The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-19
The Tariff Planks.

people can judged the inconsist
of the Republicans in their pr
ton in what they now call :
American system Of protection
contrast with their promise or
fession four years ago in favor {
venue reform. Read them earef
and see the consistency of the |
ocratic party. Is the Democ
party not the party of the labc
men?
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF REPUBLICAN
PLANK 1884. IFF PLANK
The Democratic We are un'
party is pledged toIpromisingly
revise the tariff in favor of the A
q spirit of fairness lean system OF
to all interests, but lection; we
in making q re- test against
duction in taxes it destruction as
is not proposed to- posed by the
iniure any domes identand his p
tic industries, but They serve tn
rather promotelterests of Eur
their h e althyIWe will sup
growth. Since the the interests
foundation of this America. w
government taxes Icept the issue
collected at Extraordinarily ap
Custom ii o u SCI to the people
have been theltheir .judgen
chief source of I h e prote'
Federal revenues; system must
such they must maintained.
continue to be abandonment
moreover, many always been
industries hayeIlowed by gel
come to rely uponldisaster to a
legislation for suc-terests, exc
cessful contin. those Of the US
uanee, so that any ana the Oh
change of law must We denounce
be at every step re- Mills bill as
gardful of the Ia structiye to
Dor and capital in general BUSH
volyed. The prolific labor ant
cess Ofreform must farming int
be subjected in ex-Iof the couI
ecution to this and We hearth,
plain dictate of Idorse the cor
iustice-all tax enl and patr
alton shall be limi action of the
ted to the require publican Re
ments Of an eco sentatives in
nomical govern gress in oppC
ment. The neces>I its passage.
sxry reduction in We cond
taxation must beIthe propositio
effected withoutlthe DemocI
depriving Ameri- party to plt
can labor of theIwool on the
ability to competeIist, and We i
successfully withIthat the dl
foreign labor and thereon shall
without imposing adiustedand q
lower rates Of datyttained 90 as Il
than will be am lnish fun and
pie 10 cover anyIquate protect
increased cost ofthat industry.
productisn which The Republ
may exist in con. party would ,
sequence Of thslall needed re
higher rate clifton Of the na
wages preyailinglai revenue By
in this country. Ipealing the.
Sufficient revenue on tobacco, "
10 pay all the e are an annoy
penses Of the Fed and burden 3,
eral Government, riculture, ant
economically ad- tar upon 81
ministered, Infused in The
cln1lng pensions, anu Ior meen
interest and prin. cal purposes,
eipal Of the publicity such rev
debt, can be got If the tariff
under our present - will tent
system Of taxation check impor
from CustomIsuch articles
House taxes on are produced
fewer imported ar. our people,
tieles, bearing hea p roduetio
West on articles of which gives
IuxEFy and Unemployment 10
ing hghtest on ar labor, and rel
tieles Of necessity from imp
We, therefore, de duties those
nounce the abuse lacles Of Tor
Of the present tar, production
ii, and subjecicept luxuries)
70 The preceding like Of which (
limitations, we De not be produce
mand that Feder- home. II d
al taxation shall shall still rema
be exclusively for larger reVe
public purposes, than 10 requi
and shall not ex~foF the wants Of
ceed the needs Of government,
The government favor the en-
economically adj repeal Of int,
minis,ered. taxes, rather Il
TfE TAErFF rLANE the surrender
or lsS5. any part Of
The Democratic protective syst
patty Of the Unit. Al the joint bel
ID States, 10 Ma Of the wbisI
lional Convention ring and 1
assembled, TeDeWt agents o. fore
The pledges of ia manufacturer.
6delity 70 Demo
cratic faith, and
reafhrns the plat.