The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-02
Pennsylvania.

This great State is about to her proud position
the Keystone of the democratic arch in the confede
racy The constitutional question of revenue tariff
made available by the ederasts at the last elections
that State about be better understood by the democ
racy whose devotion to the Union will not sanction
clap trap appeals by political enemies. The following ex-
tract OF letter furnished by attentive friend, fully
explains the improving views OF the people OF Pennsyl-
vania, in reference to the tariff.
We have inconslderable pleasure in learning, that
Mr. Forward late Secretary of the Treasury endorses to
great extent the sound constitutional opinions of the
President the subject of tariff 1t is truly
magnanmous to rise superior to party when the
country demands the opinions of every intelligent and pa
triotic citizen
HARRIsBuRc, Pa, January 30, 1917.
To the Editor of the Union:
DEAR SIR: Political information from the capital of the
Keystone State may not be without interest to our demo-
cratic friends Congress- The accidental ascendency of
federalism in both branches of legislature, has
manufacturing interests Of State have not been visit
ed by those than ''war pesence and famine
orebodings, which the ederasts had announced the
last fall elections effects incidental to the tariff of
| 1916.
The people, happily, have found that the revenue
tariff works well: None OF our manufacturing establish
mens have grahed the wishes of the federal leaders by
| suspcnding work On the contrary, we venture the
pleasing intelligence to assert that The general trade of
PENNSYLVANIA at this time is more prosperous, whether
we select the iron, cotton, or coal trade, than
at any former period OF our history for the last
twenty years. Now the intelligent politician like the
sound PHILOSOPHER will effects to the proper causes
and so it is with the sober people of State they
learn that the nestimabe labors of Mr. Mckay in the
recent adjustment of his tariff have done for the
domestic industry OF Pennsylvania service which
northern statesmen have not been able to accomplish,
OWING to their ultra protective tariff notions
The federaiss have just had caucus about their
nominee for governor Foracard Iavn and Cooper are
the names submitted for consideration Forward has
been denounced and prescribed on account, as am in
formed, Of certain letter written by him relating to the
constitutional question of protection II is said that that
gentleman has ably sustained the positions of the Pres
dent and of Mr.. Mckay, over his signature though
ne did not name either He has manfuly argued that
protection cannot be maintained by any article in the
constitution. The principle of incidental protection
with revenue tariff, is his doctrine, and the eder-
alsts must own he is good authority in such
views or opinions the tariff The difference between
Mr. Forward and his federal friends is, that he honestly
avows his opinions when called on; others evade, shut
e or stand mute For these reasons, he is hors de COM
od Cooper represents the fragment Of the masonic
faction IN ese His is only mentioned to hatter
him. irwin will be the nominee; and although very
clever ron-maser, yet he cannot, under any crcum-
stances, obtain the vote of the iron district and so far
as the German vote is concerned to familiar ex-
will rumph Pennsylvania will do her duty the day OF
her redemption draws nigh. Our banner is out--the
revenue tariff of ls4e-McKay's bill of equal protection
to the interests of the north and the south
Allow me to say that Mr. Wimots friends are much
dissatisfied with his abolition suggestions We all know
that ianaticism abolition has worked injury the grad
u emancipation movement Wnere Is the statesman to be
found throughout espread Union who has ventur-
ed, In advance ofpubc opinion to limit define the ns
mtons eXpedient proper and acceptable to the citizens Of
our territory when that territory may claim admission
sovereign State into the confederacy' We think it will
be more in accordance with safe precedents postpone
the consideration of the slavery question regard ter
rtory until the good people OF such territory shall have
Judged of the form of essential and
to the peculiar soil and trade of the country Missouri
and other States admitted into the Union have adopted
constitutions after mature deliberations without the pre-
vious intervention of Congress Let not the mpruAent
friends of emancipation aid the incendiay abolitonis
who would leopard the integrity OF the Union to sub
from this State only expression from school chill
dren.