The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-12
SCRIPTURE AND FREE TRADE.

party, q c1que, the OFFSPRING OF the
Golden club in England, who advo-
cate free trade. Professor Perry of
Williams college has somewhat distin-
guished himself as an advocate of this
English party. In England the party
is very large and composed of very
distinguished men. They are the lords
of capital and vast organized indus
tries, which can use, and which have
used, vast sums to crush foreign in
dustries, all In the benevolent interests
Of free trade. Their conduct is in the
highest degree oommendable. A man
who processes TO believe great truth
and will not spend money for its pro-
mitigation is a hypocrite. Naturally
this great and powerful club feel a
great and very benevolent interest in
their kinsmen of the United States.
AS ones friends diminish he naturally
loves the few that remain with an in
tense affection. Especially is this true
when those few are very powerful and
very rich. Now the great English
colonies, wholly blind to their own in
terests, or afflicted with mental OBJ
tusepess which makes them incapable
of comprehending the unselfish doc.
trines of the Golden club, have turned
against them. Poor, benighted, unphil-
osophic France, after most happy ex-
perience, has done the same. Germany
and Russia are also in the dark ages.
Turkey and Egypt are the only en-
lightened nations of any consequence
that have followed the Golden leader
ship and haye thereby attracted large
attention from the civilized world and
the visits of large companies of excur-
sionists, some under the charge of Mr..
Cook and some under the charge of
Mr.. Wolseley. Twelve thousand of
the latter will remain for some time.
The United States, being already the
largest customers England has, and by
reason of their vast wealth being able
to purchase more goods from England
than any other two or three countries
united, are an object of affectionate in
terest. The Golden club ,aments our
benighted condition and wonders we
do not join those enlightened and
happy countries, Turkey, Egypt and
Japan, upon whom it is comforting the
inestimable blessing of free tIade.
We certainly ought to do it immediate
ly, or we shall never reach their happy
and prosperous condition.
Professor Perry is worthy of all
praise for bringing some new argyll
ments into the field. The old benevo-
lence about "buying cheap aud selling
dear" is worn out. Besides, some will
ask why we should help the English to
sell dear to us and buy cheap of us,
which is their openly avowed design.
Professor Perry has brought the Bible
to his aid.
This is the judge that ends the strife,
When wit and reason fail"
He shows that all protectionists are
going straight to he'll unless they re.
pent. He proves this by scripture,
which we shall quote in order that all
protectionists, being thus fat hfully and
kindly warned, may instantly repent
and turn to the salvation of free trade
But we will take his scripture, in or.
der that all may feel its pertinency
and force. First, Tn the morning
SOW thy seed and in the evening
Withhold not thy hand" Who will be
q protectionist after that.
Second, "She layeth a plan for 9
field, and buyeth it," "She makett
linen garments aud selleth them anG
deiivereth girdles to the merchants.'
prov. 31:16, pa The inference il
that the Old Testament is in favor o.
free trade, and we earnestly Request
that no one of our readers should for {
moment question it.
Third, Our Lord overthrow the ia
bies OF the money changers and the seat
Of them that sold doves" Therefor,
the Golden club is right.
Fourth, "Then he that had re
ceived the five talents went an,
traded with the same" Probably
remarks the learned professor, ''h
went abroad" If he didn't anothe
man did, that is, the lord. And, more
over, he must have been free trader
for he made his money very slowl
"sfter long time" not like the bloal
ed protectionists who grow suddenl
rich-"the Bessemer companies" 70
example.
In the interests of the free trade al
gument and in order TO promote il
force, we would suggest that the learl
ed professor change this part littl,