The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-08-17

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to the exactions of The manufacturing
monopolists. So much for the Demo
cratic position.
The Radical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
day put forth their views on the sub
ject, and here they are:
ResolUed, That a tariff for revenue
is indispensable, and should be so ad-
justed as to be the least %prejuicial to
the industrial and producing interests
OF every class OF section, while secur-
ing to the home producer a fair com
petition against the foreign producer.
No one, OF course, tell what
this means. 1t was gotten up to de-
ceive. Its delusive and circumlocutary
way of treating the plainest of princi.
piles was well understood in the tax
gatherers' convention, a. an attempt
to straddle the whole question, so that
revenue reformers and protectionists
each, might swear it embodied their
views. The resolution is a lie, a cheat,
and a sham, and was SO intended.
The question is will the people be
duped? Will the Radicals themselves,
VINO profess to be earnest for revenue
reforms, submit to the swindie2.. 3:
That we do not exaggerate the
double faced character, of this resclu-
ton, we will place: the Ohio. State
Journal on the stand. sThata paper.of
yesterday, in its review ef7the Radical
platform, says of the tariff rsso .ution:
1.-THE third tariff resolutien%istb the
most extraordinary :nehieYe1hent in
platform building we, have ever seen,
and is submitted asa curissityai.It
is a protectire tariff resolution, With free
tariff in its belly. 1t Asserts that, "a
trade for revenue is. Indispensable
which is true anu good. If the ,resolH
ton had then declared that.as!reyeDue
was the object of the tariff it, was the
businesso Congress,t to levy atarih SO
as to collect such revenue in the most
equitable manner, so that injustice
should be done to no mar in his per-
sol or, business, il would have said
what would agree to, and woh1d have
made a logical ending. If it had even
stopped at the end of the secondmem-
Der of the resolution with the declare
ton that the tariff Should be SO ad-
justed as to be the least prejudiciaf to
the industrial and producing interests
of every class and section it would
have stated a common sense PROPOSE
ton. But the last phrase is com
pletely at variance with the rest of the
1t states as M of the OBJ
jects of a tariff what is in no sense a
proper object of any tariff. A tariff
is a tax, ond its object should, be the
collection of revenue, and its, object
be the collection os revenue,
and nothing else. 1t has no more to
do with the protection Of the home
producer from competition with the
than it has with the circulation
of the OHIO Stat, JoWnch. - 1t it is
proper for Government to foster GER
tain interests, let it be done equitably
and fairly paying them a certain
on productions. Then: all in
may share alike, under an
equitable system, and we may know
precisely what we pay for the build
ing up of pig iron business, or lumber,
,r what not; and the collection
the taxes would be relieved
rom n troublesome and p~replexing
effort to do two things at oncos which
ire of an incompatible nature.
"We did not expect to be pleased
With the tariff plank of the platform,
however, and are not disappointed. 1t
5 neither fish nor flesh. x * II
X Claiming the right of individual
liberty of opinion, and fully determin-
ID upon Independent action i'll accord
nee with our convictions of right, in
Ill essentials, we decline to indurse
my attempt to blink the issue upon a
ariff for revenue, alike with any at
empt to insidiously thrust upon us an
of the projections : Prin-
pie, however disguised.
"If it is proper to foster class in
erests and protect the home producer
foreign competition, let US do
he one or the other by offering aProper
of assistance in cash. to be
equitably among the capt.
alists and laborers engaged upon the
ranch of industry we desire TO pro
ect.' Then we may be sure that
ach will get his share, and that the
ig iron princes and other capitalists
I'LL not have the opportunity to pocket
he whole subsidies, while the condi-
on of the laborer remains. unchang-
d"
The Cincinnati Commercial says Of
Is double faced character, that
THE tariff resolution may mean
Or anything. 1t approves a
tariff system, but wants it so
as to protect home production
the foreignproducer. The reso-
ition is manitestly the product of
compromise in. the committee room,
nd lacks clearness of definition"
What We have here quoted IS suf-
cient to convict. the Radical Con
eDtion of Ohio of a disreputable at
empt to swindle the people'on the
lost important. issue that will enter
ito the State canvass. The case is
,ade out 20 clearly that no denial orr
efen:e will be ventured on. 1t rel
to be seen how the Republican
revenue reform" will face the .music.
Statesman.