The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-09-13
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
HENRY r.. WEST, Publisher and
PROPRIETOR.
JERE. WILLIAMS. Editors.
The Tariff.

sNIr. Cartwright, the Democratic can
didate for Congress in this District ia
vors free trade. SPIRIT Of Democracy.
"Just SO! very glad to see it so affirm
ed. Mr.. Cartwright will find to his great
grief that the people of this District,
Democrats as well as Republicans, are
opposed to free trade" athens Jour
nal.
"Mr. Cartwright, the Democratic eau
didate for Congress in this District, ia,
vors free trade, and the interests of
Western farmers. ~ Woodsfeld Spirit.
Tell it in Meigs County, that Mr..
Cartwright favors .Jree trade. ."-Mari-
eta Register.
To those disposed to deal honestly
with his opponent, it would not be me-
cessary to state that Mr.. CARTWRIGHT
favors the enactment of low revenue
tariff, which closely approximates to free
trade, and in arranging it all the neces-
saries of life should be absolutely free
of duty. That's our idea and meaning
of free trade
The devotion Of the Democratic par
ty to the great principles of commercial
freedom is historic and honorable. It
contends, in the immortal words of
THOMAS JEFFERSON, for:
'.Equal and exact justice. to all men
and erclusive privileges to none" Econ
amy in the public erpcnse, that LABOR may
be lightly burdened;;" sand encosrage-
ment Of agriculture and Of commerce as
It's handmaid" s..
We advocate these benefcent and iIp-
perishable principles to-day. They for
bid the enactment Of any high, prohibi-
tory, or class-favoring tariff; of any
tariff for protection merely; Or for any
purpose ercept the collection Of needfal
and Reasonable rcpeaaue.to be determined
from time to time By the circumstances Of
tsecountry. A tariff imposed for any
other purposes violates obvious princi-
pies of free government and civil liberty,
and is forbidden by the spirit Of our in.
s'lsu'lons' ..
tariff tax on imports, and thus indirectly
upon tne people lor 'ne prosecsson ol m
u's,uuais y o'asses on.y' snen - . uii-
lou.s - answer Mnal oonSless may NOV
~. = may s. 'e ess.Osn ~ ans
'0.ia's ~ oel ''in iasoieu inuus1la' pm
suns = nsy as'a0u : sois - loyalsy
y tne oWnelsnip u mlnes VI lne inAau-
iacsu.e u cef'aln prouuc's
= y may iesally compel sne people 70
pay J0'ceo prices 70 sucu c'asSes ior
tneir prouuces unoer Tue cover ol 'arin
lot pr0.eceson' y may'Dy 'ne same ioslo'
anu !. Ml'nous clfeumiocuaon' compsl
them 70 pay asrccs 'rlou'e 70 sucn clas'
ses Wllnous 1ne sup]ect OF tarln Ior
protecuon. y IS an accepted axiom IN
constitutional construction Inat what
ever may oe done Oy inoirecaon may pc
done dlrectiy.
90 lar' mereiore' as any sarln Is en-
actcd ior tne purpose Oh ievylng . TAX
on a Ior 'ne Denens Oh d OF On 'nose
engaged IN one pursuit iol ene peneus q
'nose ensassu N ano'nef' = On 'ns
sfea. mass y ploauoe1s auu 0onSuneis
ior tne oenens Oh q lew favored proou-
GERS II Is essentially unconstleunonal' as
wen y as VICIOUS anu lmmora n pfinc,pls'
nc .fse anu GUY sounu uun 'n''n
'ne '.ses - n'nsan a VAN al =
sus'a'l,eu 2 s"oloiu' mss 'uo n'''ss,v
u revenue 70 uel,ay 'ne Apenses y 'Ae
ssose'n'nen' auu s'oou' sne po"'' "a
pressiy given " rolls1ess " ias u"u
ses,n t0 provide such revenue.
Bnt observe fiat the Grant is accom-
.,,.sna', t.. ~ ;,a,,o,..;,a ;n;rn.t;o,, th.t
plisneu ~ sa' - =. A''' . ' ,'
congress snail coaect lnto tne puphc
Treasury whatever duties it leyles, and
not impose them merely to enable the
Governments TO collect 4 nominal pro-
.,a..;s, = 49,, al oorto;n fauor
s.s.s.- -, !, ' !, !, 5.
e9 iiiui i''u''lS W ooiioo' .''o A0''0ao' ivy
lion share. to enrich their prlVate COL