The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-07-10
Mr.. Blaine,s American Policy.

Bourbons. The one is unfriendly because
he believes it to be to the interest of his
Nation that the Republican Presidential
ticket should be defeated, and the other is
hostile for the reason that there is nothing
else upon which to construct plausible
opposition. The grounds of the antago-
nism of English subjects and English SYM
pathizers are apparent and prominent
Mr.. Blaine believes in the protection OF
American labor, building up American in
dustries, and enlarging and extending
American commerce. He believes in a
truly American policy and close trade re-
lations with the governments Of the Amer
lean continent in order to a better COM
mercial understanding and wiser contl-
mental policy. mutually advantageous to
his own people and the South American
Republics. England opposes this policy,
because it is not to the interest of Eng
land that it should succeed. Bourbons OPP
pose it because it commands the approval
of the enlightened, progressive mind, and
is one of the most incontrovertible reasons
why he should be elected. England bases
her opposition, not upon apprehensions OF
war with this country, but upon the
peaceful methods by which it is proposed
to draw the trade of South America to
American ports and turn the balance OF
trade with those governments against her
<1ft In 1Tnifa6 StatQc Ihe
Bourbon.affects fear of war, because OF
what he terms an aggressive foreign pol
icy'' and a brilliant American admins
tration.'' This is to brighten the money
bags of this country, shock the timid and
appeal to the cowardice of capital, whose
per cents are predicated on. normal condl-
lions and conservative methods. The rea-
sons of the one are legitimate are founded
in the trade relations that it is proposed to
change. Every intelligent Englishman
knows that it only requires comprehen-
sive peaceful American policy-a wise
American diplomscy-to bring about such
treaty reciprocities between the United
States and the Spanish American govern.
ments, as will give this country the prece.
dence, and wipe out the balance of trade
against us, and to that degree injure Eng.
fish commerce. The Bourbon cares moth
ing about this. He lives among the fos-
sis, and any policy that looks to opening
up vast market for American manufac-
lures and American products would dis.
turb the FITNESS of thines,' stagger his
free trade notions, and throw too much
life into the enterprise and grasp OF the
American people. This would be death to
Bourbonism, for it only flourishes in stag
nation and strengthens by inaction.
1t is natural that our readers should
want to learn something of the causes OF
the earnest zeal of English writers and
English sympathizers for the defeat OF
Mr.. Blaine and the apprehensions of the
American Bourbons of foreign war,
growing out of ''Blaine's aggressive for
eign policy and his brilliant admins
trationn should he be elected. To meet
this legitimate desire and to give them the
foundation, and all that is of it, OF this
cooperative movement between England
and American Bourbonism against the Re
publican ticket, we publish on the fourth
page of this issue the formal proposition
of the Garfield administration for peace
Congress a aUar Congress-of the
governments of Spanish America and the
United States, for the avowed purpose OF
effecting closer commercial relations and
more intimate trade undertakings, in or
der that mutual interests might be adj
vanced, and the friendly intercourse OF
the respective peoples increased and
strengthened. And in explanation OF
this formal invitation for South and North
America to meet in friendly council
through authorized representatives, to in
terchange views and consider policies fol
the advancement of commercial inter
course, we publish on this page, an article
from Mr.. Blame, written to the Chicago
Weakly Magazine, shortly after his retire
ment from the Cabinet of President Arthur
The two papers clearly explain themselves.
They exemplify the comprehensive Amer
lean policy, which both President Garfield
and Mr.. Blaine had been considering
policy looking to the enlargement OF the
commerce. of this country-a market
for the products of its industries and the
consequent increase of its wealth and
strengthening of it's power. We ask for
both documents the careful perusal OF our
readers and suggest that they both be pre-
served for refer ence in order to meet and
refute Bourbon demagogues, when they
charge hostile foreign policy to Mr..
Blaine.
The English press, of course, harshly
criticised the policy indicated in these pa
pers. 1t was natural that they should,
especially as they pointed to a trade bal
ance against the United States OF $780,
600 900 and in favor of England, which it
was proposed to change by direct inter-
course between the two Americas and the
establishment of such relations as would
open the .markejs of South America for
the products of this country. Hence the
Pail MaN Gazette, a representative English
journal, gave the following growl: "Of
course, he does not propose to drive us out
at the point Of the bayonet. He is not a
lunatic, but very able and shrewd Yam
kee. But wherever he can he will GUST us
from the position which we hold /; when
ever an opportunity offers he will use it to
the uttermost to replace our influence and
our trade by the influence and trade of the
United States, and he will regard it as the
chief object to promote great American
Confederacy under the @gis of the govern
ment at Washington, which would tend to
increase the export trade of the United
States at the expense of that of Great
Britain. This is no mere inference from
his acts. 1t is avowed almost in SO many
words in an article which he published
two years ago in a Chicago magazine, and
it is confirmed by almost every dispatch
which he wrote during his short tenure of
office under Gen. Garfield
England recognizes the policy suggested
by NJ. Blaine as rivalry Of diplomacy
and commercial intercourse political