Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-09-22

90 Iof congressional platform. If This
allegation be true, then it was Messrs. Sow.
9rd, Cambcll, lrumbull, Wilson. Roll
Fish, Foster and Others of the leaders tboi
have brought "dis,ress, disaster ogJ r;o'
upon tile industrial interests of fhe c3on,,s
try-ior they voted for the present Tariff
and not the Administration. which wos
not IN existence. Great applause In tho
House OF representatives, when Mr.. Banks
hepuollcan, was Speaker, this meoeurc
asadopted 10y vote Of l27 yeas to 73 nays,
nearly two to one, with number of Dem
ocrats IN the negative; and in the Senate.
by vote OF SO to 8, but three Republicans
-Messrs. Collamer, Foot and Wade
against H. whilst Messrs. Seward Wilson
'rumbull, Fish, Bell and others of their ac.~
knowledged leaders, were in the affirmo.
i've How true the adage that "those
mo i've IN glass houses should not throw
stones 3 or that discretion is the hot,
ter part OF valor!" Laughter.l Here tho
missiles aimed at Mr.. buchanan have
blackened Mr.. Stewards pcepers. and am
indiscreet zeal of the Brookville Conven.s
uon, led 1t TO fire broadside into tbe
camp 0i their own friends. Much laugh.
teer'I but ! must do these gentlemen JUS
uce, ana defend them against the assaults
OF me brookvlllc Convention. say that
ane u, ldea tllat 1t was the alteration III the
larlii produced the late revulsion of bnsi.
ness ana IN monetary affairs, sweeping;
over the entire country, prostrating and
Paralyzlng all industrial pursuits and en-
terpllse', the manufacturer with the rest,
Is simply preposterous. The seeds of the
revuislon were sown, and the fruit far de-
IL l
VeloPed, before the Tariff was touched. IL
was the natural andinevitablec econseouepce
OF an dnwarrantede eXpansionin in commerce"
credit and currency, and it swept over ali
parts OF our country, East, West, North
ana south; ; IN the agricultural as we'll as
IN the mining and manufacturing regions
Nor was 1t less severe in most of the En-
ropean States. Now how is it possible
that all this was canSed by a slight altera-
ton IN the rates of duty in this country.
II IS out OF the question One can jmar.
Inc no" 1t might effect the manufacturlns
interests IN this country, had II beef fol-
lowed by an increased importation of for.
elgn goods, but when the importation of
goods manufactured in foreign countries
Is out Ilttle over % per cent. of the preyi-
Gus amount, how has il produced the con.
sequences attributed to II! The less for
elgn goods the better for the home pro.
uucuon, ihe imports are one-half less than
before the Tariff was reduced, and still we
are told the I riff has DESTROYED the man.
uiacturer. !f the complaint was made in
England that it had ruined them by stop-.
ping the expectation of their fabrics. it
would have more force. And then. how
could it PROSTATE all interests in all coun.
a 4 40 NJ.
ly goes to show that the influence of Tariff
even on the amount of imports, is second
airy ana subordinate TO commercial and
financial affairs, and that all attempts to
attribute to it a controlling and positive
influence are deceptive and delusive.
x
There is no use in deceiving ourselves on
the Tariff question. In its future adjust.
ment, | shall do my best to secure for nv
constituents, the full measure of any inter-
EST they may have in it; but no candid
man who understands the temper of the
of Congress from the West, South,
md even the New England States on the
subject, will pretend hatanythinglikeatar
fl can be adopted. 1t NAV suit parti-
IAN politicians 10 talk in this way, but it
will amount to nothing but talk. | was
'eally against the late change, because
hought it was enacted without due con,
liberation, and too sudden change and
esisted the Senate bill throughout: but
to vote for the report Of the
committee OF Conference, conditioned the
luty on iron was raised to ~ per cent.
rhcn it could as well have been passed at
"a or 22 per cent. but it is obvious. that
whatever Is accempliscd on this subject
hereafter, must rest on principles of high
rational policy, and be obviously Just to
ii interests, consumers as we'll as produ-
crs. The Democratic policy of Tariff for
eyenue with moderate discrimination
gainst luXuries and incidental aid to home
interests, is all that can belasA and believe
the interest of Pennsylvania TO ask MOTH
NC more. For myself, can see nc tlinc in"
rnciple against moderate specific duty
n an article of the same value under tho
anne name, like iron; and though from
len say this would suit them better than
he present Tariff, and | believe them;
mt the n'isapplication of the specific prinr
iple in the Baritf of 1912 has rendered il
o justly odious, that it will be difficult TO
ct even proper use made of it. All the
eople Of Pennsylvania desire on this sub
'ct Is that they ENJOY their full! rights and
lrantagcs, as compared with other States
hey are two proud to ask or accept more
r be satisfied with less. The Tariff. be-
des, is one Of those questions of conflict
lg Interests, between different sections
nd different classes of our country, that
can only be permanently adjusted on
o.lc standard of equity. Mr.. Buchanan,
our own fellow-citilen, is now in the
residential Chair and will any man say
lat he would desire that you shouldhave
SIS than your just rights, or will any ia.
st that he should claim more? Surely
ot Whenever the revenue is Insufficient
} meet the demands of the Treasury that
u good reason, within the Democratic
'ecd. for increasing and extending the
ariif and doubtless on this ground, the
Inject will be considered at the next ses-
on Of Congress.