New-York tribune., 1880-10-29

free In presenting tho bin, Mr. Wood
| elia: "If bad the power to comm ice ds
poro should reduce the duties 30 per cent instead
| of less tLan - per cent, upon an aYcrare as low
proposelp Af.or beng amended again aad acan.
tbe an was finally kuiel b. vote % l34 ~ favor
of str king ont the cnactInq clause 70 l2O opp0s d.
! TIE Republicans were aided n Debating mcasGFe
which you'd have seriously damaged the manulac.
turing interests oi the country By small body u
Democrats from the Eastern and Middle Staios
! The southern and Western Democrats were alnos.
unanimous in their support Of the bill
wor1D TIE DEMOCRATS AGnN DESTROY PGorrc
UoNf
The Ncw-Jersey Democrats would not As a rule.
ttc,, are prctfv strong taril men. Bat what power
have tbev in Congress Legislation at Was iDgion
| ,s controlled by the south, winch has large ma
ior,,v in the Democratic caucus. nee 1877
whom fine Democrats go: control oi both Houses.
| nothing has saved the protective system but the
veto power of Republican President The South
demands a tarll for revenue only" IL mas always
been hostile 20 protection. Inc South has
| manufactures 10 speak Of. The manufacturing lR-
teresfs of New-JcrseV alone aie far greater than
+boso of the entire region from the Potomac 10 the
RIO Grande. There are single cities IN TINS state
winch manufacture more than all the Cotton
states combincl The South wants to sell
It's cotton, hemp and tobacco Tor tie
highest price II can get. and buy
In European markets the goods 1t needs NJ tie
lowest prices; and It wants 10 import tho-e goois at
nominal ra,c- OF duty. lis true interest IS 10 build
up factories at home; but 1t !, too prjl iced aid
short sighted TO see this. The Western Democracy
ALWAYS acts with the South. and these two elements
Of the Democratic party immensely prepondcrde
over the Eastern Dem icracy, winch Is IN part IA
yor bic to protect tion. The objec ions of Democrats
IN Congle.s from Pennsylvania. New-Jersey. New
York and Connecticut viii not check for moment
fhe execution Of the plan Of the South to repeal all
protective duties.
THg REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Here is the declaration Of the Republican plat
form on the subject " We affirm the belief, ayowed
in 1876 that the duties levied for tue purpose Of
revenue should so discriminate as to taYor Amer-
can laborn Mark the ference between this and
the Democratic plank: Not a tariff or revenue only,
but a tariff that shall so discriminate as to favor
american labor. That is what the present tahf
does 1t was adopted by the Republicans III Con-
press. and has been sustained by them for twenty
Years against the attempts OF the Democrats to re-
peal it.
HOW DO THE CANDIDATES sTA$Df
A President has a great deal of power over the
tariff He can sign veto bills altering 1t. and
thus make them laws or defeat them. as he chooses
The workngmen have a right to know the position
of the candidates on question which directly
affects their means of gaining livelihood. Does
ANYBODY know how General Hancock standS' What
does he say about protection IN his letter of accept
ance? Not a word Let any wOrkingman write
him letter and ask him if he is In favor OF
the protective tariff system, and see II
he will get a reply. H. will not dare
express al opinion for fear of offending
the South if he takes one side of the question, or
the workIngmen of New-Jersey New-York aud
Connecticut If he takes tie other. The bread and
shelter of hundreds OF thousands or wOrklngmen
are in peril. but Hancock does not dare open ils
mouth. Contrast his silence and mdiif renee with
the plain. straightforward words Of Genera CIR
field, who meets the question squarey, saying IN
his letter:
Iure,ercncc 10 our customs lave policy should be-
pursued wIIon Will bring 10 the Treasury ud
Win cul lrr tue Labor ana CAPITA. employed ln our - ~
Industries 10 compete fairy 10 our own m. .tArt' Nitl
tine labor and capital OF iOrc gh ptpluccfN' "t c-NP
for the people of the Un'ea state, aud not ior Iue
world. and l Is our glory tn't nc American Ia
Oorer l. more Hteillgont ana Ocl'f n t+h hl- lor-
e.u comDcutOr. our country ctunO, bee Iudrpruuent
unless IL peop vita IN en- ant natural r-ou4ce
cqulu themselves for wa, and IN time o peace 10 pro
'niit irfenfioa of he founders of tue Government
to provide tor The common defence not oy standing
arfc, alone, but 10y raising anJa- he peopr lIe'er
army oi artisans. whose lu,e I-cncc and s6u sa0ud
powerfully contribute to the safety and glory OF tue
Nation.
(1e era Garfield is a workiucman hmseN and
sympatlZ's with the w0rhIugneu of TIE country.
In his youth he was a wO0d-chopp'r and cdrpcu-
ter lie worked IN the iielis lni drove lJr.es upjn
a tOw-path. tie Is farmer now, r. well a.
statesman and leg Slat)r. Daring his long career
Of seventeen years 10 Congress no -es- on has
without his being heard in d.i nee of the n
ierc~ts Of American labor The present protective
system : largely his OAu work. y man has rri<
dered more valuable service IN opposition to Iue al
tempt To break it down and substitute u tai Il Tor
revenue only IN Its place.
A PLAIN ISSUE.
Here then is plaln ISSUE The Republican party
is the author and defender of the protective tar.R
system. The Democratic party is Its enemy, aad
has served notice the country that 1t will su1s
| ID down II It succeeds Ia TINS campaign Ge lrra
Hancock iudorses the Democratic plat FORM aad has
nothing 10 say about its revenue tarih plank Cen
cral Garfield declares plalnly lu favor Of protection
saving in effect what he La, std hundred times IA
Congress. " hch party and whcA candidate oe-
serves the vote, of the wOGkHgm6n Of Aew-Jerseyf
! Thus Is question Tor them 10 answer With tuer