, 1870-09-22
FAISEHOOD EXPOSED.

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"ou the ther hand. the Democratic party has
cuvl. aLttrckd, II u"t absolutely free trade,
n!sn1ei at. lar'H fnr revenue purposes only. on
;;,,- I! as feaIlrs-3y pronounced III national anu
Sta,c Platforms While the Radicals nave en-
d, avast.l 10 :.cc!re the prople, the Democrats
have tnlalE ME- tne issue, ana ~ p.a9 m ~ s,e1s,
Jssp. etS-
We will do Tho Rssi*ter the Justice to
cv,cetle that it supposed it was telling the
truth il this e1trart. But in its partisan
ll;udne>s. its zealous ignorance hasbrousht /
il IN severe collision with the facts. Per
Laps il may scply, as the Freuch1nan did
IN supper. Of his visionary: theory: So
,u1:ch 'hc worse for the facts" The last |
time the Republican party gave expression
Of opinion Oh thp tariff question, was at
the Chicago Convention of 1850. and the
Inst ileliyerancs of the Democratic party,
ii national council, was at the New York
Convention OF lsGS. Let us see whether
tll.. Democratic party has s'always adroca-
ted mere rerenue thrift, and opposed
..pYotec,ion to domestic manufactures"
Fur convenience Of comparison, we piace
in parallel colamns the last official deelara~
t;"ns Of botl. parties:
RsvrE!IeAN TARIFF, DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
rlASs IF 196A- rLA.'K or 1865
is,>It cd, That, Ehiis lst*osctj. THAI the
1t.sIu,Lg ,treAre :o5 the Democratic party Is In
tvr;,..:t stI tEe General fAyor OF 1aEtN tor
{; ,.rlu melt ~ Guti-s -erenGe urnn foreign
u3,au IMP arg. sauad itulD:ts ana snen e1na1
Ia,Iry rcQuirt% such aL taxation Nn'!cf- Inc IN
adjustment af ,htst. i'm reraal Revenue law. AZ
rt,>fS tie sc1N AFaF1 Incf7fnldt PR
t,,lopp,r1t If The u tect'nn 10 domestic a'sa',a-
uu-tstat Interests ni The ttcHFts, nu'fs as VIII.
EEss.p ctul.tEe: a.at We srsh1hI sntfsdsFtn9 tae
co,,tt uu ,uat POLICY ot screnne, impose The 1east
uAllulli rAehlnEGa baFuen upon, ana ocsa
which secures tn !hc promote anil encourage.
u,rEmep liberal wages, thc Erc1t indus1rial IN.
tuasrcul.N.. ~ ssus:;s.- seyests Of the cnuasry-
tivA price 5, N 'chanlc1!
NAL lnaNNfa,suscts~ IN
s,ltG1st. .ewaru fer
IN. /: skill. lahOr, n"l en-
.r:r:t.s.. a!si 30 thc Id
1;un c, En,crc.,l rrps~
cr:4te aAl luIcpenl.
err..~
Let these twn propositions be submitted
t., Captain Z. D. Ward, to Morrill,,
:schercl, Kelley. Mccarthy, Blair, AID a
committee Of New England and pennsyl'
vania high tusiG manufacturers, and they
vii! uuhcsitating!y choose and adopt tue
Democratic tariff plank as the one suitiue
tEens best. md n;ider which the highest
tax cap I've levied OIL the consumer, on
the r.ctext of '+psotec:ing American in-
aEs.,y."
Ii may he replied by the, Reatattr tha
the protective tariff plank in the Demo
cratic national platform was inserted TO
tie purpose Of hutnhusging and catchinl
high tariff Republican votes in Pennsyl
vania. Connecticut, and New Jersey. /
: order to elect Seymour and Blair and d.
feat the work Of reconstruction. and thf
The end justified the pious fraud. Nevel
thelcss in that campaigl, the Democrat
party stood committed throughout th
I,4ion to that protection plank, and
still officially committed to il, and will "
1a1in SO until the next National convcl
tn,u. in 1872, revokcs, repudiates, Or mo
it:cs it.
On the other hand. the Republican \
tit,pa! Convention of 1865 IN effect rescin
I'll the tariff plank Of 1850, by decla11n
as the fntnre policy of the party. tt
..fnsatipa *h"u1d he egua1ized 0n1 rfdnt
-, E,>: rs tie nntiona! faith ,fiH permi
And jus. this thing the Republican party
doing. Tue Republican Congress OF Ii
repealed ta.elion to the amount Of six
five millions: the Republican Congress
Isl. repealed taxation to the extent
fo.,y millions: tAe Republican Congr
nf 1~,;, repealed tases l., the aggreg
elxty-eislt millions, aud in the session
l~7u to tlc enormous amonnt Of zig
u,.;icr>. whereof t.eth.s.:ire were tal
tfrm tariff = making total c9l
ix4.:un md reduc.s.E. as the
publican platform calls for in
yrars. nj tma hnndrtd and t9t'
,i.Ef miEivns. And the process of
d.: III, tariff and other taxation will
cau,inu.d by the Republicans as fast
- IL. revenue necessities of the goveTniu
viii permit. in spite of the opposition
Democratic ConSressmen who voted aga
- t..e II av:rsio, Of tariff taxes at the last
sun of Congress. The simple trutl
tAe Democratic party has no financial !
ry 10 offer the country, and dare not
any, Its lenders <sbushwhack and {
NY guerrilla sort Of warfare. advoca
il one State and county what they op
III auother. The nearest approach
make 10 q fiscal policy il to o1
whatever the Republicans adeoeate, ,
ont stopping to seriously consider whe
any proposition is wise or otherwise, +
- dcial OF harefnl. They content thems
With 1,l.yirg the ignol'le role Of dog
the mauger.