The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-09

10 AUNT certain AHltilcun ihpilNS
free of duty. But the class of |
of men to be benefited, and the class to be
injured in the United States, are entirely |
distinct and separate, having nothing in |
common, either in locality, industry or in
vestmcnt. To compensate the surrender |
of one interest in this way but the advance
ment of another, has no more element of
reciprocal Justice to il than for A to take q |
pair of horses from B because g took pos
session of yoke of oxen belonging TO ID.
TO illustrate: If the United States will
agree to admit Canadian vessels to Ameri-
can registry and the coastng trade, Canada
will admit straw hats, mule harnesses and
rat traps free of duty. In this YOU will
observe Canada gets the full advantage
both ways, while the United States for
possible enlargement of petty trade, con-
| scnts TO subordinate and sacrifice an inter
| est that represents our distinctive national
! ity in all climes and upon all seas: an in
terest that has given more and asked less
of the government than any other of SINH
Lar magnitude, an interest more essentially
! American, in the highest and best sense,
| than any other which falls under the legis-
latiye power of the government, and
which asks only to-day to be left where
the founders of the Republic placed it
nearly n century ago.
revenue questions by the treaty-making
policy, desire to enter on behalf of my
constituents an emphatic protest. The
constitution gives to House of Representa-
tives the sole and exclusive right 10 origi-
nate bills of revenue, and this great power
should be kept where it can be controlled
by the direct vote of the people every two
years. 1t may very well he that sundry ar
tcles of Canadian product should be adj
mitted free, or with diminished duty it
may well be, also, that Canada would find
1t advantageous to admit certain articles
from us free of duty: Let each country
decide the question for itself independently,
and avoid the "log-roling" feature of
treaty, in which it will inevitably happen
that certain interests will be sacrificed in
order that others may he promoted. Let
us simply place Canada on the same basis
with foreign commissioning her pro-
ducts, or admitting them free, according to
our own Judgment Of the interest of our
revenue, and the pursuits and needs of our
people always bearing in mind that in
governmental as in family matters charity
, begins at home" and that 'he who provl-
deth not for those of his own home is worse
than an inii,lel"
This is significant statement of the
+ question, coming from one of the leading
statesmen of the country and must have
great weight in the final determination of
the question.
The appehcnded consequences of the
proposed treaty, seriously ms they affect the
other interests, as presented by Speaker
Blaine. are not less disastrous to the agri-
cultural interests of Vermont, upon whose
= prosperity our state indirectly depends.
, The consequences of a treaty which adj
mts all the products OF the field and forest
free of duty and practically excludes the
farmers of the United States. with barely
! one or two exceptions, from all direct adj
C vantagcs Of a protective tariff is illustrated
t by the wool interests of Vermont.
2 The Vermont farmer cannot compete
, with the farmer of Canada in the kind
e of wool which is specially produced in the
provinces The admission of the woods of
Canada would obstruct if not ruin now
| rapidly increasing branch of sheep hus-
C bandry in our state coarse wool sheep
5 which produce both mutton and combino
:, wool. This branch of wool industry had
C hardly foothold in Vermont at the time
E of the abrogaton Of the previous recipro
e city treaty, but received wonderful i'm
It petus from the protective tariff of 1861
r This branch of sheep husbandry, especially
1t in eastern Vermont, promises at the pres
y ent time a large production, and is hecom
!, ing an important branch of agriculture IL
II that section as it can be pursued advan
l. tageously, diminishing the cost of anima
y food, enriching the land and supplying
II fleece of great value to an importan
'e branch of New England manufacture
The admission of free woods from Canad
would paralyze the wool interests an
sheep husbandry of Vermont. The BIRTHS
". Provinces should not be free to a partcpG
IN ton in the advantages of our markets
he until they are fully prepared for unio
ne with us--to bear q part of our burdens an
g. cease to become surreptious chann'
e. through which British goods shall enter I'll
o. United States free of duty. The effect {
n free trade with Canada will have equal
to disastrous effect upon the dairy products {
Ill Vermont, and in fact, upon every agricu
b. tural interest of our state. AS has bee
well said, "thc Canadians should not
r. permitted to sell their natural products
al our high markets while they purchase the
n chief manufactures in the cheape
ri markets"
s. This is a grave question, rs affecting Il
I'M interests of our State in its chief industre
raj Strenuous efforts will be made to brir
Oh Vermont to favor the renewal of the rec
Oh procity treaty, as we have reason to kno'
from recent conversation with promi
v" ent gentlemen, who has large iniluen
with the people of the state. His arg
ments are specious and will undoubtedly
y" addressed in earnest appeals, to endcav
co. to convince us that the renewal of I
treaty will be a great national blessin
" that will increase our prosperity and pia
80 us in reciprocal relations with the Britt
=, provinces but in the race of progress VI
-" mont must not peril her existence. ST
-, protection must be her motto, as it is
all well organized communities
''9 This is an important and serious quest
W." which should receive free, full and fl
~ discussion from the people of Vermont,
~" order that its full bearing upon their pl
sent and future relations may be und,
~ stood Let careful, patient investigate
''' and calm discussion take place, and
-, fear not the result The protest of t
~" border states Of New Englard togotl
'o' with the influence of our able Senate
''s Morrill, and Edmunds, will have gr,
:" weight when the treaty shall come befC
the Senate for action, and it is our duty
not let This question go by default in {
o. .aLA.ln u III.