The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-14
ENGLISH MONEY IN AMERICA.

1t will be readily conceded that it is one of
the most natural things in the world that
manufacturers should contribute toward the
expenses Of the party that favors their inter
ests. By the same logic it is altogether reason
able that the employees Of manufacturing firms
should take very lively interest in the sue
cess Of the Republican party. But who in all
this country is sufficiently interested in the
propagation Of free trade doctrine to contrib
ute money to further the success of the Demo
cratic party3 Manufacturers are opposed to
free trade and to the Democratic party The
laboring people are dependent upon protec-
ton for a fair chance to make decent living.
Farmers are interested in the maintenance of
home manufactures and the home market. 1t
is equally plain that British manufacturers
would gladly avail themselves of an opportun-
ity to secure the trade of the wealthiest peo-
pie in the world, already numbering So, OOO
900, and rapidly increasing. Last year they
sent manufactured products to this country to
the value of 1925, 900, 900, all but $780,
000, 900 of which could have been and should
have been made in America. If, by the adop-
ton of free trade, orof one of "the progressive
steps thereto, England could dispose of twice
as much annually in America as she does
now, or 81, 200, 900, 900 worth, and at increased
profit, would it not be paying investment to
send millions of dollars to this country to
help the party that favors such legislation
1t is therefore, not surprising that British
manufacturing firms are raising vast funds to
help the Democratic party. Literal hundreds
of thousands of dollars of British money are
expended in the United States, not only in
presidential elections, but in the biennial
election of congressman The proof is posi-
tive, and the reason is so apparent as to make
explanation superf1uous.
The Hon. Titus Sheard, Speaker of the
New York State Assembly, gives positive and
unequivocal evidence of his knowledge that
vast sums have been raised in England to pay
the expenses of the Democratic party. He
says:
"a friend of mine was in Bradford, Eng,
some time ago, and being in conversation
with some manufacturers, one of them, I'M
derstood to be the chairman Of certain local
committee, said: I'VE sent from Bradford in
$780, for the election of your free trade Dem
ocratic candidate, General Hancock, $780,
900, and if we in Bradford were sure that
we could elect free-trade Democratic Presi-
dent, we could raise from one to two millions
of dollars
But Mr.. Sheard goes further than this and
tells what he personally learned from English
men:
81 have personal friends, manufacturers in
the Yorkshire district who openly admitted
to me that they pay assessments to the Golden
Club continuously to help establish and per-
petuate in this country their peculiar ideas of
tariff for revenue only. Another instance
think will also show their watchfulness over
our congressional enactments. A few months
ago, the carpet weavers of Dewsbury, England,
and other localities, held meeting and ap-
pointed committees to wait upon the different
manufacturing firms and ask an advance in
their wages, which the weavers claimed were
too low, and that they could not stand it any
longer On their coming together to hear
the several reports, the committee that waited
upon Fairfax Kelly & Co.. of Heckmondwike,
said that they were well received by said firm,
out the committee was told that it was i'm
possible, In the present state of trade, to adj
vance their wages, but if a certain 'hee-trade
bill, then before the American Congress,
should pass, they Fairfax, Kelly g. Co.,