Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-08-09
THE DOCUMENTS


Tho nomination Of Mr. Polk for the Presidency
renders it fittinr and proper that his views on all
the rroat oucstions of national nolcv should be
fully and fairly sprcad before the people, that
they NAV act undrrstandinrlv in reference TO
than. and we Ind hoppd that his supporters
wouId have Distinctly set rorih the principles on
which tbcv sunoort him. and have at least refer.
rcd ne TO tho evidences Of his fidelity to them.
This. for some stranre reason. thew have neg
Isctad and sin ,cr,cc ia do. and the world
10 left nc procound1v IGNORANT Of Mr.. Folks
n,hIic snoechas and note nc thourh he had not
bee, faurtccn yea,s in thc +. s. CONGRESS. two
,e,rs Coyor,or If re,rosso. and twice before
ths roonI, If ,r,,rossoo no , candidate for Gov.
crnor In tbe 1,ttcr Of these campairns he nd
drossod ,bo ,oo,,,. INVENTIVE fines from
tho stumn: wrote ont and published a number
or those snoocbos r,r dstribntion. in addition +,
which he CHALLENGED his connection. Mr.. Joyrs.
10 discuss the leadinr political topics through the
newspapers. which was accented, and the Nash
willie popers bear record of the views set forth.
And vet. s,ranro IN say. not one Of these
spcorbes is onotodbv1 Mr. po'L's sp,,ortor. bcro
NOV so,;,,r ,.ort l o.,r ,,or,d ,,ro,.;,,,,s
n b;s nomination norn,;ttod 80 soo ,ho 1;,,h, 4,
How ;s this, HIM is II, Coy,J = mn, snond
Same tventr voors IN active rriI;c If. and No,
.,, so,,,,,L;,,, ,,or,l, ro,o,,;; C,,,l,;,,
Which would r,.,;s1, soc,n ;,l;o,,;o, ar
.,.y .o,,.;,,. 90 ~ . 1t. ,,
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esleu witness; II seems 10 US so doh 1t 70
you, reader: But thus it is. The question of
PROTECTION. is one in which we nil feel
deem ;ntororost Tho sunror,ors or Poll. s,,, ho
90,
~ '"''' u li.''''"' we ASH 'n'"' '"' inc
evIdence-to REFER us to the speech IN which he
advocated the doctrine. They decline We
,ek ,bo,, 10 rublisL ,nv o,o Of HE sn,oc,,,s on
a.. .,L;., ,rr.,. mor,., IYnau.! o,,.}
'"e su"J'C'' i"ry ''4"S'' i"''''J' we c'"'
lenge the Sentinel ana Democrat TO fgF us to
any act vote or sentiment of his previous to his
nomination. which wound warrant onv such in
...,:.., al .l,.. IN 49, ,l,,. 49,, ;.,
NV
OF TINS everlasting 'waddie about protection
Well, we will trouble them no more but to the
law and the testimony re will resort TO Mr.
pou,,. ,,rI;o saooot,os .,d oo,. and r,;,br,II.
GIN p"''' SP''c"V' "'u "r''' ""U '"''"''''5
'cPoi' DIS we 'e'e iinu nun '"u9' ye'
In the session OF lo"2- 80, Mr.. Folk was a
member of the Committee of Ways and Means,
who reported a bill (which did not passl
o,,,., ,y,,,;,o, ,,o 1,,;os b.,lo,, tboso ,Jno,oJ
~
by the tar'if act oil the preceding session (tlrii
of 1879 He made long speech in favor of the
new bill, and ogaiast the protectire systom. which
will he fopnd in the Conr Deb - lIG2 Asa
.:- Ill.,, ., -..,.... I'm ,,,o,,a
ePe'''"''' VI '''c' 'P,Vc' al 'N'"'' "'' '''''''
from tnS '.st,'nY ''a, .,r
he reduced. Int that hrfnfv fire mr. cent ,rU be
sufficient proicction, provided there be cores
Pondng REDUCTION ON THE RAW MA
u, ana lle Iu,y pr iu.,y anu f',,1t o..'
nd aua ,al '"r VI bo
TO continue their business proftaJiy AT tie re-
dueed duty Of hoeire ami a half per cent. on the
81 propose next TO establish hv testimony
equally entitled TO credit the third proposi,ion.
which is that the manufactures of the United