The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-10-05

SAID renresentatires knew nerfectIr we'll

SAID representatives knew perfectly well
that the Republican party, as party, is
not committed 10 protective tariff. -
Sentinel.
w would ike to know just how much
it takes to commit party to protective
tariff From 1861 to 1870 the Republican
Congress voted for protective tariff lust
Il times. They began with Morrilrs tar
if, on the % Of March. 1861. Morrill, is a
protectionist Of the highest school,and after
having enacted his tariff law at the time
we have stated, this Republican Congress-
increased the rate Of duties under it three
times before the year ended, and from that
time forward this same party in Congress
kept on increasing the tariff up TO 1870.
Nor Is this all, for the Republican party in
its recent convention was twice committed
to the protection tariff policy, and then
only modified its ac,ion, because they were
assured that the people of this agricultural
State would not endure such policy. In
fuenced by their fears they backed down.
In addition to this evidence. there Is the
further fact, that the Republican party of
Wisconsin, IS running q candidate for Coy
ernor who has been and still is in favor of
" Protective Tariff" His votes while in
Congress furnish abundant proof Of this, if
proof is needed, and besides, a prominent
member Of the convention, ana Of the Re
publican party, publicly stated while the
platform was under discussion, that he un-
derstood Mr.. Washburne to be in favor Of
4 "Protcctive Tariff and neither Mr.
Washburne nor any one of his organs has
denied the charge.
Again, Who are the leading 'protective
tariff men in the nation and to what
party do they belong? Republicans all of
them, and conspicuous members of that
party. How is it with the press? Not a
Democratic paper in the United States ad-
vocates protective tariff, while Il great
majority Of the Republican journals do fa-
yor that policy. In this State there is
hardly a leading Republican paper that
openly opposes protection. Just now they
are significantly dumb upon the subject
There is the .State J0UraW for instance,
which has been staunch champion of the
protective policy, maintains at present an
unbroken silence.
How is it with the Sentinel, the very pa
per from which we have taken the above
copy, it declares, "We have our own
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