San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-01

out the United States"
And they (rebels) changed said ar
ticle to read, as follows:
"Section s. The congress shall have
power to lay and collect taxes, duties
and imports for revenue necessary TO
pay the debts, provide for the common
defense and carry on the government
of the Confederate States; but no
bounties shall be granted from the
treasury, nor shall any duties or taxes
on importatiOns from foreign natlons
be laid topromote or foster any branch
industry, and all duties, imports ana
excuses shall be uniform throughout
the Confederate States"
Comment on these charges could
not add to their force, and demon
strate as clearly as sunshine that the
rebel democracy of 1861, rebelled
| against the form of our government,
and in favor of state sovereignty, ana
| free trade.
By looking farther into the consti-
| tuition of the confederacy we find iron
clauses on the slave issue, but as the
! war settled that, we need not notice
| them.
Now, where did these rebels of 1861,
get their idea of the government, they
wanted?
Answer. From John C. Calhoun.
When Calhoun proposed his nullifi-
cation of the tariff laws he said this:
THE great and leading prln-
ciple is that the general gov
eminent eminated from the
people of the several states,
forming distinct political communi-
ties and acting in their separate and
sovereign capacity, and not from all
of the people forming an aggregate
political community" speech of Cal
noun in U. 5. senate, July 26th, 1881.
Then the rebels and secessionists
of 1861 were fighting to set up Cal
houns government of states rights
and free trade, nothing more, nothing
less. But we must proceed.
Just as soon as the secession demo-
Gratis were forced back into the union,
they raised the cry of Estate rights"
and free trade"
In this (democratic) platform of
1876, on the issue of tariff, they de-
clare as follows:
1--WE demand that all custom house
taxation shall be only for revenue.
On this platform Tilden was defeat
ed vet ON it he carried a
"solid SOUTH" except South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana, which states
were carried by colored republicans,
and not secession democratic voters.
In the campaign of 1880, the demo-
Gratis, secessionists and free traders.
made this platform on the tariff
issue:
"A tariff for revenue only"
They were defeated on this platform,
but on it they carried the secession
democratic vote, in 'solid south
In 1884, the democrats straddled the
question of tariff: their platform read
two ways; one, for free trade, written
by Carlisle, and one for protection, as
follows:
Free Trade
The democracy pledges itself
to reduce taxation to the low
est limit consistent with due regard to
the preservation of the faith of the
nation"
"All taxation shall be limited to the
requirements of economical govern
ment.n
Protection
knowing full we'll however that
legislation etfecting the occupation of
the people wool raising for eXample),
should be cautious and conservative,
in method, not in advance of public
opinion, BUT responsive to its demands,
the democratic party is pledged to re-
wise the tariff in spirit of fairness to
ALL MANY indus
tries have come to rely wool raising
for instance) upon legislation tariff
laws for successful continuance, so
that any change of law must be at
every step regardful of the labor and
capital involved. The process of re-
form must be subject, in the exc
cution, to this plain dictation
of Justice" ** "The neces.
sary reduction, in taxation can and
must be effected without depriving
| American labor of the ability to COM
pete successfully with foreign labor,
and without imposing lower rates of
| duty mot putting on the free list
| than will be ample to cover any in
creased costs of production, which
may exist in consequence of the higher
rates of wages prevailing in this coun-
| try. Now answer, reader, Candidly,
in all the years from 1882 to 1884, did
! the secessionistS or democrats or null
| litiers ever have better free trade
platform than the above. All taxes
shall be limited to the requirements
of economical government" and fur
ther reader, candidly say, in all the
history of our government from its
foundation to thiS hour, did the pro-
tectionists ever have clearer state
ment of their principles than above?
On one end of this platform free trade)
| Cleveland carried "sOlid south"