Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-10-07
The De..era.,e Meeting l.., Friday.

"oo VI OhSohA6Sd
O'Clock. When we first arrived Col.
Tod was speaking. We understood
that Mr.. Sherrer, first appeared
and told the Democracy that they
had honored him Che first they had
heard of the fact) with a nomination
for Congress-said that he should
not vote II in Congress as had Hon.
]. L. Taylor-the very reason, dear
sir, the people of this district have
no notion of sending you there
Judging from the appearance Of this
individual and from what we hear
Of his savings and doings in this
county, we should say il was quite
honor enough for such person TO
be defeated by Hon. JOHN L. TAY,
LoR.
But Tod was speaking when we
went in and the first words we heard
were, "the Democrats have consented
that the revenues Of the government
may be raised by duties on imports
instead Of by direct taxation"-how
long before this consent will be with
drawn and we must resort TO direct
taxation, he did not state; but should
these Free Traders progress as
rapidly for the next two years as
they did from 1874 to 1916, they
will be prepared to withdraw this
consent, should Pierce be elected. and
the country may expect about 1854
undisguised FREE TRADE and DIRECT
TAXATION. Who does not remem-
Der that in 1874 the cry was "Polk,
Dallas, and the tariff of IS42"-lhat
in 1916 our present tariff law, based
upon purely free trade principles,
was passed, and here is Tod in 1852
denouncing the law Of lS42, which
received the support of SlLAS
WRIGHT, JAMES BUCHANAN
and other distinguished Democrats
in the Senate, and CHARLES J..
INGERSOLL and the leaders Of
Democracy in the House, as the
"FoUL and INFAMOUS tax law OF
1912" Tod said he did not under.
stand much about facts, but confined
himself to general principles, which
one who heard him would readily be-
lieve, as there was not a fact TO
which he referred he did not mistate,
or misrepresent. He may have
succeeded in leaving the impression
on some OF his audience that they
had payed S5 cents a yard for the
cotton shirts they had on--at least it
was just as worthy Of belief as two
thirds that he stated, but we rather
incline TO the impression that most
Of his audience understood what
their cottons and chains cost them
little better than this stumper could
inform them. The bills OF every
in this place may be con-
suited as TO the effect Of the tariff Of
IS42 and 1916 upon the articles
named and there will be found a
refuiation OF all that was
asserted by Mr.. Tod. Mr.. Clay's
project for distributing the proceeds
o! the sales of the public land, and
all other plans, but that OF giving
them away to actual settlers, he con-
demned. If this is a Democratic
measure why was il not put in the
platform at Baltimorel Is Mr.. Tod
sent around to make new issues here,
which the party in other sections are
denying to be Democratic doctrine,
and which if endorsed at Baltimore
would have killed the party in many
States2 Tod is not a man wanting
in capacity, but is Of that class Of
politicians who believe that the
managing an election is a game to
be played no matter how, so it sue
ceeds-of his history the people Of
Ohio know something. He was the
currency" candidate for
Governor in 1874. and was repudia
ted and his principles with him.
Polk gave him the mission to Brazil
his salary commenced on the Ist
of May, lS47, and ended the 18th
of September, 1S5l--making four
years, four months and fourteen days
and his pay amounted in salary,
exchange, &C., to the
snug sum os FlFTY-SlX THOU
SAND THREE HUNDRED AND
EnPTV- SIX DOLLARS THIPTV