, 1870-09-15


Wr we're somewhat amused at the dis
1ss~>s',, r:a the ta7,d question: in one of the
lsrrul.;.r::n ward meetings. held IN the
,n!I~, If the Wcs: s;ile machine shops and
f t's:;r,ls!t>. III evening Or two ag,. A Mr.
S1cl,rl> ,,Etr.tl ike f.,1l.wytl resolution:
a. .,r~s. That, ~i.ltr providing revenue tor the
N.Y. IT,: Ter e.,ts raj taver'Ilent by duties upon
=, II H.. :. ,a.:s a. to cacoarase tas .,assi-
u $: :.s t.'.i.e1rA Interests of the whale
& Eu'i. AIT VII t:snend tA.t policy OF attuaal
&c. - - s.:''::r t',siint:tatiEs rt.re., 10
Il, :: - ~ 5n:":t;c-c:s.-s Al .l"lr... r..
=, s':.t ::....e.c:-. ,-cs1s-rs:y aL a-d..t.ai-
t!lt'r.
Mr. H. +. Miller announced that he vas
III e!l IieEsy Clay Wig, bnt ail not sec tie
goc1 Of spriu,ing the protection question
Eaw. Mr. William Parker, President OF
tl,' VI rkinEmca's League, Of Chicago,
asked 3!r. Nichols whether he drew the
resolution himself. Mr. n. promised to
answer; Int we see no report of my a.
swer, Mr.. Parker then went on to explain
that Captain /. D. Ward, of Detroit. hal
sent us,1:s Ais,at.riG man, named Whitney,
to sir up trouble iu the party On this sub
Jfe1. m" 'ni.' et1s1aa c'i'lA's's ncse "ete
Wiling Ia >;en1 money for that purpose.
Ike lctate subsequently took dis
cuzsiv.. ts1.n. anl various speakers
hell, that perfect free trade IVES impossible,
IS there mist be revenue raisel for the
S"pl''F o1 ihe government ana payment OF
IT'S acns7; anu II ali tsE1u were aoolisnea,t II
"""!d s'r nrctsssr. to resort to dirres taxa
''nu. Ley al contended that some duties
nt>' "e i'''rt IN 'H'!'ofts' nnt none OF the
speakers Justified the existing excessive
''sz u ~ l.. 1'V per cent levied on the nec-
r>>,at:ea ana essentials OF Aie, and none do
n'' fh"' IT might he mai fef1Hl'E lesSened to
I'll t!1c.t relief Of tie masses, anu still
Yield ample revenna Tor the support OF the
government While each speaker opposed
at's''t"'" Tree trade with direct taxation,
ru.+ ioiiniateti that they were IN favor Of
any higher tax than a moderate tariff, nul
tlc ilii::''is platform was cited and ap-
proved ly the ublest speakers before the
s1uh. Finally. the resolution was declared
tulr a,l"I':rtl. thu members Of the whlskey
rins whu were present voting for it; bnt
NJ. .:'irlels lid not explain whore he got
tt resolution he offered.
I'll" resolution is takcu from the National
l,..}ul.li.un platform of 1860: il is tht.
,selftl ,,t III. seventeen resolutions con.
tas:i.l il ,n1t platform. 1t is the first,
I:ss. :r, ,.;r ut.crance. on the subject Of
IT,. t;.riG. lie Republican party, in Ma
t.:. al Convention, eyer made.
'IEe tirst I:rIsn1,lican Convention, which
~. .1!t'l.d in Philadelphia, ia Jnne, 1876,
Ia,eed l.y tLe tariff question in silence.
IhH total imports Of that year were S:sl1,-
'.'..''.i. ~ which there wore collected
s''4.n-4., >tss, Icing an average duty oi
ttty:1 No Republican complained, during
1l:..t F5tu:unt campaign, t!iat American in.
t,u>try .s;,s lan.,lishint, for lack OF higle,
tax IN imports. Business was prosperou.
al "'er III. United Suites. and working
men ~rFe never letter rewarded than in
that very year, unler 20 per -ceai
tariff.
In May. l-':,., the Republican party as
s.ulssltl il: National Convention in Chica
-. Wien Lincoln was nominated. Til.
Troublesome question before TINT body wa
how to carry Pennsylvania, without who's
vote thu i:cpubli .an nominee could not b,
elected.
Mr.. Ss:aarl was rejected, because b.
wss dce,ar,l t',o radical for tho politica
atmosphere uf the keystone State. III,
pr.us, lvau;a delegation were, in eGec,
invited to ph,ue the candidate and frame
platform tv suit themselves Thov mama.
S;,ut,u l'aupron anq with .ha nil q
Horace tir-elev. who yrs on tbc Platform
Committee. c.,t III the twelfth p1,nk .,f III
,ls,t,ra which in uuoici1 a1,nye. II IT,
drawn, very vaguely, lest the Western ia,
mers, ~Eo were entirely satisfied with th
then existing tsriG, might take offence. Bn
it was 50 a.lrn:tly wo1lctl, tint. while seem
ing 10 favur the special interests Of th
Pennsylvania manufacturers, it promise
rcmuuera,ive prices to aericulturc," an
tn the nation "comucrcial 1,rx,s,,eritr.
}ut lt Ut PENNSYLVANIA, it occnrie
sc.rcc'y any attention in that eau
la;g1, We search the files Of TIE Tc11
,.Sr in vain TO dud anv Reuullica
,,;:,,J~.r advocating an Increase of III
tariff u,l t!:r ucccssaries Of life sncb r
;:uu. .,t,vl. textile fabrics, coal, salt. 1ua
h-s. lc;.tLe7, implements, etc. Tho in
pos,~ -! l~':n amounted to ss::a., 1f;, u,
On wlici, ~as raised S;i,, ls7,511 IF 7.v,
nu". ',ciu: lax OF 141 per cent. n
f.r,utr WIS complaining that the tariff ".
t.s 1;;A,. ~ asking for a heavier tax On Il.