The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-27
Republican Tariff ReFOrmers.

Here are the words of some O
the leading. Republicans, spoken
publicly years ago or thc subject
now of greatest interest to the
American people. What has SC
decidedly changed their opinions
The dates of these expressions are
also given here. We have selected
only a few from q'lite q number
which we have at hand. 1t proves
conclusiyely that the Republican
leaders are not sincere in their con-
I Trajectory declarations of to-day,
and that their par.isaship is their
| predominant characteristic:
BENJAMIN HARRISON, Nov, 2Sth,
| 1852 The creation Of the tariff
commission was a confession that
the tariff needs revision. Ii the re-
port comes in it should be prompt
ly acted upon.
JAMES G. BLAINE, in 1868, said
During the eatire war, when We
were seeking everything on earth
out of which taxation could be
wrung, it never entered into the
conception of Congress to tax
Observation-Disclosures. = - Meth
er bread-stuffs nor lumber ever be.
came the subject of one penny of
taxation In 1881 he said: I'm
doubtedly the inequalities in the
wages of English and American OPP
eratives is more than equalized by
the greater efficiency Of the latter
and their longee hours oflabor
JAS. A GARFIELD am for a
protection which leads 10 ultimate
free trade,-April I, 1870. For
nearly two years the wholesale
price of American salt in Toronto,
Canada, was a dollar lower per bar
rel than the same salt was selling
for on the New York side Of the
lake = Certainly, gentlemen
will not want a duty continued that
enables that thing to be done. May
IS, 1872,
PRESIDENT GRANT. Many duties
now collected might be RENTED. l
would mention those articles which
enter into manufactures of all
sorts, These duties not only come
from the consumers at home, but
act as profession TO foreign man
ufacturers.-Annual Message, Dec.
1875.
JOHN SHERMAN,-Such excessive
protection not only ceases to d.
versify production, but forces labor
into protected employments.-1S72.
The tariff ought to be carefully re-
vised with view to correct any in
equalities or incongruities that have
grown out of the changes of values
since the passage of the act OF 1888. |
January, 1888.
VIM. MCKINLEY free list
might be enlarged without effecting
injuriously an American interest,"
1882.
J. ]. INGALLS, We are on the
verge of an impending revolution.
On enc side is capital, enriched by |
domestic levy and foreign com
merte. On the other is labor, ask
ing for employment, striving ia de-
velope domestic industries, battling
with the forces of nature, resolutely
determined to overthfoT a system
under which the rich are growing
richer snd the poor 9re growing
poorer.
GEN. JOHN A. LoGAN.-When
man stands upon this floor and
tells me that this high, this extra
ordinary high tariff is for the pro-
lection of the laboring man, tell
him that | do not understand how
be can possibly substantiate such a
theory.-April IS, 1870.
LEVI P. MoRroN.-"Mr. Morton's
record as 2 free trader offset his ca
blegram as a protectionist. "-Alba-
ny Evening Journal (Rep.) J, Jan. 8,
1885. When Mr.. Townsend of Hi
nois moved to pass the bill to place
salt and other articles on the free
list, April 8, 1880, Mr.. Levi P. Nor
ton voted aye.
If the devil wer1 to misouote