Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31

the repeal of the tariff of 1872 aud tn.
creation of the mere equal, honest AND
productive tariff of 1876"
In 1852 this declaration of principle
was re-adopted and the party once
more won on it. In 1856 the resOlu-
tons already quoted from the platform
of 1910 were re-adopted. In 1860 slav.
cry was the only issue, as it was again
in 1864, but in 1868 the party, in spite
of the Reconstruction agitation over
shadowing everything else, demanded
tariff ''for revenue" The Straight
Out Democratic platform of 1872 con-
| tanned the following:
| Resolred, That we favor judicious tariff
for revenue purposes only, and we are I'm.
aIterabiy opposed to class | gislation which
enriches few at the expense of the many
under the pretence of protection.
In 1876, when Mr.. Dana was
thoroughly Democratic under the in
fiuence of that allie statesman, Mr..
Samuel ]. Tilden, both he and Mr..
Tilden endorsed the following:
We denounce he present tariff, levied up
on nearly 1900 articles, as a masterpiece of
Injustice. inequality and false pretence, 1t
yields dwindling, not yearly rising rev.
enue. II has impoverished many industries
to subsidize a few. 1t prohibits imports
that might purchase the products OF Ameri-
can labor. 1t has degraded American COM
merce from the first TO an inferior rank on
the high seas. 1t has cut down the sales of
American manufactures at home and abroad,
and depleted the returns of American agri-
culture-an industry followed by half our
people. 1t costs the people five times more
than it produces to the Treasury, obstructs
the processes of production and wastes the
fruits of labor. 1t promotes fraud and fos.
tiers smuggling, enriches dishonest officials
and bankrupts honest merchants. We de-
maRd all custom house taxation shaIbe only
for rereHue.
In 1854 the party once more affirn med
the doctrine of tariff for revenue only,
with a change of language which mace
no change in the principle:
Unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation.
The Democratic party is pledged to
revise the tariff in spirit of fairness to all
Interests.
Sufficient revenue to pay all the expenses
of the Federal government, economically
administered, including pensions, interest
and principal of the public debt, can be got
under our present system of taxation from
custom house taxes on fewer imported arti- |
cle>, bearing heaviest on articles Of luxury, |
aud bearing highest on articles of necessity. |
We therefore denounce the abuses of the |
existing tariff, add, subject to the preceding
limitations, we demand that Federal tara
tlOR shall be erclusioelu for public purposes, !
and shall not erceed the needs Of the gOreTn- |
ment economically administered.
In 1855 the Democratic party in con-
vention-we will not quote, but We as
sure Mr.. Dana that it was in our hear
these principles. as they |
had been before expressed and 8 they |
were interpreted by Grover Cleveland |
in what the Sun is fond of referring to
as his Free Trade Message"
We are not disposed to dispute about
words. A tariff for revenue only is
Democratic and SD is the Republic in |!
dvOcating it. y tariff for protection |
is upDemocratic, and those who advo- !
cate il have no right in the D. .mocratic |
party. If they choose to remain in it, |
ii is their affair, but they will not sue
coed in charging the position of the !
party. or i'm checking the fight for lib /
erty, justice and equal rights.-Reput-
lie