Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-05-17

THE Esd OF TUE TARIFF AdiTATIoN-The
House OF Representatives, we tahe 1t for granted,
have settled the ultra Free Trade agitation in this
country for some years to come. II will be long
time before the Free Trade Party can have so much
strength as they now have in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, inasmuch when large majority of
the Elections for the present members of Congress
took place, the Wings suffered them to go by de-
iaut. The Tariff, indeed, has, in measure,
ceased TO be party question. In Pennsy lvanIa,
both parties unite for protecting American indus
try and in New York and New England, and Ma
ryland, great nroad has recently been made upon
party organization Before what is, in some places,
called Democracy" can break down protection it
must not only convert the Wings, but a large por-
ton of ITSELF in the Northern and middle States Of
the Union, while in the great West, the Tariff in
terests are being strengthened by rising manuacto-
RES and mechanlsm every hour OF the day. Nir-
glnia North Carolina, and Georgia of the old States
OF the Union in the South, are now Tariff States,
TO be made more and more SO, the iron aud coal
OF the former States brought TO light and the
cotton OF the latter is spun up at home for home
consumption The battte fhe Tariff is fought out,
therefore, and is Protection Is established
the policy otMe United States.
The operation of this decision will soon be seen
IN political parties. The four great States of the
Union, central and commanding in their influence,
as well us votes, Uiz New York, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Ohio, are emphatically Tariff States
in their interests in their labor by their locality
The more they are tried, the stronger Tariff
States they will grow Even we see how idle
II is for an asprant for the Presidency the Loco
Foco side to hope 10 be President, without the vote
of the Tariff State of Pennsylvania while the
Wings, as a matter of policy, as well as OF princi-
ples have selected Henry Clay, the great champi-
on of protection The Free Trade advocates in this
country now, come principally from the city OF
New York, the stronghold oil tue Foreign Trade oil
the Union, and from South Carolina, which went
into a mad house on this subject in 1892 and is not
yet ready TO come out of il even in 1914. Else
where the opposition TO Protection is mild, and but
the effect of party organization.
Land no then, we may cry out in this country
after being in Tariff aud Ant-Tariff storm
since 1898 The Tariff policy is settled. The
principle of protection to home industry, is
engraited upon the legislation of the country. ms
much as the protection of the Navy of the Judi.
ciary. The Tariff may be amended in parts il
needs amendment, undoubtly, here and there. This
the friends of the policy will hereafter do for the
country, what its enemies cannot and will not do
but protection, not destruction, is to be the reign
ing policy Of the country The mechanic may lei
himself loose now in his industrious enterprises
The manufacturer need no longer look 10 Wash
ington with fear and trembling. The Farmer has
his home market in security. Commerce, too
which can only thrive as home industry prospers
is to base itself now upon the common prosperity Of
all its associated branches of enterprise and labor.
But, remember the Elections no more must &C
by default The ship of State will soon 90 on The
breakers, if men Of unsound home principles stanC
at the helm. The Maryland and Connecticut anc
the especial Congressional elections have now saw
ed us. The polls in this country, for few days il
the year, are the important points for Talyng home
industry. AS they defend American Liberty, 81
they defend now American Labor. The Declare
ton of independence only complete till legsla
ton established the independence OF American La
bor.-N Y. Express.