Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-20

Vincent was a member, aud received
formal invitations annually to its din
ners and gala occasions, We were accus-
toned to look upon 1t az merely SOC
TAI society of gentlemen, whose pur-
poses were social enjoyment and friend
ly intercourse with each other, like any
other social club But during the late
cleo ton It's real purposes have been dis
closed, and instead of the social club We |
had Imagined it 10 oe We ind that II Is /
n great political power, organized TO adj |
vance the interests of England in what |
ever manner IL can be done. The clubs |
main object has been 10 open up chan
nels OF trade for Egg i>n manufactured |
good :, and as the cab was wealthy, the
Leading Iaen of England belonging TO It,
MOT was spent iAvishly in the publ
cation OF free- trade literature, 10 be
sea erred broadcast in those countries
where protection existed. in order 10
inc rease public interest, and TO manu-
IA ,ture sentiment in favor OF free trade.
England. being more manufacturing
than agricultural, her interests we're
bet +.r suuserved 10y having free access
10 other Countries vita her manufac-
tured gnod-, aud he Cooden Club has
become one OF the g'eat agencies TOR
gradually preparing the way for the fu-
ture ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by England OF the
trade OF all other countries To accom-
plish this purpose it was To the inter-
ests OF England TO have the manuf~c-
turing industries OF osner nations so
broken ., aud weakened that she could
D. m al
cheap by zap Labor, IL hose countries.
This Is Wy the Unuesi ) ates has be-
come III h rich torAs'ug ground for En-
giish manIias'utlng enterprises. This
4. why the CVbicu tiub is Interested
In this country, Inns Is Why a. every
elecuou Tor mgr. -lueu, ga. cIuutry
is hb.!-4 vI.A &C., trade literature
from Nut IS he ,Dinrn Ctuh The
more easy 2, - Uptsn IT. oules'ts,
the ca ht- u, h honorary mem oefs all
throuc. . Guli.-i : N-s. They may
not b. 'r,. .u--. a 4 -, bat r-tren-
ing tae l., u't oj n-iuz associated With
such dis iugu sur-i Leu'lrm-u as com
pose tue club, y.Iry p4urti'y feel lit
tie ti,t'ered, aud n-aiiN become ldvo-
Gates OF free trade
pubh AN paper and tree-tr abe advocate,
some days ago, let little light III upon
the club aud il purposes, and in doing
50 disclosed the mem bershlp of mum
Der OF prominent persons who were al
very active advoca.es NJ the election 0
Cleveland.
Amoug.f those mem -rs are Charles
Francis \ Jams, Sen.t r. Bayard, Beck
Vance, Lamar snd slater Secretar
McCu Tough, Speaker Carlisle, john !
Hoffnal, DAVID Dud'ey Field, Con
gressmen 5. 5 Cux, VI ,rrison, Dor
heimer, Frank Hucd and Randolph
George, Thomas :. Sh-armAn, A. /,
Stoke, L. L. Bow k-r, and George VII
liam Curtis. Everyone Of the forrgoin
named gentlemen viii be readily r,
cognlz-d ~ amog-t the active supper
ers Of Cleveland Al a. late election 20
Will anyb dy pre- erl to say that the
were no: int er. Il by the Coode
club Nothing !, more natural tua
that ID should have been active
energetic workers for free trade vii
England. Tue club 10 which hey b
long has Tor its OBJECT the sunlngatio
of thu manufacturing industries OF III
country.
1t tLe>e gentlemen were not really
favor Of the purposes Of the club woul
they allow them selves 10 become al
~ remain members of il These ge
tlenen Zone named speaking fro
their ,ut'N positions in political AL
tn "al ~ les, would exert poSer'r
i,ti3'.n,'- Tor free-trsde, but those ma
hut mo iast nf !,
slip his country. While they a
~orktug mp the interest OF fr,-..-'rs.
on TITS side Of the Atlantic other u+i
b~rs of the club are active on the o'h
sde Amongst the latter is Prn
m,fl-'.r Gladstone, John Rri 4
,-.t IA tmberlain, William f. For
Ter, 81 John Lubbock, Lord Houghto
thssDUke u Argyle, Lord E,sehury Al
S'r Charles Dixie From this il will
seen that the Golden club has We
wealthy and powerful Englishmeu co
trihuring 10 its funds and laboring
promo'e lis objects. The New 70
Tine It's extended notice Of the 81
and showing the methods employed
disseminate its doctrines, gives is
away in the following manner
" The clut gives annually 70 Is memo
snd dis,ingu -hed foreign guests y
srand dinner. over which some noted
X i,hman lrssIdes. aLd where spotch.s
made an 1t irrational sentims MS IL "a
Of Free lrate are hapged. lie .
also annually distributes prizes or ued :
various educ tio-al institutions ta-ulg
the WI. IN the niied state. 20 AarNs
Vale aid y u ans Cole ges-for he tts
says u the 'e p Give students on ,ti,.e :
ject on political economy"
With such men AMI such ag-u Il.
work 10 fleet the ruin OF oar ma
featuring industries-for :! a. /,
cisely what free-trade witL Eng,s
means, il evident that cousiau. Vi
lance and energetic action OF our
Ia absolutely imperative. Thr II
traders of England have according
their own admission, got footing
orr universities and other eduoa.id
institu tions including even our pa,
schools, the lex books in which III
be- n made vehicles for com }. AM "A
10 our young men orthodox Erl
id as on poliriea economy Ar-.1i
wonder that the manufacture. %. Y
miugton can 10 mare rrly ~ i ~-ua
BsI ard whep ,AeX wan th-lr inter-
protected. Bang a mem her II the f
trade Golden club and bound 70 SUPP
il principles he cannot e,u,i>tey
sp-ak for II" interests Of IT, naua
TN indus Ties Of his native i =
IN ut 50
WHILE Wilmington Was e. joyir
mo dtrsteiy Geld winter day Al Ewer
four degrees above zero yesierday,
caGn was wrapped in wool and turs
shivering a. nineteen degrees h