The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-07-22
Garfield OH the Tariff.

Last winter, when the Senatorial
question was under discussion, the
tariff record of Gen. Garfield was dis
cussed We heard his speech at Scioto
Furnace last fall, and it is all satisfac-
tory on that question, and we were in
favor of his election to the Senate.
In April last, we received from Geo.
P. Rowell & Co. the circular referred
to by Gen. Garfield, in the following
speech. As we always favored tariff
for protection, we paid no attention
to the circular, and did not attack
Gen. Garfield. We looked upon it as
too small business to advocate a
tariff on pig-iron, md then oppose it
on paper, because our personal inter
est came in conflict with our princi-
Piles.
Gen. Garfield noticed the matter in
Congress, and sent us his speech, some
two weeks or more before his nomina-
ton:
The house having under consideration the bill to
revise the j interna-reyenue 1 al laws:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: 1 have already said all care to
say on the pending amendments to this bill; but ask
ter which relates to the work of the Committee on
ber of that committee. think it viii be interesting
to the House to examine of the methods by which
hold in my hand printed slip, about forty copies
from various quarters of the country win read the
preliminary note and ask the members of the House
IN q
''To the Editor:
''We are requested, by the publishers of several
Leading - Nw 69rk * dafS @ & as we as of
II you read it our object will have been attained.
any, YOU will make Of the suggestion it contains we
the Of newspapers in this and other state
'sNew York, April 81, 1ssO.''
Below this letter on the slip is a ready y-made
editorial which | will have printed
Mr NGTh GARFfELD R ! The S fai% paper is as follows:
Whatever else may be doubtful about the intention
meant to place on the free list ali materials used in
oo Tne IS of m I nP IN IN
the manufacture ofpaper used by the daily and week
name exempted from duty. Under. a Treasury deeis-
the free admission of pulp, few manufacturers
Of that article have been able to impose eXhorbt
whom it is of course shifted the consumers, the
hardship ogtSide OF
the Ffat U pc 6
most powerful champion Of these monoposts is Rep
WhGraWn the RESTORATION Of to to the the free rec
list where it belongs, would be accomplished in
opos see"fe can Gared AFFORD i" to
n NO fe With I
tion of knowledge among the people?''
am told that nine or ten thousand copies of this
Of SIP e Red TGe fS
transmits it does not claim to know anything con-
No names are given of those who have asked the
agency to send out this 5p hut stated that nat
tain paper manufcturers haye requested the firm to
frnthDWithont pretendng Know or care
sea il 1d M rm syidh T2 It Is thn
papers of the United States these charges against the
with the particular charge that hold the casting
vote in that committee and consequently the action
give this slip as a specimen of of the ways in
measures are manGfaetured and circulated.
baJe apegadv ve pubis6ed his sp as edtorias Few
Of them have printed i the letter Of the adTer
editorial statement of the truth of the case to
Now for myself and for the sake of the truth wish
the House to note this method Of manufacturing pub
The Committee on Ways and Means consists Of
thirteen nre 9 thS tb re
firm and the editors who adopt their irresponsible
Sata ING @
eSo@mi}tee have ave 3sld the casting have
say in reply that every member of that committee,
without distinction of party, knows that this state
ment of the circular is absolutely false and without
any shadow of foundation. say every member of the
committee knows it; and yet not a day passes in
which forty fifty newspapers in the land do not
contain this charge in almost the identical words of
the advertising agency.
/ say furthermore for myself without disclosing
any the committee, that it is perfectly well
upon that committee have for weeks expressed our
Willingness to have this subject brought into the
House as separate measure but the chief question
has been whether it should be brought i'll as Sepa-
rate measure 5 part OSa general tariff bill.
Mr.. FROST. VIII the gentleman permit me to ask
him question:?
Mr.. GARFIELD. Certainly.
Mr.. FROST. wish to ask the gentleman whether
he is in favor of or opposed to free paper?
Mr.. GARFIELD. may not state what has taken
place in the committee but will say for myself only
that the protected articles i'll the tariff laws
about 40 per cent. ad UaiOrem. The duty paper
pulp and prnting-paper pay 20 per cent dd Ddt0rem,
less than oneha of the average of all protected ari
ces but because this brings in only small
to the Government, am willing for one-and have
been willing from the beginning of this discussion
and think may speak for other gentlemen on the
committee, to reduce the duty on paper and the ma
terials of its manufacture low it possibly be
reduced without DESTROYING or Gripping the indus
tries with which it is connected. Beyond that am
not willing to go any account, under any pres