The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-06-21

From the Toledo Blade.
| Inconceivably the most important
expression of opinion on the Republi-
can nominations was that contained in
Saturdays Blade, in cablegram from
London. 1t was this:
Under the heading "a Beaconsfield
Beyond the Sea-" the Pail Mall Ga
zette says: "Blaine's nomination is the
most notable event for England since
| the Lincoln assassination. Wherever
Blaine can Dust the British from posi-
lions they hold on the American con-
4 tinent, he will endeavor to replace
English influence and trade by Amer
lean. His menacing intimation that he
disregards the Clayton Bulwer treaty
is an evil augury for the future rela-
tons of England and America. His
intervention in Peru was most omin-
Gus, when he declared he disliked Eng
land to win commercial triumphs in
fields which legitimately belong to
America. England will watch with
extreme solicitude the progress of the
campaign"
This is the reason of the hostility of
England to BLAINE-it is the reason
of the determined opposition of part
Of the New York press and business
men, and of the Boston business men
and papers to the man from. Maine.
Wherever English influence is man
ifested those men who are subjected to
it oppose Mr.. Blaine yehemently.
Why?
BECAUSE Mr.. BLAINE Is a REPRE-
SENTATIVE AMERICAN.
That is all. Mr.. BLAINE believes
in ruling America for Americans. He
believes that it should be ruled for
Americans just as England is ruled
by Gladstone for Englishmen, just as
Bismarck rules Germany for Germans;
just as Grevy rules France for French
men. That is, American trade must
be extended, American home produc-
ton must be fostered and encouraged,
American citizens abroad must be re-
spected and protected and in every
way in which the power of the Coy
eminent can be legitimately exerted
it must be exerted to build up our
Nation, develop our commerce, and
exalt our dignity and honor
This is precisely what the English,
and those who are under English in
fuences most dread having done. They
fear more than anything else the en-
trance Of this mighty Nation with its
enterprise and influence into COMPETE
ton with them in the markets of the
world. They would like to have us
ruled like Chinese-shut out from all
foreign intercourse, opening our ports
just wide enough to let in the goods
they want to sell Us, and to let out the
money and the cheap food they get in
return. They would have our wealth,
our enterprise, our vast mass of intel
ligent people count as little upon civ
ilization as the Chinese's.
The opponents of Mr.. Blaine in
New York and Boston have direct
dollars-and-cents interest to animate
them. They are living now on the
trade with England. Every dollars
worth of goods that we buy of Eng
land comes through their hands and
pays them tribute. Every bushel of
grain or bale Of cotton that we ship to
England passes through their ware
houses, and pays them profit. 1t is
to their manifest interest that we shall
not manufacture so much as Il nail or
a yard of cloth in this country, but
have them buy for us in England all
that we need.
1t is the SHOP" and nothing but
the shop which makes the English dis
like and fear Mr.. Blaine. 1t is the
reflection of and sympathy with the
same selfish reason that animates the
New York and Boston opposition to
him.