The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-11
AGAINST psoTEc;4t3W. n.
An Important Measure which Attrhcts !
More Attention then tho hIesta,o.

1 more Attention then tho hIesta,e.
"a, special to tho philadelphia Times. ~.
WAsHIHoToN,. Dec. Thirty-one
tills were Introduced IN the House to-
day, most OF them Of no account.
Ihefc was ono resolution, however, Of
Importance. It was introduced bv
Hurd, ,.of Ohio, and it declares That nil
legislation on the tariff should bo yov.
erncd BY tho following PRINCIPLES,
That tariff is a tax on imGorlel
goods, which is ultimately paid bv Tho
consumer; that g. tariff for protection
(so-calleu) does not, in most cases,
protect tho interest it pretcnds to pro.
tcct; that Il protective tariff tloca not
increase tho wages Of workingmen:
that tho protective tariff builds up ono
citizen at the expense Of anothcr: thnt
protective tariff (lsturbs the primal
law Of trade which governs exchanges
by supply and demand; that a pro-
tectivo tariff has driven American
commerce from the high seas; that a
protective tariff increases tho proba-
bility Of the crime Of smuggling,
This tariff resolution attracts more
attention In political circles here than
the Presidents message. 1t comes too
close on the heels of the campaign.
wherein the question Of a protective
tariff versus tariff for revenue only
was made q vital issue, not fail to COM
mand Its comment Of politicians. The
Hurd principles are considcIed simply
an argumentative Celebrations Of tho
Watterson plank IN tho Cincinnati
platform. Tie mover Of tho resolu-
tions himself says they are not put for
ward as the voice Of his party in Con-
Gress; that in fact few OF them were
consulted about the matter. But Mr..
Hurd asserts that he did not bring for
ward such important declarations OH
HE own responsibility. He has con.
suited the most prominent men and
thinkers Of Chicago, Detroit, st. Louis,
Teledo, Cincinnati and other Western
cities, and the resolutions embody
their views regarding the tariff. These
men, says Mr.. Hurd, are men Of all
parties and In various classes of busi-
ness. He Is aware that many Of his
colleagues are committed against the
principles thus laid down. On the
other hand there are many on tho Re-
publican side who arc warmly in
accord with him. 10 use his express
sion, 1t is Western measure rather
than party measure, though the large
levers in thc dnctr;no of tor;G Enr
revenue, If nnssih]n. Mr. Unrd do.
sircs To put thr I,nusn 70 thn tost
From the opin;o, cyuv,.s sci hv otho,.
members or bntb Silks nf ti,n 11",,so
however, il Is likely thnt th;s II ~"
las, that viii be hoard or tho l1nm,
resolution tlnriur ills session Snmc
say i, is bu, Uurl's n,nn tn oct h;s
idtas before the conuirv. AMI ti,t hn
does no; cvurct the resolutions ia rvcr
br rr,,nrtrI rn N,'''''"., ,ha ''''';,,oo !" ufe'
Whether This is tru. or not The nrobn.
b!ily is thyv WEI never r.a,.!, u srrnnd
ruudium.
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:, WHAT TIE SoUrN SHOULD Have
" nat the South mos; wants and most
needs is not ,ho appointments of men
iKc .hrE "'nl Moshy = The Cabinet or
foreign positions, but the appointment
OF men ot nhi!it? &ni integrity to silc
rcuerai offices il the Souih. Tile
Southern people want houcst Judges.
collectors Of i,cyr:un. hnnrs, ,i;...,:,..
attorneys, honest Jurors and hourSi
pus.mastcrs. Tnay do not w:ant ,i,nn'
10 be Democrats, althou~;, nnnv m ~ ~
them would have to be Drmnrr,ts ~
meet the qualifications: but thcv won,
to be free from the constant ;rri,,tinn Hon.
oppression and fraud which jisi;m,
guishcd the reign Of Ecnnbj;con Ecd.
cral officials in The Sou,h. Thia wnrt
is one that can be accented "a uofh;n,r
less than an imperative dutv bv an
honest President of any pnrtv. nn,i ;i
cannot he onrstionod ti,t 'thn t,,,,