The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-11-18


kiiiar Interior JosrHat
The CoHri,r Jouaars severe aud ~ TEN
pered criticisms VI the position Of Senate
Noorher. upon the subject Of The tarin, sn'
especially with reference 10 III. isriil plsnl
in the Democratic platform oi lsSo, !
seem. h. ue should not he accepted ~ jus
aud ds-crvei without AZ least -ome sssm
instiun sud r,heciion. Me-. V. hiss been |
Democrat Ia yood standing too long TO b.
read oui II the parry without trial. u,
issm,n - tare ability, aud one Who has
done valiant sud elective sefvice in b-hal
u the Democeatic cause. lie is rather too
u-,iul m,ulrr Of our organization to b,
branded ani expelled from il without due
consideration ,nd upon the mere ipso dJi
Of on, ~ho had not found out 10 which
party h. himself belonged TIL long after
Mr. V. h'd fought many glorious battle.
under the Democratic dag
Whist !. the tsue bet~ern these gentle.
msny IL - this Mr.. V. contend. that
the ta'ia plank IN the platform Of lssO,
via n tarif Tor revenue only" lost NJ
the r'ce IN that year, aud did 80 because
u iHssisei an IDEA tia; "a. absurd, and
which eoald not be- maintained before the
people b. our speaker. and writers; while
the editor in-i,,. tia, the Gse little word.
above quoted mos, happily and perfectly
expressed the Democratic view Of tho sub.
Jet, which view, he asserts, d. absolutely
and intallibly correct lie charges Mr..
V. With political herssy in regard to this
matter, claiming thsta tariff for revenue
only il the established, time -honored and
roct ribbsd dCeirias Of the pany--s doe
irias that has been uniformly and contin-
uslly held aud proclaimed by US at all
time. from our birth A. party 10 the
present day aud date.
Nov II this be true Mr. V. IL an apo.
tate bu, Ia it irues ! -ay not. do not
believe the doctrine expressed by the plank
IN question "a. ever adopted By the party
a. tenet until IL was inserted 10 the plat.
form at 81 Louis in 1876. And by the
way, everyday know that the Democrat.
ie victory Of 1873 ~a- ia no degree s-crib.
able o. the position Of the party on the
iarih. Ever, b,ds tHoss Ihat the sectional
issue sni Cisil Service Reform issue we're
ansds pitauiount Ia that campaign. and
that The iar,h qae-ii. a 50. scsrcely alluded
TO. Aud eve ,body lesoePt Mr.. Wstieison
knows that uur t,iih plank lost rs thou.
sands oi VOTES IN 1850 have not al hand
the platform III the party adopted on pre-
'ious Occ ,sisna bat have a pretty clear
recollection Of the issue bet ~een th. psr.
ties on thi, question Tor meany year. prior
10 1876. aud the i.sur, a. | rsnsmber IL,
~as substantially this: The Wing party
snI It's snrce,or. the Republican party,
adSuc tied tnid specially tot protection
"A isrid lesitd With an eve single TO and
chiefly ioi the purpn.- OF protecting
Auisrirsn IA 'nuiscturer-; ~hile the Deui-
ocrsi- toik The opposite grounds, that is,
they cJnirndrd f,r nui "a tariti G,r rsy..
nue. oaiy" bat iauh levied With an eve
10 revenue, bat With Incidental protection
a tar'd ~iIh revenue Tor its paramount
oejsc', bat nj To ~ 81 arranged as to ut.
trfly ss' lud" protection. lp1n thi. issue
many csHPsigns were NJ ,de by the psttie-,
aud this really should b. the issue nov.
What i. inpl,cd b. the word. "a taiif
lot revenue only 80 The expression al.
uii' at bat one cOLslraotion, aud that il,
that ia imposing duiie- UPON import. nv.
enne shall br the sole aud exclusive object.
and that the tai shall be- 50 imposed A.
that no protection shall re.uli iron IL; and
IL !. being discussed In accordance with |
this c1n trncsiOn b, the ca. That paper
declares that ANY protection to manufae- !
iurrrs By iariil legislation J., robbery, and
make, the declaration without qualidca- |
ton. las dental protection that prolee-
ton which Will result tom a tariff levied
with an eye 10 revenue comes within the |
puyiew Of its Irnunciation. II a duty is |
imposed upon ANY article and imposed |
with The special purpose Of raising revenue,
aud Il BY reasDn VI il any manufacturer
derives the slightest benefit ia his bust.
ness, then, according 10 the CT, the i'm.
petition Of that duty il legaliIsd robbery |
"A robbery Of the consumer for the en-.
richment Of the maker OF the article. Ii
follows that 10 carry out the doctrine Of q |
tarih for revenue only, as interpreted by
its champion, all duties must be confined
10 such commodities as can not be manu-
featured or produced in the nited States.
For any fool can sec that IL a duty, ever
- snail, i. imposed upon an article which
{ IN be made in this country, such as cot.
ton cloth, Tor IL stance, will be a protection,
10 the extent II the duty, to the home pro-
Queer - that Is, u will enable him 10 sell |
the Article a, higher price than he could
without the duty. A tariff confined 10 such |
articles az eau no, he produce IN hi. !
country, such as coffee, tea, quinins, &c,
W. uld have very limited range, indeed.
| do not know how many of such articles
there are, but apprehend that il sufi-
cieni duty Was imposed upon them alone 10
raise the revenue there are bat few persons
who could shord 10 ne them, a. enormous
would be the tar aud 50 high the price in /
Of il.
The true doctrine us conceive, and as
held by our party prior TO 1876, is that the
revenue TO defray the expenses OF the Gov
eminent should be raised by duties impo,-
ell upon imports, and that such duties
should be imposed in such way as to ia
sure the raising Of the needed amount OF
revenue revenue being the object in view
and II projection incidentally results
from Il, let II be so. This being the Demo.
cratic position, and the Republicans hold. |
ing TO the doctrine Of tariff arranged with
protection AS the primary and chief obs,
"A tariff with discrimination for proisc.