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IL is evident, from the movemehts oi tue o"P'e
lists interested in the large manufacturing and iron es'ao
shments Of the country. and from the tone OF the wing
press that the tariff question is again to be thrown INTO
the political arena as make-weigh for federalism we
INDUCED the hope that the experience which those VINO
have enriched, and who desire to enrich themselves
through the nsrumenaly OF that system OF legislative
robbery called protection" have acquired ny quarter
OF centurys struggle with the people, at last Resulting
in their discontinue would have convinced them OF the
danger OF connecting the question again with party poll
tics The tariff Of 1885, although is sill too high-impo-
sing an average duty Of nearly 80 per cent upon the whole
amount OF mporatons, and actually operating 10 prohibit
the importation of some articles, such the cheaper cot
tonswas consentedto by its friends ground OF com
promise which they would allow TO be permanent if the
manufacturers and miscaled protectoniss would agree
10 accept il as SUCH and withdraw il from the field OF
party politics While the wing party out Of power
but little was said against the existing tariff During the
administration of an able and competent Secretary Of the
Treasury under whose auspices it was framed and en-
acted into law, and who fully comprehended the sys
tem aided by honest intelligent, and faithful appraisers,
who were appointed 10 execute the aw and MOTTO defeat
it, the present tariff has been most emnenty successful
II has produced abundant revenue while II has given
as an inseparable consequence Of its comparatively high
duties ample protection to all the great interests OF the
country The treasury has been amply supplied by for
the ordinary and usual expenditures OF the government
money has been plenty all interests have ourshed; and
prosperity such the country has never before wit
nessed has prevailed among all interests and classes OF
the people, Under honest and competent adminstra-
ton Of the tariff OF 1885, all these favorable results have
been produced These statements undenabe, as the
intelligent and dsinerested people Of this country will
all testify.
But now Inasmuch as the Executive branch of the
government has passed into the hands Of the federal
party, war is at declared upon this wise system
OF revenue, which has produced such favorable and
benefcent results. new Secretary Of the Treas
ury, educated in a school Of politics whose prin-
cpes are opposed to this liberal and excellent sys-
tenn, has been inrusted with its administration; new
appraisers also hostile to it, have been appoined and
under their comjoiat management, the law which has
been SO eminenty successful has, if the statements
Of its enemies are to be believed turned out to be
failure, notwithstanding that under the unfrendly
hands into which has fallen it is still productive Of
ample revenues and the business OF the country still
ourishes Even in the hands Of its enemies the tariff Of
1916 vndicates its title 10 superior excellence and still
supplies the government with more revenue than could
be obtained under any other system thus accomplishing
the only object for which duties eonsttutonay be
imposed Yet war has been declared against by the
manufacturers and federal politicians, and il is again
to become party question. Oh course, the friends
of revenue tariff must be prepared to meet this assault
upon their favorite system. They must do more than
that while they take arrange its details as to
raise sufficient revenue. they must reduce the duties
which are now too high, and which operate to exclude
class of articles from our market that would 60 into
Afforded 10 tue cohsmer cneae psfeej % mn aartrs
ces be bought, if the duty were at lower rate
In short, IL the manufacturers will make war upon the
present tariff and will insist that il shall be repealed or
altered, the people WA that Shall IN all its features
be made peoples tariff by altering its rates Of duty
make them bear lightly possible upon the common
necessaries OF life, consumed by the poor well the
rich, and heavily possible upon the Injuries and
superAuities which consumed only by the rich. It
must be altered 10 enlarge The trade of The country
By inviting larger poatons at iowsr duties, thus in
creasng the market and the demand for agricultural
products abroad, while it makes more abundant and
cheapens the price OF the articles which the farmer and
workingman must consume. Let be understood
We are for keeping the system il Isl desire that il
may be permanent But, if the manufacturers wish to
disturb it and again throw into the OF party poll
tics, will then 60 for lower rate OF duties; hus
tightening The tares Diieh now imposes upon The farm
and mechanics Of the country. and giUag them cloths,
piougs chains, stopes, ironDare, and The like, at cheap
v rates than they now get them And we will make the
war perpetual until those objects accomplished We
will summon to aid the planters OF the South, the
farmers Of the great West and the mechanics and work.
ng.men everywhere, who are interested in getting the
aecessares of life nj the Invest urces If the mann