New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-02
DITFRSE FACES.


o,,uItpo,v told his readers how Messrs. Schenck,
D;nobom. Lawrence, Moore, and other ONO
Republicans, with Mcssrs. Ketcllm, Bailey,
rra,ncr and others of our delegation, I'LL OF
y T. &c. &c. were TO he excluded from TIC
next Congress because they are ProtecnohiS's
that "J the Republicans renom'note mem,
hcy nrjV qire tie districts TO the Democrats
The Editor continues:
as, far as know, the determination OF leading rove
puc rforlners il to support for Congress neTt
ron ,c1o o,c not tiHety ldgcd 70 this cause, and 10
insist hat the parties ,ih wheh they act shall make
recenste reform iiGtform.'
We quoted at length from this manifesto
last Monday, not TO object TO 1t, but that all
may understand it, and govern themselves
accordingly. We fully admit the right OF all
to act in politics as to them shall seem best,
provided they do so manfully and above
board. We only object to these "rcvcnuc re-
formers" shifting stealthly and under the
fifth rib the party which they are consplring
to destroy.
The Editor of THE Hartford COmam was a
member OF this cOnclavc; and he sees lit To
say:
We have full faith that the Republican party viii be
found capabo of meeting every necessity and adapting
itself o every eyigcncy one its great tasks IL sub
stautilly completed but the end Of all political abors
has by 10 means arrived This country Is to be gov
erred II to he eided in the settlement OF great ques
tons OF Currency, Banking, Tariffs, Internal Revenue
Debt etc. and the Republican party, that has shown 80
high an average Of and wisdom during the last
terrible ten years. certainly able to meet and dispose
of the problems Of these piping days Of peace 1t
has an enormous reserve capital In the form OF the
good will Of the business it has been doing trat IL
would 10 fo, II loves this county too
ell willingly abandon 1t To party cohtf",h ny .hS
men who have been hostile to the nations life during tio
late contest The Tariff question will not MAKE the as
ruption AID tumult that many expect
This il will be seen, is an entirely different
prospect from that presented by {. n. OF me
Erening Post; and we must say That Ihe IoStS
view seems most in accordance with the con-
cedcd facts. The Chicago TiJnGS correspond
ent (who was Also one of 'em) says
"The public councils represented by Mcssrs
James Brooks of New-York, Burton 5. Cook Of Illinois,
John E. Hay of Illinois Samuel s. Marshall Joel ASper
of Missouri Gustavus \. Tinkelnbers OF Missouri Will
liam T. Allison q Iowa, ". &. Kerr of Indiana loratio
Burchard Of Illinois, s. s. Cor of New York. eXsecretary
McCuloeh of the Treasury, and David \. Wells IL was
| in honor of Mr. Wells indeed, that the banquet WAS
given, and therefore, one or two persons named took
part in the affair, rather because of their admiration for
the distinguished guest than because Of their being yet
absolutely committed to extreme views on commercial
matters. The press represented by Mr. GroSVenof
of The Missouri Democrct; Gov awlcy of The Hartford
C0urant: Mr.. NordhO Of The Nelo York EreninG POST
Horace white and the subscriber Of The chicago T1une
Dom Piatt Of The Cincinnati Commercial; Mr.. Gookin
Of The Ne,c- York Nation; Messrs Charles Francis Adams
and Henry T. Adams literary contributors to The North
American Rcrie,r; and Mr. Moore ofHe World"
We respectfully submit that this crowd,
taken as Q whole, is not one in which an editor
who has "full faith that the Republican party
"will be found capable of meeting every neces-
"sity and adapting itself to every emergency"
would naturally be found. If the hands are
Esau's, the voice is clearly Jacobs.
The Chicago TriJme'S correspondent further
says
The result of this conference was In the highest de-
gree, animatng and encouraging; rroctca deyel
Opment will be a National Convention OF the friends OF
Revenue Tariff TO be held next FALL possibly at Chicago
or ii may he, at Cleveland Columbus. Republ-
cans and Democrats have agreed among themselves that
this subject shall permitted become partisan
ISSUE but shall be pressed the conscience and patriot
ism Of both parties Feryid and earnest speeches
made and Mr.. Wells gave an interesting history OF the
processes and experiences by which he has changed his
view on the subject Of the Tariff"
We sincerely hope that this Convention
will be held, and that it will result in more
frank and manly fashion Of warfare on the
part of these "Tevenue refOrmers." Right well
do they know that they are either Free
Traders or nottingham it is either right or
wrong to adjust Duties on Imports with intent
to protect, expand and develop, branches of
Home Industry either new to our soil or Pc
culiarly exposed to overthrow by foreign COM
petition. The Erening Post is openly for Free
Trade-that is, for no Duties on Imports levied
for any purpose but revenue-no rate of duty
higher than that which will put most money
into the Treasury from that particular source.
If duty of S. per tun on Pig Iron Gor in
stance) should so shield and stimulate the
home production of such Iron, rs to diminish
essentially the import, The Post would reduce
it so as to counterfeit and overcome that ten
dency. And either this or Protection is right
there is no middle ground. Those who talk
as if there were, are either deceived or de-
ceivers. If Free Trade is the true policy, then
we should impose Duties only on Coffee,
Spices, Tropical Fruits, and such articles
as cannot be produced in our climate, admit.
ting Iron, Steel, Wool, Cloths, Wares, &C.,
&C., free We are not nation of trimmcrs
and trickstcrs; and those who act as if we
were will find themselves ruefuly mistaken.
We have been twice swindlcd out of PrOtec-
ton by dealing and mean not to be
swindlcd again.
FREE RUM