New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-04-11

Iree trade horse. While signing free trade
manifestoes in his character as Presidential
candidate, ne will write up protection in his
character as editor of the Tribune. 1t is evil
dent that we ought to have suggested for his
statute, the other day, not four-sided arch,
out a figure modelled after the statue of ia
nus Bifrons.
On Saturday Mr.. Greeley signed or g in
dorsed" declaration of principles in which
the following clauses figured very piomi-
nently:
Federal taxation should be Imposed for
revenue, and so adjusted as to make the bur-
den upon the industry of the C. untry as light
as possible"
The only legitimate purpose of a tariff is
to provide necessary revenue
This, coming under the sign manual OF
Horace Greeley, was calculated to scare the
manufacturers. So, to allay their measiness,
Mr.. Greeley writes an article in the Tribune
on the other side. We are there told that
until last week Mr.. Greeley "had no serious
appreheasions of radical change in the tariff. +"
What does he mean by that? How can a
man regard the probable success of pet
project with "serious apprehensions ?' If
MIR. Greeley signed the Cincinnati call in
good faith, he must needs ardently desire
radical change in the tariff" Are we to
understand that Mr.. Greeley, the Editor, had
no serious apprehension" of tariff reforms
until Mr.. Greeley, the Candidate, signed q
manifesto demanding tariff reforms? Alto
gether, this venerable politician is getting
himself into very pretty mess.
1 want, sand Mr.. Greeley on Saturday, reve-
nue. Enthusiastically what my new ally,
Grosvenor, would call free trade. On Mon
day he writes: "We are sure the Judgment
of our people is against any upturning of the
foundation of our industrial edifice." This is
beating Orator Puff. Can a man serve two
masters in this way? Will not both be dis
satisfied with him? Then Mr.. Greeley goes
on to smooth" over the PrOtectionists by a
long yarn about pig-iron, wool, dogs, strych-
nine, coffee, clothes, and the human figure as
in state of nature and as adorned with fab
RIGS of home make. "This country" he says,
fought to sheer its own fleece" Here, at
any rate, example goes hand in hand with
precept, for Mr. Greeley is shearing his own
fleece with vengeance. He went out to get
wool, and will come back shOrn. After
throwing the manufacturers overheard on
Saturday, and sailing under the colors of the
Free Trade League, he thinks to make it all
right on Monday by writing like this:
so we will hope Tin spite of the mad dance
Of the Senate last week around the witches
cauldron of tariff destruction) that no radical
change will be consummated this session."
What can this excellent man be thinking
about? Has he not signed a demand for
tariff changes? He regards the coat of a
revenue refomer as the most likely to gain
him Presidential nomination but when he
goes into the Tribune Office, he turns that
coat, and appears as good protectionist as
the most flOurishing manufacturer could de-
sire. You who think that Mr.. Greeley is
always honest, and means what he says,
compare the following "principles," and
reconcile them if you can:
Greeley on Saturday.:
Federal taxation should be imposed for
revenue, and so adjusted as to make the bur-
den upon the industry of the country as light
as possible. The only legitimate pur-
pose of a tariff is to provide necessary
revenue"
Greeley Oh Monday:
"We are sure the Judgment of our
people is against any upturning of the
foundations of our industrial edifice. =
We will hope Gin spite of the mad dance of
the Senate last week around the witches
cauldrOn of tariff destruction) that no radical
change will be contaminated at this session."
:. Is not this very strong position for pub
nc man to occupy? Lest one set of opinions
should fail him, he takes up the opposite set,
and so hopes to win the support of both sides.
Greeley the Presidential candidate, by no
means holds the same views as Greeley the
editor. Will that plan work? Mr.. Greeley
will find out. If he wants to stake his next
crop of Chappaqua cabbages on the result, he
will soon find some one to accommodate