The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-11
From the Vermont Spirit Of the .age.
NO TARIFF--WHOSE FAULT is IT'

1t was well known to the Wings when they assum-
ed the. rens Of Government that after the 3Oth OF
June 1912, the duties upon imports under the Com
promise Act would be but twenty per cent, and that
such rate would be insufficient either for protection
or the support of Government. With large majeri-
ties in both branches of Congress, and after two ses
sions of nearly eleven months why has not the party
in power passed Tariff law sufficient for the wants
of the Government, at the same time making such a
discrimination would afford fair protection to the
woolgrowing manufacturing, and all the other great
interests Of the country' AS Tariff law has been
made, and as our manufacturers are crowding their
factories with foreign wool imported duty free, ex
Guiding the sale of own, showing great neglect
of the interests of the people somewhere among the
powers that be it is reasonable that the voters OF
Vermont should examine the question, and know who
is in fault The Wings contend that the fault is in
the President. To make correct decision, let us
examine the facts.
The Land Distribution bill of the extra session
contained provso that the proceeds should cease to
be distributed whenever the tariff of duties more
than twenty per cent AS men of all parties agree
that 20 per cent. duty is insufficient, ask the Wing
farmers, grooming at the low price of wool, what
course should Congress have taken under the cir
cumsances' Should the Tariff bill have been sacri-
feed, in order to appease the whims of ofice-seek-
ing partisans in regard to the Land bill? You will
answer, no. You will all agree that good tariff
bill should have been passed and sent to the Presi-
dent for his approval, wholly disconnected from any
other question. Then the favorite Wing measure,
the Distribution BILL could have been amended, if the
majority preferred it, and sent to the President
also. If he approved or vetoed the one, it would
not effect the other This you agree is what should
have been done. Now let us examine what aoas done
by our Wing servants, hired at $8 per day. who pre-
tend such disnterested friendship for the farmer
That done aohch euery Of them positively kneo
could defeat the Tariff bill. clause virtually repeal
ing the restrictive proviso Of the Distribution bill was
inserted, knowing that the President would veto it,
and intending that he should so do The veto came,
in which the President tells them
g. do not doubt that the necessities of the Govern
ment do require increase OF the tariff OF duties
above 20 per cent and little doubt but that above
as well below that rate Congress may so dscrim-
nate as to give incidental protection to manufacturing
industry thus to make the burdens which it is
PEELED to impose upon the People for the purposes of
Government, productive of double benefit" And
farther he says that, the provso OF the Distrbu-
ton) act of September, l84l, being permitted in full
force tariff of duties may easily be adjusted, which,
while it will yield revenue sufficient to maintain the
Government in vgor by restoring its credit, will af-
ford ample protection, and Jse re,o life into all our
manufacturing establishments The condition Of the
country calls for such legislation, and it will afford
me the most sincere pleasure to cooperate in il"
Thus says the President, proving beyond doubt
that any Tariff bill disconnected from the Land bill
would receive his hearty approval He does not ask
Congress to repeal or amend the distribution
bill. He merely asks them to let it alone. To let
that Wing measure remain in full force, it was
when enacted that by same Wing Congress. For this
fair and honorable course the President is denounced
by the jority in Congress as traitor and threat
ened with impeachment. They maliciousy and for
party effect charge upon him the ia lure of the Tariff
BILL when every person who examines the facts will
say that the majority in Congress alone is
BILE. But not having filled the of their
ruption wise servants, negectlng the interests OF
their masters the people, have passed through the
House another bill, containing the exceptiona-
BILE feature the other, which, lift pass the Senate
each member knows will receive the Veto of the Pre-
sdent; after which they will to their homes,
with the proud satisfaction of having by their
| corruption and foolish attempts to "head" John Ty-
ler left their constituents TO suffer under the evil of
an almost free Importation of foreign wool and goods,
| until another session.
| Farmers and mechanics of Vermont, | ask you in
candor is this the entertainment to which you were
invited. Was it for the present lamentabe state Of
affairs that you exerted yourselves in 1910? Is it for
this that you called upon to farther support the
same party in 1912? party whose leaders and
whose prints without exception Justify the miserable
proceedings in Congress? Whose leading candidates
for your suffrages fulfilling their promises Of 60
cents for woo by crowding their factories with TO
reign wool imported free of duty, while you
psed to keep yours, sell to them at 20 to IS cents
per pound is it not time to awake to the interests
| of your State Examine the legislation of the past
year. What party is crowdng your neighbors and
friends into jail with murderers, for other crime
than that of poverty answer, the Wing party, by
their laws, approved by Wing minority Governor.
What Legislature revised the listing laws, byiwhich
the farmers property is taxed to the utmost extent,
wild land and all, while the faculty tax Of the law
yer, who is making all the money, is abolished, and
his library also exempt from taxationi Wing Lee
gislature, approved by Wing Governor
FARMER