The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-07-15
IN. Y. Trihune.l
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In their platform just adopted at
Cincinnati, the Democrats demand "a
tariff for revenue only" Theydo not
modify their demand by any qualify
ing phrase about incidental protection.
There is no sugar in. the pill they have
prepared for the manufacturing inter-
ests Of the country. A tariff for rev.
enue only means tariff that will pro-
duce a large revenue. A large revenue
from tariff duties can only be obtained
by such duties as will stimulate heavy
importations of foreign goods, and en-
able foreigners to undersell our own
manufacturers in our home markets.
What the Democrats declare to be
their purpose is, therefore, to break
down American manufactures by en-
couraging ruinous foreign competi-
ton.
This sort Of doctrine is popular in
the South, where manufacturing in
dustries do not thrive, and where there
still survives something of the old
envious dislike of the busy, prosperous
communities of the North, but it is
repugnant to the common sense and
self-interest Of the Northern people,
Even the farmers of the far Western
prairies, who used to favor free trade,
were long ago convinced of the folly
of policy that would turn out upon
the soil hundreds of thousands of food
consumers in the manufacturing
towns and make them competitive
food-producers. Most of all is this
revived Democratic policy of revenue
tariff obnoxious to the very States
which the Democrats hope to win this
year. They have taken their candi-
date from Pennsylvania, with the
expectation that he may develop per-
sonal popularity enough in his own
State to overcome the Republican ma
iority there; but no matter how pop
ular he may be, the iron-workers will
not vote to take the bread out of their
own mouths by indorsing the Cincin-
natl platform. They hope to carry
the close State of New-Jersey, but the
leather-workers of Newark, the silk
weavers of Paterson, and the potters
of Trenton will repudiate them and
vote for the party which protects their
industries. Connecticut is another
close State. 1t is full of thriving
manufactures, and will be swift to
condemn the attempt to break down
the present tariff system. Newly ork
is not generally ranked as a manufac-
turing State, because it has no single
great paramount industry, but its ag-
gregate manufacturing interests are
enormous, and the Democratic design
to destroy them will turn many thou
sands of voters into the Republican
ranks who have never been there be-
fore. Even in Indiana the revenue
tariff plank will drive away votes from
the Democratic ticket, and help the
Republicans to carry the State at the
critical contest in October; for In
diana has furnaces, rolling mills, glass
factories, wagon factories, and many
other forms Of prosperous protected
industries.
In every way it can be regarded, the
revenue tariff plank of the Democrats
is a serious blunder. 1t is a fresh
proof of their servility to the South
which demanded its adoption. 1t will
help them only in the section which
is already solid for them, and it will
cost them many votes which they
cannot spare in the doubtful States
American workingmen, looking at tn
consequences of the policy the Demo
Gratis propose to carry out, and thel
looking at the splendid results of tn
antagonistic Republican policy, vii
} have no difficulty in deciding whicl