Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-09-01
ILocoFocolsM IN ls3o-ANTIpRoTEc-
TIVE


We have snd in another article that in 1892 the
then Locoioco administration abandoned the doc
trine of Protection for the present Locofoco doc.
rine Of n Tariff arranged Tor revenue alone. AZ
we have the documents at hand, we cannot do
better than show this fact, aud also show how
Tariff for revenue only would operate on the wool
growers.
On the 9Th Of August, 80, the official organ of
the administration THE Secretary of the Treasu-
ry,) sent to Congress letter and Tariff 1.-The
former setting forth the general views of the al.
miuisraon, and the latter carrying out the details
We quote from the letter:
"The basis of The bill now submitted. is n total
repeal OF The act ot the l9h nj May, 1928. iron,
and after The 81 OF March, 1893 aud hmifution
oC The rerenus niIertonrds 10 be rnised BY "A VEW
! SYSTEM or DUTIES 10 The trisiipg erpeudi-
lures Of The government aud to such oiher neces
sary expenditures as The eSgency Of the public
service may require, aud Congress in its wisdom
may authorize"
Here, then, is the great step towards " the new
order OF things" which Mr.. Calhoun says has Ia
ken the pla"e OF the COOL old policy of our Re-
publican fathers it repeats The Protective Tariff
Of 28 and substitutes "a new system Of duties"
limited barely TO revenue. 1t is the precise doc.
lrinc no" avowed 10y Mr. Dillingham; aud the Pat
riot. .4nd hol0 vOuid his Rtrenve TdriG Serce The
ioooi gr,tcer? We turn 10 the bin then sent IN by
This same Secretary, and find that it reads thus so
FAR AS wool is concerned:
"On wool, unmanulacured the value whereof
at The pace of expOrInUn, shall not exceed 10
cents per pound, ) per cent al valurcm and when
the value shall exceed 10 cents per pound, 20 per
cent. al vnlUrcm."
Compare this with the Tariff Of 1912, of which
he Lpcofocos so loudly complain, viz: on all
course DOL costing cents and under, per cent
ad vaInren,, and on al! other wool 3 cents pound
aud 30 per cent I'D valorem. Behold the differ
ence, remembering thqt the 3 cents specific is bet
ter than 10 per cent. nd valorcnl-thus maxim.
the present dmy on oil wool, except coarse, 40 pei
cent. or double what it would be under this Lo
coioco Tariff!
But again: in 1882, the Wings Of the Norlf
were, as they are now, The defenders Of The ,cooL
grocer against The dSsqm s of Locofotoism.
On the % of May 1882, john Quincy Adam
met tins new Locoloco scheme with report, il
which he ably maintained the doctrine of protec
lion. lie, too, reported Till, as the organ of tn
COMMUNE Oh MdnuilClHTes, lrOm WHICH we quot
llhus-
"Wonl, manufactured, the value whereof n
the place OF eXportntiOu shall not exceed elgl
cents per pound, shall he imported free Of duly
on wool unmanu!Hctnred, the value whereof ,
Itha p zee of expiration, shall exceed eight cents
-hGl he levied four cents per pound and Thirty fr
per cenium nd rdLorem."
There was no cheap fine wool then, and not
pound could then he imported duty free whic
would compete with ours as for the rest, he pre-
posed more than double The duties Of the Secretary
bill
Well here parties stand, just as in '32 Il the Il
cofpcos for Tariff limited to revenue, aud til
Wigs for Projections. Choose We. Remetnbe
these facts when you vote The Stae ticket an
above all remember it when you vote for membt
-. of Congress.