Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-06-15
Encouragement From Abroad.

The British Free Traders-here and in
England-are very Mark Tapleys to extract
comfort from adverse circumstances, and
they surpass Spaniard in maxi ng defeat
appear victory. Our European dispatches
of a month ago assured US that in view OF
the probable reduction of duties on IRON py
the United States, increased activity was
seen in the iron producing region OF W aies,
and the jubilant tone Of the English press
| demonstrated as clearly as the depression OF
our iron producing regions, that the interests
| of the FOREIGNER were being served at the
expense of Home Labor by the British Free
Trade. Democratic party of the United States
aided by the whole Irish vote OF our land,
| Now. when the attempt 10 reduce the
duties on iron, and destroy the iron interest
In America to serve England, has met with
a rebuff, the English papers grinly admit
| the triumph of American Labor, but pat the
tories here on the back, and urge them on
in ther unpatriotic work. The London
| Times, of June 6, argues from the temper
of the House OF Representatives at Wash
ington upon the Tariff question, that the
measure will finally be defeated 1t regards
such result as highly beneficial because
''it will hare tendency to modify party
ties. 1t hopes that the party noto az Con-
gress, whom it designates ''recenue reforns-
ers, will per.eyere in their efforts OF light
ening the burdens of taxation, and execute
the programme which they have marked
OUT
There you have it all, even to the slang
The defeat of the free traders in their ne
! farious hunkeyism to England will induce
them to make political fight on the tariff,
and this it is hoped-in Enslan will mod
| ify party ties" or in other words lnuTe to
the strength of the Democracy, by the defeat
of Republican Congressman who refused to
betray their constituents into the hands OF
| British monopolists. Hoping this. it urges
the party in Congress, known as Revenue
Reformers, to persevere and carry out
the programme of subserviency and toad>
yism to England Well, We do not envy
the Free Traders their champion. They are
welcome to all the benefit they can derive
from the support of a newspaper which has
never yet spoken one honest word OF friendly
counsel for our country. And we especially
commend to the Fenian Brotherhood this
fact They are steadily voting with party
which acts in the interest of England and
enjoys the shameful distinction of the praise
of the chief organ of that people which
plants its heel on Ireland, and presses the
life out of their native land.
! We have seen an immense amount of fun
in not very long life. Our perceptlve
faculties are, phrenologically, satisfactory.
And our relish for the ridiculous naturally
very keen-has been pampered to point
which sometimes forces us beyond the line
of strict propriety which the grave discus
sion of ponderous questions demands. But
in all our experience in amusing nonsense
we have seen nothing more badly grotesque
than this Free Trade party, and its attempt
to foist itself on this country as combl-
nation seeking the good of this people.
There is nothing to be urged in favor OF
it as patriotic, or even an American, com
bination. Everything requiredto brand 1t
tory organization for the purpose of degrad-
ing our country is protusely found in every
department of inquiry. Not only is this
true, but every argument brought forward
in its favor, or defense, but adds to the al
ready over whelming mass of evidence which
convicts it of unpatriotic turbulence to our
natural and traditionary rival. England
supplies the theory, the busy advocates,
the advice, the brains, the money, the
managers, and-from her Irish dependency
"a large proportion of the votes which keep
her lick -spittles the American Free Traders
active in labor, full in stomach, and capable
of mischief Praise of their acts comes
from across the water. Curses only arc
vouchsafed here. And if the American
people could have square vote-or, If such
a wild fight of fancy could be realized, the
Irish could be made to see anything sensi-
BILE, in such contest there would not be
found ten members of Congress against theil
country and in favor of her perhdious enemy,
England.