The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-09-04
TIFFIN TRIBUNE.
fInn, Thursday Eve. Sept. ith. 1873.
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their character. Ii IS certainly q
aeaIthful sign of the times that official
misconduct meets with such general
condemnation among all classes and
conditions of men. 1t is the pride of
the Republican party that, without fear
or favor, it was the first to move in
yestigation, and the most persistent
in pressing inquiry-to to the bitter end.
Ii ATTEMPTED no coneealments, and
covered no mans crimes, but per-
mitted the guilty to suffer, and itself
applied the lash. It's ability and will
Iingness 70 do this is the surest indi-
cation that the party lie still pure, pat
riotic, and worthy of the confidence
il has SO long enjoyed. 1t came into
existence to right the wrongs OF mil
lions. 1t lives to vindieate truth and
Justice, TO maintain the good cause, to
expose and punish corruption and
evil. wherever it finds them. There
is no man so loved and trusted among
the leaders but he will be thrust aside
the moment he proves recreant to his
duty. There is no name 50 high and
honored that il will not be bIotted out
whenever it is disgraced. So long as
the party thus maintains ite purity
and independence, it will continue in
power, and viii increase in usefulness.
TARIFF.
Some of our Democratic brethren
especially the Cincinnati Enquirer
seem to be very much exercised and
troabled, because the Republican Con-
vention of Ohio did not incorporate in
its platform q resolution relating to
the tariff. / can not on this occasion
take the time necessary to consider
the subject at any length, but desire
to say very frankly the Republicans
are not altogether agreed about it. /
doubt,if it can ever again be made a
party question in this country, Mems
opinions regarding it depend largely
upon the localities where they live,
and the employments in which they
are engaged. There are connties In
this State where the Democrats are
all for q protective tariff. There are
other counties where the Republicans
are in favor Of a revenue tariff purely,
without reference to protection. It is
interesting, however, tonotiee the in
consistency and harmony Of the De-
mocracy regarding it. The 9th of Au-
gust convention says Of the Democrat
! Ic party: easi tre ~
dIt insists that our tariff laws
should be framed with a view to reve-
nue., and not to tax the community
for the benift Of particular indus
tries.r i-at -
Now If this means anything, 1t
means that the idea of protection
should not be entertained at all, for
the reason that its operation is oppres-
sive and wrong. And yet the Demo-
cratic National Convention Of 1883,
which certainly was supposed TO speak
for the party, declared:
rThat we are in favor OF tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and
such equal taxation under the law as
tciH afford incidental protection to do
mestic manufactures, and as will,
without imparing the revenue, impose
the least burden, and best promote
aud encourage the great industrial in
terests of the country"
And the national conventions at
Cincinnati and Baltimore, last year,
agreed to leave the whole matter to
the several congressional districts.
Now, my friends which is Democra-
cy? The fact is, that the tariff fplanks
in the platforms of all parties are usu-
ally mere dodges, SO framed as to
mean anything or nothing, as one or
another may choose to have it. The
Republican Convention, this year, ac-
ted wisely in not repeating this folly.
The tariff necessary for revenue, and
which will be required for many years
to come, is sufficient for all purposes.
It should be so distributed as to do the
greatest good to the greatest nHmber;
not to enrich the few at the expense
of the many, but so as to give employ
ment and good wages to labor, as well
as fair returns for capital invested.
How this distributation shall be made
will vary with circumstances, and al.
ways demands careful consideration,
and extensive knowledge of the facts.
1t Is possible that present laws could
be improved, but even under these
we are prospering very well.
There are many other topics which
/ should be glad to discuss did time
permit, but they must be postponed
for some other occasion during the
campaign. .I a.f.a,o +
L had the honor to express my views
upon the subject of national banks
and the Indian policy, of the admin
istration, last year and two years ago,
in speeches which were published. /
have seen no reason to change the
opinions then held, and do not care to
repeat them here. -s'-7-'-'sss.---
THE sTrUATIoN-HoN. VIM. ALIENS
OPINIONS.
Z And now, my fellow citizens. the
question is presented squarely, wheth-
er you will continue the administra-
ton of the Republican party, with its
history and its purposes, or return to
power that political organization of
which its friends say, "ifhas outlived
its usefulness it is spoiled" which
by its platform presents no new issue,
but by its ticket inyOkes the memory
Of other years and challenges criti-
cism for its past conduct. -l5-
/ had not intended in this campaign
to refer to the position of the Demo-
cratic party during the war, and
would nOt do it now if the distinguish
ed gentleman who heads the Demo-
cratic ticket had not invited it by ar
raigning the position of the Republic
-caus during that memorable struggle.
In his response to a serenade at his
own home, after the nomination, he
refers very freely to what he remen.
bers as the position of political parties
during the war. l think his utteran-
ces will be regarded by the people of
Ohio as somewhat remarkable. At
any rate, they breathe the same spirit
as that which we encountered from 49,
81 to 1865. Among other things he
says;
When any party, no matter of
whom composed, has no restraint, its
leaders abuse the power intrusted to
them. It has been said that the DEM
oeratie organization, to certain ex-
tent, acted unwisely in attempting to
restrain the unbridled fury of the op-
position in the late struggle in this
country. That Is 3 grave mistake.
The passions of the other party carried
them far beyond what their sober pru-
dence would have dictated in their
conduct of the late war, and it was
necessary that while the Union
should be preserved intact, and the
supremacy and dignity of the federal
government vindieated, the matter
should not be allowed to run into the
channels Of bloody revenge; therefore
it became necessary that the Demo-
cratic party should enter protest, and |
that Northern feeling should intercede
when these ends had been accomplish |
ed, and had it not been for this pro-
test on thd part of the Democracy, LET |
me ask you where would the war have |
ended2 You can answer, in the de- |
struction of the whole South and the |
Southern people. But the destructive |
feeling found its check in the North |
and mainly in tn Democratic organi- |
cation,
1.-THE mistake was not so much in
the war as in the conduct pursued |
when peace was declared. Then the
taxes should have been reduced, and
everything put upon a peace footing,
but the Republican party did not try |
to reduce the expenses or put stop |
to the rapid and unnecessary accu-
mutation of the public debt. Flushed |
with victory they were aided in ae-
quiring by the Democratic organiza-
ton, they carried the power they had
acquired during the war into their
government of the southern people in |
time Of peace. But tits not nv pur- |
pose now TO 60 into general discus
sion of these matters.n s.-
What was the "unbridled fury of |
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