, 1880-01-05
A Glance at Ourselves Through
English Classes.
Advantages and Superiorities Of
America Over England
or Europe.
Tho rendal Lands Of Great l}rilain Contrasted
with Our FREQ Land System.
Europe's Follics Developing
Amcr1cn'A Growth.

United StntGS was yreCttt 1itAt evening t lttC-
dnlc by great gHtherIng of the frre-trnlcra tlc-
sIrous of hearing whit the distinguished truy-
cler hid 10 sny Nbont America nnd American
institutions Upwnrsl Of 1900 pcrsotis were rrcs-
ett. Mr.. Potter was not, however, the speaker
Of tho evening. The great address WINS john
nrlghts. Mr.. Potter, nfter thinking tho per-
sons present for tho[r kEnnly welcome, sttd,
when he left England lust August tho political
and commercial horizon III this country was ali
dufk and gloomy. Therefore 1t wus II great re-
lief IL him to flntl tho scene which awaited him
In AmGrfeu. Thcr0 nki wis peLco md prosperity,
md hB began once m0ru to believe 1t, tho truth
Of humanity. 1lo wnnll n,lvlso NIL those WHO
hnd tho tino md opportunity to vIslt tho States,
in order that tlioy might find mt nul atlD]t
everything that wins good. Tho first thug
which, struck him In travelling III Aniur-
leu WIS tho sobrfuty ot tho people.
1t WIS evident drunkenness had no
hold thcro. Another trait In tho chnrnctcr Of tho
Americans wu8 their extreme clcanlIncss. 1io
phid II high compliment to tho orderly mHn-
ncr IN which tho Americans conducted thum-
selves In rnilwny carriages md other means Of
communication 1Iu Ind noticed with substitution
tho nbsonee OF class feeling, every tlAn being
equal, n,id no ono thinking himself above an
otllor Being u nation of workers, they were tho
most formidable competitors III nil Industries III
tho world, and IN this they were peculiarly Ruo-
cessful, owing IL the excellence or their etltlca
ton. Hnvng referred to tho position which wo-
men occupied III Amerlcn, csptclnlly In reK1sr! To
tho education Of the young, Mr.. ro tcr proceeded
Americans did not lcWl protection IN tic nnIl
Industries ~ wliel! they wc!o tnHaRc1: Although
fro r. neti Sa % marRets at M o ss o ti tbs
country hn 10 tlnn to lose, nnd sv sl,.,st ntsc1d
T. sern, things. !eMss''red Ills hcurs,s TINT,
try, il en,leavornE topoint PIT tho so'st.l prn-
Dipl0s Of FREQ tr1tlc. Rnd hU bCgvNi MANY ih0-
plu wcre hcyinnlng to bo hrNltlly s'shni,,t:tl uf
tho oxlsttng tnri!fs, which were supported 1y II
seaed sF Gf Mr. Sraht WITH n es
from tho chief American cities, with tho exrrrs-
lnnil would SEQ A1rlerlcn before he tlcd.
Mn. nRtu1T's ADDRESS.
Mr. bright, replying to the Inst sentence Of
Mr., !utter's udtruss, satl: Now, you iase
henrtl tho eonc!,lsto. e II Me- Nj: pottsrs % slmcei1l
hMvo hail h,nniretls Of invItatiuns to visit tic
United States. atnl lrssrtt very much TINT IN
70 TINT could grntify MY wishes. Only Within
tho llast three ur fniIr mpntlisIl thlik It WIS
tcous and kini letter from tho President uf Tho
some r,linor TINT wits nn,tt to Visit tho .on-
try oyer which hu prcsitics us Chief MHElatr!tc
ho did mo tho llnnnr to nsk mo IT cGlta I" tho
stltGs, to tnko up my residence ut his hulsc.1nt
myself hIs guest there 81 onK ns should be- nblo
to rclnan In tlat city, lchcelsl We'll, WIS
obliged tr write him essr wh,s E'. ing ss ,l,s
obliged to ,leelIno MI iuvitntion No kind in him
en- ,Snia 10 hoob'a ,+ 70 c INC, fn 5 .m
M nw ar n mviG nm' t faT tb"t Whnt," t aa IN H.
most insattablc nppctIto bud for travelling
ny @ IVY III apW' ~ Mls @ ~, yes ~ r,tr tSo
psjss s'ske ienE y,yaHs ria f ,,est tlie
VIA NJ wssoS pS w s9Sas ,s Ne y sfs4 ipS a wsa S% Sst
SSyGr SSn n1po oyo" WILL nolisNe-9na ,o 9iu,.n5 i
Mites viii ,sl,ovuethat i nm svnst6l, NJ
ther tx Rtssst1hat r,t i1,nt !, npprsSte lnsSt 1t &
mi fur ir tin % f,,t,,r, them, IN IL vary y iliti,
cht.'ea at n n,y ~ ScinK iS ai!o I'D to aeeept the
ans IN o n,cwnnt ami w on,r 9s ~ roTrss tst G o
r @ r.a,nn rnrsntitt, ,,st y srinn 's s
eniovt.l thja rt1,nl nxt,Iti,I. fhnt ia IIls g,11
MSsf i,o @ hss sssn: M Snd t1st ~ ,ayssf, ns,ans:
70 e %1 aoe at liz t.G preat ary tint
s as een passing sS tnrs ns \ r.. r. I,",
Mn.n kmn~n M Il wm,hi IN, fMtnE thut W. W. knuw
werv ,iftn nImSt II A,tn,v ~" tn Mint E MT r
or two thfuus ij,olit these tJuItrI Stuius which
you Of It's aIzc. When wo discuss uxpundltlru
VI sSak @ of oF np'ss HI n, u so e Ay wsy
tbo oxtr!.or,nary expal.sS Of XMlGrioA is Tho
4nsSa, ] whicn was % Saasht @ s"ino s fow Years. sig" .g"
from ltssa an Which y t very yast Or
Ut which one.hnlf nrp suitable for general
agriculture. Tho uthor. half Is much morv s.!t-
ablc for grAzing n,ld Il very lhrgo portion
not Very sSo1 Tor % agriculture Sf any Xiii. Y"1
know thAt Fruuco IS considered q nlthor biz
tbs easn; q S he utx staiss wo aen
*ilrteen times Frnnoo; i would nuke f,ftoon
times Germany; It would tnnko twelve, timcs
and Ireland. Thoro Is tho astounding faet that
your conntryIncn have 9o,lo over y tlat co,!-