Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-18

neso,a. The process continued of purchasing
at the Fast and taking them to the West, i'm
porting few at the same time to cross the
breeds. That went on for six or eight years
gradually, and since then the ratio of increase
has reduplicated constantly, and it has been GO
ing on Ct late years with accelerated velocity
The increase is by geometric, instead of arith-
metc progression. Now let us turn to the no
tions Of the Secretary of the Treasury. lie
takes the census of 1910, and shows the amount
of sheep then in the country, and then he takes
the census Of 1850, showing the number of
sheep and the quantity of wool raised at that
time. Then, in order 10 get up 1855, TO lay
the foundation for his conclusion, he takes the
ratio OF increase from 1910 to 1850. and gives
half Of it as the increase from 1850 to 1855.
During the last five years the ratio of increase
may have been double or treble what it was in
the preceding ten years nut he gives the same
ratio as before. How iallacous is that reason
ing He makes out that we raise now about
40 900 900 pounds of wool year. The New
England manufacturers, the most leading and
intelligent of them-among them the Senator
from Rhode Island Mr.. James agree, by
the returns of their own work, that we raised
more than 10000, 600 pounds last year. The
Secretary Of The Treasury has not got two
thirds Of the actual amount. Last year, over
GO 900 900 pounds Of wool were actually pur-
chased and worked up in the factories This
lact shows how utterly mistaken is The Secre-
tary's basis of calculation.
But after all, the great argument is that the
manufacturers must be aided. do not sup
pose any one who is acquainted with the would
imagine had any enmty or personal dislike
to manufacturers. They are all about me-
They are my near neghbors though to be sure
the number of them in Vermont is comparative
ly small compared with the number in the rest
Of New England. As the Senator from Vir-
ginia insists on his proposition TO remodel our
whole tariff, recast our financial system-as he
goes back to the first principles, and attempts
to apply ,hem must be excused for following
his example.
advance, as an initial principle, standing
in Hniine on this topic, that you cannot success
fully, by any forms of financial protection in
the way Of tariffs, force into ultimate success
and permanent prosperity any manufacture
which depends for the supply of lis material
upon foreign countries. That is hot.bed, forced
protection. If it has to depend upon the for
eign supply for the raw material, the manufac-
ture cannot succeed if it be necessary of life.
The attempts that may be made from time to
time temporarily to do that will be fatal to the
men who engage in the experiment. Apply
this principle TO the case of wool. IL onr man.
ufacturers are 10 be aided by duties kept on
wooens, and are to be aided TO set up manu-
factures by getting material from abroad from
ihe.yery cppg'GSs rYh 's6ega aRqif'nTe Yaeleed
There are no people on earth who will submit
TO be taxed on their woolens or any necessary
of life merely for the benef, of the manufac-
turer. The attempt 10 do it will fail. The
law may be passed with that ot jeci manufac
tories may be built but they will just as cer-
tainly finally fall down on the heads of their
builders as they build them. because the peo-
pie will not submit 10 it for any grea, length
of time The true principle which has been
subscribed to and sustained by our leading
statesmen of all political parties, General Jack
son included, is, that where an article of man
uiaciure is necessary of life 10 people, it
should have a discrimination of duties in its fa-
vor TO encourage it, provided it can be supplied
] WIN It's tltlutHlS IIOH tHt W oul
own country. All depends, however on the
last element in the proposition. 1t is good for
nothing without it.
| What is the history of our woolensi While
we were colonies, we were furnished entirely
with our woolens from England. Great pains
were taken by England to prevent any manu-
factures whatever in this country. We made
a little in domestic way but law was passed
that no man should export colonial manufac-
tured articles from one colony TO another In
short it was stated in the British Parliament
that the colonists should not be permitted to
make a hob nail We carried the raw mate
rials to England, and there they were manufac-
tured for rs, and we paid four hundred per cent.
to them for doing il. When we passed out of
the condition of colonies, and became COM
mercial people of ourselves, very soon came
the difficulties in Europe and the long wars on
the continent. We were then the carriers of
the world, and made our money by commerce,
and could at any time supply ourselves with
what we wanted, being almost the only neutral
aAoat All went merry as marriage bell un-
til we got into conflict with England again in
1912. There may not he many gentlemen pres
ent, tnOuBH tnere arc SoIHe, WIN hHoN sohlc-
thing about that war. lived at that time, and
remember its incidents. had little to do
with it. was pretty young at that day, hut
not so young as the woman who could not tell
when she was born--t was so long time ago.
Laughter. know that in 1914 had to give
fourteen dollars a yard for piece of blue broad
cloth, and pretty blue at that. | know there
was very great suffering in the Army for blan-
kets. / know that distress prevailed in all
quarters for the want of woolens in all the
forms in which they are used. We felt and
knew all that and when we came out of the
war our people eagerly seized hold of the me-
rino sheep and bred them in Manufactures
commenced during the war There never was
yard of broadcloih made in America until the
war of 1912. Then it was made in Rhode Is
land, by Mr.. Brown, believe. We began in
that way from necessity Immediately after
the war, 1916, protective duty was laid, and
in 1928 it was enlarged so much as TO produce
great disaffection at the South. Then COM
menced, or rather manifested themselves more
C,llu tho oh;aot;nns of South Carolina to n DrO-