The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-09-20
The views ofo Free Trade Bourbon.

The Irish Word.
Senator Baynrd, who Is a pronounced free-
trader, uelyered speech the other day in
Brooklyn in which he undertook 10 show his
hearers how greatly worklngmon would have
been benented by the passage OF the Morrison
bill whose defeat In the House was greeted
with hisses from tho diplomatic gallery which
at the time was crowded with members OF tho
British Embassy. THIS bill, which Congress.
man Doreheimer, OF Now York, characterlzes
as rhe tirst rrm stop towards free trade" 10
thus described 10y Senator Dsyard: "rno attl-
tude OF the parties to the question OF tariff re-
form has been clearly defined by the proceed
ings In Congress for the last two years.
Al the last session tentative and incomplete,
though honest and Uei'y moderate measure OF
TgOrLn, was introduced into the House, but dc.
ieated by solid combination OF the solid Re.
publican party with n small number OF Demo-
crate. Bo that on one side you may sec move
ment TO reduce taxes aud on the other to in-
crease them"
This is The way in which Senator Dlyard
speaks OF q measure that was Intended to pre-.
pare the way for the pro.Britlsh policy Of free
trade. Perhaps the Senator from Dellwlro
Will next undertake to tell tho worklnRmen OF
this country that tho members OF the British
Embassy hissed the defeat OF the Morrison
the welfare OF the people Of the Unllod States
that they did not want thom taxed In the In.
terest OF the American policy OF protection.
Mr.. Bayard thinks tho slight reduction In
taxes that tho Morrison bill would bring about
would amply compensate for the industrlal
paralysis that free.trade, OF which this bill
country. And ON account OF this would-be re.
duction In taxes, which ultimately would
Bayard asserts that the Democratic party Is
entitled TO the support the American work
ingmenl We fenr that this Democratic leader,
like tho rest OF tho froe.tradcrs, Ia 80 much
enGmored with tho pro-British policy OF free.
trade, that no underestimates the intelll.
genco OF tho American people. II this were
not 20 he certainly would not advance as au
argument in favor OF the Democratic party
that 1t has done Its best to inaugurate a policy
that would sacrifice American industries In
order that British manufacturers might add TO
their profits.
Like the rest OF the Democratic orators Mr.
Bayard has something to say about tho "Irlsh
votc." 1t is probably the FIRST tins In his Ito
he has found himself under the necessity OF
referring 10 this vote, and consequently It is
not surprising that IN speaking about II no
blunders most ogregiOusly, ms is shown by tho
| following extract from his speech;
'rho demagogue, us have said, Ia uuu-
sually blatant In this canvass, and appeals are
swaggering, swash.bucklor proclamation OF
insult and defiance TO the Government of
Groat Britain. To my mind nothing more un.
| Just and Insulting could De suggested 10 this
class OF our citizens, especially when the
source from which the appeals arise is consid
cred. When It is suggested, indeed
recommended, that American cltizsns by
adoption shall become disciples Of the dagger
and dynamite, I feel they are insulted, and l
confidently look 10 them 70 give the answer at
the polls.'
What does the free. trade Senator from Della.
ware mean bya "sHaggering, Swash- buckler
proclamation OF insult and defiance to Great
Britain2" Does he think that the domand that
men owing allegiance TO tho Stars and Stripes
shall not be arbitrarily Imprisoned while re.
siding in foreign lands IN swaggering, swash-
buckler proclamation OF insult aud defiance
| OF Great Dritainf' Or docs he regard tho
policy nj defending American Industries
against tho plotling9 OF free.trado conspirators
| IAN insult and defiance" to England?
MIR. DRysrd goes out OF his way to denouuce
the use Of dynamite. He was not called on u
pronounce judgment upon tho methods THAI
Irisbm men may deem fit to employ In their war
fare against England. The Irish-Amerlcans
| who are supporting Blaine and Logan are do.
| iDg so tor purely American reasons, Just as the
| free traders, among whom Senator Bayard Is
| leader are supporting Cleveland for purely
English reasons. The Irish American sup
porters OF Mr.. Blaine do not expect that, In
case ho is elected, he will Interfere Ia the of.
| fairs Of Ireland. All they expect is that he
will carry out the policy OF protection TO Amer
lean Industries, and American citizens at home
and abroad.
when Mr.. Dayard. therefore, dragged Into
political speech the question OF the use OF
dynamite he ought TO have been roundly
hisscd. His Invitation to Irish.Americans TO
go 10 the polls and vote for free trade can
didate TO show their dleapproval OF the uso of
dynamite In tho war their brothers are wdc-
Ing against England Is IN Insult to their IN
telligence that Senator Bayard woul1 never
think OF Offering II II were not that, like the
rest Of the free traders, he is so blinded by
Anglo-mania that he forgets every ono Is not
as loyal to England as he and his fellow frse