The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-29

t,,,,ed but highly capable OIL dispensing
ielorma,iOn to Others
.ITHrlT for Revenue only"
ws notice that some OF the free trade
,,,nr, hereabouls are exercised on the
',b.c. Of General Garfeld's tariff record
Ma. not high enough tariff man to suit
a,r,emen Of free trade proClivities, or to
ni,,bs "bitig tor nrenue only" platform
,Joo,ed a, Cincinnati. For the enIight-
m.nt ol these free trade orators we pub.
li,btoday Il brief review OF General Gar
fads tariff record. lie appears to have a
vary GOOD record on this subiect-one that
i,suti,eiy satisfactory to that eminentIy
bi,b tariff Journal, the American Iron and
Nd BLbim. A man who can pass muster
pDd.r tue review Of that journal has got
to have good tariff record, and no mis-
take.
These free trade orators who are discuss
iDy Garfield should first tell the people
what they know about tariffs. Do they
know u tariff for revenue only" when
they see one? II SO, what is it? Is it
biyh tariff, or is it a low tariff, or half
and hall tariff; or what is it?
Our idea Of "a tariff for revenue only" is
one that tisCards the Republican idea OF a
tariff for revenue aud protection. The
question thereiors arises as to why
the Democracy have phrased their
platform 81 as to exclude the idea
Of protection. We interpret their
declaration to be in the interest OF the
well known long standing Southern ideas
on this subject. in the days when the
shareholders ran tho Democratic party
just As they pleased, they boldly declared
for free trade. As late us 1855, at the Ma
tona DemJcratic Convention at CinCEn.
nEi, they declared in 80 many words that
'thetine has come for the people oil the
United States to declare themselves in
favor Of irce SEAS and progres'ire free trade
Awgh9Ghs wrld."
The Republicans at Chicago declared
that duties levied for purposes OF revenue
should be discriminate, so as 10 faror
AHfdom labor"
The Democrats at Cincinnati virtually
declared Wediscard the idea of protection
10 American labor; We demand "a tariff for
reyenue only"
Gen. Garfield stands upon the Chicago
Platform which demands protection for
American labor, while Gen. Hancock
sands apOnthe Cincinnati platform which
dse4fis all lea of protecting American
labor, and returns to the old favorite slave.
holding lcCA OF the South, "a tariff for
revenue only"
A AhFlh lOr revenue means OF course a
hH!iIha will produce the most revenue
-Ihi'H, le! in the largest amount OF du-
tilbIOgools from abroad.
The more goods let in from abroad tho
eEer American goods can be made or
iold, aud the fewer Americana can be EN-.
poyA in the manufacturing business.
Thisis the way the Democratic tariff boils
doEn ltisthe old Southern idea. It ia
theppgamme 40 well explained in Gen.
enI GArae'd's .E,nayllle speech last fall,
when he told how the Southern free
traders anI their Northern allies wanted
toputup the duty on Southern sugar and
put tdoWa the duty on Northern iron.
The hypocrisy Of the Cincinnati plat.
ioru is well shown by the fact that the
Democracy arc in control Of both Houses
OICOusress, and yettbey have not enacted
any such tariff as thew now declare for.
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