Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller on the Tariff Question.


The Atlanta National of May II prints
and heartily commends a letter written to
one of its subscribers by Lieut.. Gov. Full |
Ter and by the subscriber given to the
press. Col. Fuller's letter was written in
answer to personal letter on the tariff
question from the Atlanta gentleman,
who is person of prominence in that
city. The following paragraphs are of in
terest
you ask me if do not think the tariff
ought to be revised. My reply is, quite
likely, for it is the work of human hands
and human brains, but when we find so
perfect a work as the word of God, the
Holy Bible needs ynifrom time to time
to keep pace with the demands of the re-
former, no wonder the tariff needs occa-
sioual examination and revision, and what
we claim is that it shall be done in a friend
y and not a hostile spirit. But Pre-, ident
Cleveland expresses the greatest triendli-
ness ; he embraces the manufacturer with
astonishing delight.
The organ and piano industry pays the
government thousands OF dollars every
year for the alcohol used in varnish, and
my contention is, that so far rs my bust
ness is concerned, that tax shall be taken
off before the doors of the custom house
are thrown open. that may have that ben
eft. at least, so far as 1t goes, before am
called upon to submit to the competition of
Cheaper labor from beyond the borders of
our own country.
"He is very polite to the farmer, who,
he says, has no protection, and especially
atfectionate to the million and more Ell
gagged in he sheep industry. If the tarlf is
taken Ctf wool, they can buy their clothing
enough cheaper to make up theloss. With
in few miles of my home lives personal
friend who has a mortgage of $500 on his
farm. He has flock of sheep which ena-
bles him to pay the interest If he Is
obliged to sell his sheep, and fails to pay
his interest as the result Of Cleveland 5
proposals, don't see how cheaper clothing
Tor a small, economical farmers family,
will help him out or save the farm, 1t Is
the case of the lrishmau who declared it
robbery to pay 81 a bushel for potatoes
when in Ireland they could be had for Cd. :;
but says friend Why not 60 back to
Ireland, then p oh, the devil a siXpence
could get there to buy them with ,"
81 was in England three years ago, and
called on a friend who was ont of his office
at the time. waited an hour for him to
return. He had been to a meeting III the
city hail called to provide means TO keep
10000 people from starving, who had been
thrown out of employment by the decline
of the sugar refining business, consequent
upon the cheap beet root German sugar,
produced ~ reason of the German bounty
That evening committee returned from a
visit to the president of The English board
of trade, who is member of the govern
ment, and they reported that the president
was very sorry for them, and told them
they must get employment elsewhere, but
when the committee said it was impossl-
BILE, the official replied:
"Well, then, your people must emf
CRATE it is against the policy OF the Eng
lish government to encourage tariff or
bounty remedies"
The question for Americans is whether
they shall study to build up Europe or
America whether to put money i'll their
own purse, or the purse of some unknown
across the seas"