Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-23

tariff, that not a politician in Pennsylvania
would dare to say aught against this BILL and
when James X. Polk was candidate for the
Presidency against the gallant Henry Clay,
the Pennsylvania Democracy, in order to get
the vote of Pennsylvania for their candidate,
dared not oppose openly the tariff of AZ, but
resolved that what they could not do in hon
esty they must do by fraud They according
ly pronounced Polk better tariff man than
Henry clay. They huzzahed for the tariff of
40; their speakers vociferously proclaimed
from the stump that Polk and Dallas were
tariff men of the first water in every Demo
cratic meeting through the State were banners
hoisted with the inscription Polk, Dallas and
the tariff Of '42 to be seen. The rank and
file of the Democratic party were led to be
lieve that by the election of Polk and Dallas
the tariff of 40 was to be perpetuated and
upon this ground they were gulled into sup
port of the Democratic ticket. Upon these
grounds, and these alone, Polk and Dallas
carried Pennsylvania, and hence were elected.
Now let us look at the sincerity of the
pledges of these Democratic politicians of
Pennsylvania. In the year 1916, the first
Congress under President Polk (being Demo-
cratic) brought up new tariff bill greatly
reducing the duty on many articles, especially
iron and coal Its merits were discussed pro
and con, and when the vote in Congress was
taken it was tie. The Vice President, Geo.
NJ Dallas who was elected as a tariff man of
the highest order, a native and citizen Of
Pennsylvania, held the destinics Of this bill
in his power lie had the casting vote, and
upon his vote depended the issue whether the
tariff Of ~, which the Democrats of Penn
sylvania pretended TO endorse, should exist to
the benefit of our country, or whether it
should be destroyed. This is a critical period.
Geo. NJ. Dallas, Democratic Vice President of
the United States what does he do? Why,
bound hand and foot to the interests of the
South, traitor like despises the pledges Of bis
Pennsylvania friends, and turning his back
upon the vital interests Of Pennsylvania, votes
in favor Of the low Democratic tariff bill.
From the day this new Democratic tariff went
into operation, the balance Of trade with Eng
land has been greatly aGainstus. Five-sixths
of ali cur railroad iron has been imported :;
our furnaces have languished; one after an
other has had her fires extinguished our sill
yer and our gold have been sent to Europe
for iron, while our honest laborers have been
thrown idle and as if to cap the climax in
this Democratic warfare upon the industrial
interests Of our country, in the year 81 an
other crusade is made, u tariff still lower is
brought forward and presented in Congress.
This bill was supported by the entire Democ-
racy Of the South and by full half of the
Democrats Of Pennsylvania, and cur own
Representative, Al White seeing that there
was strength enough in the House to carry
the bill without him, dodged tie question:
while it was opposed by every American and
every Republican in Congress from Pennsyl-
yania, and with but few exceptions, By every
American and every Republican from the
North. Now, we ask, who are the friends
and who the enemies Of a protective tariff?
NATHAN.