New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-02

Free Trade marty We need not tell readers that
we believe IN the doctrine rather in forming tariff
for revenue rather than for protection Atthr present
ti, tbe yenses of tbe Government are great tnat
Il is necessary 20 have largo income from the ta@h N
these expenses were less taan hunarea milons per
annum, there would be tarl1 20 IdlsS Lhe ns1e'siy
The fact Is. that there are very rev people VINO
peileye IN absolute Free Irade LIN ~ The doCrin
OF Protection But the party ~ not free lraue party
t'iIe IRE luLdreds OF tII3uS,n,s W pcrD
peleVe IN Protection. The JO9VO DtlboD,1's ~ 70
ylYani1 almost unanimously IN faYOrO po'e'lVg
t1llI Inc leading men OF me parry IN MAJ Ill
virginia are ProtectoDists. No one questions tne 'our
ness OF Their principles except on tins very ISSUE
world would have drive these men ont % the party "9
venture 10 say that the advice OF our cOeempOry WIN
The Richmond VA Dispatch says:
AS between Free Trade and Protection, between an
people might consistently choose either se as they
might agree with The teachings OF the p0ucal ecOnO-
hees mat protective tariff benefits all the interests Of
eommunltV-those not protected as we'll az those
pOeeed-would OF course take the SIDE OF the Protcn.
OIl9o' li,O l.se VINO DtlcFc thdt ,uch l!lH fou
damage al the interests Of community would take the
other side. Snch The ease IN the South before the
Ite war; but such Is not the The Internal
Revenue system, with It's hurdes Of corrupt haugeOB,
rs spies It's normers. s backuailers, It's thousand aud
one annuyances, has given "a phase 70 the taTf
question. and we believe that we can now, dId
tecuonsiS that IN order 20 ria OF the Internal Rove
nue. system the southern states viii united
IN favor O the highest protective tirn which they
!I'ei OF rainier Ihe tru 6hlch bringing the greatest
posalOie revenue INTO the public treasury,
any direct taxes whatever. 10 ia nece5-
sary to tell aHy southern man wdy he should take tins
pOsluOn All take 10 lusIuCt.yr'y. Or by lutmuyO
promptlngs Corrupt and negro officials every grade
have made the internal revenue system sunk The
tris OF the people. With 5uCn Judge as Underwood 10
slJ upon the trial Of cases arising under this system,
DO wonder thar il has become odiOus beyond endurance
IN Virginia. And the judges other Southern STATES
are not much better When reflect that Virginia.
nuher the present system pays nye times as much oi
the taxes which support the Federal Government she
ought 70, while under the most protective OF protective
farms she would only 30 proportion 10 tho value OF
the goods consumed Ia the state need DE 90 loss
10 understand why people ready 10 mite with
any party when viii relieve them the iuCuiis
the internal revenue system Numerous reasons lUf the
abolition Of this Latter system VIII suggest Themselves 20
the mind OF every white oouhron whenever the lcsuOn
ls mOOtcd.
We have penncd this article statement OF facts.
and not argument favor OF tc proposed change
IL called by The Neir York WORTH foolish pro-
pOsal % MAKE Free Ifduc prominent issue M every
future political campaign. That journal may profit Uy
what We nave written.
With It's dOuble-eade proposition receiving such
treatment from . own political friends, 10 Is not
strange perhaps that The World should be potant and
unCIvIl.