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After some remarks from several members,


Mr.. F. JOY MoRns remarked that he had no
desire of entering at large nto the discussion o.!
the policy of the American Government protect
ing American manufactures; ii had already been
fully examined when the Tariff b WAS under
consideration. The present was very simple
proposition, which 1t seemed 10 him ought TO
meet the unhcsiialng probation OF TINS House
Ii tis Government was called upon TO give a
preference in its purchases to the American arti-
Gle of equal qualify and price with the foreign
one, he saw not how any gentleman upon this
floor could object to it. Why should they permit
this Government or any Department TO enconr-
age the foreign production when the domestic ar
tice could be purchased as cheaply and OF cqua!
quality?


But he saw there was opposition to 1t, and he
was not in the least surprised that proposition
so American in It's character. containing so much
good sense, and so just in It's policy, should bc
opposed by gentlemen when 1T the recent
Convention at Baltimore there had been presented
BY their party to the American people az call
ddate for the Presidency (and he spoke 1t as an
American with strong ieeling) a man who had
boasted, in recent Gubcrnatorial canvass, that
nc had been throughout his whole life opposed TO
the principle of Protection to American Industry.
Gentlemen seemed to be getting demented;-
they forgot that there was growing up III this
country a great popular opinion IN favor OF do
mestic manufactures, IN favor of home produc
tions, in favor of sound, sagacious policy, which
should rear up market for the native fabrics OF
this country. Mr.. NJ. would no, 90 at large INTO
the discussion Of the qualifications Of MIR. Polk
for the office TO which Ac had been nominated, of
H.
knew, and he had seen in the speeches of this can
diddatc for the Presidency the doctrines main
tanned by him, and he had no doubt but the gem
tleman from Alabama Mr.. PAyNE) would endorse
the Free Trade opinions of this new Candidate
He had not the least doubt but they would NEE,
with strong and ardent appreciation in 5. Carollna
and in Alabama hut let him tell the gentleman
that i'm the iron-bound regions Of Pennsylvania.
among her coal mines among her forgcs, among
her Woodworking ycomanry, among her manu-
iac;urcrs IN that great manufacturing State, this
nomination was the dcath-blow to the Democra
tic party in the coming Presidential election. IL
knew that coming events were not to he decided
bv the shadows they cast before them: that,
especially in political struggles, thay would be be-
leycd only when the results were seen and known;
but he made the protection with confidence that
the American people would never support Il caG
dldatc OF 4 party with principles so anti American
He hoped the amendment OF hls colleague woud
prevail. Hrs colleague represented a district II
favor OF thoroughly Protective Tariff, and 50
strongly so, that although nomlnally demo
cratic" district the gentleman Was the second
gentleman who had held seat upon this floor.
while their democratic" opposing candidates,
holding such principles as the newly nominate
candidate Tor the Presidency, who had been op
posed 10 Protection throughout his whole he, ha q
been discarded by the voters of that district


Mr.. PAYNE said II had not been his purpose 10 re-
open the Tariff discussions but inasinuch US lhc
gentleman from Pcnnsy yvania had thought ptope
to Call upon him whcircr he would endorse tp
opinions OF james X. Polk as The nominee of the
Democratic party. he could not SIT here without
pubi,cy, upon this floor, endorsing, toto Cpi0, t
doctrines ol lr. Polk upon the subject Of a !'r''-
tective Tariff, and expressing his firm lcilef tn I
this nomination would be ,riunp6antiy sustained
by the A,nerican People. He congratulated Tic
country that the time had at length arrived whon
an Individual could be presented 10 the AmcTicon
People who was sound upon tins question; WHO
had looked through this matter and who bccv-
ed that this doctrine, as held by The Protection
lists OF THIS Union, was nquitous. Bur, at tie
same time, he wished the country 10 distinctly
understand the views oil Mr.. Polk upon this poll
cy, so far as he (Nr. p knew them. and To un-
derstand the fraud OF the attempt that was nos
making 10 induce the American People to believe
that Mr.. Polk was III favor of entire Free Trace
il. c. that he was not IN favor Of raising sufi'-
cieni revenue for the support OF Government h.
duties on imports. Mr.. Polk was the advocate
of raslng revenue for Government by duties. lie
believed 1t was u constitutional pewcr-that the
Constitution authorized expressly the lcvyng OF
duties for the purpose of raising the necessary
revenue for the support ofthe Government hut.
al the same time he condemned and repudiaed
as, so far as MIR. 7. knew the entire Democratic
party with II few exceptions did, the doctrine ot
The Wing party, which, bY forced construction
they undertook TO make the Constitution Justify
that this revenue power was TO be used not for the
purpose OF revenoe, but for creating monopolies
and bounties for giving Protection to one por-
hon oil this country 10 the injury of all the res;
of it.


Mr.. E. J, MoRRls inquired what were M
folk's Opinions with reference to the Tariff u
1912


Mr.. fAyNE replied that he took pleasure III
stating that Mr. Polk was opposed to the Ta,it' O
lod2, and ne SAID that there never had heen dnr
ing The whole history Of this protective po,icv
from the time OF It's first introduction inio ,bjs
country, not excepting even the law of lS2S. 4.
more odlous, abominabtl rariti than that of 1872.


Nj sca4scK, (ur. P. yielded the floor, iaopi,
ed II the gentleman would define The posi,;,n of
MIR. Polk; whether or no, Mr.. Polk was not ONLY,
opposed 10 Inc Tariff Of lS42, and to all Tariijs
of protection but whether he did not also con.
tcad that the rarld, should be reduced 10 "a ,pr
cent ad valorem duty or under


MIR. PArSf, resuming, remarked that if,he gen.
ueman from Ohio had paid attention 10 his former
remarks, he would have seen that his present in.
curry was altogether supcrcrogatory lie had al.
ready stated that Mr.. Polk expressly admitted and
con'ended that the power 10 lay impost duties
was revenue power, and, in the whole scope Of
raising revenue, that that power was unlimited ;
pu' nc iaio not one artiiing ior protection. That
was perversion of the power; it was copver,;nc
power which was gwen by the trainers or no
Constitution for a legitimate object to an iIleorj.
mate OBJECT. And ii was upon this ,round -,b.,