The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-07-07
REPUBLICAN, TARIFF TAKES.
From the New York World.l


From the New York World
A correspondent sends US the
following communication:
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE WORLD: |
wish TO congratulate you upon the
remarkably clear way in which the
World has lately shown up the
Democratic side of the political
question ard the brilliant and
ceaseleSs efforts you are making
for Democratic success. All Dem
ocrats are drawn 10 The World as
never before.
il remember rightly, in former
campaigns The platforms of the
Republican party contained sec
lions pointing towards "a tariff for
revenue only,' and | think Gar
field held views of that tendency.
If The facts are so, wouldn't 1t be
good idea TO quote anything OF
this sort that might convict the
Republicans of bad faith in their
cry of "free trade and pauper wa
gesg' Moses Ii. Gone.
New York, June 25.
Republican tariff opinions have
developed very rapidly IN The
wrong direction. Before the party
surrendered completely TO the pro-
tecied manufacturers and permit
ed them to make their own tariff
schedules IN the Mckinley act, lis
leaders held views not unlike those
now advocated by the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Garfield, for example, in
1870 said:
l hold that properly adjusted
competition between home and
foreign products is the best gauge
bv which TO regulate international
trade, Duties should be so high
that our manufacturers can fairly
compete with The foreign product.
but not so high as 10 enable them
TO "drlve out the foreign article,
enjoy a monopoly Of the trade and
regulate the prices as they please"
This is my doctrine of protection.
If congress pursues This line of pol
icy steadily We shall year by year
approach more nearly TO the basis
of free trade, because we shall be
more nearly able 10 compete with
other nations on equal terms. 81
am for a protection which leads TO
ultimate free trade"
In 1860 Representative NOW
Senator) Morrill,, the author OF The
war tariff, explaining the measure,
said: "1he highest duties in the
bill are proposed for The purpose
of revenue"
The doctrine OF a tariff for pro
lection with incidental revenue
had not yet been invented.
Twenty years ago Senator Sher,
man protested against tariff
mild in comparison with the Nc,
Kinley law, because "the taxes are
higher Ikan they ever were before
in the history of this country ol
any other country in the world"
In 1870 Mr.. ALLISON denounced
The tariff on wool and woollens as
an "lntentlonal fraud"
Ex-Gov. John D. Long, of Massa
chusetis, said in 1854: "The free
list IS lhe honest revenue reform
er's hope.'
In 1874 President Grant declared
in his annual message: 'Those
articles which enter into our man.
ulactures and are not produced al
home shonld be entered free" He
instanced fine wool as All example
Many other extracts might be
made from the speeches and writ
ings of Republican Presidents, Sen,
ators and Governors of States
They told economic truths while
they were wheiiing protected ap-
peiiles. Now that The manufact-
nrers are gorged and the Iepubll-
eau party stands IN need ofthe aid
of their tax-created plunder fol
election purposes they are deny
ing the truths they once ,old.
They are heaping burdens on the
people and are filling with the
peoples money the Golfers Of their
benefclarIes,