Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-09-15
Democratic County Ticket.
The Peoples Party VS.. Prohibition

"3d. That the true interests of the
Union, and especially Pennsylvania, re-
,uire Tariff for revenue imposing such
,uties as will afford just and ample pro-
'ection to home labor, and relieve us from
he financial difficulties and embarrass.
ment brought on by the ruinous policy Of
he present National Administration"
The above is one Of the resolutions adop-
ed by the convention which nominated
rhapin Hall Esq at Broollville, on the
9th, ult as the opposition candidate for
congress in this district This, like all the
pposition resolutions, passed since the be-
.inning of the present campaign, if not
precisely, is very near approach to the
doctrine of the Democratic party on the
question of tariff. A tariff for revenue
with judicious discrimination in favor of
those commodities which we have the
least occasion to import, III other words, Of
which we produce the most extensively at
home, asalways been the policy advocated
and practiced 10y the democratic party and
ID sun tlclI NOCllllIc az lllt pIcStuV N"S =
Upon this question the old whig party
took issue ewith them, advocating atarifl' for
protection alone withoutregardt to revenue
The democratic party seeking to afford a
fair protection to domestic manufactures,
in the adjustment of duties upon imports :;
discriminating in favor of those articles,
the manufacture or production Of which
at home, needed encouragement. Thus
making revenue the object and protection
the incident, while the whig doctrine sought
to make protection the object and reve-
nue. the incident of tariff.
But now we find this mongrel opposi-
ton repudiatiug and spurning the prin-
ciple Of a protective tariff, 'for the sake of
protection" las our old opponents, the
wings, were wont, defantly to express it,
and endorsing the democratic side of the
issue in the fullest manner. And now
the question naturally suggests itself;
What is to Lecome of the remnant of the
whig party which has still remained stead
fast to their belief in the wisdom of a pro.
tective tariff?
Since lS4S there has been no issue be-
tween them and us except upon that ques
ton. No other reason existed why they
should not be democrats, and act in
all things with our party, except that they
could not give up their prohiJitay tar!t
pri nciples-they could not swallow Loco
foco lree-trade-ism, On all questions of
governmental policy they agreed with us
to the letter such as the question Of
State right, non,interierence with slavery
in the territories, and all the other living
issues of the day. But what are these men
to do now? Where are they to 60 or with
whom will they act? The party with which
have been acting, takes democratic ground
upon the only question that has for the
last ten or twelve years separated them
from the democratic party.
Upon this question there can now be no
issue between the present opposition, and
democracy. They distinctly ayow the
same doctrines in regard TO tariff that
we do--nay more they place at the head
OF their state ticket an avowed free trader.
and they are loud in their praises Of his
mert for the position they intend him to
fill Then as if to remove all doubt as to
their meaning, the latter part of the above
resolution distinctly declares in favour of
"a Tariff for revenue imposing such duties
as will afford just and ample potection to
home labor, and rel,ve us from the fnan-
ci difficulties and embarrassment bro't
on by the ruinous policy of the present
National Administration.
Forgetting however to remind the peo-
pie that the heavy debt which they com
planned so much of, was incurred by
Know-nothing congress and that the exs