Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-30
REPUBI1CNs AND TIE TARIFF

Much effort is being made to produce the i'm
preston that the Republican party propose to
uphold and perpetuate an oppressive tariff for
the protection of special interests, and that Dr.
PECK is especially interested in that policy. We
desire to state most emphatically, that such aver
ments are wholly without foundation.
As a clear and lucid statement of tue position
occupied by the Republican party on the tariff
question, we direct the atten ton Of our readers
/ the speach of the Hon. S. SHELLARARGRR,
which we publish below
lam not of the opinion that the Republican
party, as a great political organzi atom, has de-
cIded that it is wise to make the tariff an issue
this year, nor that it has done so. | do not deem
il nv right as one Of its candidates, or otherwise
| to assume to commit the party to any other sr
different position On this subject ;han the party
| itself may have taken. In four of the Western
| States, namely, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
| Iowa. the State conventions have announced one
general principle, which is in effect the same in
| all In Indiana the convention demands "a tar
| if for revenue, believing that a proper adjust
ment of the duties must necessarily ford all the
! incidental protection to which any interest is en-
| titled" In Ohio the Republican platform saws
| that ga tariff for revenue is indispensable, aud
should be SO adjusted tn be the least preju IL
| ca to the industrial and producing interests Of
|
| producer fair competition against the fcreign
producer" The same resolution appears in the
| platforms of Iowa and Michigan. believe that
! thes. platforms not, as has been charged,
meaningless, and, like Jackson's ''iudcious tar
| ill.," the evasive contrivaneas OF politicians de-
| signed to bridge over an electon but On the 9TH
| er hand they announce general principle for
| the construction of foreign revenue laws, with
| about as much defnteuess both Of idea and Ian
| guage as tn t subject is capable Of being re-
duced to in the space allowable for such reso-
| lutious.
Stated in another, though perhaps not more
/ d,fnite way, | hold these resolutions to an
| nounce, tai that the inexordble necessity Of our
| Treasury are such that we must have from the
| tariffs, as a method Of taxation as little burden
| some, at least, rs any other, n larger annual
| amount of revenue, and this for years to come
owilg to the amount of the public deb;; b., that
| IN fact such amount Of annual collection,
| from tariffs will 5y necessity, with proper ad
iu5tmentS prntect every interest Of country as
fully any interest ought to be protected;t that
keeping within the revenue wants of the Gov
ernmcnt. such adjustments are proper as will Sc
cure to all the great labor and producing in'er-
| ests of our country, which Brought into
. competition with foreign productions, such re-
| wards for their labor, ald not greater, as are
enjoyed by those other interests that not pro
tected. Believing this to be the meaning of
these resolutions, not O1ly believe them to em-
body the views Of our party, at least ia the West,
| but believe them to be right, and adopt them.
In stating what think Of the position of our
party, and it is my own present view in further
detail, | state that would have voted for the
ductiIn of the tariffs made in 1870 by the Re-
publican party. state further that think that
further re luclion can, and consistently with the
improving condition of the Treasury, ought to
be made; especially on such things as are con-
sumed as necessaries by all classes substantial
ly alike, such tea coffee, sugar, salt aud every
other necessity especially OF such things as are
: not materially cheapencd by decrease of hom,
consumption in production. LOld that adjust
meuts Of revenue laws are never made wisely
except when made in full reference to all th'
conditions and facts OF the county which exis
at the time such law is made, and this is true
of tariff framed for revenue as one framed 70
both revenue and incidental protection; an
hence he is a charlaton in legislation who as
sumes to be able to lay down in advance the dc
tails Of tariff bills, aud shall mt assume to b
81, but shall leave myself at liberty to vote,
ever called upon to do so, in every case as du,
shall require.
also would so reduce the tarilfOn such ate
rials entering into ship building as would be be!
calculated to advance our interests in that de
partment.