The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-03
COMMUNICATION.
For the Peoples Press.

Mr.. EDITOR Your paper of the 18th
has just been received cooaining my let
ter and you: comments on the same. A.
mong them find more questions proposed.
which cheerfully answer, presuming you
will give me farther liberty TO discuss the
many views that you have introduced, and,
also, TO apologize or explain for the ramb-
ling manner which | took in nv last.
will, therefore, in the first place state that
in consequence Of the range you took in a
former number on one of my letters led me
to use some political phrazes which other
wise should not have done. Several Of your
party says 10 me, swell, Jewett, Bell has
got you down." They would not sa,
wherein, but as | supposed, from the fact
the letter concerning these South American
woods come from q locofoco, your kindness
TO inform them also that your sapient cor
respondent was bred in the school of loco
focoism. Now, | we'll know that that is e.
nough 20 convince many of your readers Of
the merits of any case by informing them
that il originated from "loco." Now, sir,
it strikes me you would not made that insin-
uation If for one moment you had reflt cted,
for all know that | was not "bred in that
school," and | candidly believe. sir, when
the sober second thought of the people is
unatured, some weight will be placed on The
opinions of those whosembrace what you
term locofocoism, even an Addison County,
Vermont
But in further discussion, shall endoa-
vor 10 keep aIoof from party politics, so far
as possible. and work at The merits Of the
case, i. e. What is the present and future
prospects Of The price Of ,rool? At the CON-
mencement Of your comments you acknowl-
edge you are Exceedingly puzzled" by my
letter. Now. sir, if you will give me the
liberty to occupy small space in your pa
per for few weeks, will do all that is in
my power to hell you out of this difficulty.
do not entertain the least doubt but what
YOU are sincere in the merits and great val
ne of the present tariff. But give me a
chance and ! will convince you that the
wool growers of Vermont have been com.
pletely humbugged.
You say that SHE opposing candidates
for the Presidency never speak of protec-
ton for the sake of protection, but are read.
| 10 give the interests of the toiing millions
of the north to the wind as they have done.
And whoever heard of a locofoco in Con.
gress moving any measure in favor Of pro.
! lection 7" can and triH hereafter cite you
10 numerous instances where the democrat
ic party have, time and again, introduced
measures in favor of protection if you still
urge it. Now, sir. Just loo X at the files anc
see if YOU cannot find when the "locos'
moved that 20 per cent. should be levied
on their coarse woods, when at the same
time, nine influential manufacturers from
Massachusetts were holding on 10 the Goa
tails of the Members of Congress snd nc
one solitary wool grower there except
Hampden Cuts, son-in-law to Consul Jar
Wis, having his letter saying that-"Those
woods from Magedore, Smyrna and Bueno:
Avres commonly, in their dirty state, cos
from 6 10 cents per h.. and these wool'
do not compete with our own; it would bt
proper TO admit them duty free, if all wool:
costing cents or under but the highes
pnce at which they should be admitted du
" free ought not to be orer 9 cents, or a
most 10 cents per d." Stating also. "if We
get over 10 cents we should leave open
door for great frauds" Bat say the doo1
is no,c open. Nop lchat can ,oe erpect, Dher
)! such advise comes from the farmers of Yer
mont9 Could we expect the South to ad
wise us and force oa themselves a tax To-
our benefits
Your statement respecting the excessive
importations of 1s4l, was the result OF cir
cumst ances which will not likely again re-
cur; THAT the long blockade of the Argen
tine Republic mad produced an accumnla
I ton there, &c. That the official CONNER
cial report of 1910 shows that 2,3OO.Oo'
mounds was all that was imported from Bue
nos Ayros that year and undOub,ed b. BY sim
liar report for 1912 and ls4S will show
vast reduction as will be seen when the
come 10 hand" They hare come to hand
some months since, and will soon give 20
the facts. But before give them war
, to ask you fitis ignorance or are you en-