New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-11
SULTAN on FkEE TRADE.

An ANSWER To SOME on MIR Hupps ASSERTIONS
ToLrpo. Oct. 1O.-Alcxandcr Sullivan spoke
here ths evening deyoiing his entire speech TO MI
iIurd's position the tarn question In beginning hts
speech Mr. sullivan spoke Of Mr. Hurd the Congressman
from this die trot being Justly recognized A. the moai
candid advocate ~ British political economy nov In
Congress- In dismn contrast lie said 10 hs candor
t. the ugecry OF phrase of the Democratic platform.
which enables the free trader cons'ruc ~ In favor OF
free trade. and The half hearted proiec,ons 20 inter
prct II for halfhcared protection. In striking contrast
hs ability the rnediocrity dnlncss Of Grover
Cleveland who confessed himself by silence In his letter
Of acceptance intellectually ncapablr Of expressing
solitary idea the important question IN Amer
lean politics In 'picuous conflict with his sincerity
is tho equal sincerity of the tens OF millions Of thinking.
reading. rejecting wortinginen OF the United States
who. while respecting Mr Uufd. with unanimous Voioo
declare that he nursing crotchet" Referring to MT
lurs statement that the demand for free trade
I'm England had becu brought about by oger-Iroduotion
Mr. Sullivan said;
Now. we an have been reading history WRONG. or we
right iu thinking ihnl ~ was simple dr'ricnr' o'
fool and monopoly ~ ieh prices o rrh oni ~ mere
WAS that brought about the ffc' trade araiioni ANA
That ~ thc beginning thc removal Of any du.ies b1l
those ON corn vat not contrmpni'd Inc corn law nae,
mlu0roiss who wRnici 10 Keep an the price of fond
Inc rcople never n.kcd for Tine people never crn-cl
90 druouce n until after years NJ druuuci1nn u Wa
m tI e,,,-, ,,'i,, 'pnou bartr.i. mn riirrs.
wages then a nov down o the starvation poin' amt the
hlndu ~ landlords mannlnlur perpetual rornrf oi
rDin 20 bronx the rDrurf n absolutely ue0c'.tf7
h1thin a. OTTER them ~ eVriingr ni r hN
rip. - gas re,.44aft 40 inwrr thp hlrs hv Witch Enr
land bad ifh tr',t rtuirriet manJ ~ hef uiinninrf
nfp irf hid rguft.lf tfbhihpl hp'r ui n'hci rnin-
,'irs itgn roning IN thetr ri"irrtion is one THING
~ Hrti sti - hls arerrh 'ha' 'hr 1rri'nr ~ ihr
srrtti 80 ~, 80 n' 40 rtupsHh ~ 'hr ANsirai,
~r'Nn;nar ari'rs' ihr asaaria 30 600 mui.iw'i N
200 HHl' nph ~ h'Nnw't W "l,al - ~ f.
iiatp 800 hrasi 40 a. ~ 'tle He-hnH'hHbh iiitt 300
traA u iiD agitation Va sNihn-iHpn 20 ihe iNliti
M,uoAnseg aud iltesinuli Nhnie a,a uu Nnsipi
ptiluHsi NhpFD hit iht iWnitl7 a'l 'Ht h''~N'' 49,
tht american NorbiugmeH ciarnfhg ll' i'tt ll.la j
u Ynu snow 81 suEe 0rgaHllaiiun pi Gran rnfu 10 i1
country nat has aohta congress =" hh'' H"t,7 90 '"
of tne products ut their haul- No; ho American work
nGmen arr iust 40 nlelisent 40 any other portion ni
what they want II food the In llish wolhlngnen
wanted because then own country nn no, pi'"',II
enough for them, aud What II did produce was Iv
mp IN the landlords perpetual corner IL Is WOIk lhe
American workIngman wants because Ms own country
produces an the IOod ne car eat anu 10 il'.o -
although his wages are higher than tnc price o i"ou
f. England spite OF her free trade and her starvation
wages. Aud now we nave the wiol1 til,n aDD"l Tue
popular demand IN the two countries II was necessary
II 4, equally necessary for the United states which has
pouty Of food, protect her manufactures IN order
with Mr. Hur1 says that when man has earned DAY
wages he ought to bave the right 10 ex pend them where
An crcan doctrine and the protective policy of the Re
publican party devised to secure for him steady
Toledo in Manchester Mr. Hurd said that the Euc-
Land OF Isi4 Is the America OF ls-I The England OF
1s4i was an England without food supplies l. that
the America OF lSsi The England 0t l-l4 was an tng
land up arms. riot0us and violent, demanding thc
repeal OF landlord law enacted In defiance OF the
people. l. that the America Of l--if
After replying to other statements made 10y Mr. Hurd
Mr. Sullivan closed his speech ~ follows:
You of Toledo. You have the triumph Of Protection
visible a. your doors Only five years You nan
ded than three hundred thousand tons OF coal Last
wear Won hand led than two million tons lWcni}
years ago yOdr grain receipts were not hitccn million
bushels Last they fory-hsc million bushels
A few hranche. ~ yOur trade show temporary
shrnkage transient causes; hut look back 10 the year
when the Republican party gave YOU the protective
Motley and behold Yourselves the results. There J.
simple distinction between free trade and protection
which you can easily remember " Il stared alhe y
James G.. Blaine and Grover Cleveland. Blaine SAY
thai the object Of protection to enable industriou
man support and educate his family and Las bF some
thing old age That protection. Grover Cleveland
said In message 10 the Legislature ON t'
Pilots fees that ought to be reduced because they
higher than those paid pilots III foreign countries
Tia, Is free trade.