The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-09-12
For The Star of the North.
The Light Street Orator.


the exponent of their political faith, and
especially on the subject OF the tarl!f-weii
may the shades of the sages of Ashland and
Marshfield sink TO rest. since those bright |
luminaries are eclipsed by the newly dis
covered genius of Light Street, | wonder
much at this great light being hid SO long
under bushel Bnt it has passed into an
axiom that "Republcs are unSrateful,"
hence the reason of our hero's past obscur-
| ity | have heard those wonderful bursts OF
eloquence in the Cour. House. and yet so
strong is the influence OF prejudice, that
they failed TO convince me Of the error oil
my ways.
Our "Luminary" pretends to be strong
tariff man, and claims that the Democracy
of this State and elsewhere, is a free trade
party. Local circumstances control The
opinions of all parties on this subject Thus
in the South we have great many free
trade Democrats and free trade Wings. In
the the Eastern and Western States we have
a great many free trade Republicans also.
But il is nevertheless. an indispniable fact,
that since the formation of our government,
six protective tariffs have been passed, and
the record proves that five out OF the sc SIX
were passed by The Democratic party The
tariff bill OF 1889 passed without any mate
rial opposition. That of 1916 followed and
was strongly advocated BY John c. Calhoun
Mex, came The tariff act OF 1924, ag"ind
which Daniel Webster the leader oi the
Wing party, voted; and for which James
Buchanan. now a Democratic President OF
the United States, voted. Next came the
high tariff of 1928 which Henry Clay, ano
,her prominent Wing leader, severely de
, nounced, while Martin Van Buren,, Thomas
Benton and other prominent Democrats
voted for H. This was one of the most pro-
: tec,ve bills ever passed The next tariff
bill passed OF a protective nature, was III
1892, for which James K. Polk and George
M Dallas both voted the latter being U. 5.
Senator from Pennsylvania. The tariff OF
, I842 succeeded, which the Wing party
I claimed the merit of passing. This bill,
though protective in its nature, yet was on
: Justly so, discriminating IN favor OF Parlcn-
! lar sections, and taxing articles, which
from their nature should be free. Yet the
Democratic party of Pennsylvania even here
maintained lis consistency and yoec agalns
!. the act of 1916 with the exception OF Davlc
r Wimot, the Republican candidate for Gov
, ernor in this State in 1857, and the same
gentleman who was TO address the people
of Bloomsburg, in company with Mr. Cur
tin, few weeks ago. But in 1857 the Re
/, publican party were in power,-elecied n
3 P Banks, noted flee trader, as Speaker o
= the House The Committee on Ways ant
Means appointed by him was free trade, ant
!. thew framed bill still further lowering III
tariff of 1916, which they successfully en-
gineered through Congress. The Morrel
4 bill of last Cons ress was framed with tn
avowed purpose of having it defeated, i
order TO make political capital at the com
- ing election. 1t was not prepared until nea
:, the close of the session, so that even If
had been acceptable in all its provision;
: the Senate had no time 10 fully consider
. We have thus we believe fully prove
/. that the Democratic parry is, and alway
:, has been, protective tariff party. especial
!, that par, of il in Pennsylvania.
II Our opponents in some places claim
- be the old Wing party, in others the Jeffe
"A sonian Democracy, in others the America
- party, while in others The Abolition part
? But no ran in his senses will affirm that
N is the Wkig party, hence tney can claim I
10 praise for what the Wings have done, eve
in if we should grant that that parry favort
,v protection. The Republican party arol
no within the last few. years, and is base
bs wholly on the idea of slavery. Its open ar
:. avowed object is to exterminaie it, and
n this end is the party pledged. But sho
M as It's existence has been, we have demo
"a siraied that they passed the tariff bill
% 1857, which their orators, with the exec
- tion of the one from Light Street, do ne
- and can rot deny. One firm in New En-
"A land gave Thnrlow Weed and other Repu
:, licans $50 900 to lobby The bill through Co
gress These are historical facts. Dav
=, WiImot, a noted free trader leads the par
~ in Pennsylvania n. P Banks ano,h
- free. trader rules in Massachusetts Bryan
=, a DO oular Journalist, and consistent fr-e lr
.s der, for ioriy years past, is at he heat
IA the Republican electoral ticket in Ne
10. York, and says distinctly that the Chlca
!, Platform favors free trade. Lincoln endol
-. es said platform, which is thus peculiar
be adapted TO two interpretations; and by OF
ah er acts in his meagre political life, b
= proved tha, he is no friend 10 The proecI
a. of American industry. Hannibal Ham
= the candidate for Vice President is beyo
- contradiction. free-trader, and voted
-, the tariff of 1916.
-, And now, voters of Columbia coun
20, Win lhese ldc's oeioie Sou' e"" ~