Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-06-01
Lieut. Gov. Fuller on the Tariff Que
tiou.

The Atlanta National # May e priu,-
and heartily oommeni- letter written q.
one II it. subscribers Dy Lieut. Gov Fuller
and by the subscriber given t. the pres.
Col Fuller's letter was written in answer
to personal letter on the tariff question
from the Atlanta gentleman. who j. a per.
son u prominence in that city. The fo
lowiul paragraph, are Of interest
You ask me if DO not think the tariff
ought t. h. revised Ny reply i- quite
likely for it l. the work of human hand.
and human brains but when We mud %,
perfect q work a, the word II Col. the. 20.
iy Bible need, revision from tim. tn tim.
y keep pace with the demand, of the r-
former. no wonder the tariff need, .---a
-iJual examination and revision. and ~, ha,
We claim j. that il shall be- done iu a friend
is and not hostile spirit But President
Cleveland expresses the greatest frI-uil
u-~, be- embraces the manufacturer aIth
astonishing delight
The organ and piano industry pay. the
government thousands Of dollars every
year for the alcohol used in varni,h aud
my contention j., that ~ far a. ms uu-i
ne-, j. concerned, that tax shall be- taken
Of before the door, Of the custom huu--
are thrown open that ! may have that b-u
eft, at least. y, far a. It goes before am
called upon o. submit t. the competition ,f
cheaper labor from beyond the borders 81
our own country.
He l. very polite ~ the farmer. Hho
he say-. has no protection. and especially
aifecti1nate u the million and more engaged
IN the sheep industry II the tariff l. taken
oil wool. they can buy their clothing
..ss.. h. I al
III few miles of my home lives personal
friend who has mortgage Of $500 on hi,
farm. He has a flock Of sheep which ena
bles him u paw the interest II he j.
I obliged to sell hi, sheep. and fails a. pa s
ms Interest "a the result II Cleveland =
proposals. don't zee how cheaper clothiu.
for small. economical farmer family
viii help him out Or save the farm. II j.
the case If the Irishman who declared il
robbery - pay : a bushe for pJtato-->
when in ireland they could he hal for a 81
but says a friend Why not 20 back o.
ireland then {" oh. the devil a sirI-nc-
could get there to buy them with -
Il was in England three years ago and
called on a friend who was out If his office
at the time. waited an hour for him o.
return. He hal been to a meeting in the
city hall called % provide mean, % Keel
1000 people from starving who hal been
thrown out Of employment hy the decline
Of sugar refining business, consequent up.
on the cheap beet root German sugar. pro
duced by reason Of the German bounty
That evening a committee returned from a
visit 70 the president Of the English bJarl
Of trade, who is member IF the govern
ment, and they reported that the president
was very zDrrv for them and Told then
they must get employment elsewhere but
when the committee said it was impossible
the official replied
Well, then, your people must emigrate
1t Is against the policy Of the English gov
eminent 70 encourage tariff or bounty rem
edies'
The question for Americans is whether
they shall study 70 build up Europe Of
America whether 70 put money in thei
own purse, or the purse Of some unknown
across the seas