Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-11-24
THE REPUBLICAN,.
TOLEDO. IOWA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1870.
The Political Issue.

The Political Issue.
Democratic pSiiue1ns .hrsusaoa. the
Northwest are just now making great fuss
over the tariff. Why?' Because they think
II question on which Republicans .ars d.
vided, and they want 70 divide and conquer.
That is al and the whole there Is in i'll
wspello Republican. + ssfiaa - - a@
Therefore We ere the more careful to in>
sist On recognition Of the exact truth that
The Republican party is not committed TO
the "high.tariff inquity' the Democrats d..
nounce. On the question Of tariff reform
on the basis of tariff for revenue, the Re-
pubIicans do not agree, but that fact in NO
respect threatens division Of the Repub.
lican party, unless It is the purpose Of the
protectionists, as seems to bs indicated ny
the New York Tribune occasionally, to drive
from the party ell who canuot accept their
high tariff view, -tDsSespcrt Gazette
Sept. q, 1870.
In 90 far ~ the above has reference
to the arrogance and threats of the
New York Tribune, the said Tri.
bune speaks for itself, as follows, in
its daily issue of October 18, 1870: :
That thera ars Free-Trade Republicans
we know. Their right in the party Is just
as good as ours; their right to hold their
opinions ID II precisely the same rs ours.
Protective Tariffs have been framed and
passed by successive Republican Congresses
fer the simple reason that nine>tenths of
the Rcpublicans are Protecti0nists. The
Free Traders in or out Of our party have
the anplest liberty to convert these into
Free Traders II they can, and to buy Or
otherwise secure . controlling interest in
leading Republican journals to this end.
We do not believe they can succeed in pros
elyting . majority Of 'our party; but they
are welcome - make the trial.
We have been a constant reader OF
the daily Tribune for the last two
years, aud q reader Of its weekly
edition for nearly twelve years pre-
viously, and we do not receilect to
have seen any thing in the Tribune
inconsistent with, or different from
the above declaration. If it has con-
tained any such, the Gazette would
undoubtedly quote it, instead Of re-
ferriug tv it so vaguely as it does.
We are not aware that any other
Protectiomst, or body of Protec.
tionsts, has made the attempt Or in
timated an intention or desire to force
the men who do not believe in the
principle Of Protection from the Re-
publican ranks. Nor do we know,
nor have wc had the least evidence
or hint, that any OF the Projections
lists propose to. divide the Republi-
can party bya withdrawal on the
issue of Free. Trade rs Protection.
We have learned, however, that, in
the first Wisconsin District, the Re-
publican candidate fer Congress was
supported to some extent by Demo-
Gratis because of his Free-Trade pro-
clivitics, and many Republicans also
supported the Democratic candidate
because he was a Protecteonist. The
issue was forced by the Free.Trad-
crs. The above instance land soli-
tary one it ISL should, perhaps, be
allowed to quality the statement pre-
cecding il. 'e''f
Now, then, let us see how stands
the account OF those who agrec with
the Gazette OH the tariff question,
and We shall refer only to that page
Of our political history with which all
our readers are tamiliar,-to that
page, certainly, OF which the Gazctte
cannot plead ignorance.
In April, last, a private conference
of Free Traders was held, at Wash,
ington, aud, among other Republl-
cans present, there were ex-Goycrn-
or tIawley, OF Connecticut; Horace
White, of the Chicago Tribune; Col.
Grosycnor, OF the St. Louis Demo
crat; Don Piatt, Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, and Charles Ncrdhoff,
managing editor OF the New York
Post. The Free Trader, for June,
after giving list Of persons present.
goes on to say; sssei
The tariff question, in its bearings upon
politics, was exhaustively discussed, and it |
was agreed by the Republicans present that |
they wonh endcavor 10 bring that party to |
repentance for the past, and in the present |
to ssxorkS meet tor yepcntauce."s Failing |
this IL YES dsterlminsd that actien o0tside |
Of the Republican Party pssld become neccs-
sarf. AtDE stovLaf IN rAkES. Republican |
ajpiSa1tslf0r 6ngr.as { who - Projections
lists, will, therefore, in thoglext FCopgtes-
sional elections, b oppose1 h she most H.;
tluential newspapers in tile c006kty, and ~ |
this League and its now numerous branches |
and coadjutors. Both newspapers and |
leagues will unhesitatingly and gladly sup
port an upright Free Trade Democrat
against All kinds Of rrotecticnists, whether
''incidentalists" o. followers q the Chinese
school. -
The. Now York Post, in referring |
to this meeting and certain Members
Of Congress, whom it names, and
who are Protccionists, said that ~
"tlS republicans nominate them, they (tls |
Free Trade Kcpublicans) "~W gre
''tAe Districts to tia saDss,oerats."s Alt.
tic farther on, the Post says s
So far as know, ,hs determination Of |
leading revenue reformers is TO support no
men for tbNSress AexS Fall iMho are not dis |
tinctiy pl6deRK this tdss end q; instst fhat |
the partle rkA whieh they aet sARt .aks
rersxie dssforss 1l1 form. ESEEss
Webelievd Aat ~she Chicago Tri-
buno gave expression TO views near
ly,,ii not quite in harmony with those |