The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-02
Gle Cecil lubie.
ELKToN. OCTOBER ?, 1858.

ELKTON. OCTOBER .. 1858.
The political campaign now waging
in Pennsylvania and IN Delaware, betrays on
the par, Of the locofoco party its usual
amount Ct tricktIy and deception and ought
to teach a lesson to the voters Of those states
Take, for instance, the course of that party
on the tariff question. In Delaware the loco
loco press and speakers are charging on the
| opposition the responsibility Of those changes
in the tariff, which have proved to be adverse
to the interests Of our manufacturers : AMI
are cndcavoring to urge the people to the he.
lief that the locoioco party is the party that
is favorable to American labor. Notwith-
standing that President Pierce, in his Mes
| sage Of December, 1856, urged reduction of
the taliif-that when the vote on the new
i'll was taken in the House of Representa-
tivcs, scycn-ninthS GA out Of SO, number
being abScnt,) Of the democratic members
voted for the rcduction-that the Senate was
have choked down any attempt at a change
Notwithstanding these facts they charge the
| opposition with bringing the alteration about
-hns they wage the campaign, in Delaware.
In Pennsylvania they are playing the same
game, with even more tIiontcry. Wenotice
that Mr.. Jchu Clancy JONES, formerly a
citizen of Elkton, has written pirate letter
to the iron master IN his district, (Old Bvrks, J
in which he is perfectly satisfactory on tie
I".D." So they so. With an impudence.
in all other cases and places unknown.
now that the attention of the people, (bccause
of the distress and want among the mcchan-
lcal and manufacturing population,) is turned
to tariff which will protect our people at
home, these locofoco d,magogucs are en-.
deavoring to convince them that the locofoco
party is the tariff party party which is
IN favor of protecting American Industry.
We presume they will not forever lie able to
dclude the working men of the country. AT
ter the great deception in Pennsylvania of
"Polk, Dallas and the Tariff of '42" and
the multitudcs of similar receptions since,
the people there ought to be awake to such
tricks.
Is it not notorious that the locofoco party,
is the party opposed to Protective Tariff !
Is 1t not notorious that they are always the
authors of the changes which go to opp,css
the manufacturers and workmen of this coun-
try, and to favor those of Europe? Does
this point need 10 be argued longer before the
people? We should rhink not Look for
instance, at the Report of Mr.. Boycc, Il first
rate locofoco, Chairman of a Special Con-
mittee TO whom the subject Of the existing
duties on imports was referred. This Report
was made in the House OF Representatives on
the 10Th of May last, and we quote the f,l-
lowing from the rccommcndatory Resolutions
at the end Of the Report:
RESOLVED, That the vast md increasing ex-
pcndiurc of the FEEDER Il Government indicates thu
necessity OF change in our fiscal system, whereby
the protective policy shall be entirely Abandoned
and resort had. at as early period as may be
practical, exclusively to direct taxation
" RESoLvE., That the hi chest development Of
| the indus rial resources of the country is to be
attained by the greatest freedom of exchanges
which can Only be thoroughly accomplished BY the
entire abolition Of duties on imports, and resort
exclusively TO direct TAXATION
That is genuine locoIoco doctrine reported
| in the popular branch of Congress Ly the
locofoco chairman of a Committee vet in
the face of this and long series of other
attacks, of every sort, made on the Protective
System, by the so called Democratic party,
we find them now, in manufacturing districts
attempting to lead the people to believe that
1t is the Tariiparty hat they are the friends
of the WORK ing people, &c. 1t would seem
that imrudcncc could not go farther. VIII
mechanics, and working men, and manufac-
turcrs be still deceived! We have faith that
they will not.