Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-06-27
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ernor McNutf3
The Wing party have become SO compulsory
given over to bragadocia and extraSaga"|a III d,
they say and do that we are not much su'p'iseu
at any thing we hear read emlnstlng 'Fo'' 'iiat
source vet. we must confess, that we had not
expected so gross and palpable misrePTesen1a
tion-a peryersion of facts and hgnres' ehhe IT Is
norantly or desgnedly-as was exhibited by MT
Hunter in the discussion with Ex-Governor bic
Nptt SLIGHT errors OF omission or commission
when IN orator gets into tight place, and seeks
thereby to extricate himself-may be passed over
in silence but when assertions are made IN re-
gard to facts and figures, and that too upon the
word and kno,cledge of-hIm asserting tnem' III
direct conflict with the real state oil the case we
think every caads 2 should fix upon 1t the
seal of his condemn 30
7, will be remembered that in the discussion
referred to- Mr. Hunter, in portion OF ms Speech
IKE to the following effect: gu all retnem-
her. fellow.ci,izens,s chat upon former occasions
(rcferrng we suppse to discussions %nn MI WI
RoJingerN great deal has been said about inc
Gil 7Shain Of tlsy.Nop and the Farmers Log
Chain--the first being taxed under the iari1 OF
50 bpt no mar .eE,s~ss1biIe the latter was taxed
on 80 ,sebt Vet W., believe it, under this
boosted RemocrasR Ts2rif of l846-and | here
and chatAaaZFSs CONFERENCE.-THE NIOIuILS
forth in his band a document which we took TO
bp the evidence oft) the very Identical tax OF 10
nor cent, on the Gold Chain, and 80 on the Log
il retained" Here, of course, was immense
chcerinr This was clincher. Now what are
the (acts-jus dissimilar as an entire different
ent state OF facts can possibly make them.
ACCOMMODATING the first annual report OF the
present Secretary OF the Treasury, is genera!
statement showing the quantity aud value OF, and
duty on, importations during the year ending
June 80, 1915, together with an estimated rate OF
20, 25 and 80 per cent" From that statement
and the two Tariff acts c42 and '46) we derive
the following facts and figures, and are challenge
contradiction of their correctness
Jewelrv, Gold aud Silver, under the Tariff
Of 1912 90 pc
Watches and parts OF watches, under same y p C
IF 1846 80 p. C
Watches and PARTS of same 10 .. C
Thus far, it seems there is some Slight differ
encc in this identical tHr' in the two acts Let
us here remark, that the "God Chain OF the toP,
comes in under the head Of ''Jeweiry,' and not
under that OF "'Wntches and parts thereof
latter being confined strictly to the works OF the
watch itself Here, then, we sec an increase on
the gold chain Of The Top N the tariff o.! 40, over
the rate of the ad vaorem, in the tariff OF AZ OF
so per cent.
$3.50 specific duty 23c pl5
Value OF the amount imported in the
year ending j une 3Oth l845, $57, 1885,.
0O-uo. of lbs l,992,S49-amount of
duty actually paid at D cents per
pound, $40 S2l %: rate per cent 81 IL C
Chains other than cables (undcr Tariff
AZ ! dntv cts ID
Pounds imported same year, 264,250
Value of same, SlO,IIo,uO
Duty actually paid, Slo,9|O'oO
Rate OF duty at cts per Pound 9o.ol G
The same under the Tariff of 1916, 80 p ad val
Here then wo will perceive that if the Far
mcr's Log Chain, comes in under the head CT
Chain cables, it was taxed in the tarifIoF AZ at
the rate of over ST per cent, 1t under T. AZ oil
chains other than chain cables, 1t was taXcl over
90 per cent--and yet Mr.. Hunter says 1t Is me
Identical tax of 80 per cent. ad val IN inc 1arlH
Of 'i6.
We do not deem it necessary to make any
comments on the above facts and figures. They
sneak for themselves. We give them here as a
fair spccimen of the mode in which that gentle
man used I'M Ex-Governor McNutt, and as one
o tho grounds upon which his friends found their
hoast IF his iriumph The remainder of his CT
fort was as much 10 the point as the above spccl-
n,rn-bnll and reckless assertions-a garlng
attcrnpt TO pervcrt the positions of his opponent
-discourteoxs illusions TO matters personal to
the. Govcraor, and entirely foreign to the issue
the rlc<y of Old Zack's Military achievements
the pure Republican principles ut the earlier
P7ozdents-and finally an attempt to torture
confession of faith ont of the Allison Letter
these were The prominent features OF his hnran-
que lrby such weapons Democracy is to be over
thrown, and can be oycrthrown. we say nothing,
bat have our own thoughts We will not, now
ever, believe such can be the case until we see it.