Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-24
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Issue OF the Uampa,xn-ssp,y
Oisy,s Tsrin Nisvs.
For the ISrxLLlaxscsa.
Id regard 10 the real issue involved IN
the approaching presidential election, the
Republican party is creating o phantom in
order th It 1t may dissipate Il, 10 it's per
sisisnt "fddling" on the tariff string
because, IL knows that that kind Of music |
is pSpu,ar in Psunsy ways has
b. on aud perhaps always will be. 10 long |
rs her Misunderstanding and com meroinj |
interests continue thu same n, they are |
now. no matter what national party is IN |
pover.f ie loves 10 dubte the EXAMPLE OF
lS44 when Henry CLAY was dsteated by
James h. Polk. A. II he had beef, defeated
on a tariff issue We were an ardent
supporter OF Henry Clay In 1S44 and W.
happen to know that he WAS not defeated
on that issue--iudeed, except in PsnusyI-
vania and some Of the Eastern states very
little was said about the tariff, and the
uttersnoe that James X. Polk is a. good
a tariff man a. Henry Clay" was q local
individual uttsrsncs, and hsd no national
politica VI authority. Henry Clay vas ken
tucky's favorits son" both a. Democrat
and q Wing. bat noe bsosuse he vas IN .
special sense tariff man because Ken
lucky Was not tAriG state at aay period,
and perhaps had never expressed . seu-
timent on the subject through the ballot
box Nor was there any particular ''triok"
about the subsequent action on the tariff.
The representatives of the people modified
the previously existing tariff laws, aud IL
| anybody was hurt" it had the setoff that
more were beasfited-udesd a more than
ordinarily prosperous time followed, aud
many in Pennsylvania modified their
| former tariff views, although none became
s'Fran-tra0ara "
This mstter of fres-trade is suother great
bug bear" Perhaps no man III Pennsyl
wanna, or any other state, sho uude tands
the objects aud Operations of tarifs) IL u
| free trader, i'll the sense that Eugiishmen
are free traders. We must have at least a
| tariff on imports, or direct tax, or the
government could not be sustained but
the assessing of those tar,ff. and taxes Is
something that the Congress has been
| 'tinkeripg'' at for four score years with
out reaching a So isfactory conclusion
| perhaps never viii of"
NJ, 1t was not Henry Clay's tarid views
| that defeated him, although, Incidentally,
| IN some ranical anti tariff districts, he
NAV have encDuntersi opposition on that
question. His opposition, however, To
| the ANNEXATION Of reIas, his pro slavery
| principles, bis duelistic and bis gambling
prociisitiss bg certain Glasses Of voters,
were made sunj ,ots o: opp osition. In the
state of Nsw York the entire abolition
vote, under tho leadership of blrusy. was
aienstsd from him, through which he lost
that state, and losing It lost the presl
dency.
sIE is well known that where the tariff
was made question at all he was charged
| With having Two facss' on the subject
one for the North and one for the South
| h,r nphar ,rpn ma a "a farIh
To, as now, was ouly local question,
aud It ever will oe, until Lhere ia perfect
unity Of industrial interest ever the whole
country. Perhaps the ouly rational way
TO get at the real sentiment OF the country
on the subject OF tns Tartn Is go discuss u
aud maxi 1t u test question in the Congres
Siousl districts by the people for, u tar.h
oil can oniy oe passed oy the representa-
tives OF the people; aud IT Is only The
representatives that have right to spssh
tor the people. IL stancs upon the oA>b
OF the Prohibition question 10 it's relation
: TO politics. 1t is local aud individual, sn'
ALI may express their sediments upon 1t
pre- or con.
Bstore Mr.. binue wss nominated thu
E1dmEnsr was exceedingly restiNe unde
{ the allegations aud infereutlalitIes OF TN
Fra, that the former was opposed to the
norDir alton OF the PiuRed Knight.
But thai was not the positlon the Ezam
tHer wished To occupy. IL protessed to b.
, for the nominee OF the natioual conven
tion, whoever It might De iu the sam
spirit the Etdmaer now Affects to MAKE
) the issue for Sho Democratic party on tn
, tarlh question, whether IL Will OF not
I cauuot See now the qaestlon can o1 ielv
Z gated to tue representatives OF the pop
8 IN Congress asse moiec, who alone hsvc
do with 1t. l. Is questionable whether -
I Democrat Gas presdent) even Nj
Watterson-woulds sanction Al out and-ou
free trade bill, although he might vet
any measure that would hoard u
D 10 the national treasury, s4oo,o0o,oo
] OF the peoples money, accumulate
4 through excessive untlss on imports
at time when That amount dis
!. tributad among the business interests
4 tue country would greatly relieve thei
I from penang pressures, demofsllxed trad
: and money strlngeocies IL the Repuolica
party chooses 70 make q protective tarl
# their issue AZ time when no party l
v fennsyivaniar or even 10 the epunIr
II nhqualinediy opposes protection, let thel
4 DO 50 TO their hearts content.
o Ihey prooaoiy ADOPT line OF defen'
that Is the ieass assailaoie' sna use IL az
,, DUST 10 the eyes OF tue Puehc, PENN
i ~hich they nope 10 secure continue
e issse OF power. wan those VINO know
/. little aoou. tne 'neory ana ultlmste enen
4 OF ProtectNe laiin 'as ram CAT ao'