Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-10
The WOODEN Tariff i'm Danger.

We find the following evidently from
the pen of Hon. S. Randall, the ablest
tariff writer in this country, which we |
commend to the careful perusal and con-
sideration of the Wool Growers of Yer
monitor none have greater interest in
protection to home industry than the
farmers of this State. The wishes and
opinions of the people of Vermont have
BEEN forcibly expressed in favor of a
tariff in all her history by the press and
the voice and votes Of her public men;
and at the last session OF Congress peti.
tions for the passage OF the bill now be-
fore the Senate $50 far as it regards wool
and woolens) were presented from every
town in the Commonwealth. But not
withstanding these efforts we hope our
friends in every town will at once make
personal appeals to our Senators by let
ter, and at the same time again petition
! Congress, using the form recommended
by DR.. Randall at the close of his article:
Some weeks since we informed our
readers that it was expected among
business men and other well informed
narsons in the East, that the tariff bill OF
| last winter would pass the Senate early
! in the present session. The New York
! Economist, the organ OF the tree-trade
! dealers and spectators in wool, also an-
pounced that fact, and its patrons acted
on It by making large importatlons in
anticipation of such an event But for
the astonishing depression in wOolens
those importations would have been
! enormous.
"But a change has come. Secretary
| McCulloch is opposed to the duties neceS-
sary to protect American industry. SO
is Commissioner Wells, who was ap-
pointed both by the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Senate Finance Com
mittee to prepare the project OF tariff to
be submitted at the present session OF
Congress. And recently, we regret to
saw that reliable adviCes from Washing
ton lead strongly to the apprehension
that Mr.. Fessenden, Chairman OF the
Senate Finance Committee, is disposed
TO atOpt the same conclusions. vi Mr..
Fessendens views in regard to protecting
home industry we have nothing here to
saw except so far as the duties on wool
and woolens are concerned. II they are
correctly represented on this subject
and the report OF them comes from those
who have personally conversed with
him-the sooolsn tariff Of last s0i"ter as u
yeyy qyeat danger; and the chances are
that it will be lost unless the most
strenuous exertions are Immediately
, made by its supporters.
: What kind of exertions are called for ?
At the period Of the meeting of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association a
Cleveland, in November, the impression
prayailed that ali was safe if we re
mained united, and that the resolution
passed by that body, and by the Stat
=. Association, would be sufficient. But
q is no,O appayent that they a0iH not be sHtFcten
We must petition Congress. This wa
our great weapon last winter. Its etiec
I on the House was most striking. W
{ were present some weeks of the sessio
and know. No easily available form {
n popular expression comes home so direc
ly and effectively to the Representative
We grant that individual letters frol
:, constituents are more effective than IL
dividual signatures to petition. Bl
- most persons are unfortunately t
: modest thus to address their public BE
y wants. But By all means let those scrite 70
= = ,siA. Thirty letters from voters at hon
IL contain more moving logic to the ears
= an NJ. G. than thirty Congressiou
speeches. =,
40 There is not a moment to lose, NJ
:; Wells report will soon be before Go
~ gress, and Mr.. Fessenden's will u
C doubtedly be commenced, even before
re popular expression on the wool tar
Is can make itself audible. Mr.. Fessend
d. is an experienced and able Statesman.
,s he errs in the premises it is for the wa
90 of full information. 1t is the ousint
re- of the wool growers and manufacture
ar of the United States to furnish him tb
ht information. The manufacturers
er- doing so. 1t is time for the produc'
no to act. Every friend of the wool
, woolen interest in or out of Congress,
ior Washington, concurs in the immineu
of the danger. We call upon the Bosl
- mans, Flints, Dinsmores, Abbots, Ny
n'c westons, Johnsons, Trasks, Wasso
en- Gilberts, ETC., of Mr.. Fessenden's o
be- State of Maine-upon all the leadl