1T WON'T DO.
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In the last number Of the Coon ssprint in
this town. is published string OF extracts from
The Presidents Messages, to prove that all our
former Presidents were high Tariff men from
principle.


We all know, and no one denies, that in
the infancy Of our Government, and Of our
county, every patriot was for fostering and
encouraging, by ever, legal means. our in
fant manufactures patriotism prompted such
a course al that time, and constant 1Uar made
it necessary that it should be done. Ii was
done from motives Of policy and a sense o!
It's necessity and the benefit TO be derived
therefrom. But now, we have had nearly a
! 80 years peacc-our mechanics and aftlza rs
have become skilled aud learned in their pro-
fessions, and can compete with the world,
and should we have 4 war, should not be
| dependent upon any one for manufactured
articles


Then where is the policy-where the bene-
fit 10 be deriYed-where the principle Of equity
aud justice OF taxing the people now TO pro-
,ect our manufactures Times have changed
consequently the policy Of the Government
must change with them.


Il is useless aud s' humbuggeous y 10 bring
up these extracts now, to prove that those
great men high tariff men from pfiuci
ple All we ask is tina, the people in readps
those extracts will recol!ect the times in which
and for which they we're written. Let then


recoiiec that.


Mr. Calhoun voted for the high tariff o


1916; but he did il 10 pay Off the War debt


and il is not 70 be argued from that, that Nj


Calhoun is . high tariff man. Therefore
such arguments s'wnnt do"