West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-08-25
TIME TO GALL A HALT.

is indeed driven to desperate straits
trying to bolster up the iniquitous
tariff IN order to foster monopoly
and the dibolical trusts that make
fat frying possible and tend to keep
in power party that is rotten
enough to have been buried long
ago. The organs of this putrid
iniquity, among them, of course.
the Journal of this place, have for
some time been publishing extracts
from the Confederate States Con-
stitution and claiming that " the
Democratic National Convention
Reaifirms the Declaration Of the
Confederate States Constitution. 4"
on the tariff. Here is the way they
impose it on their readers under
the heading Of q" Confederate Free
Trade"
Article l, section s. clause of
the Permanent Constitution of the
Confederate State, adopted when
IN rebellion OH March IL, 1861, WAS
as follows
The Congress shall have power
to lay and collect taxes. duties and
eXcises FOR REVENUE ONLY.
NECESSARY \ to pay the debts.
provide for the common defente
and carry on the government Of the
Confederate States; BUT NO
BOUNTIES SHALL BE GRAN
TED FROM THE TREASURY {;
NOR SHALL ANY DUTIES OR
TAXES ON IMPORTATIONS
FROM FOREIGN NATIONS BE
LAID TO PROMOTE OR FOS-
TER ANY BR \NCH OE.INDUS
TRY"
The Democratic National Con.
vention adopted az its tariff plat.
form June %, 1892:
=" We declare 1t to be funda-
mental principle Of the Democratic
party that the federal government
has 10 constitutional power to
enforce and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue
only"
We believe that the extract above
from the Democratic Platform, is
exactly what the Constitution of the
CRifed States means in regard to
this tariff matter. Some OF the
dirty, dccciving Republican tariff
literature sent out with the cam
paign corruption fund even pub
fishes parallel columns OF extracts
like the above and heads it ".IcE
Davis and Cleveland" They pro
badly think that Democrats are as
ignoraut rs Republicans and donot
know what the Constitution Of
the United States says on this
tariff matter. The Confederate
States nodded their constitution
very much after ours aud Arti
Gle !, section 8, clause l Of the
Permanent Constitution OF .hc
Confederate States, adopted when
in rebellion on March IL, 1861, was
rs follows The Congress shall
have power to lay md collect taxes,
duties and cxciscs for revenue only.
necessary to pay the debts, provide
for the common defense AID carry
ON the government Of the Confed-
crate States"
Now then here is the same part
Of the same clause from our consti.
tuition
Article |, section 8, clause of
the Permanent Constitution Of the
United States signed by George
Washington ct al. and adopted just
after being in rebellion, on Scptem
Der II, 1887, and reads rs follows !:
The Congress shall have power
to lay and collect taxes, duties,
imports, and excises, to pay the
debts and provide for the common
defense AID general welfare of the
United States"
Now then, it would be just As
proper to publish The latter extract
and head 1t =" Washington and
Cleveland" as TO publish the former
headed "JcT Davis aud Cleveland. !"
rs the lying and deceptive Republi-
can press is doing. Now, we will
leave It to any fair minded persons
if there is any point whatever in
ibis great Republican bugaboo.
The &. o. p. (gouc old partly has
always tried to scare the people TO
death by shouting " Free Trade
aud waving the bloody shirt, but
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