Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-09-29
Record of Republicans ON Tariff.

Record of Republicans on Tariff.
The following expressions OF.
opinion by prominent Republicans
on the question of tariff in the pasl
few years, carefully prepared by
Puck is commended to the careful
perusal of our readers. AS will be
seen the Democratic doctrine rela
tive TO the tariff which they at0nce
approved, they now condemn and
for no other reason perhaps than
they do not want the Democratic
party to have the credit of the
tarlff reform. So blinded arc they
| ny party zeal, they do not seem TO
care whist burdens the great masses
of the people have to bear if they
can only keep their party in the
ascendant. Is there any working
man so stupid to be misled longer
by them7 When the Republicans
themselves have said, as the quo
tatlons below show, that there is a
necessity for tariff reform-for a
reduction on the npcessaries and
not on whisky as they now say
should there be any doubt how the
poor man will cast his votes
EUGENE HALE.-Salt. I be-
lieve this article should go on the
free list; that the monopoly which
has obtained heretofore for the
Onandaga Salt Works *** ought
to cease.
SENATOR MORRILL.--Tt is q
mistake of the friends of a sound
tariff to insist upon the extreme
rates imposed during the war
1870.
JAMES G. BLAINE.-During
the entire war, when we were seek
ing everything On the earth, out Of
which taxation could be wrung. it
never entered into the conception
of Congress to fax bread stnffs-
never. ss* Neither bread stufs nor
lumber ever became the subject of
one penny of taxation.--1S6S. Un-
doubtedly the inequalities in the
wages OF English and American
operatives are more than equalized
by the greater efficiency OF the lat
ter and their longer hours Of labor.
-1SS1.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
When a gentleman stands upon
the floor and tells me that this
high. this extraordinarily high
tariff is for the protection of the
laboring man, | tell HIM that I do
not understand how he can posi-
bly, substantiate such a theory
April Is, 1870.
LEVI P. MORToN.-.Mr. Nor
toms record as Free Trader off
sets his cablegran, asa protection
ist."-Alhany Evening Journal
Repuhlican). Jan. Q. 1885. When
Mir. Townshend of Illinois, moved
to pass the bill to place salt and
other articles on the free list, April
5. 1880, Mr.. Levi P. Morton voted
aye.
JAMES A. Garfield am
for protection which leads to nlti
mate Free Trade.-April 1, 1870.
For nearly two years the whole.
sale price of American salt in To
ronto, Canada, was a dollar. lower
barrel than the same salt was sell
ling for on the New York side of
the lake. ass Certainly, gentlemen
will not want a dnty continued that
enables that thing to be DONE
May Is, 1852.
REFJAMIN HARRlSOE.-The
erection of the Tariff Commission
was a confession that the tariff
needs revision. If the report comes
in, ir should be promptly acted up
pn.-Nov. %, 1882.
PRESIDENT GRANT.-Many
duties now collected SAX might be
RENTED. *** I would mention
those articles which enter into
| manufactures ofall sorts. ".* These
duties not only come from the con
sumers at home, but act rs a pro-
lection 10 foreign manufacturers.
Annual Message, December.
JOHN SHERMAN Such ex-
cessive protection not only ceases
10 diversity production, hnt forces
labor into protected employments.
1872. The tariff ought to be
carefully revised With a view to
correcting any inequalities or in.
congruities that have grown out of
the change of values since the pas
sage Of the actof 1SS3.-Jan. 1888.
WIN. McKINLEY.-The free list
might he enlarged without affect
ing injuriously q single American
intereSt.-1SS2.
WARNER MILLER.-The soon
er we have that (tariff) revision
the better it will be for all indus
tries 1882.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR-A to.