, 1880-03-23
THE PRESENT TARIFF.

II S"otid s ~, eie IN ModlMca ana Mrformcd.
- ,.','. ~ ."n tn,s, ,'%s m ,H.as ,fs .roNo".
1t might fnir!y be Inferred from the course
Republican party was bound 10 permit no
chnnre in tl,o present tariff Every mn,,ii,-
en.,,',, ,,,,',o, T. a,sn"san % J., ,'v" ...
sn.,o' .a' m'as.. ~ p.oi"s" ,. IN leslstea oy uem
M0ae o sone ae'sess Sase soon no s psa a ees ns
l,nv;ng once beer, r,ude for tho thin cf1vc Of
t,,n ,vn,ioa !, ,s,,; ia ,;a H., ,tt, .,,a ~
ttsa o "a,s1e 49, ~, ~ V -. ''s 49,, ~ s,'1.
of the party. Whit arc the facts2 The posi-
linn of Tho 12cnnhIicnn nor,v ,vt,h rofcrn,,oo
~ Observation-Disclosures is I'M i,n,orfact,, ,"inad
4 Atvar;o,x ties !. ,ns s atn'l IL ia Sa,i"ai
Conventions resolutions In favor Of tariff
industries. So faf, It nlay be fairly said i"
considerations ia be kept III mini In i,cnsllr.
it,g Tic ft,rcg md extent Of tl,Es connittnl.
OiN. Is that tic question OF Protection M
against Turitf for Revenue only iins not
cessIon broke out, There fns bce,, mare or
less discussion Of the subject III various
States alll there !las been ! iIeci,le,l i.rotsc-
ssessHyp ef as BEEN y rsoRsSyaH 10 Rst sas,S 5 on 5 t
si'urn 'Iivtsinr ~ nnrtiea VIII, rcscr.mre s ~ ~
thp Subject. Consruuent,y. thrre lay been
no clear conclusion Of OpiHion. Euch nurty
I e Xiii ns fG IL is hs sta fav coSentos afosa oSe
1irnGrtiun nlatfnrms III t,tl,. stctif,n mil lirv
cn,,r-rnriif platforms in anOtiler, XII That
ca,i l,e sa!i Is, That Tie general tendency Of
tectiotl. Ice and that t. of @ the nrmoerntic mrtv
tow,tri n low Tariff. Neither uriicipts linz
hprt, 80 I,ininy ,akrI, m IN either 1,artv ns tn
preclude Ereai freedom Of action on % tie d. Dart
" Another Consideration which should l,c
nrrtiilectio1, OF lie Wspll,iIcn,1 nartS for tls,
Principle Of protectioi,, lis PURPOSES @ III tat
aI' cotnprehensiye Ses iesisu,Io1 aa Y inc s s,ctu
ri hiriT I,,s ,,nt liz sijnI,cst cjt,i,n
fn nc rfnurt1cd M me- RcD,,1,Iicn,s
itiea of tic ,rav Il, 1rIlch ihs 1iri,i-
Gyg asct fir + wos int y frnt em a, q ms s
,,ot ntioptrai M systetn If Prntrctio,, in any
sri,st nn,,jicnbIe in existing circ,,,nstnt,res.
It w,s l,asseti by Congress, tt,r tic liost lart
aud the exeeptions an,onE; is provisions ars
time When MI X1ncyitnn ,nul,ufnctllrcs S;ere
inn,leH tfn,yr- IN rnn,,,,nu 1viti, nfl,nr mar.
jcsu Interests. wifi, Heavy wnr.taxcs. The
rites s eustoins4l'Itlss thsii accented
mi niI0 taxes. % rs was 1''' ouite ii rro,Mr r1v
n,,si lust II the necessary tlednc.
Ton lion bs n.ale from m the dulles rs then
tultostl IN rnt,n ar In 1attof fnN l,on,p-t XII.
t,n' r r,i n ,,c fu,a,I t%nt tio ors.n"siusiea ne
wi,iei llny BE- sni, 70 represent tho tici,
netitiot,. we're y"ry I',a,,rrnte intter.i. Altar
tne Wnr, fha intnrnni tnxcs ware Wra,inntv
in:;rn nir > entIreiv hit tHa tnriff t"x VIA
i.mrtliv rn,t,,cn.I ~ ali Wnot ,"ns nris,inniis:
imnsctl % rs conucnsntton M ia Tor VII ilterinl buf-
.i..i,s r,tunina r. tha rrent ,,mioritv ~ resns
NJ M innr,inate it,i,,,tS 10 ti1n u.a,ifnctrcs n
II IS ai,s1,r t" say tiat tic isepMbiiea,1 party
nnv ~ 'miv iv NJ aast tn nm'n,nt 9iot woa NJ
Originally lntentisi to to ofises holne.taxcs ,s
Mss'im. ~ aVn,, ihoi % i,ronort1on of thu nrescnt
tariff Rites With was not III, oifset, mid
tn"ti, "5 ,,,,nt ,3 uov ~ IN snI -, H. swbnt Il
needed 'i for that III PURPOSE. m &c. iii irotsctiyo
t"x"tim, IL na""sxariiv Int"u,1,nI n, h.s t.n,.
,Mrnrw + f. IL usni,t tn i',isf ~, liz, ,,rn,
tected Industry. So Tint it % chi, co'n1vts OF ill.,
;mns,r, m'r rrn,ya v r. str.n"t IN, inv % s1,nIf IN
i,n WIZ, t,w,n n II +. unI i,,,,m",nsi r. tn
most Authoritative atlyocatcs, ;ls i permanent
Aftl for one Of tic NUN nyUWGi ends Of lsC-