Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-06
THE "oLD FASHIONED DEMOCRAT"


as Sol. Johnson" We have shown by the ex.
tracts recently published from his circular of
1925, that he then avowed himself to be in favour
of Tarifffor protection as well as for the policy
of Internal Improvements in its largest sense
His language concerning the Tariff was
Believing it right to encourage home industry, to
be independent of foreign nations, encourage an
1imrtcGn SySten gave my support to the Tariff; in
other words, to INFANT STRUGGLING MANUFACTURERS,
and am happy to say, the result is proving the
rectness OF The measure. Manufacturing establish
ments sprinsing up, and the produce of farmer
is finding demand an a home n1a1het.''
We have remarked, that, in saying here, 81
gave my support to THE TARIFF" Col. Johnson
obviously had reference to the Tariff of 1924; for
his circular addressed to his constituents afr
ter the close of the eighteenth Congress, which
expired on the Sd of March 1926, and which pas
sed the act in question at its first session. Ofthat
Congress he was elected member from the
Harrison district in the spring of 1928
Inasmuch as the Tariff of 1924 was notorious
ly based upon the principle of protection to ma
nufactures, and as COL Johnsons circular ex-
pressly justifies his vote for it on thai ground
we have thought it we'll to look back to the official
record to see in whet category of politicians he
stood at that day. The result of our examina-
ton will probably astonish and afict his Demo-
cratic supporters almost as grievousy as the ex-
tracts from his circular.
Referring to the Journal ofthe House of Rep
reSentdtires, for the session of 1894, we find
that throughout the deliberations upon the Tariff
bill, Col Johnson voted almost invariably alone
among the Virginia members, in favour of the
bill and in favour of the HIGHEST proectiva dDtes
The following extracts and abrideements from, the
Journal will exhibit nrncisa]v that mart If his |
cor-ss IN his first CONGRESS bv which bs said 10 |
unnecessarily sn5ssyored $40 enconraqe home in.
dnsrrv n ~ fr5s-,an5ent of tore;qn countries to
encogrspa n a7FrR7r.x svsrr,Jm
Apr7I Il gszs The House resumed tie consider
alton q Z expresses BIZ emitted An Act to amend
the question was sgsin Stated on the mosion made
Yesterday that the said bill be postponed indefinitely;
'sThe zverious question was called for and demand
ed by majority of the members present.
"a motion was made by Mr.. Webster that the SAID
bill be laid on the table.
''And the question being put, it was determined in
the negative 9S, nays ll0 lin the negative Mr.,
Johnson Of Va
The previous question was then put TO wit =
Shall the main question be qotU put?
And 1t passed III the afhrmatlve-ye1s no. nays
". In the affirmative Nh johnson Of "a.
"The main question was then put, 10 wit;-SHALL
THE BILL PASS
and passed IN the ahfmatveIyeas Io1 nays l02'
lin the affirmative, Mr.. Joseph Johnson of W
The Virginia delegation voted as follows
4EA-Nr Joseph Johnso'a-l.
NAYs-MessIs: Marx Alexander, VIM. 5 Archer,
t; Barbour, J. ,. Barbour, Burwell Bassett, John
rloyu cL no. ?; Gains' yaoe .; LeIl"1tch Wm MG-
VIM c. Rives, Arthur Smith, VIM. smith Alex
Smith, Andrew Stevenson James Stephenson John
lalaferro, Geo. tucker, Jared WIllams-2:
'"' - i'P
Ii appears thereioie' that GOT ooSepH "oi'hlSot
was n
who voted, in the first instance, for the Tariff of
1924 IF he is an sold fashioned Democrat
nouv bo roust b,va heen q Dsmocrat of tho robt
D.c
'0i. uAen DO' II oo suon 't""u''u Oelnoola's
as Mark Alexander, r +. Barbour, John 3 Bar
bour and Andrew Stevenson were of the wrong
Sort Upon which horn of the dilemma will his
friends choose tn hano? Rut let us follow tho
lin - 81. fnol r.su.ra
ady 10; ne , house was nloinlea ihat me senate
dnlies on imnorts with certain amendmsnis
May IA, 1924 "Mr. Tod, from the committee on
Manufactures, to which was referred the amendments
proposed oy ne senate TO me PHI emitted AN act 10
made tbarson hiph ss read ban Us
Ordered That the ga id report and amendments be
committed to the Committee of the Whole on the State
oi me unlon. ~,
House do now resolve i,seIf into a committee Of The
whole, &c, tor the purpose OF considering the said
amendments
ro, nu a e e e' reR p1 pIsSea III .e as
Smith alone of the Virginia delegation voting in the
Affirmative
Nay IS. The committee of the whole reported to
The House agreement to the amen dments passed
by the Senate "sh amendments to several of the said
amendments" and the House. with slight exceptions
confirmed the report of the committee
NE m n r. - ~. A. c.,
-S - INC e was in'oi"e1 t'i"' mo S0na' |
had concuned IN some oil the amendments OF the
House and adhered to some ofits own The points