Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-11-29

TIC Tree ana uUeQulNiCdl expression VI 'hS'
sentiments upon the tariff question. The
meeting was much larger than our party
gatherings ordinarily are-every portion OF
the county was represented by men whose
fixed attachment TO the principles of Demo-
cracy no one dare queston-and the pro-
ceedngs were conducted with iha, calm lie.
Liberation which indicates an earnest pnr
pose and Judgment well matured The
size, character. and whole tenor of the meet
ing, afforded triumphant refulation OF the |
aspprsons which were attempted TO be cast |
npon it, by The obscure organ OF an unprln-
ciped, but happily prostrate faction The |
Democracy of Berks county upon this as
well as all other questions which concern
the party, are still a INIT, and are not TO be
! frightened from declaring their opinions, by
any shallow cries raised in quarter whenc.
every species of disailecton originates.
The whole subject of the tariff was fully
and ably presented in the speech Of FnANciS
w. IluGHEs, Esq, Of Poi,Sville. The ques
ton is one with which that gentleman is per-
ferlly familiar, and his remarks upon this
occasion were fortified by an array Of incou-
troveriible facts and Arguments lie first
proceeded to show that the tariff had never,
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governed entirely by local interesls-aHd that
as they became diverse, with the develop
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for bioh protcc,ion. and Massachusetts. now
:, favor or l;,L rr,,oc,i,, ,v,s mot r,,pv
,.,,,c. am cl,r,orors for rrcc.,rade Hrxpy
i C,,y ,rJ n,x,r, Wrpsrrn the mo.isrp
,b,,,rio,s Tho rro,e,,;ye valley con.
,ro,cod ,b.ir c,rosr IN Corrross os lnoders
- ,h., o,,,., or rro.,r,lo NJ II tito, 70.
yiaved tho vsr;ors io,;T hills which had
been enacted y, Congress since The orrani2a
tin, or The Government. and nrovoJ ,ha,
PENNSYLVANIA had always acted consis,cn,
p,r-aIvays been true TO hrrseIi-and adj.
vacarcd snch an adjustment of The revenue
laws rs WAS calculated 10 advance her inter
rs,s, consistently with The rro,ec,ion that
was dre from Government to other portions
of lhe Union. This was the positiou she
, sill orcnpicd: anl although she acauipscei
in the princip,e upon which the existing Ia
riff was based as soundly Democratic. and
) coacuucd in all its essential details. she was
not 60 blind as to regard it az uual,craby
perfect hut thon-hi tha, il might be slighllv
= oncrded 81 rs to afori 2 iu,, and reasonable
measure of Incidental nrolecliou 10 her iron
J interest, wthou, mrairirq its operation as a
9 revenue measure Mr.. IL advocated an in
7 crease of the duy upon non strictly within
: the limits Of the recommendation male 70
Congress in 1917 hv Mr. WALKrR, the anthor
+ Of the rariT of 1916 and in IN able argn.
u ment which carried conviction 20 The mind.
n a., c.u...
u OF all his hearers, demonstrated the iaiIacl
" Of the assertion That such an increase W"H"
- operate injnrions'y 20 the !arm'r and me
chanic, 10y raising the price ct the iron con