The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-19

the House Of Representatives 40 majority; 20 dem
ocrns voted for tha act, aud yet passed but by
majority Had the wings all voted Cor IT, the ma ior-
! ~ would have been IS. IN the Senate, democratic
aid was more efficient
We rcbut this assertion ms untrue. On the passage
oil the Tariff of 1872 when it was, cmphatically,
Whig TariG,-wthout clause in reference to the
public lands which added to secure the sigma
ture Of the Prcsident--rhe votes as follows.
House ScgGfe
.Ayes-Whlgs, II3 4yes- Wings, 25
Iylerues,
Locos, lilo Noes-Locos, 20
.Nocs-Locos, 81 Wings, 3-23
Wings, Is
Tyleres, Lip
1t will thus be that the Tariff Of 1912, while
it was better Pyoteciire Tariff than in its pres
ent shape received but ocofoco vote in the House.
and would have been passed had that vote bees
against H. it would have been passed indeed hud
the two Tyeriies voted against it-lor it is known
That there were enough among the thirteen Wing
noes TO carry the bill, if required. We believe, too,
that tho bill, in force, would have been car
ried without the aid Oft single Locoroco. In the
Senate there was a clear Wing ma jnrity Of two for
tho first bill, every Loco voting against it, The three
Wing Senators voting nay are noW in favor Of the
Tariff Of 1912. We therefore utterly deny the
slightest credit TO the Ioco(oco party for the rari of
1872 but one solitary I.ocofoco for the bin IN
I'll after Of its best features had been stricken
out-a feature which would have secured permanent
cy Gnd stability TO protection The above is i'm
pogtant in another respect: think it proves that
the two parties do not agree qnte perfectly upon
this question as Mr. Dillingham; would have tho peo-
pie believe. They were then ut ssao--thcy are now
at ISSUE and their chosen leaders Henry Clay and
James *. Polk. Such ia the true issue; 80 is il re-
sardod by the Wing party, and by at least eight
tenths Of the Locofoco party In truth, Messrs Clay
and Polk have placed themselves in directissuc on the
Tariff of 1912; and it is utterly unjusiahe for Mr.
Dillingham;, any other man, attempt TO put ihem
in false position before the people.
Mr. d, goes on thus:
"Yot there were and many things in that act
that democrats think want altering Many Of its pro-
visions are prohbitory; others nearly See iron
cut glass, salt, Sc ranging from four hunh ed
per cent dutIcs while other duties are too low, as
gold watches and other jewery used only by the |
rich, duties on which are only per cent
There such duties as these imposed upon .
iron, cut glass and salt TO explain; the duties on
these articles are specifc,--for instance, on salt
cents per bushel The Committee of Ways and
Means at the last session took the raue of the salt
imported in 1913, (yalue 100000 for over ) mil
lions Of busheis) and reduced the specific duty of
cents to an advalorem duty, making it a trle 6
per cent Now ifths salt had been rcducei in price
10 half that sum, the ad valorem duty would have
been doubled to 1872 per cent while in point Of fact
the Identical duty of per bushel only would
have been paid 1t will thus be seen, that Just in
proportion the foreign producer reduces the price
Of his article to compete with the home producer,
in fact TO supply cheaper than before the duty was
imp 'sed, the nominal amount Of the duty q. the
I'd valoren) is raised. New this is exactly the char
icter ofthe duties winch Mr. Dillingham; has named
rs bug bear frighen the ocoocracy Of Vermont!
We do not know bat that is perfectly fair and hon
Est TO make such statements without explanations,
out re could not do it without compunctons of
science. As to gold watches, jewelry, SC MIR d is
ust about us fair and honest THAT readers may
zee for themselves, give the duties by the Tariff
" 1912 and by the Locofoco bill Of the last session:
Nc Hay's Loco
Tariff of 1912. .foco Dill.
Watches, watch maize
rlals, precious stones
and limitations there ,
Of, pearls composition
of glass or paste cam
eos limitations there
OF, and mosucs not spe- .
cited, "a per cent. ~ per cent
Watch crystals glass =
cs equal to 63 per cent. 20 per cent l
ilass pebbles for spec "
taces and eye glasses, "
equal to 20 per cent ~ per cent
ewelry of gold, siiver,or 1,
plnnu, 20 per cent ~ per cent
of gold and
silver not specified, 80 per cent. 30 per cent. $
So it turns out that these articles "u>ea onlyby :;
he rich, and which are held up by MIR Dillingham; n
, inGame the preiudces ofhe poor against the rich
lie immaculate Locofoco Tariff bill Of the late ses-
on absolutely proposed to leave the duties precisely
$ the Wings left them, except TIE duty watch y