The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-23
PRESIDENT ARTHUR AND THE TARIFF
COMMISSION.

President Arthur and bis TariG Commission
have been the best abused and most per.istep;y
misrePresented set Of public Official. with which
the country has bad an nything to do since the
didaey Of the late lamenieI Garheld. The entire
Democratic press of the country. led on by the
New York Wortf, San and Herald, followed by
all their Democratic eoiempOraries in all the lead
ing cities of the country, who in turn have been
followed By the lesser lgasinaries, continuing the
country press, aud ali Of these. backed up by a
large majority Of the most Influential portion o!
the Republican press, have been incessln;ly yelp-
ing, worse than any pack Of hounds ever yet
yelped, In full run upon the hottest scent ai the
composition Of the Tariff Commission, appointed
BY the President in obedience 10 4 resolution Of
the last session Of Congress. II would indeed be
Hereulean task for US or any one else 10 under
take TO recall and set forth 10 order the long and
labored editorials Of high priced editors Of the po
htieai columns Of the metropolitan press, or the
wonderful facility that eharac,esilei the industri-
Gus seisSOring Of their country brethren in order
that their skeleton columns might be well filed
with iAbOrei aaI nicely rounded city opiaion.,
showing the manner 10 which the President tried
"nOt 70 do H." aud seat out to the county to be-
little the President and the Commission alike.
Prom the momeai the names that composed the
Commission we're announced, or indeed ue might
more properly cay from the moment Of the pass
age Of the resolution By cOngress up to within a
very few days before the meeting Of the present
session, was that portion Of the press Of the
try 20 which We have alluded, basiiy, fraatiealiy
aud recklessy engaged in anaihematisinx the
President for bis fathlessnsss In the discharge Of
what vas termed great public trust designed
10 set In motion the machinery which was 10 work
out n plan by which great burdens wouli be taken
Of the back Of the people" The commissiOa IT,
self vas finely palSsriTed by the crushing weight
Of the adjeetives that characterized all their efforts
at deiraetion, and they were singly handled and
disseeted BY the political doctors sH,l the country
was thoroughly edaeAtei to believe that the Com.
mission, as body, aud singly, a. individuals,
was combination 0f the eleanest-eut material
ever put together to avoid doing uhat they were
commissioned to do, aad that the President in APP
pointing them had in cold blood selected them
"not tOdO" the thing they were eonmissOned 10 do.
IL is therefore with more than the mere ordinary
.~-~~A" " ~ss~N~~so NH~fpsahhWent thA& hue
country has walked up to the realiIAtiOa Of the
fact that this same Commission has made up and
furnished Congress With report that fully vindi-
Gates the wisdom Of the Prssdss, in their appoint
ment and opens up very vide Geld upon which
congrsss can wOrk for the relief Of the ssuntry In
the reformation Of the tsria. The c0mmisslon has
gone over the entire ground Of tariff reform, and
the Recommendation made faliy show that they
labOrsd with an eye eOntinusily fred sPon the
real needs of the people. Il remaiBs for that Bor-
tiOn Of the press. to which We have alluded. 70 take
Sack very much tha, ID has said in dIsparagisg
che Commission and the President. and to eat
vast amoun, " "erow." We are silling 10 ca, the
small porton that falls to our lot.