Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-28
DAILY SENTINEL.
ONE nESUGT a. 4 Pro IECGlyE
TARIFF POLICY.

ONE nESUGr a. n Pro GECGlyE
TARIFF POatCy.
We have smother distinguished convert to the
doctrine Of free trade, and IL the change nov
going On IN the Republican mind progressss as
rapidly a. il has Tor the pass fe- weeks. IN short
time % shsit -ars ncsriy all abe Rspssliesn'
party adopting the time bonored" principles Of
the Democracy The Indianapolis Journal quotes
vhst IA terms the following " significant para
graph" from il, New York correspondent, as a
tert for an article densncistory Of the protective
tariff falIscy:
81 ysar cotton gas = dollar more posnd
than nos. yst tbe price Of nAn 1fsctured goods 10
bat striHs hess -
The Republican organ has its eyes opened BY
this revelation OF Yankee IDEAS OF political econ
ony. and proceeds to " pitch in" 20 the land Of
the Summers. the Masons. the GArri.ons. the
Phillips. the Abigail Folsons' and all that
species Of humanity. in a strain somewhat remark
able from paper which. for the psst four ye.rs
has been assuring its readers and the " rest Of
mankind" that New Eogland was the hub Of
creation. and New England policy the pivot
upon which The Administration of the General
Go.ernmspt should rsvolys.F Saysthe Journal !:
"Por many yesrs the tariff on cotton goods
has been well nigh prohioitOry. When the mills
Of this country were generally 10 operation
little or DO loss to the public resulted from that
cause, as the competition among manufacturers
heps prices vIfhrn seasonable boaue, often less
than the tariff imposed on The imported article;
but. at present. comparatively few cotton mills
are IN operation. consequently those few have
monopoly OF the cotton market. and their pre-
prie'os<, Like bold reLbsSs. Sluadsy the people Euh
~ LfdeconDnneffon az trouff Be fett By so many
foot pads. We trust that one OF the earliest
measures Of the next Congress will be to destroy
the monopoly now enjoyed oy these heartless ex
toftioners. by soducing nse tariff on cotton goods
10 a reuenue standard The people would pre-
Ter 10 pay twenty hive per cent. 10 the Govern
ment. on imported eO,t0ns. instead Of one hun
dfed per cent. to the robbers who dOmes
TIC milis. s.as sHs sasa - gliaan
Nov these bold robbers" as the Journal
style. them. might retort upon II It's own argu-
nents sustaining the bondocracy. They might
say: The Government as sbHshed protective
tariff, and conhding iniu good faith. We have
erected mills for tho manufacture of cotton
goods. and if any one is OF the opinion We have
any speciab Privileges. one and all are q, liberty
to taks1 advantage OF them BY Investing their
capital as We have ours -, But this is
not the remedy Of enc journal in this
case 1t demands shad Gongress shall de
stroy the monopoly enjoyed by these
heartless erortiourrs by reducing the tariff on
cotton goods TO a rsoenue I ,ndard." Congress
10 this instance /, called upon 10 correct an evil,
bu, FAR as the bonds are concerned the
Journal ins<rposes the barrier Of the Constitution
TO the bondocracy from contr loatirg their
equal share with other property ioT the support
of the Government The Journsl says wo mus
reduce the triii on cotton goods to a y<u<nue
standard. revenue iar.G y not protective
tariff. but 10 Is anti protcctiye The object of
revenue tariff u to produce as maeh income as
possible from fmpos, duties itputs. what the
Journal objected 10 20 sifougly a few weeks ago,
basing i,s arrnment 10 favor OF protective tafif
upon il. the "pauper labor" OF Europe ia compe
titou with American labor \ revenue stan
dard." which the Journal now demands. sill put
the tariff on NIL articles Of foreign MANU-
facturs at rate so that they be
imported and sold At a. low price, il uot little
ufscture. Tina virtually establishes the principle
Of free trade. fos the simple elect II a revenue
tariff 10 to levy a revenue for the 5sneh, OF the
Government on all importatons 1t just about
the difference between the cost of the articles OF
foreign and domestic manufacture or produs
ton. For instance, IL cotton goods OF foreign
manufscture can be imported aud sold IN New
York for twenty cents yard, and IL costs tven-
" Eve cents yard 10 msnGiecture the same ar
sicle in this country, under a revenue tariff duty
Of FIVE cents or less yard islevied. II the duty
was ten or fifteen cents yard then the tariff be-
comes protective, in fact prohibisory for the for
sgd insnufactnres shu, out theaovernment loses
thereby the revenue it would have derived from
imporratiohs If the duties bad been fixed so as 70
have placed the foreign IN competition With the
domestic manufactures. The Journal now Goa
tends that We must reduce the tariff to \ reve-
nue. standard TO put an end to the monopoly of
the manufacturers, "bold robbers, Who are en-
sblsd BIZ the protective tarid now in operation.
Ito plumber the people With little eompunc-
ton as would be felt by ss many foot pads. y
This. 10 jumping Of. The protective t,rif st'lts
with about 40 much ssddenness - Sc. PAuL wss
arrested 10 bis career. contending against sound
principles Poor New England Even her
abolition allies are deserving her. and they
thrssssn TO leave her IN the cold moss
efectuslly, by placing Der industry in compeu
tsan with the 'paupsr labor of Europe. Add
then. to cali those men whom the Journal
has eeeo heidinz1p as examples Of purity and
philanthrophy-a toe men Who have been
preaching abolition. negro suffrage. miscegena-
too and prOieetrs taua-for there is method in
their one idesisn.-.'r robbers bold robbers.
10 certainly surpassins strange. bat We are Told
that,sondets ~il never cease We congratu-
late our neighbor upon its oOldne.s and indpen
dence in cutting loose 'rop the iallaeious. even
il they are 2 nme hoaosti principles Of its
party And il most iotcioly illustrates the sen
,imeps er presssJ by oar "n1ole" Goysrpor IN his
0rsnt reception speech. that the nation viii
still psogrsss auiI .e Aopss .eh the psriec, IDEA
Of Democracy.
"a Pooa CONsoLAsION
Tbs Raouhle.ua nroless 20 derive ~ aat COZ. .