Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-11
RICE MOND, Va.
Saturday Morning, september 8, 1919.
CALI coScEALlNG, HALF DISCLOSING"

| "HALF CONCEALlNG, HALF pl9cLooiH
During the las, Presidential canvass Tic '' w.
oratoIs scIupuous!y eschewei The a'scu'>'o" y
me o,eat issues be, ween The wo political pai'es
The tariff they had ro'hing to say aoou'-a
thai they desired was % OBTAIN po"e'
.,o;ls and he masic sound OF "Buena VISA,
nm. of Taylor's victories IN an "uEJas' wal wa
,o,,r,sd os music Sufficiently captivating to car
,u,bs d.v Time passed on-Taylor was e'ct'eo;
In 90, wefd was said on his administrative
noicy.n One fine day, however, ne was seH'
,ormatd by The Regency 10 travel ever ftaiisyi-
| van;a vhc;e an important election h soon ~ W
held, and though he proisss'd ina! Eis V'S' was
NO, al all connected vi h foIies, eaiiy ''~'
lion, pies :nted IN, mselvcs that Inc same Sass oi
,ickcry AID deception which has niaF"'u 'oe Pre-
sen, administration, was Il, WORE. Inc f'esiaeh'
reaches Punsburg ara is taken in possession by
the Wbig iron moDgsrs ard tariff moEoPol SIS,
and the news i, borne on The wings Of tie press
that Old Zacls has spoken oIi for a change CT Inc
Democratic policy. A letter is published in the
ryew York Tribune, wi h The following specific
facts:
IJpou the subjects Of Tariff, Sub Treasury,
Internal Improve meuls, Furcgn Policy of the
| Government, Sc. the views OF The President arc
we'll settled, concise aud correct, oecordiag 10
| N. principles ofths Wig party. On saturday
| evening be spoae nearly three quarters oil an
hour upon these questions, giving his views with
| the same force, precision and modes'y that IS
| exhibited in his Mexican dispatches, or The
celebrated E,op letter to Mr. Marcy.
/. He is in favor of modific ,,ion OF the
| Tariff of 1916. but no, in favor of the cn,fe
r,.es,ab,smeut O: the Tariff Of AZ. tie is in
! favor of departing so far from The al Oaiorem
| systom as 10 afford just and sufficient discri-
! IN ina,ion in favor OF such manufactured =
nestle articles or merchandise as come IN com
| petition with foreign labor. Ito IS IN iaVo! oil
the passage by Congress OF such o as snail
afford rea, proiccti, To ths laooring GRASSES O.
the country, without being so restrictive as con-
stap,ly TO be mark for the exercise OF poihlcal
prize shooters
III. He is not in favor of making an indiscti-
inmate attack upon tie whole no'ireaaury
system until 1t shall have been thoroughly tiieo
under the management Of new AID NJ re- capa
Bile officers: though he believes that it already
needs many notifications. III other words, III
order 10 save the country from the commerce i
embarrassmenls which wholesale change 10
the financial policy O. the Government must al.
WAYS produce, Gen. Taylor believes II to b. tho
duty of The Government to give the existing sub
Treasury system fair tlial under The manage
men, OF moro honest and competent men.
III. de is m favor Of Internal improvements
w. In regard TO the foreign policy Ct the
Administration, he is for sustaining The honor
of The country at ali hazards, but believes that
The policy Of peace is The only prosperous policy
In company with Gov Johnston ani a COM
miltee of citizens, the President has visited the
various factories throughout the city, for the
purpose of becoming practically acquainted
with the details of nsylvan!a's Industrial
pursuits
The Piusburs Post re;als from The PiusbuIg
American (Whig) these memorable revelations
liom General Taylor on the same occa:ies:
"On Monday morning a number al The fur
maze ownels in Western Penns iyaria, nov
10 The city, were Introduced b. Governor Jotn
SION IL The President, 10 received ;iicai Wli' The
greatest Co. ally. the President maze MINNIE
and particular inqailies ihio tir Az and co!fi-
.:on OF The iron ;rade; all III which weft cisahg
