Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-05
The Peoples Party in Pennsylvania
and the Tariff.

and the Tariff.
On the both nit, in the House Of
Representatives at Washington, Mr..
KlLLlNGER, an Opposition Member Of
Congress, took occasion to define the
position Of his party in reference to the
published skeleton Of the Republican Of
platform, as follows:
He had heard Republicans define their
position, which he, as one of the peo
pies Representatives, did not at all
times indorso He thought it time to
say that be, and those elected with him
on that ticket, came from Ia. on an is
sue entirely distinct from the disturbance
of law. Twenty out OF the twenty
five members from Pa owe their seats
principally to their principles Of protec
ton to American industry as well as to
the resistance to the further slavery ex-
tension. Let gentlemen follow out the
suggestions of the President and give lis
specific instead of ad vaicrem duties;
they need not fear that the Opposit on
members would in this Congress disturb
the compromises of the Constitution or
the laws as they stand on the statute
book. No party could carry Pennsy!-
vania without recognizing the protection
principles. The Republican National
Committee had ignored It and unless
they named candidates whose lives arc
living illustrations of the principle, they
f,,l T., 81, l.,l
and mining interests Of his State. I he
gentlcman from South Carolina could
have peace if lie would extend the olive
branco and give US specific duties on
coal and iron. Laughter.
We have heretofore stated that there
exists no such party in Pennsylvania as
the Republican party, notwithstanding
we have heard much OF n Republican
victory in the Old Keystone last fall,
and have had presented to our view a
"pyramil'' of Republican triumphs, in
which Pennsylvania has been assigned a
conspicuous position.
The truth is that there is not shadow
af a probability of the Republicans car
rying Pennsylvania in 1860. The
"nigger'' is not 50 much of an institu-
ton III the good old Keystone as in
some other States of the Confcderacy.
The men of that State think of legisla-
ting for white men, for whose benefit the
Government was organized, rather than
t. sacrifice every other object for the
Immediate benefit Of the sable sous Of
AREA.
On more than one occasion the Oppo-
sition have triumphed in Pennsylvania
10y means Of deception upon this ques-
ton OF the tariff. Bot the Republican
party, as party, dare not embrace the
protection principle Ia the platform upon
which they propose to place their candi-
date for the Presidency. The OPPOSE
ton in Pennsylvania may adopt it in
their State platform, but when they at
tempt to urge it in a Presidential con
test, 1T will be found that the leading
Republican States will oppose it. Mr.
Buchanan reflects tho opinions of al
parties in Pennsylvania on the suhjec
of tariff. As Mr.. Killingcr has pro
claimed that tho Presidents views ar,
correct, and that the party which Is
nores them cannot carry that State, W.
apptchend that any calculations which
the Republicans may make of giving
the electoral vote of the keystone tt
Seward, are based upon tiimsy foun
datlon. MIR. Buchanan, in his Message
says:
In the event of a deficiency, which
consider probable, this ought never 20 be-
SUPP lied by resort to additional loans
1t would be ruinous practice, in tn,
day of peace and prosperity, to 90 or
increasing the national debt to meet tn,
ordinary expenses Of the government
This policy would cripple our resource
and impair our credit in case the exist
ence of war should make it necessary I,
borrow money. II such deficiecv oc
ours As apprehend, I would recommen,
that the necessary revenue be raised b.
IN increase of our present duties on i'm
ports. need not repeat the opinion
expressed in my last annual message q