The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-25
General Faulkner's Remarks.

tional convention:
Gen. Lester b. Faulkner of New
York and committee appointed by
the International Wool Growers as
ISOLATION, consisting of Mr.. Stockdale
of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Cowden of
Ohio, were next introduced. Gen.
Faulkner, who is a egate-at-large
from New York, was the spokesman
tor the committee and made IL speech of
some length, which was listened to
with interest. The speakers time to
speak was also extended at the sugges-
ton of Gen. Butler who wished to have
him address the committee on the
general subject of the tariff as affect
ing party interests in New York. Gen.
Faulkner said: '' | recognize how
great are the accomplishments and
how settled the convictions of the emf
nent Democrats address. | know the
thorough research aud trained iudg-
ment you bring to the committee, but
| desire to say that | think the science
of politics to politicians means the de-
vising of means to win elections, and
to those whom you elect must be COM
mitted the duty of wise administration.
The State of New York, first in manu-
features. casts more than a million
votes. One per cent. of that vast ag-
gregate has often given preponderance
TO one or the other political party. |
do not hesitate to say, with all the re-
sponsibility the statement involves,
that you can not carry that State for
any candidate now available if your
platform is hostile to her industries at
h,r h,, 1nI
Der half our vote. They are ready to
revolt. lmperil their wages and you
are lost. What | say of New York,
though | am not authorized in any
sense to speak for them, believe to be
true of New Jersey and Connecticut.
For these States you must care, with
conservative wisdom, if you would
win the presidency. They are observ-
ing you with intense and absorbing in
terest. They will not be deluded by
cunning resorts to refinement of Ian
guage and nice distinctions of phrases.
The wages of farm laborers in the
great commonwealth from which |
come are directly affected by the pro-
fits of the 275,000 agriculturists there
who give them employment. These
producers, joined with their brethren
in every portion of our land, have,
through their national association,
made known their reasonable requests.
They have respectfully served notice
on all our great political parties that
they will not extend their support to
the enemies or lukewarm friends of
their interests. The Republicans, con-
scious of the political Importance of this
Iol lo..
here from the 'glittering generalties'
OF their usual platform to say distinctly
to the wool-growers of our country
that if awarded the power, they would
grant their demand. There is no con-
flict either of interest or feeling be.
tween the producers and manufacture
ers of wool. Their cause is one. The
manufacturer wants a market of high
quality and ample supply. The grower
finds his profit in supplying the de-
mand. Will you send your manufacture
er to English colonies with his money
or will you point his way t. the farm
crs of our own country? The political
significance of your reply to this ques-
ton needs no comment from me to
gentlemen of your political sagacity."
Gen. Butler of Massachusetts here
interrupted Mr.. Faulkner to ask
whether he approved of the classifica-
ton of wool as raw material. Mr..
Faulkner, resuming, said:
If the sheep were self-supporting
and sheared themselves, depositing
their fleece in the farmers wool-house,
then wool could be classed as raw
material but not otherwise. Nor could
the flocks ofTexas be conserved and
improved in quality without the aid of
Vermont. When the Texas flock
master must contine his grazing to
lands of his own, which will very soon
be the case, considering the other bur.
dens OF sheep husbandry there, he will
be Frustrated by the same disaster
which has now fully afflicted the wool.
growers of Vermont, New York, Ohio
and Pennsylvania. My duty has been
done in thus briefly, as | must, but
frankly, presenting to you the claims
OF one million of people | am deputed
with my two associates, TO represent
and your responsibility begins"
Mr.. Cowden of Ohio was the mex;
speaker. lie said: 81 want to- reiter.
ate the eloquent utterances of Gen
Faulkner, aud also to add that Inc
feeling in Ohio over the action of con
gress on the tariff on wool is mucl
more intense than it is in New York
The wool men in Ohio are much larger
in numbers than those in New York
They are determined that they will
have justice for the injustice and injury
done them by the torty-seventh Con
gress. They want this committee t
do something for them, and this i
what we are here for. They ask pro
lection, and a clean statement from
your party on this momentus question
They desire to have the tariff of 1856
restored. Give us an expression il
your platform like this, which wa
placed in the Republican platform:
We recognize the importance O
sheep husbandry in the United States
the serious depression which it is nov
experiencing, and the danger threaten
ing its future prosperity; and W
therefore respect the demands of tn
representatives OF this important agri
cultural interest for reimbursement @