Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-12-13
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
!" Repeui the Tariff"

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The Phila. North Ameaican, (whig)
on the day after. election, raises the cry
of "repeal the tariff Of 1896" 1t says
tive shall not cease in our efforts to strike
from our statute book measure which
has spread ruin and desolation over the
land" 1t terms it g the British bill, which
now opposes every interest of Pennsylva-
MIA" "We have" it says, "the power
in the House to pass bills recognizing
specific duties and just protection, and
more than this, we have the power to
prevent appropriations until the Locofoco
majority in the Senate shall listen to the
voice Of justice, and the wrongs Of OPP
pressed labor 20 tw
This may be but an election sop to the
iron and coal mongers Of Pennsylvania
or it may be the declaration Of fixed
purpose to revive the exploded dogma Of
general taxation Tor the sake Of particular
protection. sa.s II, .'.s'.s.... s..
Nothing was heard Of these claims be-
fore the election. The old party issues,
we were then told, were obsolete. But
now, there is no longer reason for dis
guise. The exploded and obsolete dogma
Of taxation Tor the sake OF protection can
not boirevived. Even Europe is repu-
dating It. The march Of free trade, like
the march Of other free principles, is on
ward, in the old world. But here, in the
land Of liberty and equality, we are to 60
backward, and 'unequaliy and desp politically
tax all community Tor the advantage of a
few. .t...,-e
Be it known to the coal and iron mon
gers-the lords Of the loom-the glass
blowers and the salt boilcrs-who are a.
bove declared TO be panpers who must be
quartered upon the great body Of commu-
nifty for support.-be it known that there
is mighty Empire here in the valley Of
the Upper Mississippi : an Empire Of ag-
riculluralists whose immense product de-
mands and must have the market of the
world, and TO whose interest, heavy taxa
ton upon commerce is fatal. Ii is too late
to talk about the fiat folly Of home mar
ket equal to the tenth part OF orr capaci,,
to produce. Here in this valley are the
granary and the pork house Of the world.
The agricultural interest, spreading thr'o-
ought the extent of this vast region, is
now of full age. The next census will
abundantly demonstrate this fact. 1t asks
no government favors. 1t is no mendi-
cant, really rolling in wealth but pretend
ing poverty, to obtain exclusive privileges.
1t demands 10 be let alone. And it has
strength sufficient to enforce the demand.
We are wholly incredulous about these
tales of ruin and de>olation. The sub
stance Of them is no where to be found
They are parrot cries Of politicians - moth
ing else. Under the operation of the
Tariff OF '46, new establishments hav.
every wheregone into operation, and have
ama> scd we;!lth far more rapidly than any
other interests. As means of revenue,
zoo, the present tariff has proved far more
eflectusl than the act of 1912. which de.
ieated that end by taxing so many articles
to partial entire prohibition. There is
no reason. therefore, for the Wings to be-
tray their prolessions-to forfeit faith in
this respect with the peop!e--to 60 back
to what they have truly told the country
is an exploded and obsolete idea-to skim
the cream from our Western soil, TO en-
rich the manufacturers Of Massachusetts,
and the iron-mongers of Pennsylvania
none in the world, except the natural
proneness Of that party TO falsify its prom
ises, and 70 make government a machine
to enrich the few by impoverishing the
many.
As to the threat that the Senate will be
coerced by stepping supplies that, we
fancy is caugh from Mr.. Corwin's patri-
otto philosophy in respect to the Mexican
war. Ent we know of nobody whom il
would gripe half SO hard as one :" Z. Tay-
lor." 1t is generally believed chat he is
fond Of the dimes. At all events if he
can get along in the administration of af-
fairs, without appropriations, he will de-
serve patent for the discovery. If his
friends and partizans choose TO put him
to the attempt, we know of no reason why
the people should object. Necessity is
the mother Of invention, and who knows
but some method of getting along without
money may be devised. Ii they can afford
the experiment we have no objection.