The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-31

when they Themselves have declared to he the most
Portant Que before the Country seeing that upon the
strength Of that, they cannot succeed ia eectng Gen
Taylor; at this late period, under the guidance OF one
OF their most distinguished leaders they seek change the
issue. Going back 10 former years they ga her up all
Inc arguments OF past controversies the old questions
OF the Tariff and the Sub,lreasury. will deny the
Importance of these topics hut say that, compared
with the question of slavery epson who respects all
! future time, and which determine it, may be- the desli>
! ny OF this Repubc-compared with that, they mat
leTs OF transient interest, OF ncOnsideabe importance.
However, gentlemen may be dispose magnify The
Importance OF high protective tariff, at the present
moment, tor the purpose of promoting the election OF
tner iaVorte canddate,-and that they do magnify II
beyond bounds intel gent rot deny-the worst
mischief which be done 10 the labor OF the country,
Will be, to keepth question a tariff perpetual bone
OF contention between the two great parties. The Buff
ao platform assumes, that heavy duties must be impos
ed for the purpose of dschargug the great debt which
is u on the country and that tor of years, duties
on loelgn mportatons mns be sufficiently high for the
protection OF American industry. II is also agreed by
those who adopt that PLATFORM that such just diScrmi>
nation SHALL be made, in imposing the duties the in
erestS OF the various branches of industry, the
try shall require. Now, my friends tina manufacturer,
OF that man. whose business depends any degree upon
the tariff Of duties, ii seems me- doing the most
wise thing he could do, when he rejects the Buffalo plat
form, which takes this question of political
VeT5y, and leaves it TO be decided hereafter by the
good sense OF he county aud not by the party Of
politicians.
What IS the consequence OF keeping these measures,
upon which the industry Of the couny in some degree
depends forever dependent upon the success party
appeal to the mdnuiacturer,-l appeal to the
whose business affected by the arif-wheher he does
not want above all things that there shall be uniform
system OF action in regard to it; that il shall be PERMA-
NENT IN Its character; that he may look fowasd, with
some degree OF confidence, that the law, which protects
ms interest, this year, shall protect it also the next
Do you want in 1912, tariff 10 be repealed on he
accession OF another party, was do e in 1916 q
10 you want 1t restored by the casting tie OF a single
individual again TO be deteaed by the Of par,
~ which IS opposed to II II you do, bring The utter
within the vortex of politics, tlat your business Tor
years to come, may be III the of uncertainty
that II has been, in form years. Yet MIR. Webster
set ks to make the Tariff The sport of pa rites druU The
pending canvass.
/ appeal to MIR. Webser's better opinions upon the
subject. appeal to his opinions expressed, not upon
the eve OF Presidential election. but vi en- there was
no such Contingency before HIM expressed, too when
he was as Tree from influences VIII Oh NIGH bias ms
Judgement as at any time in his life when he had
any such load TO ry his shoulders the od man.
Zachary TaylIr lppausel
What lUcre his views OF the interests of the
business men OF the country, in reference to
tariff at meeting in Faneul Hall, on Sept. 30
1912, after the tariff of 1912 was enacted, Mr.
Webster declared himself, as he has this year,
to be q" a Wing, Massachusetts, Wing, a Faaeuil
Hall Wing" He then uttered these sentiments.
Speaking OF the purposes OF the Wing party, he
says:
The third great object protection. Much
in arhernce of this Object hope enough for the interests
of the country certainly enough deserve and your hear
y commentator. 1t the remark of French Ihetocan
that there is nothing beautiful which not true am afraid
ofour ubant oraoIy would not stand the test Of this
criticism. II not true for that the Wing
maj )rty passed the tariff 1t well known that than
thirty Wings voted against the arif-good Wings, in
other respects Some OF the other party voted in its favor and
after all, ! passed but by vote.
great deal of parade aud ecat has been made because
somebody for ward the last moment to the rescue
is called and gives his vote its favor 1t was but one vote
all there who had
done quite much Our neghbor from Mddesex for
M Parmtnter) stood firmly and voted steadily in favor
Of the Tariff the distinguished representative Of this
city, He had vote too aud held the Tariff absolute
ly in his hand, as II he had the Presidential Veto
1t prevailed also in the Senate but by vote Do
all know that could not have passed, but BY the aid
the from ennyvanla, of Mr.. Wright of New
York, and Mr. Williams of Maine. Now gentlemen, let
admit the TRUTH and lawyer always does that when helps
his The truth that large proportion Of the other
party in to help carry the Tariff Looking we all
do to industry the livelihood tor ourselves and
Children consent that such great object the
protection of domestic industry shall be identified with the
of particular paryrising as the party RISES aud
sinking the grave when the party goes down. public
and national question. Tariff sensible and moderate
Tariff should be nwrought into the politics ofal parties
because, aho' desire the Of Wing principles wish
bond and security for the protection ofudastry
durable than even the maintenance of Wing power
ask then, the friends of domestic industry;
l appeal to the manufacturer, and ask him, if he
ever made greater mistake in his life than he
did when he allowed the question of protective
tariff to be brought into this Presidential contest
and made to depend, in any degree upon the
election OF Gen. Taylor.
The reasons then which have been urged for the sup
port of Gen Taylor-whIt they / submit it to
YOU that they are unsound. submit tit TO you that they
are not sufficient. induce reemea who understand
their interests 10 cast their ballots for the candidate of
the late Wing party. You are urged 10 support Gen
Taylor because great men, distinguished men, who
have held tins or public office in the land say he is
a suitable man to be elected the Office of President.
Gov Lincoln i'll his address to you, here, in reply to
mine Of the 2ls of june presents long array of men,
who have held official stations, and who declare their
confidence in Gen. Taylor, not only as Wing, but as
man competent 10 manage the affairs OF the county.
But this question: both to The OPINIONS OF Gen ay,
lor and as to his qualifications TOR the office depends
not upon the opinions and certificates OF ne but upon
matters known yourselves. II is not by the weight
of authority take it, that your votes are 10 be obtains
ed but, ii at all it is by the weight ofargumen We
know that men, who, upon every principle, ough TO have
been with US in opposition TO this nomination. have falls
IN, reluctantly III many Instances, but have yet fallen
ill., bound hand and foot by the ties OF party 10 The sup>
port of Gen. Taylor We cannot know by what means
in all instances by what arguments and perSuasonS,
their objections have been overcome. In some nstan>
ceS they have feared TO meet the opposition OF then par
~ they have feared that they should be called na>
ors" and "renegades y they feared to meet the oppro-
brium which they knew must come upon them, lhey
followed the dictates of their own conscience, and their
own clear convictions.
do not propose, here, to review the list OF
names which Gov. Lincoln has called up to