The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-21
JOHN BRIGHT On AMERICA.

ty-iNo years 'le mas Represented bio JUST
ling and Manufacturing city of Birming-
ham in Parliament. During that period
his growth in the hearts and esteem of the
mechanics and laboring men of Great
Brition as well as in the respect of the
world. has been steady. He was short
while back in the English cabinet, but dis
agreeing with Mr.. GLADSTONE on the Egyp-
t.ian question resigned. During the past
week Birmingham INDUCED in sponta
neous and unanimous outburst OF fete and
ovation in honor of this great representa-
tive of hers. The aged political veteran
has been responding to these demonstra
tons in his honor and has addressed vast
audiences reviewing his own labors and
the present situation Of affairs at
home and abroad. 1t must have
been grand and certainly
unprecedented spectacle to see this man
who has grown great and grey in the pub
lie service, who had achieved leadership
only by simple and manly arts and re-
tanned it by his spotless career, noble char
acter aud matchless oratory, addressing an
audience of 10000 people in response to
congratulations from over one hundred and
| fifty liberal associations scattered through
out Great Britain Words falling from
such lips, under such circumstances, par.
take of the nature and carry the weight of
the words of an oracle. and what was said
by him was not only of interest to those to
whom he spoke but are food for reflective
statesmen and thinking men everywhere.
In the course Of his remarks he referred
directly to American affairs, and, among
other things, to the signs of the
times and threatening changes with refer.
ence to our commercial or revenue poll
cies and economic principles that have
for 80 long prevailed with us. He directed
his remarks specifically to the laboring
classes of the union and If they knew, rs
English artisans know, what friend to.the
laborer is JOHN BRIGHT, deeply would his
words sink into their hearts and minds.
Mr.. BRIGHT said: Permit me to address
a word to the artisan classes of the United
States. l am no enemy of the United
States. | fought her battle in this coun-
try (Cheers) l sympathise with her as
much now as did then, almost as much
as If born upon her soil believe the
question in the United States between a
protective and simply revenue tariff is
nearing Its solution. The opinion is grow
ing that irresistible economic facts are
offering themselves for the consideration of
statesmen and every intelligent man in the
great republic. An extraordinary condi-
ton of things exist there. No country of
any age ever experienced or dreamed of an
actual surplus revenue of thirty IN lions
\ sterling. This fact is fatal to the high pro-
lection party. The government does not
well know what to do with it," The same
Intelligent appreciation ofpolicies and events
that has kept him abreast with English
progress seems also to have kept him up
with American politics. He has struck
the keynote of the unanswerable argument
, with us for new departure in the matter
oil economic and commercial policy and re-
form. No country ever did find itself in a
position where reduction of taxation direct
and indirect was 80 strongly demanded by
the principles Of common justice and
economy, such as the United States find
themselves in at present. Mr.. BRIGHr's
friendship for America has been memorably
shown on many an OCCASION and his zeal
Tor the artisan is attested by the enthusiast
tic demonstrations in his behalf by the
great body of English workingmen. What
he may say, therefore, to the American
artisan may be depended upon as the con-
illusions OF statesman interested in their
behalf, and not as eastern manufacturers
would have them believe, an interested
Englishman merely attempting to break
down the true American policy" Mr..
BRIGHT intimates very strongly, therefore.
that the condition of affairs in the United
States indicate and demand speedy solu.
ton OF the contest between protection and
revenue tariffs. He believes it unjust. as
must every Intelligent aud dlsinterested
patriot, that annually a government should
continue to collect from its people the enor.
nous and useless surplus of taxation reach.
lag anywhere from $l50000,OOO to 5000.
QOO,O 900 or from So to 81 per head for every
man, woman and child in the United
States. 1t is encouraging to the friends of
tariff reform that such man as Mr.. Bright
who is authority with the laboring men,
} should call attention to this iniouitous
} burden against which the iif.for-reyenue.
only men have been so constantly and en-.
Enthusiastically working. There is bond of
sympathy between laborers everywhere.
The ocean Is not wide enough TO
break or prevent 1t and those who mould
opinion in either Europe or America have
gone far to solve vexatious questions upon
the other side of the water. An influence
such as BRIoHr's, 80 potent among artisans
at home, must exert strong power here
and his public utterances on this and other
economic matters are therefore OF much
significance to Americans, 1t Is from this
fact, doubtless, that the eastern and tariff
press are strongly criticsing his remarks
and seeing in him, as Mn. O'CoYSoR ex
pressed it, but vain old age" But the
ball has been set in motion, the leayen has
begun to work, and II will DO but a shor,
time before II will be considered rank rob
berry to takeup from people $500, 900 OO(
that is perfectly useless to the government
but Of vast consequence In circulation o,
the pockets Of the masses.
WA in receipt Of the May number Of
the Baylor Esis," published by the Pub