The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-08-29
1udge them by their Words and their
Votes.

oy Tariff afforded. IL 80, why uiu thcy hot 'o'o o"u
,., in favor of higher Projections This they didnot
w., uniformly voted against higher Protection which
wilma sought TO secure The following article is
,o, the St. Adams Messenger, in reply TO the reso-
.,oo Of loco convention, which asserted "that the
an,hsrs of Congress from this State sacrificed the in
.,,, If Vermont by yielding their assent 10 the
,Torifn Read the facts as taken from the Jour
mails Of the House
T., ,ererrng TO tho proceedings Of the House Of
conservatives, at the time the Tariff bill was under
celebration, we find the names of FOUR Locos, and
-, since wing, who moved amendments which
,1 ,snd TO sacrifice the interests Of the wool-grow
~, n witt Messrs Bro,cn Of Pa, Johnson Of Tenn
cn;tb Of Va, and Roosevelt Of New York; and
,LO other hand there were SEVEN wings who moved
condiments for the protection of wool, to wit: Messs
rp,o,ore Of New York, Arnold Of Tenn. Briggs of
Mas. Mason of Ohio, and Slade and Ev ere and Hall
crVemont
Now wo will give some statements of the amend
men,s for protecting WOOL and our readers can then
odre for themselves by the acts ofthe locos whether
thew did or did not go for thesacrce Of The Interests
n Of Vermont
Saturday. July I6, 1912, tee House had the Tariff
Anl under consideration, and the question rais-
mo the duty on ,rOolen blankets TO 80 per cent. the
AYES and noes were taken and published, aud were
"A as follows:
AYrs-lOi Wings, 2 locos (Parmenter OF Mass.
and Read OfPa) and Tylerites.
IA NoEs-0l LOCOS, 10 Wings GALL from the South)
a and 2Tylerltes .tf --
n Here then we find all the ocos but two voting
N against raising duty on wooden blankets; and il was
equivalent to voting against protection TO ,roOl Every
blanket imported is just equal to importation Of the
AZ foreign wool OF which that blanket was made.
The next question was raising the duty on ,rOol-
Il uand ,corsel yarn to 80 per cent.
b AyEs-IO5 Wings, 5 locos (Fioyd, Torrance, Par
h meN,er, Pumer and Read-only one loco from New
InglandD and 2 Tyler men.
NoEs-s9 locos, 10 (Southern) Wings and T'y-
Ter
Here, again, is another vote 'agains, wool: what
protection is that ,rool which permits yarn to come
in under low duty?
The next question was on raising the duty on wool
and worsted mits stockings drawers and shirts Sc
AYEs-lO9 Wings, locos. (only one loco from
New Eng land againD Tyler men,
NOEs-9l lCcos, ii Southern Wings, and 2 Tyler
men.
Y Congress done all they could to SACRIFICE THE
VA lNIERESrS' Of wool-growing Locos herenbou,s
have the cfrontcy 10 pretend that tho Tariff affords
~ no protection TO wool growers and is destructive of
Their interests, and yet the same party in Congress
# made no effort 10 make il better, nor would they con
~ sent TO its being protective as il isl!
W Now let us look ut some Of the Locofoco speech
# es, made when the Tariff bill was before Congress,
and see if there is any proof that that party a.
n B'ln't sacrificing the interests of Vermont. We
have room for only few brief extracts; and first
what says MIR Brown, who as we have already
NwOVed an amendment against protecting wool?
NV lie sad
M Inc argument had been, that il was necessary 10
"O'ec' American labor-that what had been
# 'a'aHzed; but no,D ii seems The american manufac-
oner $50 be sacrificed, TO PROMOTE THE IN
N r Sn''f'2 >, oE THE WEALTHY SHEEP GROW
,' ne ~antea no such protection, and mould give
w ",s"Pp0r'to no such injurious measure
'.' 'o"'son' IN moving an amendment against pro-
"'''"s wool, referred to above, said he was
NJ ro NM ;r,,I, IN FAVOR OF GIVING PROTECTION
p ~ NE GROWERS OF WOOL; he aas NOT IN
'm.. IL, or PROTECTION TO ANY INTEREST,
.J' "u" maj Which arose from duties lad solelu
ana oHlyJor rereune."
"""' member oil the same class said
WE'D n :, CONTEND THAT IF HIGH DUTIES
Tn m'L iMtOSED, THEY WOULD GO FOR
m ,'h BENEFIT OF THE WOOL-GROWER.
Sue, "y "e'e IKE the land holders of England. .NoD,
o 1as contrary to the genius of our government to
''Cp such system as his.''
t"e'e' farmers, wool-growers Of Vermont,is a real
'''''Hoe"ocrat. He denounces the new tariff be-
'1'' !" will prevent sacrifice of your interests and
"V""'es you as nothing better than British Land
X Holders!
IN, n"u n"a'y' we quote the following from speech
NV 'n Lasman' of New Hampshire, made while the
'@''" p' was under discussion:
sy CIR LET =, ME REPEAT IT, THE PROTECTIVE
/, ~ iM 10 ESSENTIALLY the WING SYSTEM,
If w. ro'Nr ON WHICH THEY AREAS WELL
N W., rrER UNITED THAN ANY OTHER;
n on Ti,r ofIOSlTlON TO THE SRSTEM IS ONE
M 0rp .T, CARDINAL PRINCIPI ES OF,I'HE DEM
'CkATlC PARTY ~ ~ - ''-' D''''
"'uch Tor loco foco speeches. and we trust that
Gio.Ss ID" " make Farmers, Wool growers, sincere
' VI protection, speak on the first Tuesday in
n ,ha,N "'e' IN voice that may be understood by
o,. ""o aenounce our wing representatives as false
WV interests and rights Of their constituents
M nave shown ,ha, it is Loco Tocos, and thew onlv.
in. "p NJ sacrifice our great inerest-Wool-gro grow
uH ~ inc polls, then Freemen, and protect those
Nv project your rights r..