Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-11-07
Presidential Prefereuoes in Vermont Have
Not Capitalized Young Men should
Have n Place on the National Dale
CATION Financial and Other
Views.

protective measllre?'
THE Mckinley bill was a protective
measure, consistent and harmonious in
character Tho Wilson bill was cut in
two and sliced up, and a limb taken Off
another animal and put on. it was made
up OF different homogeneous elements, so
that when ii came out none of its spon-
sorS would own It. SO you can see what
the result must be. 1t has got to he re-
Vised and made into harmonious law
THE wool schedule is a very important
one and is very bad. Tho WOODEN manu-
facturers are very much worse off than
they were when there was n reasonable
duty on raw wool-than they We're under
the Mckinley bin. All wool interests are
suffering greatly from it, The cotton
schedule is fairly satisfactory. That is
accounted for by the fact that there is
considerable cotton manufacturing in the
South, and the cotton schedule, Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island said, when it
was reached in the Senate. was entirely
satisfactory; that is, as remodeled in the
Senate.
The agricultural schedule is very bad
for all parts of the country. 1t lets in
Canadian products without giving us any
trade with them in return.
Does the Wilson bill materially affect
the interests of Vermont"
1T probably affects Vermont more than
any other State, but affects also Northern
New York and the Western States,
HURTS OUR FEELINGS
The main trouble with the shipment
of products from Canada is that it hurts
our feelings more than our pockets to
see them bring their stuff in paying only
a small duty Their production is SO
small compared 70 ours that 1t does not
make any great difference with the con
sumner or the producer here. The Unit
States is their market. But We can pro-
ducc evervthing that is needed. and there
is no reason why they should not pay Il
good liberal price for our markets to go
to the support OF the governments"
could we moi do away with all this
by annexing Canada"
Yes. but the way to make them will
ing and anxious TO be annexed is to show
them what it costs to stay out There is
no great sentiment in Canada in favor of
annexation But there would be if we
kept our legislation right for good term
of years. IT would be little like the man
who was asked if hts wife was willing to
die, who replied Waal, she was obeeged
to- Tho dressing of lumber was another
give away to the Canadian mill owner
1t does not help the consumer and merely
transfers the planning, growing. etc, to
the Canadian mills. They charge lust
as much for their lumber, adding thereto
the cost of dressing it, That was the sop
thrown to some OF the populists, notably
Senator Allen of Nebraska, to induce
him to support the bill.
"Will the republicans rcadjust these
schedules"
/ II think the duty on dressed lumber
will certainly be restored. We'll, ! think
reasonable protection will be put on that
and on all Canadian agricultural products
/ Just as soon as the republican party has
/ the power to dO it, The wool and wooden
schedule will also he renlodrlcd as, soon
as the republican party IS in power. 1t
may not be during Mr.. Cleveland's term,
or it may be sent to him to receive his
veto, as it probably would That is 4
question Of policy that will be determined
when Congress comes together and con-
suits. There ought also to be specific
! duty on maple sugar 1t ought not to
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Are You a so-c@Iled Cold Bug
Hardy, J believe in such increased
use OF silver as would keep the metals
at parity and make one dollar as good
as another Ny views agree on silver
with those ot New England as opposed
to free cOinagc-iu favor of as much use
of silver as we can have without injuring
our credit and financial standing"
DO your views on the monetary ques-
ton coincide with those of your dis
tinguished colleague, Senator Morrill?"
EXACTLY, on financial questions. and
| NAV say on eyorvthtnp else We are
in the closest relationship in every way
He has been n friend and A guide and a
counselor TO mo in every wav that man
could he have oftan Thought on look
ing around th, SENATE how fortunate 7
was i'm having s,clI q colleague He seem