The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-12
Hard Times TN EngIand-Aristocraey
Land.M0n0pOIy and Drunkenness.

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Land.MOnopoIy and drunkenness.
New York Tribune.
Thomas Bailey Potter, member Of Parlii
ment from Rochdale, was visited ut til
Windsor Hotel last evening by areporte
Of the Tribune. Mr.. Potter spoke ireel
aud with enthusiasm In regard to III
great object Of his visit to this country
which he declared to be the amelioratiol
Of the condition OF the English workin
classes, by cementinG as closely as possibl
the bonds Of friendship between the tw,
great nations.
My travels in America, he said, havC
not been extensive. Ihaye been but littl
further west than Chicago. / travelet
along the Illinois Central Railroad, be
cause ! wanted to see the broad prairie
that had heard so much about, and thu
fields OF Indian com that supply the worlt
with food. My expectations were NOR
than realized. This Is a country lackin,
absolutely nothing that Is essential to thI
prosperity OF a great people. Englant
stands ready to receive everything tina
America will send, all the produce OF tht
farm lands, all manufactures, and all the
inventions. Thus she encourages trade:
and industries and helps to build them up
But VIC must find fault with you in thai
you do not return the favor. England's
imports from this country amounted last
year to eighty millions sterling, while Its
exports to America were only sixteen mil
lions, or one.ffth the former sum. Our
international commerce is altogether one
sided, and as consequence the poor oil
England will suffer terribly this winter.
Our working classes cannot obtain EN-.
ployment, and are literally IN starving
condition. Here is letter which re-
Ceived last month from the poor people oil
my own borough, showing how extremely
desperate is their present condition. Il
reads US follows:
awe, the poor OF Rochdale, send you
this note to inform you OF our deep dis.
tresS. We are on the verge Of the grave
through hunger and want The slackness
Of trade in this town is awful. We look
to you as our advocate and member oil
Parliament, confident that you will do
something to alleviate our sufFerings, and
We shall be in duty bound to pray for your
long life and success"
l believe that this picture OF the life Of
the working people OF England is not ex-
aggerated, and this country might do a
great deal to help them by lowering its
tariffs so as not to imped commerce. All
they ask is that you take their goods in re-
turn for the food you furnish them. You
are enjoying year OF exceptional pros
perity, but there may come reaction. As
an indication Of such an event NAV men.
ton the decay Of your shipping interests.
Hou cannot afford to build ships, because
your duties on iron are so high, and there
lore you vessels are not seen, as they used
to be, in every sea. love the American
flag, and you'd like to seeit floating every.
where, because it is universally known
and recognized as the emblem OF liberty
and as great moral power.
Iwish to express my qualification ct the
unbounded hospitality have everywhere
met at the hands OF the American people.
was warm advocate OF the Union cause
in your late war, and have never had oC.
casion to regret it. Your people are frank
and opeu-hearted, while the Englishmen
are too apt to be reserved and formal to
strangnrs. Wherever have journeyed
have met With \ cordial welcome.
The source Of yoGT prosperity as na-
ton is to be traced to the intelligence,
energy and sobriety Of the people at large.
This eau only refer to our native born
population. Foreigners drink as badly
here as in Ireland, England, or Germany. ]
l do not believe that intoxicatlon is cry.
ing evil here. for have seen very little Of
it, and have certainly had abundant OPP
portunity 10 discover what there is. Your
educational system is fer ahead Of ours,
although we are rapidly advancing in that
important respect.
But the energy Of Americans is truly
noteworthy. In England tho cristocrat
devotes q great deal of time to amuse.
ment, and the laborer squanders in his
leisure hours the money he finds it so hard
10 earn. Here thero seems to be no time
for amusepents, for the American is al
ways at work, The EnGlishman strives
after wealth that he may found an illus
trious family, and thus money and trade
are monopolized by few. The Amer.
can, on the other hand, seeks riches that
k4AI k4aAG h0RftV hAA IIaOuAA-
ing or endowing some benevolent !nstitu'
ton, and thus he benefits the next genera
ton.
There must come day in the near IN.
ture when the lands OF England will be-
come commodity to be bought and sold,
instead OF being held by few monopo-
lists, who can obtain from the tenant all
his earnings in payment Of IN exorbitant
rent. ] believe that such 0 result can
easily be obtained by q closer union Of
our two great nations. We belong 10 the
same race and speak the same Language,
and sooner or later we must be united.
love to quote the language Of my friend
Lopgdon: "What. great and happy PEG
Piles We and the Americans might bell we
had free interchange Of the blessings
which God has SO bountitully bestowed
upon us. The time will come, trust, and
the Anglo.Saxon race will then be biz
enough to dominate, morally and for good
the whole world, Getting an example O.
sound commerce and true liberty" To for
ward the accomplishment Of this sublime
result has been the only object Of my visit
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