Daily Republican., 1884-07-15
Ds0oerat and Dris sh Free
Trade.

The British newspapers. without ex-
0nptiOn, lost no time in telling the
American Republicans that they had
Aade great mistake in nominating
blaine and Logan, and they are equal
IL fast In telling the American Demo
cEats that they have done the right
ching in nominating Mr.. Cleveland. So
now we know at the start where the
British press stands, and the Republic
can party will have not only the Demo
cratic party of the nation to contend
s1s the Sa sc ads f th hfs pe%e
ders. No doubt the Golfers of the Demo
cratic party will be kept well filled
during the campaign with British gold
Why is it that the British press takes
such u one-sided interest in our politi-
cal struggle? Why are there not some
papers which will support the Republi-
cans? There must be some reason for
such a oue-sided aspect Of affairs Is it
mot time the di,interested American
people would investigate the matter
and ind out tue cause? When the
time come, that the whole British press
goes over in body to the support of
one political party in this country the
animation becomes not only little in
t0restiug, but u trihe alarming. Is
there anything in common betwe cen the
Democratic party aud the British press
that enables them to shake hands with
each other and stand upon the same
platform ? Is IL tue purer character
and the transcendent ability which Mr..
Cleveland possesses over Mr.. Blaine
that brings the British papers to his
support? Such = thought makes the
whole nation smile. What, then, must
battle reason, tor there is one? We
Will tell 1t to you, har over worked and
poorly paid American mechanic, Ameri-
can man ufacturer, American agricul-
turist, American natives and American
adopted citizens. 1t is the principle of
Tree trade that brings these extremes
= together. Look at the tree trade plat
3Orm adopted at Chicago that brings to
Its support the British press Look at
the protested and practical operations
OF free trade in Great Bri ain that brings
the British monopoli>t, the British
manufacturer and the British press to
the support of the free trade declara-
tions OF the Democratic party. If
there was any doubt before 1t has all
vanished now. Intelligent people not
blinded by par isanship will not fail to
discover the csinmon principle of sym
pathy that places the fee traders OF
England and Democracy upon the same
platform. No intelligent mind need be
blinded by the phrase, "a tariff for
revenue exclusively 1t means free
trade, pure and simple il means tina
greaf Britain shall manufacture our
iron, our agricultural implements, our
a'Ars, our steamboats,, iron ships, our
cloth, and, in tact, all we use and need
As nation. 1t means the breaking
down ottue wages of the laboring man
And mechanic. 1t means blow II,
general educa ion. 1t means poverty,
degradation and misery. Should the
principle of e. a tariff for revenue exclu.
siyelJ triumph at the coming election,
there will be only the alternative left o
competing with the already starvai ioI
prices of labor paid in Great Britain
1t Is time American worlmen shoulC
become alarmed. Already the effec
IL noticed. Manufactures arearead,
stagnated, and the wages of labor arr
pared down to distressing point
These are facts that cannot be denie,
nor success 'tully contradicted, and they
appeal with irresisti bic force to ever,
American citizen who takes the time t
think.