, 1881-11-30
FAIR TRADE VERSUS FREE
TRADE.
England Ltkc1y to IsotaltRto Against
tho American High Tariff.

England Ltkc1y to IsetaltRto Against
tI.o American High Tariff.
ID ths Edtsar ef The Chtaso tribune.
CHICAGO, Nov. ~: Tho practical workings Of
FREQ trudo In England against high tariffs lt'
America might be Illustrated somewhat ns fol-
lo,vs: a Owls whulcsM!o store in Now York
and /, possesses ono equally ns good In Ch!cago.
A believes in free trade. and accordingly teasea
hls NEW YORK store tu il FRO Of rent u, On tho
other hnud, IL Il believer In high tariffs, nnd
lenses bis storc to A, charging him therefor Il
very high ront. Years roll nlong, and u Is con-
tinunlty growing richer anti A poorer. Thu
process OF continually paying rout while recelv-
ing tiono III s,turn cxliuusts A steadily, and ho
1,nls both his money and hls Meu
leaving hin ana passing Into tho possess
slo1s nnd employ Of u. FInAlIy, whon he
roarhps Il certain stago OF exhaustion, ho makes
IN ILLS mind that ho bus been dealing with OF,
unso,ll,d principles. flo thoreforo demands Ut
Il that things should be put on a fnr 6as!s.
either ty froe trade OIL noth sides, charging tu
rent for cffhor stUru, or. II Will not CONSENT to
that, then that II shn pny tho satuc runt for tho
storc III Now York TINT 4 haA to pay In ChicaKu.
As soon Us thla ts done A'a ttecllne 10 chuekod
Ap,t biz rcknrti to prosperity commences. Thla
state of uiYaIra bus bcen existing botwoon En-
gIand aud America until England Is getting
down to stato Of exhaustion whero IT hlirie aid
pitches In cycry direction. Alh tloru is no
uOWQt Quk luNt 4tNbVIkGA N44l CCAkAAo w
ant ,aS i E"ssn a,v e0s ~ D,tS IL teis saS!s
puts upuli English Rt'oas. :frnlo 70 bo True
shonid be free on buth sidea Of tne Atlantlc. ~.
cu,ltry, 10 otliuiIzn things. shuuld atlopt high
tArIlls Also FREQ trado Or h!Eh tariffs Gn ooss'
ass a5s one enc 1 .9o sG annx r.d,v
| in ENGLAND Will soon bo III power. and Will ruxM-
latc tho lari.r guostlon ny udopttnx such tariffs
aa vii! pht trhde On fAtr aud equal foot'aE
With auch countries as VIII admit Engllsl,,
goods sno fseS of utGs M EnK4 .1
| hand, With such countries as tux tho inlpOTtn,
ton OF English goo'!s England viii put equal
.This IL tue plitt0rm Of tho " fair. -.rade" par
ty. md i ID aoaua uaa ~ II shoula be: Adult.
ting gran and provisions into EnKana fTeaA
gialll hnd expected. II has not only ruined her
iuliunttural interests and reduced the farmo,a
food. II rnnythtn1, tho elect hns been iusl the
contrary. It hns tllcd Alnorl1a with lnoney
s oes srgey fsa Y ESS;n y, e
st tho reach or Envshmun, and todny England
catl buy wll1nt anu corn III MItnnat any ct!uHtr,
England nav put u duty Of. NV, Is cents jul
busnol IN whtat n1ld corn coullnR frGu Al'arto"
t.c, wa BY T. ;dsprss;s prcEs. y Su
etI lo,lw ns England ~ conlunt IL frada will
thlA country Oh Tho bsls Of free trade there ART
hut This Will nut last much longcr, and the rsvt
sion When It r0,nes will 10 u serious ono fur tli
qsdS " W @ a af M sssFy S4 ~
ths sa.no way thAt England, now lin.is ol,r mar
tactlrurs, and En4land VIII. % sho 10 doing i.nw
ubtAln lur supp!lcH from India and othdr coi,ll
ooap ao5s o.s Wo 'ssS.S I'll sass . T.
. thtiEs IN we onect on English Hools. Thu lead
eEs - EnKland w5o woro lRstsVmentai !aaI !n ~ M