Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-04
The Great National Fair--PrOtection
Practically Illustrated.
Editorial COrrcspOadence Of the NJ Y Tribune

Editorial Corycspo adence of the ~ " Tribune
wAsnIseroS, "Wednesday. May 90.
he ne s ey s mSInnE bent my steps directly to
opened to-day but will not towing to the
many arrived and the labor Of entering arranging and labelling
hcn until Tomorrow at y o'clock Gaining admitance with
some difficulty, entered the building which has been
erected expressly for this Fair lts form Of cross
rather of II probably 800 feet way and 200 the other but
one story high amply lighted by windows the roof with gas
lights for evening and the best Of ventilation. There
stairs 70 be assembled thing being on the ground floor
and haches opening cases spectators
very rgdy cSended the spacious room hund
order by tomorrow Many articles detained Balu
more by the inability Of tho Railroad bring them
as received that will need TO be placed aer the Fair
opens hope they will not be many for spacious the halls
have been looking over the fabrics already in position amid
Tie rattle and din preparation until my head aehes yet have
i vast and gratifying Exhibition OF Cotton Goods and in.
deed Of textures generally there has been previous
where. speak Of the fneness excellence
goods Of that another time. This Is manifesly cxh
Ton Of show goods Of articles got up for the occasion
mones staples for day On Of the articles the
all many the card tolls you the fnenos weight &C. we'll
where and by whom sold Tho People and their Representa-
ves are invited TO see Just how shockingy they Pdtred
by the manufacturers and how much truth there the
ton that increase Of duties necessarily leads
prices There are al least eve hundred varieties of American
Caicoes Prints ranging from 20 per yard
cents which lady need be ashamed weir 1.-THE duty
Foreign Cacocs is cents per square yard about
running yard There wide shirtngs good
Sheetngs leg centsthe
Summer wear there Jeans from to 10 cents sturdy double
twied Checks costing 20 which Europe match
q D hg Of every sye 70 u een'ao, to be n'aIsd
Winter there kerseys and Plains from IA per yard
higher ba, iii Within he .'y " an, %sS ~ho
earn my cents day. Mind you a.. these are The very descp
tons goods which the present Tariff evie the
Of du,essO that said to tho posr clothing 90
100 $50 according the fancy Of the decam
do wish all the poor Of the land could look through
this exhibition the prices every article they wear and
| compare them with the prices Of i've years ago
Take another Illustration OIL Cloths &C. paid 20
cent duty in si2 which by the present Tariff raised
to specific 50 cents square ydayeIagng 80 per cent
per yard which sold Al 65 10 1859 others at 81 which were then
81 TO- and Very dne wide OIL Cloth Table Covers
Good all wool Lowell Carpets offered 65 well
many a. higher pes. The prices show9 arc @aniesy 50 low
superb Yankee Carpet S20 yard which would
than tina, any where q The world any Free Trader believes
be thinks under priced and SO learn his mistake mske his
"we" says the Union "if our people are making these
goods so low they eertliny need protection But Sir
do if the were removed Is this absurd We sell
over our counter for per hundred though
copy we printed bot would cost hy TO humid
red dollars We sell low because sell many II Foregr
Newspapers could in free Of duty and the pupos,
Of American newspapers that the unsoid sheets the Brit
h press could be aed together
and their sale here woud lessen the demand
papers just the sale Of British Cacocs does demand
American Calicoes could sell paper cheap
presenttha should be compelled TO raise the price
diminish the cost Just so in other branches Of Manufacture
The who sells Oil Cloth so that he sold &
in 1912 has demand for 10 900 yards per tbougf
he could sell bot u 900 then lie employs many work
men and pays them Of 90 per day. though the
Of those he employed 1882 averaged bat 81 Take
duty to-day and any casual glu abroad would throw arg,
quantity Of the fabric market be sold for whatever
would fetch This would derange market compel the
lean manufacturer discharge OF his wokmen ednc,
the wages Of others and then he could supply
PRECIOUS anguid demand eheapy he does STEADY
and vigorous What practical fail see this
This fair will not merely ds1buse thousands Of these false
unscrupuous bu, will also put At rest iii the
ons OF the Evening Post and It's school that Protection wou
be the grave Improvement in fabrics and
manufacturers would their advantage duties
no farther effort To improve the quality diminish the
their fabrics 1t will here be that the march Of improve
ment in manufactures rapid results graft
flying as has been under this Tariff.