ami fully replied ,v by Messrs Myers, Kerr,
Nine. Black aud uheis. Tnc PrtSlden', ~ ,hr
Course Of he conversations, expressed his decided
d,sapprobaiiun vi the present Tariff as Vi efy IN
edtura.c 10 The projection oi many ine!ss'S
wnl:n Gcrnanded II, aad said iha' he considered
ne caans- from he Tar fl oi lSi2 10 iha 81 1916
a. upio.tuuaie 10 many valuable Interests 10 Re
oupry, ana particularly 10 that OF lauu'; lila
VIA, We required was specific, no' cd raor m
duties: that these latter ei! u he mercy Il lhr
nafke.s IN EUROPE, gave froecllon 10 ihausfr
| uere when il was not @aElet, ana atniel i! 10 Us
| when we do. lie SAT- ne was III ,yor ct sss
| cm that would prom,ss ps mummy. suthci"A'y
| nigh 10 give reasonable prot etsoa lu The INDUSTRY
Of the c,Iatry, b1i not 80 i.;ga is - amount 10
exc!usicu hs woa.d not e., ne SAID Tor hat
| ovius cns here remarked l:.at hc supposed al
South would oppose anY Tariff @. protection t,
| Northern labor. puf:ion OF lhc S1u'f, 'nt
| President replied, ~juld kick nj i; hu', he ID
| led, ",cho cars? This coEvcisa,ian Tor !; par
| COX ut none ui the charac'cristics Il speech
| removed all doubts rom cur MIND es 10 Inc IRE
sitenl's views on The Tariff"
We pass over 'ais fling aid insult upon ms
own Sguih-(,ehO car.s2 j-and We ask II 'ht
| Post does no, t:uly Iep.esea, General Taylor
! position, when il says:
I'll any eYiience was wanting that the visit c
the presileAl 10 Pennsylvania Is exclusively
p,!it!cal affair, lie above vii! surely snFPiy II
| Here il will be seen tina. O.d Zach mas 'surrcE
d-rci 10 ,hs Hi.a Protective Ia III Fcdliaiis 5 !:
/ = "a
| u.'ortm ani in iagor Of sp.ciEe ~ les sa.a:
h, Tar If Of 1916. and IN lsvvf ri he i=Iii o.
| 1912. We can No longe. mistake his pusl'on.
| The key mole siraca By General Tsyor
Pnts5arg, is promptly followed Up b. the Tariff
nouopolists, who he'd Convention al New
port. ana recommended apecifc dGics, instead
ad vaioiem, and an increase Of d.ic> On if)r
| coal, wool, and wcoi!-n aud exon souds-lha
is 10 say, on Inc srea'es; proportion u imported
soo:s-and also by the Wing prolecl:ooisls o
Lehigh, Pennsylvania, who
"Resovat, Taai as m:ans OF Obtaining hi
| protection, j, is the duty Of the next C1agFcss Il
rcpeai The Tariff 81 1876. AID 10 restore, Is ID
| as The e1i.egcies vi i.:r case require, ID. pro.
visions oil Inc act O. 1912, ana we hereby ~
s;cuct cur representative tom his distE.c' Il
In Il. ali esa. a2d honorable cIeiIoas 70 ellec
| such change.
To SHOW how lille opportunity Gsa, Ta5,o
| mas hal 10 Judge lot himself BY personal nsPsc
lion, W. allow the Caste. cocaiy DemocIa! !;
| LII. the curtain.
! pRaFIs.lN0 one TING BUT alsG IN TIER. =
| When GEN Tdyios came into PcEnsyi.ana, oil
/ nj, pfestn; tol. u" pro!e:scd that II was or IN
| purpose oil eSaiDGag ia!c and informing min
! sell a5oG. tie asf;cl. u:.l, manufacturing. mia
| in. and oihcr ia.siceis U! ill., Si.te. E;: no.
does ne ac,2 lns,ead c. wishing olr iartns, aa Il
uiactnriss, furnaces, workshops, Sc, he na>!ea'
| troin town 10 !o"o, stepping al Wig hrad.qaaT
els dsvo;ias al his ime 10 pubic receptions
and evidently ienting hmsei 10 The ciec;'cheeI
| Ing parpo,eS OF h, uIscrnpu,oD. ;nen WHO nav.
| aim ia Keeping. Eoahete, neii.is. u f"f%, Laa
caster, Colombia, Harrisburg, Middleton, Ca'iise
Chsmosssbu. :, nor d'o;c, d. VT fad him de
voting any re ieast attention to The purpose
avowed by him % coming into The Sia;c LII
professions on this sutj CT like hose ayowrt
by him before e.ectian on oi4er 50: jccts, appea
10 have been made only 10 chea, and aislcad III,
public mind.
lie ha. been in the hands OF the ifon-a.ongcI
aid interested parties who, 81 their pathetic pic
lures Of he evils OF The Tariff OF 1916, and taei
arul appeals to he Inexperienced AID isnoran
OIL, man, They have induced hiui 10 come GU! 10
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