Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-02

Jsrtuu,-- -CHARLES X. SPARKs.
Something \ bout sbe CObde N Club.
In answer to an inquiry, yesterdays
Philadelphia Press, in lucid manner
explains the objects and aim of the
Golden Club, of London, which has as.
sumed such vast importance that in
these days scarcely IL political speech
can be made without reference to this
club. The Press answers it's inquirer
by giving what the " British Quarter.
1y Review" says OF it in its own Ian
guage rs follows:
We still hear something Of Mr.. |
Golden, but III connection with the alb
sDrd club b+ariug his name and which |
has gained an unpleasant notoriety in
England for squabbles which are con
stanily taking place in ami around it, |
Every now and then a number of re-
specialize looking gentlemen are seen to |
be has, niug away from il, evidently |
having bad luore than enough of their /!
associates, and they are followed by au
angIy aid je-ring crowd OF true Cob
dsuitos, NOISY, quarrelsome, in every
way uLpi. ssanJ. Then the Radical
journals bang our great pile of dirty
dueu 10 Oe washed public, and tell
nS IL I tbt sec Dug mem eis were al
way di,credit ~ the club, and that
their riuu l- much better than their
com many
Sand mi, is what is called doing
honor 10 Mr.. CYbden. That he would
rate this kiun of honor very highly If
he cou.. rte what was going on we
greatly dnubf. While Le was living
he always SHOW ed decided Partially,
D. bio. O.
plimsnrs hut Tor tolors which could
he seen ard lrl' IKE the 1900, 900 which
we mentioned inst now, and which he
frugaliy 80. Tlh o. ~ fast as il could be
beg. ell or borrowed"
The above needs explanation TO be
properly understood Mr.. Golden was
IN eminent free trader who did all he
could TO make England mistress of the
world in trade. The goo, 900 or 81 900,
900 in our currency referred TO by the
Quarterly" quoted. is the amount OF
money paid to him at various times by
the Man chester and other English man
ufactnrers for Mr.. Cobdens services in
advocating free trade for England.
Nobody disputes that lie was an able
and an honest man, and st rong le-
lever in free trade, hdt so much money
must have warped his judgment unles:
he was man of the strongest kind o
conscientious convictions.
The Cobdeu club to-day does tn
work that Mr.. Cnbden did while living
and is named III his honor. The mi,
sion of the Cohd-a tlub is similar TO tn
free trade club OF Cohden's time, namel
to advance the interests ofBritish mani
facturers. In Cpbleu' day, the be-
way 10 do tins vas 10y the admission
breadstutis free into England, thus 81
aiding working people to exist cheape
and thereby decrease the cost of pr
duction 10 he manufacturers. II
measure was pissed i'll panic, al
with the wild assumption from Cobde
Peel, Bright and other free traders III;
The admission of farm products in
England would stimulate British ag
culture. The contrary has proved
he true has rncasurlb,y ruined it
il would ruin il in this country if
were adopted Between 1861 and Is
the number Of those engaged in az
culture diminished by 81 per Gel
and while in 1861 the agricultural co
prised 20.S per cent. of the total POI
larion,.in 1881 it had fallen to ia
cent. These are some OF the blight
effects of the Golden free trade pol
nB British agriculture.
The Golden club Is working sol
for the benefit of British manuiactur.
and its aim is 70 break down the +
TIC i've tariff OF other nations aud mi
"a market for British goods Bril-
1tacn.of- war do this work With
;.t..1- : ni...J... Of the earth, bG.
Golden club does its work quietly,
seemingly plausible arguments in
country. The agents Of the club sea
The seeds of free trade by tracts, /
li-hed speeches, circulars, magazl
and other publications, that Bri
manufacturers may retp the harry
should the United States fooiishly r-
unish its home markets and its pro
tive principles. One of its fave
measures for promulgating its pri
pies is to-rope i'll prominent Ameri
travellers in England, and wine
dine them, lionizing them and conN
ing them into " illustrious guests,
eminent and new disciples" of
trade.
After these eminent personages
been impressed with the greatness
the Golden club and the benefits of
trade, they are prepared to return
and holding themselves above
former friends on this mundane .spl
they preach the gospel of the new
pensation of free trade with all
fluen;y and earnestness of new con
The most Of these kid -slippered ge
men in knee breeches who form
Republican annex to the Democ
Iarty in the present campaign,
been or expect to be wined, dined
]ionized by the Golden free trade
of England.
BIatue In Maine