The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-01-05
THE TARIFF AS OUGHT TO BE-

All sorts of expedients have been re-
sorted to for the purpose OF dlscredlting
the tariff and protective systems OF this
country. The Democratic leaders second
ali attacks upon our independence of for
eign manufactures, whether made by
British agents brothers Last winter
little book written in the foreign interest
aud full of falsehoods, was extensively
circulated. 1t was called 1.-The Tariff as
it Ought I'd be-" General Schenck re-
Waved this little book in the House,
and closed his remarks in this wise:
Nv no got this up for you? Who has
undertaken to deceive Us in this way?
[ think a knave. Some one seeking to
indoctrinate the people of tho United
States with these English free trade no.
tons finds it necessary for that object to
lie with figures, but the trick Of their ar
rangemeEt is so bald thata very little ex-
animation detects and exposes the false
hood. am the last man to talk about
the influence of British gold. - do
not believe that any one OF public con-
sideratien- or character is influenced by
British gold any more than would sus
pect gentlemen who sustain the idea OF
a discriminating tariff for purposes of
protection to be influenced on their part
by corrupt motives. This is but party
slang on eitherside. But, sir. do say
the people OF this country who are led
to advocate these free trade doctrines are
lean Iolicy, the paternity of which is un-
mistakabic. Look at it. Do you sup
pose if French.nau had been contriv-
ing a way in which the people OF the
United States should legislatc SO as to
~
ulity he would have put the dusy on
it. He would have advised us to lay it
most heavily on WOODEN goods. cotton
yarns, cutlery, and articles of that kind
But look into this Tariff as it Ought
to be, and you will find that whatever
John Bull produces, either at home or in
his colonies. is left In the free list. and
the revenue the people Of the United
States may require is recommended to be
raised from other sources. How kind and
conslderate so to teach and take charge
of us. How disinteresteo toward his
neigh6or across the channel. / should
like to have Johnny Crapeau's view of
the matter, to have him present his sched
ule, and compare the two together. This
Tariff as it Ought to Be'-let us take
look at it again. Woole6 goods are to
be all free; cotton goods to DE all free;
iron and steel manufactures to be all free.
They are made most in England. Coal,
grain and lumber which are produced in
British provinces, are to be all free. But
tea, coffee, spices, wines, silks, gloves,
brandy. furs whatever is produced most
in China or in Brazil, in France or in
Belgium or Germany, is to have a duty
put en- it so that thus may be made up
the $l24,000,000 Of revenue which is
our allowance. Benovlent England
How grateful should Brother Jonathan
be to sou
This is plain talk. I charge this scheme
on nobody here but | do charge that
the paternity of this plan, By which we
are 10 iesislate for tho benefit of British
products ana British interests, is unmis-
takeable. 1t bears John Bull written
all over it. His trace. mark is branded
so deep you cannot erase it. l have no
prejudice against England or the Eng
lish people. Let them live; let them
prosper, it is a greae nation, d wounder-
ful nation. But [ protest against their
making tariffs for us
Here are facts which, being stated,
trouble the Democratic politicians terri
bly,, and for that reason we like to repeat
/ them for the people to think of:
That. the Republican Administration
of the United States has paid 800, 542, :
ill., 40 on the nublic debt in eighteen
months. job nson's Democratic rule
in corresponding period paying but ST.
$50, 400.
y L.