever, thai Will soon be pouring Over
,uf railroads. and down our water courses WI
IS completely Waterloo the panic makers aSihe
,ane causes did in 1871 The elements the'
vill moi combine tavorablv for panic. Ana u
he WING business men, because their leaders say
,,herwise, choose 10 think they will, the only con
eouence will lie, tha, Democrats will do The
rating, and poke; the profits. II will be hard
ven 10 sustain a panic among The ironmohseTs'
But what is The tariff law that the Wings pro-
ass 10 be in iavor Of rcpcalinSi Ere u i con-
emne( 50 Gercely, il ought al least 10 BE- eSam'n-
d II will be found tree from the great inequali-
les that characterize the tariff OF lei2 and equal
y from The horizontal principle once sanctioned
y Henry Clay. 10 a speech delivered June -,
$40 al Hanover and reported in the National
nieisencer Of July Is, corrected and revised by
imself, he said
"The question cannot be, ought not 10 he, one
( principle, bu, OF measure aud deoree. ADOPT
IA, Of The compromise act, not because that act
irrcpealable, bu, because il met with The sane
on of the nation. Stability, with moderate and
erlain protection, is far more important lhan IN
ability, the necessary consequence oil hiSh pro-
cton But the protection Of the compromise acl
ill be adequate in most, if not as TO all, interests
he twenty per cent which il slipuaes, cash du-
es. home valuation, and The list OF free articles
,sened in the act Tor the particular advantage
/ the manufacturer, will insure, thrust, sufficient
rejection. Although they will amount probably
, no, less than thirty per cent, greater amount
f protection than was secured prioric The acl ol
SIS which no one stands up Ia defend
Now, the tariff Of 1916 pos, esses in the degree
/ impai,i.!ity with which il deals with large IN.
,res,s. his great characteristic Of stability
IA, Clay so highly and So Justly commented
md if il j. iust a revenue system towards Inc
Iea, commercial AMI agricultural. as well as
,aI,uiauturinS interests, what prctcncc j. there
or its repeal2
Blu, the people, and business men especially,
yill disregard these iactious appeals, and Judge
his question on lis own merits. II is national
n is character. and demands, instead OF sec
ional national ordeal II comes home 10 the
interests OF ALL and when special interests cry
,ut that thcv have been treated with injustice,
because. in brief the new bill does not give them
counties coming up TO their expectations, II may
DC well for consumers 10 ask whai Jusiice 'hcle
in their being taxed lor The benefit Of these spe-
.ial nlerests-in order that they may swell their
Profits. We have confidence that the people will
rown down this pew attempt TO bring business
again into the arena Of politics.
Boston Post.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,