The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-18

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your paper what the highest tarln Wiu
} In this country, before the present tar
III, and whether the Mills Dill II not ~
high US tho tariff advocated by Henry
Clay fnofhcrioNihf'
ANSWER AND COMMENTS
The Henry Clay tariff OF 1894 impos
cd an average rate OF duty OF 81 pei
cent, or over percent less than Is pro
posed by the Mills bill, But Ia 1884 al
our industries were uatatruggllng lntc
/ 10, aud all were infant industries, A
81 per cent tariff In 1894, is about equal
to a n per cent tariff in 1883, when the
capacity of our manufacturing indus
tries TO compete with foreign mannfae'
turera 10 oOnaldered,
The Alexander Hamilton tarlit OF
1880, In which the average rate OF duty
was only per cent was In force for ~
years, when this Republic took itn first
start In the march Of Empire, II was
under this tariff that the young lte'
public thrlyed, and made giant strides
| In manufacture, Ia commerce and agri'
culture,
Then came tho Calhoun tariff of 1915,
which was In operation for eight years
This imposed q tarif averaging 20 per
cent.
The Clay tariff OF 1924, with duty
average OF 81 per cent, was In operation
for four years, when tho Adams tarlfl
OF 1928 was enacted, which fixed the
rate Of duty at 4a per cent, This tarliI
was maintained for aye years, when the
compromise tariff of 1888 was enacted,
which fixed the average duty at aa per
cent, The Adams tariff Of 1928 10 pop
ularly known az the tarlif OF abomina'
tIons.
The Wing tariff OF i84s, which was
designated az high protection, fixed the
average duty at 3a per cent, This was
unsatisfactory and was only continued
for four years, when the Walker tariff
OF lsi6, was substituted, which fixed
duties on an average Of 20 per cent
This tariff proved entirely satisfactory
ID the American people, and was In
operation for II years, aud would have
bean continued, save for the breaking
out Of the war; when the present
Morrill, tariff was enacted, not for pro.
lection, but TO meet the expenses OF
gigantic war, costing million dollars q
day,
Then came the notifications Of 1867,
Increasing tho free list.
The average rate Of tarlff In the
United States for " years previous 10
the war was "a 4.l0 per cent,
Any person, who In 1851, would have
proposed our present tariff taxes Of A
per cent ON tho ground Of Protection,
would have been considered q M subject
for lunatic asylum.
No one dreamed In 1851 that these
enormous taxes would be continued be.
yond the war period,
Every student of American history
knows that the tariff Of isi6, of 90 per
cent was entirely satisfactory, IL In
augurated one of the most prosperous
epochs that this country has ever
known. Manufacturers prospered and
multiplied labor was well paid, wealth
was diflused to all classes, and agricul'
ture ilourshed rs never before In our
history,
On this tariff let us see what Mr.
Blaine says, In his history. Blaine Is
new leading the forcesof Ben Harrison
in favor Of q tariff OF a per cent, Now
lot us see the difference between Blaine
as q historian, writing impartial his
tory for all time, and Blaine now on
the stump, as the champion political
prevaricator Of the age.
We quote now what Blaine said on
the low tariff OF 1857;
"By this law the duties were placed
lower than they had been at any
time since the war Of 1872. The Act
loaS t0eH rooctUod bgtho people, and tcdS
indeed conClt1Tod IN by a considerable
proportion Of the Republican party,
Mr.. Seward voted against II, but his
colleague, Mr.. Hamilton Fish, voted
for IL. Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Wilson
both voted for II, as did also Senator
Allen, OF Rhode Island the direct rep.
resentative OF the manufacturers OF
that State ... In the House the New
England Representatives generally
voted for the bill al IL was an extraor.
ordinary political combination that
| brought the Senators from MasBachu'
setts and the Senators from South Car.
ollna, the Representatives from New
England aud from the Cotton States,
10 support the same BILL
Blaine as sober historian, tells the
truth; but Blaine drunk with political
ambition, and operating as the tool of
trusts and rings and gigantic aggrega'
tions Of greed, is q horse of quite an.
other color.
OF coulse the war tariff OF 1851,
ought TO be reduced. Every honest
man of intelligence knows this. II is
robbery, and nothing else. Robbery Of
the masses TO enrich the monopolists,
Our own statesman John sherman,
stated the tariff situation truthfully
and graphically, when he said;
"Every obstruction TO free exchange
of commodities is born OF the same
narrow and despotlc spirit that planted
castles on the Rhine 10 plunder peace
full commerce. Every obstruction 10
commerce Is tax on consumption.
Every facility TO u free exchange cheap.
ems commodities, increases trade and
promotes civilization"
The war tariff must 90.
| The trust sharkS must let go.
The country has no use for Ben Har.
rison,
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