New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-23
DEMOCRATIC TRICK,

cause it is in favor of nigh tariffs or grea
burdens, but because it acknowledges til,
existence Of legitimate burdens. and is too
honest to repudiate the means that ART
absolutely necessary to meet them. Blu
yOUr Democratic orator will repeal al
tariffs, pay all debts and lift every bur
den of OF the people. This is his stocl
in trade, to promise these things. He la,
been engaged in establishing free trade
and sailors rights for sixty years, bat
OWN, to some unavoidable accident, OF
bad spell Of weather, the people Of the
United States never saw the day vet when
a goodly array Of noses could not be
counted in the cu5tomhouse
Our Democratic friends never repealed
the tariff yet, and although they still talk
that manner of speech. their footprints
point the other way Only last week the
! Democrats i'll Congress stabbed free trade.
and they did 1t Ill company with the high
/ tariff men of New England How: just
50: measure passed the House OF Rep
rcsentatives repeating all duties on iron.
| salt and coal. because the tariff on these
articles was oppressive to the people.
Salt, iron and coal are nec",salie> The
poor in the North were freezing under :.
vast conspiracy that existed in our coal
mines, and Congress ut once repealed all
the duties on coal. 50 that the toreig,
article might be imported to relieve and
warm the poor Salt is a necessity il
been extortionate i'll order to help our
own manufacturers. 1t was felt that salt
had been protected long enough. and the
House of Representatives struck down
the tariff. This was not done to catch
free trade votes. but to serve the ends of
Justice The vote that made these reduc-
tons must have been a Republican vote,
because it stood 173 TO ~. As there We're
only eighty-two Democrats in the House
ut the time, it will be seen that the reduc-
ton was supported by large Republican
majority. 1t might be thought from this
arrangement. that we ought to be getting
coal. iron and salt to-day cheaper than
We got them before.
But watch the cunning of the Demo-
Gratis. When the measure was sprung in
the Senate the Democrats amended it by
adding coffee and tea, The Republicans
did not propose to go 50 far as that, in
the Senate. Tea and coffee are not ab-
solutelv necessary, and they do not enter
into everything as iron. salt, and fire do.
Some Democrats opposed the admission |
Of coffee and tea free OF duty. The high |
tariff Republicans and the no tariff Demo- |
Gratis united to carry the proposition |
through, and the House killed it, Gen
zine low tariff men are not in favor Of /
akirg the duty off of te. and |
,o1tre until they could devise some
'tlr revenue 10 help carry on
he government Republicans insist On
keeping the present revenues of the GOV
intact until they can see some
'tner way to pay our debts and make
both ends meet. SO that when the ques-
ion came to Il vote and was defeated the
lodge Of the Democrat, in the Senate
vas victory tur the higher tariff party. a,
retained the present high duty on iron.
oal and salt We got no concessions be
=. We l-aI i,o MANY =, u
rats had been faithful to free trade they
would have voted the proposition thlough:
ut as they were not friendly they tackled
i proposition which they knew would
eteat it. And the test Of thi, is discov-
rlble in this, that when the amendment
as proposed all the low tariff men voted
gainst it and the high tariff men
nd Democrats voted in its favor If the
could have been defeated
It Democrats would have been forced to
ote a straight ticket; but by adding the
nendinent they beat the reduction by
hippinS the devil around the stump.
nd thi, Is the meaning of that angry
preston of General Butler wherein he =
larged the high tariff Republicans and
le Democrats with having entered into :,
AIDE whereby the first opposed the ku- +
lux bill because the other opposed free
AIDE. ;
Our Democratic friend, are great enc I
les of the tariff out doors, bu. they are !,
.ver out of the customhousn. They -
axe tracks coming Soutl, when t4ey are =
tually going North. }