The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-18
sreahcr Unr,i.ie on =. ~ Trade.

II Speaker Carlisle had listened to tho
passionate pleadihgs oil some OF bis party
friends he would no. have accepted the in
vitatiou to he po,.td and toasted by the
Ntw York FREQ Trade Club. Those timid
! Democrats feared that Mr.. Cariisie's pres.
euce would only add fuel 10 the 4 ZINES by
which already the Democratic party Is be.
Ing roasted. But Speaker Carlisle went,
he saw, he conquered tho hearts Of the
FREQ traders. Gallant leader that no is, he
said to no man go" but, proudly waving
his Adam Smith and bis Golden club
pamphlets, he blde them follow where he
would lead.
7 Speaker Csrlis!e'a toast was "Our Federal
Uniop," on which be delivered free trade
essay which, considered as n declaration OF
principles, leaves nothing TO be said on
that side. lie Frustrated his full length
bsiora the Moloch Of Tariff ior. Revenue
Only, with Ultimate Free Trade Hc
fayon free trade, but would approach it
through tho Democratic platform. 50 that
while laying hold Of the countless bicts;ngs
to come from the ruin Of American indus.
tries the Democratic party may not lose
the present substance Of votes. #
MIR. Carlisle referred to to the unsatisfac.
tory Confederation, in which state the
emancipated country lowered between the
colonial condition just put oil and the
National condition not yet put on. He
thought it strange, If protection was all
that It's advocates claimed for IT, that we
did not adhere to tho arrangement Of The
Confederation, since any American State
was free to lay what tariff imposts 1t pleased
against any other American State-New
York against Pennsylvania, New Jersey
against them both, and SO on 10 the end Of
tho chapter, for here was ouch chance as
never has been since Tor .'iniant indus.
tries" It may be imagiued that there was
villa applause.
The nonsenae Of that argument ia appar.
Standardization against foreign labor
and capital in favor OF our own means dis.
elimination in favor OF all cur own, not q
part. Our people everywhere having free
commercial intercourse with continent,
having for home customers more than fifty
millions Of liberal buyers, each sure Of a
preference at home for his own product be.
fore that OF any other, country, it can no.
be said TINT the American people are very
badly used, or very much restricted in
! commercial intercourse. In this country
protection is projected upon a broad and
liberal scale.
s From the success Of free intercourse be-
tween tho Stateg, Mr.. Carlisle and other
free traders argue the assured success Of
free trade with all the world. How VIC are
to compel other pro!ec!ionist countries 10
join with us for free trade the philosophers
do not deign to cay. l. does not require
argument to show the absurdity Of Mr..
Carlisie'a position. Free trade at home
operates upon homogeneous people living
! under one Government, speaking one
language, Of common aspiration, subject to
one national power, contributing to its
support in time OF peace, and in war
pledged to defend it with their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor" Beyond
the limits OF our own land these conditions
are not found.