The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-26

power to build up one mans business
at the expense of another We
believe that the constitution,
especially since the amendments of
1871, designed that the power
of taxation should only be exer-
clsed for the purpose expressly specified
therein, and for no other. The frs. tariff
bill ever introduced in Congress was by
Mr.. Madison, and it was ''for revenue
only" and contained no commercial re
gulatlons for protection. Mr. Madison
only sought, and sought under the taxing
clause, to bring such sum of money into
the treasury as the wants of the govern
ment reqnired, but when Pennsvlvania
and majority of the House wished to
obtain that money by adding arrange
men's Of detail under the commer-
rial se-discriminations of high
and low duties, prohibition here
aud freedom there-he acquiesced.
The democratic contingent in that Con
gress, under the express power to levy
and collect taxes etc, is only empowered
to obtain and appropriate money but not
to exclude imports in order TO preven,
the obtaining of revenue. What Con
gress may do under the taxing power is
entirely distinct from what it may do un-
| der the powers to regulate commerce with
foreign nations. During the present
campaign our opponents in their reck-
| lessness have even ventured to claim that
"Old Hickory" himself, General Andrew
Jackson, once forced the policy of pro-
lection. If he ever did so, it must have
been in the early stages of the couutry's
history. when protection was only sought
rs temporary expedient. Certainly
his later public utterances were all upon
the other side. He said in his farewell
address to his countrymen: "a tariff
of high duties, designed for perpetual
protection, has entered into the
minds of but few of our statesmen. "
The most they have anticipated is TEN
porary and general Incidental protection.
Rely upon it, the design to collect al
extravagant revenue, and TO burden you
with taxes beyond the economical wants
of the government, is not yet abandoned
The various interests which have com
bined together to impose heavy tariff
and to produce an OVERLOOKING treasury
are too strong. and have too much at
stake to surrender the contest The cor
porations and wealthy individuals who
are engaged in large manufacturing es-
Establishments desire high Ia
riff to increase their gains. De
signing politicians will support
il to conciliate their favor and to
obtain the means of profuse expenditure.
To oppose this conspiracy of selfish and
partisan Interests, no longer imagined.
but a menacing reality, is the special
mission of the democratic party Of to
day. The position of the democratic
party on the tariff question is so plain
and simple that every school boy under
stands it. The democratic party pro
poses revision of import duties 1t doe:
not pro pose the destruction of the tariff
but 1t proposes simply modification o.
it. We have not advocated anC
. DO not advocate free trade, becaus,
the govs rnment needs revenue TO
I raised against us hy our adversarles is
. false, misleading and irrelevant one, bu
+ it will deceive no intelligent man. w
:. demand the reduction or abolition Of du
e ties upon the necessaries of life; we favo
: free raw materials used in the manufac
/, lures, wider markets for our productions
Y and the imposition of lowest taxes con
r. sistent with the needs of government
I'VE denounce republican protection AS
fraud-as a robbery of a great majorit
{ of the American people for the benefit O
! a few" is the vigorous but truthful Ian
guage of democratic national platform
1t will be observed that it is republi
Z can prote ction that is thus denounced
. not tn. mild protection of our early his
!. ;ory Of real infant industries when tn
I. cycn.c for it was more defensible. Tn
. republican protection of to day is nc
r even the protection of yesterday.
becomes worse and worse and MOI
intoerable as years roll on. 1t is pro
: gressive evil. All pretense that it
4 temporary policy designed onl
: for exigencies, seems now to be
bandoned If the republicans shall /
q successful in this election they will dc
mand new tariff bill with larger duti,
, than are enacted under the Mckinle
IS tariff bill The favored interests seem
,r be unrelenting and Unsuitable. Our na
&c tional history verifies the truth OF tn
n statement, as evidenced by the course
is legislation. The republican platform
m the present year declares general
If in favor of the American do,
,e trine Of protection" which
IN one view must be assumed to be the pri
m ciples announced in 1884 and 1888, al
te exemplified in the Mckinley Legislation
? But in addition thereto is contained Il
Of following curious provision, which "
n read:
be That on All imports coming into COZ
Du petition with the products Of Americ
n labor, there should be levied duties equ
n 20 the difference between wages abro
ct and at home"
IS, What arc we to understand by Il
mt clause2 Is it intended that tariff re
'ly resenting the difference in wages is
he be the measure and extent Of that pI
ess lection which the republican par
40 favors II not, what is the effect to
ne given to this singular plankf Is
platform Of 1892 to be considered as d
ad ferent from those of 1884 and 1881
he it is to be constructed to mean exac
nd what it says, then what becomes Of
ur- Mckinley law, which is not based up
of any such doctrines In one respect
he the situation it looks as though
rn- republican party had become frignter
nst over the operations of the McKln
w law, and feared renewal Of
ion popular verdict of 1890 upon It, d
OF hence had sought to retreat from
in ultra position heretofore taken by IT.
ant ask the eminent author of this law. G
Ken ernor Mckinley himself, what he desi
,al- the American people to understand
on. this plank which was adopted by
nd Minneapolis convention in his prese
ave and hearing? The question which | I
of sent, and which the people desire to h
ave solved is, what is the extent and meas
,re- of the protection to which the repu
Elm can party stands pledged under II
.ec- platform of 1892. our Opponents are
ect igently seeking to ALLEVIATE the labor
ays people from the democratic party.
S to republicans appeal to the workmen v
ue. the false and spurious plea that the d
tee ocratic party proposes TO reduce the Ii
net upon manufactures SO low that our n