The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-09-28
Fr,m the Albany Evening Journal.
IRELAND AND BRITISH FREE TRADE.
A Column for All Men Of All Parties to Readl


Anvil" entitled British Free Trade in Ire-
land 1t presents, in truthful and eloquent
language, tho ruinous effect which British Free
Trade has had upon tho Enterprise. Industry,
Prosperity and Happiness OF Ireland. That
same policy is now sought tn be carried out in
this country. Franklin Pierce is nominated
as the representative and patron ofthat princi-
pie. and as such is oulogised, complimented
and supported by the London Times British
Gold was literally employed to secure the
enactment of the present Tariff British Gold
will also be used to secure continuance and
extension of the policy which has already ac-
complished 50 much for British Interests: and,
as the most available mode ofattaining this end
British Gold will bo freely contributed to elect
FRANKLIN Pierce. He is The recognised "prac-
tical ally of British interests" and the contest
| in which the People of this country arc now
peacefully engaged, is not simply a contest be-
tween Wings and Locofocos. but contest be-
tween American and British interests The
election Of Pierce and the permanent Free
Trade Policy which will follow. will enrich
English. and ruin American Msnufacturers:-
1t will. to an extent fearful to contemplate, i'm
poverish the Industrial interests of the United
States as it has the industrial interests of Ire-
land What true American. Native or Adopted
wishes TO lend himself to conspiracy so infa-
| mousi
| We snbjoin some ofthe lending points dis
cussed in that Essay, with such brief comments
as they suggest. Our readers will see from
| them how important it is that this pamphlet
should be widely distributed:
l. In 1888. all Irish ,oool tcas required 10
be sent TO England. and heavy penalty was
attached t, sending it elsewhere. This gave
the English manufacturer the monopoly of the
market. and enabled him to control the price.
| 2. The Irish manufactures. soon after. were
prohibited from exporting Irish Cloth and Glass
to the Colonies.
! 3. Irish ships were precluded from the ben
eft of the Navigation Laws, and the Fisheries
were closed against them.
4. No colonial produce was allowed 10 goFto
ireland until il had first boon ontorvd ut an
English port. and M drawback Of duties was
allowed if it afterwards went to Ireland nor
were Irish ships allowed to engage in the colo
nial trade.
s. To render certain the rule Of Irish m,nu-
| facturers, what were not directly prohibited
were taxed heavily on being sent 10 ENGLAND
while wool, hemp and fax were admitted free
thus paying apremium to Irish farmers to
break down Irish manufa cturers.
| 6. In 1888. while England was pressed by
her external enemies declaration of partial
| Irish indeDendence was extorted from her.
I For few years, Trade and Manufactures re-
vived in Ireland. But act of Union again pros
tra'ed her.
z. Soon after the COPYRIGHT Laws of Eng
land and the Patent Laws were made to en-
brace ireland. Thus Irish literature and Irish
mechanical genius was made to pay Tax to
the hereditary enemy Of the Irish nation.
8. In 1900 'here we're 9l master woollen
manufacturers in Ireland: but in 1910 there
were ONLY -! These manufacturers employed
/ in, nt,hIi,, alono in hands huf in
| 1910 thev were reduced TO 6O2 The same
falling off occurred in the manufacture Of blan-
| kets, silk goods, braid worsted hosiery. linen,
cotton &r.. &c. Ireland's prostration is the
result of tho perverse free trade Legislation of
England. WHAT true friend of America desires
to SEQ American interests equally subjected to
English cupidity through the agency Of Free
| Trade?
8. The result of this destruction ofTrsh man
| ufactures. was, of course. the reduction OF the
Wages nf Labor: and in fifteen wears after the
Act of Union. thousands were working for from
six to eight pence per dayl Official citations
of this melancholy fact are given in this admi-
| rable ESSAY.
10. In 1884. the celebrated Carpet Factory
at Kilkenny. which in 1900 gave support to
200 men and their families. and whose work
view with .bc rich Carpets of Keddermidstcr.
was closed-one man only being employed 10
watch It's silent looms and cmptv hallsl
IL. The London Times. which now pravs for
the election Of Pierce because he is IN favor of
British Free Trade. and is the practical ally Of
British intores'." this London Times said as
long ago as 1895: "The Celt-the Irish-is
the newer of wood and drawer of water to the
Saxon.
The great works of this country depend on
cheap labor" The destruction of Irish manu-
factures made labor cheap enough, and the
| Times rejoicesl
IL. When laws were passed by the British
Parliament to break down Irish manufactures,
| Irish capital, with her enterprislng sons, went
where they and their capital would not be
crushed and crippled by oppressive laws. Tho
result was that in thirteen years after this Sec
ond war upon Irish Industry, thirteen millions
of Irish Capital was taken to England to be in
vested in active employmentsl Thus has Ire
land been robbed by British Free Trade!
l3. When Ireland thus ceased to be Ma
ton. her men of wealth became "Absentees;'
and took their rents to England and tho Con-
tinent to be squandored upon strangers and
| Foreigners Thousands upon thousands of in
dustrous. cnterprising young men, were also
compelled TO flee to other lands for Labor and
Brcad-as their native land was crushed by the
policy Of Engl nd to break down Irish manu-
factures. q
H. Ireland being thus crushed, .panperlsm
and starvation followed; asd England, after
having dried up every avenue of manufactu-
I ring prosperity and labor, passed law To com.
pei the Farmers to support those beggarded
by the ruin of the Manufacturers. When this
point was reached, Ircland's back was broken,
and the only hope of her sons and daughters
was to escape to America. But. alas here,
though the deceptive hypocrisy of fdemagogues,
too many are lending themselves toa party
whose policy coincdes with the wish OF Eng
land to serve America as she has served Ire
land, by establishing Free Trade to advance
| British Interests.
i Is. The consequence Of this complicated
poverty ard distress is seen, st in the starva
ton and emigration Of one million six hundfe1
Thousand between the years 1910 and 1867
Csn Irishmen lead themselves now to the ele.
vation of a "practcal ally of British inlerestsF
| IA Tho f,ilov;no attracts from the speech-