The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-13


iect in view similar to the others: de-
spite all these facts crime is on the in.
crease, and so accustomed have people
become to Its "hiceous mein," that the
whole United Kingdom which was
shocked and cried aloud with indiena-
ton because of the developments made
by the Pail Mall Gazette, has subsidized
within few weeks and the ATROCITIES
continue undated, the fiery and yirtu-
Gus Briton having satisfied himself by
the passage of a law which no one be-
lieves will be anything but dead letter.
The disclosures are so revolving that
modern Christianity should hide its un-
blushing head at the filthy, the bastard
w. the abominable customs which have
become so common under its DONNA
ton as to excite only passing COM
ment, as to arouse the indignation of a
"godly" nation only for an hour.
One is sometimes lead to believe that
in the United States only demagoguism
and blatant utterances are the substi-
tutes for craftsmanship; but constant
perusal of political journals in this par t.
of the world convinces one that state.y
manship, in its true sense, is getting to
be nearly as rare thing as that very
seldom commodity is in the United
States. There was time when men in
the New World, as well as in this decay
ing monarchy, were willing to die for
principle. Now, however, if there is
anything a politician will die for but
himself and his lusts-if there is any,
thing else for which he will surrender
his existence. that thing is not princi-
pie, but party; and it is fully as bad
here as in America. The journals with
one or two glorious exceptions, are as
free from liberality and breadth of
thought in dealing with grave questions
and the methods of men as one could
wish mankind to be free from vice. In
stead of gaining wider views of affairs
and of important issues the readers of
favorite publications are but the more
confirmed in their contracted ideas, and
appeals must consequently be made to
passion instead of reason for votes. If
ever statesmen did control the affairs of
these nations of the New and Old
Worlds, their spirits, if cegnizant of
the existing conditions, must be in a
state of perpetual lamentation over the
awful degeneracy of their successors,
and the means that are substituted for
these sterling principles of government
for which they stood so brayely. Once
political parties were means to an end /;
hut. in this, as in many other things,
that which was originally the means has
become the end 10 the attainment of
which personal honor, truthfulness and
principle are to be sacrificed without
consideration. If any person doubts
this. let him consider the complexion OF
parties and note the character OF the
men who mainly constitute the parties.
So notorious has this idea become that
really decent man will indignantly re-
sent The imputation that he is.a politi-
cian-and at one time that word was
commonly used as synonym for states
manship, while the meanings of the
two words are to-day almost as widely
dirervent as the poles. The definition
of words change TO suit the fines and
heaven knows here is an alteration OF
which mankind has little reason TO be
proud.
There is a strong protection feeling
growing in the United Kingdom, and
the Free Trades, who were at one time
offensive and pugnacious in the extreme
with their views, are become retiring
and are entrenched in citadel whence
they sally forth only whensorely pressed
to make defensive stand The protec-
The Utopian promises once held out bv
the disciples of Golden ard other Free
Traders are now the undisputed property
OF protectionists. The lamentable con
dition of trade in Great Britain is a
strong weapon in the hands of those
opposed to free trade and the waning
prestige of the Mistress of the
Wave" is solemnly and significantly
pointed to by the advocates of protec.
ton as the result of persistent free
trade. while still gloomier spectacle is
promised in the near future, in the fore,
ground OF which are silent mills and
factories, untenanted houses and un.
cultivated farms, a starving population
and dire ruin, unless the old system is
reversed and protection legislation is en-.
acted. In an Investigation which has
been and is still being conducted, into
the cause of the failure of Irish indus
tries, those testifying, as rule, point to
the untaxed competition of foreign
countries as the reason. for their inabil-
ity to compete for their own markets.
Ireland, however, is an exception, for
she has other resources which would
maintain her for a long time, but owing
to the domination of the estate and
landlord system. and the fact that the
establishment of new industries, es-
pecially such as mining, would operate
against both England and Scotland, ex-
cites the opposition of the moneyed
men of those Two countries and Ireland
must consequently suffer. England is
on the eve of commercial revolution
and it will prove equally profitable for
both protectionists ana free traders in
the United States closely to watch the
results. 1t is still an open question
which is the more desil able, free trade
or protection; both have good features
and both are liable to bring about evil
results = protection being especially
friendly for limited distance to manu-
facturers, while its face free trade has
the fairer aspect. The elements of de-
struction are in both, for the reason
that both are radical views, and like
the lightning. are liable to strike any,
where when untamed. 1t is not at all
unlikely that day will come when a
judicious combination of the better
features of both systems may prove
wise craftsmanship and prove of inf
mite benefit to mankind. In consider
ing the result of the growing contest in
England between free trade and protec-
ton, there will always be uncertainty
as to what can be predicted on the re-
suit, since it will forever be impossible
to estimate how far the element of de-
cay natural to the country or nation
should enter into the consideration of a
purely commercial question.