The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-04-20
HORACE GREELEY AND TIE Liberal
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

A few Republicans Of New York wl,o
propose to join the Liberal Republican
movement have addressed n letter IL Col.
VIM. Grosvcnor. chairman Of the Executi W
Committee Of the Liberal Republican Con
vcntion of Missouri. The first clause Of
their letter reads as follows: I'VE Rcpub.
kcsns If New York wisl, trcx press "ur s.,n
surrenee in the principles lately set forth l,y
the Liberal Republicans of Missouri" TIE
signaturcof the Hon. Horace Greeley. among
Others, is appended to this letter. Upon r..
ferring to the platform of principles ct tina,
organization. in order To ascertain in wha,
,hose gentlemen concur. We find this to bc
the first political dogma il presents:
1.-THE only legitimate purpose Of tariff
10 10 provide necessary revenue"
Il must have been well known to Mr..
Greeley, at least, that the Literal Republi.
cans Of Missouri understood by this cnunci.
alton that they were expressing views adj
verse ~ the tariff sustained by the Republi.
can party proper. In the political contest In
which Gov. Brown WINS elevated tn his PRES.
ent position, it will be remembered by those
'!wh" paid any attention 10 TING issues ct tha,
time presented to the public. ,hst tic fol.
lowers of, Schurs and Byown were in favor
Of reform in the. tariff. that in fact thy
held the same views upon this subject NJ
those entertained by the Democratic party
generally in the Western States. The Re.
publican party believe in q tariff for the
purpose of revenue only. but hold ttat the
tariff should be 20 adjusted ~ to collcct this
revenue from articles manufactured and
produced In the United States, ~ far NJ it il
pos'iblc, thereby sffording protection " the
producer and manufacturer Of these articles
in the United States, and enabling them 10
maintain IN honorable competition with the
manufacturer and producer of other coun.
tries where labor 10 employed 1t lower rates.
All Republicans do not favor IN adjustmen,
Of the tariff for this purpose, hut Republi
can legislation hes furnisl,ed the c,u"iry
the kind Of tariff described. 1t 10 held Nv
those Tho favor It, that 10 there is to be only
% much revenue raised to meet the cxpcnses
OF the Government for each ytur. tho c,n
sumner might ~ well pay this revenue urn,n
. few ~ upon all of the articles consumed
BY hin'-thst lie 10 not damaged thereby.
and It. BY tariff 10 sdjua.csl. home mana.
factories aud productions srr projected fnm
. ruinous competition. g.oa for the whole
country will b. accomplished. The view Il
mt ~, Tart nal hv ANA, s,n~s ~ 49,. a.
the Republican party that the tariff should
be 20 adjusted - to give ths American pr.-
ducer and manufacturer monopoly. This
would 10 protective tariff. Il W under
stand the views OF both The Deuspcn,s In
the Western States and ihoss Of shs Liberal
Republicans Of Missouri. they believe In \
tsri6 for revenue only. and do tavOr any !
adjustment Of Il In order 10 slIhrd prosecslan
% the American manufactures aud pss,darer
1t oil, holding that I'll protcction he ! ten.
dency to build up.monopolies and mako one |
let Of men rich 1t the expcs,ss of the great
majority of the citisens of The country.
Nov, NJ. Greeley hes beea one OF the |
most ardent sdvocsses and ssunr,ess 1T |
adjusting the tariff ~ - 10 afford psuascak,n |
o American manufacturer nd pnxlpcst.ss.
He has made The New York 1St1sas an o..
Ian Of the proteciionisas. and hss alwsys
?qen.thc 6rst 70 raiss Tie hus ssdcsy vhss-
'ver tllers has bsen : movsmcnt lsaals a.
over tie tariff on asy sticls prsdsesd q
4 Tho country. How Il
oujd, under 10 circumstance. sign lhss
pttsf saspasses orr comprehension. H -
I'd % psblic sssessssnsss e sessaes