Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16

brings about this ChcapncSS This is Il
polut which the free traders usually avoid
Prof. Perry and the other free traders call
protection Il robbery, because it adds the
amount of the tariff to the cost of the ar
ticle and 50 if you have protection YOU
have increased cost. But is it SO ? Take
the case of steel rails. They were selling
us III England steel rails for SIP per ton
in gold. Our manufacturers said, give Il,
Il protection of SIS per ton and we will
compete with the English. Was this S2S pei
ton added to the Sll2 thus making the
cost of steel rails $40 per ton On the
contrary. the price declined to 800, to 500.
to SS5-and step by step it went down to
$3.50. 1t was so in the case of chloro-
form. II sold for $3.50, and the protection
was 81. The price fell to 500, to
Sl.O0, and finally to siXty-live cents.
And il was 50 with other chemicals
and medicines. We Protectionists are
jhC only true free traders We want free
trade for 5000 600 of Americans. but pro
lection against foreigners. Why du we
want the Nicaragua canal ? For orr own
protection Water ways are the cheapest
We want that canul TO unite our east and
west coasts by water, Is they are united
by rail. England objects, il is true. We
are bound somewhat by the Clayton Bul-
wrr treaty, England having Il way of
gaining advantages by commercial irra-
ties, rs instance Turkey. But if we are
bound we must unnake any treaty which
hih.."rs Us irOm having ;hc Nicaragua
canal
Thrd-It government will protect
WOGl-GrOWrrS and wool manufacturers
tins last industry will follow along the
line of steel and chemicals, and we Shall
have them cheaper and better. Thus IN
the end, Il certain industry, well-prOtect-
ed, gives the country the cheapest and
best product. The wool industry began
with tine very origin of the country, and in
lN,O, after 24O years we had %. 600, 900 head
of sheep. In 1850, twenty years after, we
had 81 ,0O),UOO head. We are increasing
them now at the rate of about 1900, 900
head per year and the possibilities for an
enlargement of Woodworking are great.
Thus i'll New Mexico the increase was
from about S50,OOO in 1850 To nearly 4,UDO,-
600 in 1850, and New Mexico has 81 900, 600
acres of good sheep pasturage. In Kan
SaS, with 5O,OOO coo dCres of pasture land
the increase in the same period was from
1000 to G39, 900, and in Nebraska, with
4',OOO,OOO acres, the increase was from
!uDu To 2i1,OOO. And SO it is with other
States. In 1880, if nothing had inter
Nencd, we should have had the =. oOO. 900
sheep necessary to supply our own wants
and then we should have had the neces-
Sary home competition and subsequent
cheap wool.
F0urth-Government should protect
Wool-groWers because protection to them
Will add to the wealth, industries and in
tellgence of the country. This and the
two succeeding points were discussed ut
considerable length and with great force
and ClearneSs.
Flfth-iovcrnment should protect wool
growers because they can not stand the
pauper labor and the powerful cOmbina-
tiohs of European countries The grand
danger before us is the pauper labor of
Europe, especially of England.
SiNlh-F'inally, government ought to
protect wool growers and wool manufar-
IurelS for he safety Huu independence al
tn" country. Garfield had said, that I'M
Ncr any circumstances. cotton, iron and
wool must he protected SO that in case of
war we might be independent of all other
nations. In conclusion DR.. lIamlin eN-
pressed the hope that the gentlemen be
fore him would keep on until they had |
put Il broaicIoth coat upon every Amer
lean : back-kprp on until they had dry
blanket for every Americans, head ana il .
wet blanket for all foreign free trade ma |
tons. The address was received with
much enthusiasm.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
To-day vas the regular annual business
day of the association. President james |
called the meeting to order at II O'Clock
a. m, and briefly addressed the meeting /
Offering words of encouragement to the
members of the association. The first bust |
ness of the meeting WAS the reading of the
secretary'S report by the secretary. Albert .
Chapman, Of Mi,!dehury. From the re-
port it was learned that III new member,
had been admitted to the association dur
ing the year. bat there had been nearly
half that number of suspensions aud with
leaving the present number of /
members l*1', net gam of - during the
year. me pedigrecS of -, iiOCkS were rX-
amlncd-llOCks which had made applicn-
ton TO be recorded previous to January |.
! ~ SlN OF these with parts of many
others, were rejected Ia were accepted
IMlrty-SeNen are still under consideration
The proper consideration of these aUDlica-
tlols mad been the chief cause of the de
lay III issuing the third volume of the as
ISOLATION reports. Since january /, 1881,
therc nave been - applications to have
iiockS recorded. These being descendants of
hooks already Recorded but little time
VIII he required III their investigation, but
!hty nave been laid over until the older an
plicationS could be disposed of. There are
tnrce members who have not yet paid
their lambs fees for lSS3 10 who have NOT
paii theirs for lSN3 and - who have not
pad theirs for 1854. The Indifference of
members IN regard to returning their
lambs had been great hinderance to the
work OF preparing the third volume. There
are on file returns of lambs awaiting cor
rections as follows For 1881 II for Iss1
% 1883, TO-! There are also ON file for
correction ?iO returns of sales Notwith-
standing these and other hinderanceS.
lhefe Is very promising condition of af-
lalro III the general work and financial
standing OF the association. a mt in
crease of nearly sixty members had been
made and over $500 had been added to the
cash IN the treasury. This would have
been largely increased had all members
pad their fees for membership and fees
Tor recording their lambs. Notwithstand-