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WIR PRBSS
LOCOFOCO POLICY.-RESOLUT
OF THE STATE CONVENTION.

me roceW 1ocOfocO state convention his W.
do, as well for the information Of our readers'
as for tho purpose of appointing few remarks
They open, az folnws. upon
TIE TARIFF.
Thoreas, q tariff bill has been reported to the
House of Representatives in Congress. by MAJORS
ty OF the Coam,ee on Manufactures in which /, is
proposed to lay duty of 26 per cent and cents
per III. on Imported wool costing over 8 cts, and
wool unls tina, cost TO he duty free, and TO lay du
W Of 40 per cent. ON Manufactures OF WOOL with an
addition of 10 per cent to taks effect IN lsi3 aud
Whereas the Secretary of tho Treasury has sent in
hl to Congress, by which it is proposed TO impose
duty of thirty per cent wool costing over eight
cents, and per cent on wool costing less than that
sum and dury of 10 per cent. on Manufactures of
wool and whereas, a resolution was adopted by
certain Manufacturers OF Massachusetts, that duty
on the raw material ls a tax on the Manufacturers
appears evident that settled purpose exists, with
many, both in and out of Congress, TO discriminate
in laying duties on imports, between the corporate
interest,", and the agricultural interest, to pro-
tect the one and sacrifice the other
Rcsolred That as wool is tho great staple of this
Stntc, & its protection is intimately connected with
the prosperity OF its agriculture, committee of three
he appointed 10 prepare memorial to Congress, re-
,nonsraiur against the uvidous distinctions thus |
alluded TO- and claiming, that the agricultural and
laboring interests generally of Vermont he placed !
upon the same footing with the rich capitalist and
Manufacturer: and that the committee bo authorized
10 appoint such committee i'll each country, to circu
late copies Of the memorial among the people, and
forward the same, as soon as may be, to Congress.
Resolred, That we fully concur in the sentiments
contained in the following resolution, passed by our
lcGslaturc:-to wit:
" Resoired That our Senators in Congress be in
s'ruccd, and our Representatives requested, to Use
all honorable means in their power 10 procure the
passage of laws which, while they shall guard
-,ainst the numerous frauds and evasions prac.
tcod upon us hv foreigners and foreign agents, and
while they shall raise revenue sufficient only for
,,t o,I shall
have due regard The particular interest Of every
so ntry-may give by protective duties, such pre-
ference 10 domestic over foreign products in our own
markets. and may SO discriminate between those ar
ticcs which we can and those which we cannot pro-
ducc at home TO give Just sure, and salutary en-
cnu,agement to tho industry OF every American ci-
zen
The design Of these resolutions is two-fold :
!'ir,t, to represent the Wings, in and out Of
Congress, as being in favor of protecting only
corporate interests and of sacrificing agricu.
lure Were this any thing but what it is,-a
monstrous fa'sehood, --one would suppose that
il would be sustained by full; explicit and con-
elusive proofs; it could be backed up by the
whole course Of tho Wing party on this subject
by reports and speeches, and bills, and votes,
evidence of the. highest possible character
'1r surely so grave a charge demands high
p-0o,--and surely, too, il such proof existed,
It wotid have been forth coming. But such ev.
dance cannet be found. On every occasion,
aud every where ilrou9hou. the Tariff states,
'in history of tile past shows that it is the
Eh'rs who have boon uniformly the firmest
md strongest friends of protection, in lis broad
es; estent. It was Wing votes which secured
the Tariffs of '2i, %, 49,; Wing votes which
raved the utter humiliation Of the doctrine Of
Protection in '33; Wing votes, which were
cast in favor Of protection in 1911, and Wing
votes which have been cast in 1912 for the
came high object. In Congress and in the
country, it is cmphatcally and almost exclusive.
ythe Wing party, which is now in favor of eff.
ficient protection to all interests. Aye-though
it puts tho charge of falselood upon the Cir
some respects certainly respectable locofoct
committee on resolutons--we affirm that there
is no Wing to oar knowledge, in Congress o.
out Of it, who has ever given countenance t.
the accusation made in the first resolution; ant
if there is man, protesting to be of the VIII.
faith, who adopts it, we have only to say that he
sadly bellies his professions, and should at once
be condemned and banshed 10 the ranks of 10
cofccosm. Now mark the manner in which
the !uGoiocos cndeayor TO give color to their lie
1t is no; by fair, direct, and unimpeachablo proof
such as could be found to sustain the charge
it were true but 5y the concealment OF trut
Frs, they give the rates proposed by certai
biiis on wool and woolens knowing and hopin
tina, those unsk,ed in the operation of thes
duties would infer that great preience is give
to woolens: ard they conceal the demonst "a
bic fact, that the bill OF the Wing COMMITTEES
on Manufactures gives very great preference
To the wool-grower in the amount of etiicier
protection. Again, they conceal the fact tina
on test vote, at this very session as well :
the last, the Wings Of the free states voted c
masse for protective tariff, while the loco
with barely thirteen exceptions, voted agan
protection Still again, they conceal the fa
that protection 10 manufactures IL substantial,
protection TO agriculture, as it affords agriCu
ture market. Finally, 10 cap the climax of d
ception, a naked extract is quoted from cera
resolutions Of Massachusetts convention, dc
claring that "duty on the raw material is a ia
Oh lue TOtn lIS tney lOrC
the inference that this convention was oppose
10 protecting the raw material. Such was n
the fact, as to that convention and such is n
the just and true inference from the resolutic
quoted. 1t being true that a duty on the ra
material is a tax on the manufacturer, the on
inference il that tho manufacturer ourh, TO r.
ceive degree Of protection sufficient to enab
him 10 meet this tax. If he does NOT, he necc
sarly ceases manufacturing, and the market f
the raw material is at an end.
Such lie the A msy and deceptive character
the premises on which the resolu.ion-inake
found their false accusation We dismiss Il,
branch without comment, and pass 10 the sc
ond thing designed, which is, to represent Il
locofocos as the peculiar friends of Protectio,
Here, too, is n lack of the very kind of pro
which is most necessary. Do they 90 to Il
Journals of past Congresses-to the yeas al
nays-to the reports and speeches and
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