The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-08

ton, to suit the occasion. But thiswas not
all. 1t was the boosted policy Of England
10 control the trade Of the world by killing
every attempt on the part Of other na.
tons to build up Independent manufacto-
ries. In 1916 Mr.. Brougham, discussing in
the House Of Commons the losses sus.
tanned in shipments 10 the continent, said
Of the same movement to America after
peace had been made ~ am very far
from placing the vastexports whlchit oCca.
stoned upon the same footing with those to
the European market the year before, both
because ultimately the Americans will pay,
which the exhausted state Of the continent
renders very unlikely, and because It Is
well worth while to incur n loss upon tho
first expectation, in order, by the glut, to
stihe in the cradle those rising manuiac.
lures in the United States which the war
had forced into existence, contrary to the
natural course Of things." Mr.. Kelley
shows that this policy was 10 thoroughly Of.
teCtive in the United States that In 1916
the protective tariff was enacted, followed
By the acts Of 1924 and 1928. But in 1879
Mr.. Clay's compromise tariff went into ei.
feet, and by 1910 England had again sue
ceeded in her g ut policy, and in addition
the Secretary Of the Treasury reported that
at the close OF the year 1Sll there would be
only balance Of $50, 274 in the Treasury,
and that there was liable to be deficit,
The President, in his message to Congress,
sud that during the previous four years the
expenditures had exceeded the revenue by
S3l ,3l0,Ol4. Attempts wer1 made to OBJ.
tain loan, but no one was found
willing to lend their money to a
nation in such straits. All this resulted
in the protective tariff Of 1912. 1t is
u matter oil history that the result was in.
creased prosperity and replenshed national
revenues. In 1916 the tariff for revenue
I only was substituted, and in 1857 the gov
eminent was again bankrupt. In 1861 the
protective tariff was enacted, and with sun.
plements from time to time has continued
to this time. 1t is q remarkable fact that
, whenever the country has attempted to
adopt the theory OF free trade it has result.
ed disAstrously. And it is IN equally re.
markable TACT that it has always escaped
} from these disasters by the agency of pro.
, lection. The whole trouble with the free
trade theory, is that it must presume facts
to exist which do not, and vet on the OK.
istence OF these facts depends the whole
! theory. Granting all nations equal iacili,
ties, and suppOsing the inhabitants Of the
same TO have equal ability and experience
,, in all economic subjects, there might be
1 sn IN
The feeling against the free immigration
, oil the Mongolians to this country has been
growing from year to. year. What are the
arguments used against the immigration I
Simply self protection. In this case what
becomes Of the theory and the eternal
right in the question. 1t is the theory Of this
country that all men are born free and
equal, but when certain parties attempt ia
5 applythe theory to the Monaghan question,
they are met with the reply, it will not do
to allow an inferior civilization to destroy a
superior. Now, free trade may be good
: thing in its place, but its place is not yet in
f.. the United States. Mr.. Kelley shows that
, every colony on which England has sue.
ceeded in fastening her trade doctrines and
rule, has become merely tributary to
EngIand's power and wealth, and that sew
eral Of these colonies have been absolutely
, traded into starvation. English statesmen
have boosted OF this power, and at the same
time had the chrontery to talk about the
grand principles OF free trade.
II the United States are making such a
mistake in their national trade policy Eng.
land has the best opportunity Eto take ad-
vantage OF the situation. Now, England
always advocates and labors for her own
} interest. She is now flooding this country
with free trade literature. We have rot
protection. II England is making so much
out OF free trade, she is reversing the policy
ofthe past and growing wonderfully anxi.
Gus to divide, in fact she is so anxious that
she uses money to carryon the agitation in
this country.