Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-08-13
THE NEW TARIFF DISCRTMINATES A
GAINST PROTECTION

| GAlNSI PhOlE Cll OlN
oTho new bill is a Tariff for revenue with dis
ordinations for proteciion-embracing the doctrine
which the democratic patty has always maintained
to be the true one, and with which the Wings of
this State will of course be satisfied, inasmuch as
il is the doctrine of their leader Henry Clay"-V
Patriot.
In his zeal to defend a bill which THOMAS
HART BENTON denounced as conirddic tory,
incomprehensibe, grossly defective and Fraudulent
the editor of the Patriot makes no distinctions
where the actual differences are broad as
that between light and darkness. "a tariff for
revenue with determinations for protection" is
the doctrine of Henry Clay, and the Wings, and is
NOT the doctrine of the party leaders which the
Patriot supports. The Patriot seems to be utterly
ignorant of the sentiments of one James X. Polk of
Tennessee, the author of certain Cain letter in
1914, and of one Mr.. Robert J. Walker, who is a
distinguished favorite alike of the locooco Cabinet
at Washington and the British Parliament in Lon
don. Neighbor Eastman, we beg leave to intro
duce you to President Polk:
"Congress may, undoubtedly, in the exercise of
a sound discretion discriminate in arranging the
rates of duty on different articles; but The discrim-
ndiionS should be ,cithn The revenue standard, and
be made irih The UietC 10 raise money for The sup
port of Ouernment"-Presdents Message, Dec.
1915.
You will perceive by the above quotation that
Polk goes for determinations for reuenue, which is
exactly the reverse of determinations for protec-
ton"
Here, too by the side of James X. Polk stands
Robert ]. Walker, the author of the new Tariff,
and supposed to be pretty well acquainted with the
principles upon which it is constructed We quote
to you from his last report--tho document which
hailed with delight in the British Parliament,
and republished by its order at the expense of the
British government
ain suggesting improvements in the revenue
laws. the following principles have been adopted"
"2d, That no duty be imposed on any article
above the lowest rate which will yield the largest
amount of revenue"
"3d. That beioic such rate determinations may
be made, descending in the scale OF duties; or, for
imperative reasons, the article may be placed in the
! list of those free from all duty"
| seth. That the duty should be so imposed as to
operate as equally as possible throughout the I'm
ION discriminating neither TOR against any class
or seciion"
| "There must be determinations for reuenue,"
says Mr.. Walker, but no where do We find him
arguing in favor of determinations for protection
So far is he from that that he objects TO the Tariff
of 1912 because it does discriminate for protection
and declares his opposition to the protective sys
tem."
Such are the principles of the authors of this
b,--and yet this bill, and indirectly these princi-
PIES are represented by the Patriot to be identical
with the principles of Henry Clay, and the Wing
party! This is holding out false coors to the peo-
pie: it is an objectionable Misrepresentation of the
principles Of Mr.. Clay and of the Wing party
The truth is, that the principles of Polk and Walk
er and of this miserable bill, never before have
been recognized by any enthusiastically any
Tarih'-by any party which has had existence in
this country. They are Numerically opposed to
the principles of every tariff which has ever been
passed. and of course 10 the principles of Mr.. Clay
and the Wing party.
But we turn to the bill itself, which is said to
" discriminate for protection" and proceed to show
that it is utterly false to this principle. We take
the article of Wool Of the utmost Importance
to Vermont and we call the attic nton of the read
Ter to the fact that there is no discrimination ut all
for protection on ,cool IN this bai-dyc that ii ac-
iuatty Discriminate against protection 10 HE ,rool
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Vermont have been ringing with the cry that the
cent wool of South America completes with our
medium wool, and they have loudly demanded and
promised protection against that wool. Here was
case emnently entitled TO discrimination for
projections" 1t ought to have upon it at least duty
which would raise its price in this market to the
level of othor foreign wool competing with our
own; but instead of that, have the same rate
of duty applied indiscriminatey TO the dogs hair of
Africa, the cheap fine wool Of South America, and
the finest feeccs of Spain or Saxony! Here is no
discrimination for protection; )" and the duty IS
ad valorem--not according TO the quality or true
ualue of the article, but the value at the port from
whence it caIne,-hence the foreign wool-growers
may control the whole matter by fixing their own
value TO the article. To make the matter still
worse, we now cite the fact that this bill discrm
manufacturer: The duty on ,cool is 30 per cent.
and yet BaiSeS, bookings, FLANNELS, floor
cloths, manufactures of ,corsted, and WOODEN
AND WORSTED YARN are admitted at % per
cent! and BLANKETS OF ALL KINDS,
HATS OF WOOL, HAT BODIES MADE OF
WOOL, and Wooden listings, are admitted at only
20 per cent. Here are determinations against
the wool-grower and the manufacturer, with a ven
geance. While ,cool Is subject TO duty of 30 per
cent? this bill practically says to the foreign wool
grower, "Turn your wool into baizcs, bookings,
lannels, floor cloths, or yarn, and bring it in to
compete with American wool. We offer you a
bounty Of ten per cent IN ioeicome! Turn it into
blankets, hats and hat bodies, and we will double
The bountyH We offer you these inducements
with the most benevolent feelings for the people OF
all lands but our own. Our manufacturers can
take care oc themselves-our working men and
factory girls have got too high up in the world
our farmers have too long had in these factories
a vast market for their wool, wood, grain, beef,
pork, butter and cheese; and it is high time for
them all to learn the sweet uses of adversity'-
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