The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-22
HARRY BRADLEY,
ANDREW TRACY,
GEORGE II. HODGES,
PORTUS BAXTER,
Il. p WALTON, Jr.
SAMUEL ADAMS,
A. l., MINER,
Vermont
Wing
State Com
Inittcc.
Facts for Freemen.

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1t is an acknowledged fact, that the mar
whose income is stately more than his cx
pcndituros, inclusive of interest on his stock
or capital, is making money, Itmattcrs moi
whether he be farmer, mechanic, merchant
manufacturer or laborcr.
The result is the same, IL certain gain, in
proportion to the capital invested his skill in
managing and the more or less lucrative ma
turc of his employment
The converse of the above proposition is Il
fact; that the man whose hahitual expenditures
exceed his income must of necessity become
poor.
The farmer who, from year to year, sells of
the produce, growth and manufacture of his
farm more than all expenditures including
repairs and interest on his capital, must be in,
crcasing in wcalthj and SO Of other occupa-
tons
The fret is, ifyou sell more than you buy,
you are growing rich, If you buy more than
you sell then you become poor.
These .EactS are applicable to individuals, to
corporations to communities, to nations.
Let us look a little into the affairs of the
National farm see what is the result of differ
cnt modes ofmanagcmcnt, what to hope and
what to fear.
For long period after the close of the rev
dictionary war we were necessarily driven to
Europe and mostly 10 England after all man
utacturcd goods, For mother England was
careful that we should not make so much as
hob-nal. This threw the balance of trade
greatly agninst us, until the war of 1912 which
put to the test our Yankee ingenuity, set our
f1rgrs, our furnaces, our spmdlcs and our
looms in brisk motion; tried our capacity for
in war as well as peace and taught
us not to rely on foreign supply, for peace, or
war.
Import duties were laid from time TO time
but still the balance of trade was much, very
much against us, and nothing but the intrin-
sic worth ofour varied soil, rich resources of
mineral wealth, united to the indomitablc spir-
it of our free countrymen, could have with
stood constant and accommodating indebtedness
10 foreign nations.
From 1891 to 1884 inclusive there were i'm
ported into the United States, goods, wares,
merchandise, &c. none of which were rccxport-
ID, $500, 6lI ,O54.
In the period offourteen years there were
Exported, of produce and domestic manufac-
ures, $S11 sol, 3O5, leaving u balance against
Is of$1Os, $780, {
From 1885 to 1889, inclusive, our imports 5
we're 5000, 62l 1913, The exports in the same '
period were $503,287, SSS, making the balance
gaiust us of $l59, 49,, 3O5 for five years; being
n annual debt of $3l ,S76,66l. Start not at
hese facts for they Secretary Walker
iicial report, which you may see. Now go .
With us and see what was the effect of the
Wing farming of 1910 and the Wing Tariff
f lS42; this embracing the period from 1910 ,
0 1S45 inclusive, shows our imports exclusive
f reexports to be$546,S97 SAG, and during the
anne period, six years, che exports of produce ,
nd domestic manufactures were $3.50, 057 ,09O
'aving a balance in favor of the nation and
ur domestic manufactures and products of
AZ, 1855, la, or an annual gain of So, 1913, 100, ,
ncludng two years, 1910 and Al of low du- 4,
es.
Say, say, as an honest man, not as pledged !
artizan, which policy is the best, that which A
ecures to the country an annual increase of :,
-ealth of 81, 1913, 100, or that which runs the
ountry in debt 1871 ,S76,661? \
If you prefer the locofoco policy of an in :,
rease of debt annually of over thirty one, al h
lost thirty-two millions of dollars, then vote
n John Smith, L. B. Peck and other loco g
lndidates to the end of the chapter.
If you prefer a policy which shall annually
lrich our country seven millions and more,
nd keep us from running in debt thirty. why Il
len you will vote the entire Wing ticket.
PENN. G