Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-26
RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE AND
THE DEVELOPMENT or
OUR COMMERCE.
No Protection to Monopolies.
A Tariff for Revenue OnIy.

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that Gen. Hancock had been defeated
for the Presidency, because Of the an
tagonism excited among the manufac-
turers Of this country, against that
plank in the Democratic platform
which called for "a tariff for revenue
only"
| We are not an adherent of that
wing of the Democratic party, which
Gghts for no other cause than success !;
and had rather march through defeat
with the party, when it contends
manfully for well defined principles
designed to do the most good, by ex-
tending blessing to the greatest
number.
In entire variance with the self
styled progressive Democrats, we are
opposed to protective tariff which
builds up monopolies throughout the
country at the expense Of the con
sumers of this country alone, because
their manufactured goods cannot be
made to compete with the products
of the industry of the world, in for
eign markets.
We are in favor of a tariff which,
by being .judiciously placed upon a
few articles of production, or certain
manufactures, will bring the revenue
which the government needs for it's
support.
We are not in favor ola tariff which
allows the manufacturer of jewsharps,
for instance, to tax the boys enough
to give him princely fortune.
We believe III taxing the importer
Of foreign sugars, so long as the Unit
ed States do not produce an amount
sufficient for their home consumption.
BY doing 50 we will make our country
self-sustaining.
We believe in applying tax upon
the importation of any other product
that this country ought to supply.
SO soon, though, as we have
enough OF the raw material to supply
the manufacturer, so soon should the
tariff be removed, in order that indus
try may make use of that raw mate.
rial, by turning it into merchantable
goods, which, on board of American
built ships, will be conveyed to dis
tant markets, there to compete for
the mastery of the worlds commerce
with the nations Of the old continent.
We have the cotton, the timber,
the minerals, and other raw materials
from which home industry will find
the articles that would soon give us
! the sceptre of the seas and double the
wealth Of the country, to the profit of
the many, instead of enriching the
few who tax the American consumers
only.
We want to see ship building from
Maine to Texas, and hundreds Of
thousands of sailors, mechanics and
, tradesmen, receive employment from
the quadrupled quantity of the man
ufactured goods of this country.
: If the Democratic party cannot wiz
, the control of the government by con
tending against the present unwise
, ruinous and monopoly-fosteri pro
Z lection tariff, instituted by the Re-
publican party, it will at least take
unto it's heart the consciousness thai
: its tight is the fight for the relief q
the masses against the exactions o
! the monopolists and the insolent ant
corrupting shoddyites.
1t will be honorable to contend TO
!, a righteous cause, even under tn
banner of temporary defeat. For, a
y sare as there is a sun, the sovereign
will of the majority will break throug
the dollars Of the monopolists, soone
or later.
- In the mean time, let the fight o
. this very issue, be made a square an
well defined one, against the Re
i, publican party and the progresslv
;, Democrats, so-called,
NJ We, therefore, firmly re-indor'
or that plank ofthe Cincinnati platform
re which declares for "a tariff for re'
g. enue only and to that extent, v