The Somerset reporter., 1892-07-14
Andrew jackson On Protection.
His Belief that 1t was Clearly Consiiiu-
tional,

gra-piug the full meaning al the nov
departure taken by the Chicago convex
ton IN regard 70 ,he'ar.1 question -ll5s
Whal lltlir lrte insight lherr la heen in
the yLst discussion ri llie lat -Four Aefr-.
The Post EXPIRES lo-l ne TIM in
pointing out the ial-elu6d If thrdrelala-
iiun. that il i ''iun4aiHeHrl1 principle
Of The Democratic pafiS HAT th,' federal
government ha- ITO rou-lfut ipiGil poprr
10 impose or COLLECT tutin dtiie.. except
iof the purpose oi the feNcaur o6it.
llEti i He doelrine -'t iorlli i'll the or
finance ot nnlIilicltion passed At Co
lumbia. South arolina. in 1872 and altar
Ward- ru1budied in the provision, ii Ihc
coucie ale constitution Al Montgomery.
Alabama. in lsGl but it MI meyer 4 doc
trim ol the Democratic party. That
party. Will general drif towards a free
TRADE policy. ha- favored Al time and
at lin,- opposed taril, with protective
features but it meyer before denied tol
tin government the constitutional power
Ia enacI such taritls.
lhrre i a disposition in -orui quarter
toauipble oyer the plain language 81 thc
lieago resolution. and pretend than II
Goe- not deny he righl al liz federal
government Ia loYK duties Tor revenue
tlai viii -"rse the pnpa-r, al prol",-
ton hul do, not deny The riaAt to levy
daile- With liz achnuW leda,d de-i40 Of
protection. The distinction j. pueIijc
ami m-inrrrc and il is idle Ia Iall Of
making cou-titulonalil4 depend .ua
motive.
The highest d. moeluieufhaftio di--
posed 81 hi, plea long ago. Iei H.
quote one OF lhrIu
i andrew. Iarl>>on considered In subject
ol the cofistlnlionality al protection iu
his second annual message herring dale
Iol December :. $50. lie ,ad
Among tlrtuumerou> cau-c~ OF cpHgf.u-
ulatiuu,1hr condition of our plupo-t rev
emu deserves ~pccia mention. ina~macll
~ it promises the means at cN.iugni>h-
ina the public drht sooner than Nl, anti
cpatrd, and furnishes q strong iilu.tra-
i lion OF lhc practical ellrct- ul the present
lariil upon our commercial interest,".
Tho object 81 the toriil j. objected to
i hN ,ume IL unconstitutional: and il l.
considered by almost all IL detective U
many ol il parts.
1hcpoWrr to impose d1iio- ON imports
originally belonged 10 the -tNer.l ~latc~.
The righ r. adjust thu>e dutie- with
4 view to- the encouragement al domestic
/ branches oi industry i - coinplr1l1 +
IDENTICAL With that power that il j. aiili-
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