Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-02-13
VIM. D. McMASTER, Editor & Pro'r.
For the Spirit Of the Age.l
Tariff and John Kelley.

sum Of one and a quarter million ol
dollars, the present tariff takes from
the people, and creates surplus IN
the National Treasury over and above
the needs of the government, and IN
paying off the war debt. What will
Congress do with this over taxation
and suplus? Will it be Robson and
Kieferized by another abominable Riv'
err and Harbor appropriation to be ex-
pended where it would do the most
good for republican party perpetuotlon
and Star route thieving.
The House of Representatives ought
to pass bill placing upon the free list
a large number of now taxed articles
which would relieve in some measure
the laboring class in the United States
A tariff based upon the principle OF
protection aud that consequently DIS
eliminates in favor of certain men 5
business, to the detrimen! of others IS
clearly unjust, and in spirit unconsti-
utional. Morrison, Garlic, and 9TH
ers of their views are believed to be
the right principle, and doing near
equal justice to all. The present tariff
is unequal, burdensomc, and even OPP
pressive to a large class OF citizens.
The rejection of the Mexican treaty by
the United States senate was specu-
lative jobbery, and in the interest OF a
high protective tariff. Why not the
United States have the trade with
Mexico, instead of shutting it Oft and
giving it to other nations not so favor
ably situated geographically as we
are. One of Nermont's senators voted
against its ratification upon his high
protective idea of tariff depression, and
of killing off of commerce and trade
and necessitating strikes by laborers,
and the same senator is a candidate for
reelection at the next Legislature OF
Vermont.
1t is said by many politicians that
the question of the tariff must be SO
adjusted as to favor party success IN
the electoral vote for President. Ii
such view is to be taken, then the
Democratic house of representatives
need only to look to the South ond
West. If only electoral votes are to
be looked for at the next election, the
Democratic party need not spend any
time in calculating upon New York for
the Republicans, with John Kelley and
his Jobs, his retainers and Tammany
machinery, and damnable treachery
and trading with Republicans Etor
spoils, will carry the state OF New
York. Kelley and Tammany defeated
Gov. Robinson and Hancock and car,
ried the Republican secretary of State
and majority Of the present senate Of
New York, and no longer ago thar
last week Kelley's forces united witt
republicans and defeated democratic
election in the city.
Will the next National convention
take to its bosom John Kelley and Leaf
him to the platform and shout huzz'
at his corporeal statue. He is a trait
or, q knave, a scoundrel, politically
and is a subject that no party can carr.
or fellowship without experiencing de
served defeat and after his acts s.
well seen and known-his only motiv
being jobbery, speculation and sci
agrandizemement--defeat ought to re
ward the party who takes to its bosom
John Kelley and his hirelings. He
disorganizer and a curse to the dem
ocratic party. Is this too hard Ian
guage to apply to Kelley, when he Sc
himself up as candidate for Governo
in the campaign after the party accord
ing to its usages and organization ha
nominated Gov. Robinson for re-eleC
tion-wholly done for the reason tia
Gov. Robinson would not do his bid
ding and carry out his wishes for job
bling and speculation.
The democratic party in the natio
has suffered from the history of Tan
many's leaders, Tweed and Kelly, BIT
Tweed was not politically disorgar
izer and a hypocrite. If the demo
cratic party has got to conciliste kell
and Tammany, and adopt their thievin
plans and tactics in order to carry IL
state of New York, then let New Yor
90 as it will, and the next election
President also, if the party keeps up i
recognition of him and Tammany as O
organization.
The democratic party carried Ne
York for Tilden, and he was elected
all against the open threats of kelle
and Tammany, that he could not carl
New York if nominated. This show
that the party is stronger without fe
lowship with Kelly than with hin
He promised loyalty and assistant
when Hancock was nominated in op(
convention, but what did he do! L
kept open his opposition to the par
and his offers of trading, up to Il
Monday night before the election, al
a,tbo dow ne eloction Tamamny sent O