The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-17
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GARFIELD'S TARIFF RECORD.
MORE "MUD" FROM THE OFF,
CIAL RECORDS OF CONGRESS-.
HIS First Votes Ss a Congressman Against Pro.
tectiVe TariR-AvOWs His Sympathles With
the Free Traders-He Aids in Cutting
Down the Duties on Iron and Steel.

uo rIee iTHueIb-he Alds IN Cutting
Down the Duties on Iron and Steel.
The first session Of Congress Of which Garfield
was member, was the first session of the Thirty.
eighth Congress, 1868 g. This was the session in
which the tariff was raised from the 81 tariffof
70, to 80 per ton on pig iron. On page 1920 part
a. OF the Congressional GLOBE Of 1861 June 27fb we
find James A, Garfield voting to reduce the nro.
pose tariff on railroad iron from 50 down 70 6o
Genus per hundred pounds, and on the final vote
on raising the tariff his vote is not recorded, On
the reduction Of the proposed duty on railroad
iron he voted In opposition 10 every protective
tariff map In the House, including such men as
Judge Kelley, Thad. Stevens and Gen Moore.
head, OF Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The rest OF Garheld's tariff record we prorisa
by stating the facts that the tariff OF A. the high.
est ever known in the country, was SO per ton on
pig IRON the tariff Of 6 altered this duty to 30 DER
cent dd uaorem, and the tariff of 81 changed this
again to "a per cent In March 1861. this tariff
was changed again to Sc per ton, and then again
IN 1864 raised to s9-the figure of the old tariff
of'42.
GARFIELD AYoWs HIS FREE TRADE sYMPATHIEs.
1t was at this figure when the tariff of 1870 was
introduced, on which occasion James A. Garfield
made the following remarks:
AS an abstract theory Of political eennor,v
FREE TRADE has many advocates and much
can ne said in Its favor; nor will it be denied
HN @ Sne sGhos[Ship OF modern times is largely
| ON THAT SIDE; that large majority of The
great thinkers OF the present day a'e leading in
the direction of what is called FREE TRADED
Judge W. D. Kelley, the great tariff champion
OF Pennsylvania, denied this and recjted the
writings of Henry G. Carey, whereupon Garfield
said in reply:
detract nothing from the great ability and
| the acknowledged fame OF Mr. Carey when saw
that on this subject he, represents minority
among the financial writers of our day / am
trying to state as fairly as can the present con.
diuon OF the question; and in doing so | affirm
that the tendency Of modern thought is toward
FREE TRADE"-lGarheld's speech on the tariff
OF 1871, page 26S, part appendix to Congressional
Globe second session, Forty first Con. ress, April
| LIST, 1870
GARFIELD VOTES TO MAKE SWEEPING REDUCTIONS
IN THE TARIFF.
True to those remarks we find Garfield voting
| to reduce the SO duty on pig iron to 81 per ton.
and it was so reduced by the following section NJ
the law, on page 7O3 and 7O4 Laws Of the United
states, part Z, appendix, "a session fist Con-
| gress:
| SECTION q, And be enacted That after the 31st
day OF December, 1869 in lieu of the duties now
imposed by law on the articles hereinafter enum
GRATED or provided for, imported from foreign
countries, there shall be levied, collected, and
paid the following duties and rates of duties, that
On iron in pigs seven dollars per ton
On cast scrap iron Of every description six dol
lars per ton.
Ol wrought scrap iron eight dollars per ton.
Gardeld's vote in favor Of this great reduction
| nj will ha
page 4l07, part g. and again on page $500 COngres-
! Stondt GEO0e, part 9, I'd session 4lSt Congress.
GARFIELD VOTES AGAINST PROTECTION BUT To TAX
TEA AND COFFEE,
On page 50 Congressional Globe 1st session 42d
| Congress- will be found the record of Garfield on
taking the tariff duties off coal and keeping said
| duties on tea and coffee The resolution on the
coal tariff reads as follows:
Be II Resolved &c, That from and after the pas.
| sage of this Joint resolution no tax or duty shall
| be collected upon foreign coal.
| On this the vote OF Garfield is recorded YEA.
| bill offered by Randall Democrat of Penn.
sylvania, was next read as follows:
Be il Enacted &c, That from and after the pas.
sage of this act Tea and Coffee shall be placed on
the free list and no further import duties shall be
collected from the same.
On this the vote of Garfield is recorded, NO.
This record shows that Garfield was perfectly
| willing to put coal down to the lowest price and
coal should pay the highest price for Tea and
Coffee,
GARFIELD VOTES FOR FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN
TARIFF ON IRON AND STEEL.
In 1872 the tariff bill of June 9th, that year, was
voted on and passed the House This bill made
a sweeping reduction Of ten per centum in the
tariff duties on foreign woods, and on iron and
steel. We quote from Its "a section as follows:
| SECTION 2.-That on and after th5 LIST day Of
| August, 1872, in lieu Of the duties imposed by
| law on the articles in this section enumerated,
there shall be levied, collected ard paid on the
goods, wares and merchandise in this section
enumerated and provided for, imported from
foreign countries ninety per centum of the seve'
raj duties and rales OF duty now imposed by law
upon said articles seyerally, IT BEING THE IN
TENT OF THIS SECTION TO REDUCE EX.
lSrING DUTIES ON SAID ARTICLE, TEN
PER CENIUM OF SUCH DUTIES that is to say :
On all wools
On all iron and steel and on all manufactures
of iron nd steel Of which metals or either Of
them shall be the component part Of chief value
excepting cotton machinery,
The vote OF Garfield on The passage OF this tariff
bill of june 6h, 1872, will be found In the Con
grGssioRai Cube, par 8, second session 42d Con-
gress, page 36'2, It is recorded, YEA
ERRETT, BAYNE AND KELLEY BOLT HIS NoMINA.
TGoN AS SPEAKER
From the Pittsburgh Dalies, october l6. 1871
WASHINGTON, october l5, 1877.
"Msjor Elrett aud Col. Bayne absented them.
selves from the Republican caucus, and refused
| to vote in the House to day for the Republican
caucus candidate for Speaker, General Garfield OF
Free Trade and Golden Club fame, Judge Kelley
also adopted this course"
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW.
Thus 1t is iully shown by tn e official records Of
Congress that Garfield not only spoke strongly in
favor of the free trade theory, but euey time he
voted on the tariff he voted for It's reduction,
except In the single instance Of his voting against
taking the tariff off tea and coffee. And this vote
was against the policy Of the Proectionists, who
have always insisted that tea and coffee should
be admitted free Of duty, as their importation was
not in competition with any article OF Americsn