Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-29

rewarded; her machincty multiplied and
perfected, and her material and monied
wealth increased teb thousand fold.
When at length, ,within.this century, she
had crowned herself 8liistress of all the
industrial and mechanlA arts, established
manufactures uponga Mprld. d.supplying
scale, and amassed calSiisit that bade def
ance 10 competition, as she was already
mistress Of the trade and commerce Of
the world, and empress OF all the seas,
she suddenly reversed the venerable poll.
cy of protection which had given her as
tendency over all other nations, repealed
her tariff laws and led the van in regu-
lar worldwide crusade against tariff,
protection and for free tfade; and we find
that "the only prominent champions Of
free trade to-day in the world are Eng
land and the Democratic party of the
United States" This is an amazing CO.
partnership, mysterious and incompre-
hensible, and greatly To- be regretted.
Nevertheless truth demands that the an
nouncement be made that the people
may know that British and Democratic
policy are one and the same. But to pro.
ceed: For centuries England was the
most earnest, vigorous and determined
champion of protection the world ever
saw-enforced the EXTREMIST doctrines by
all the powers OF war and all the arts of
diplomacy" She annihilated Ireland's
growing commerce by her navigation
laws, repressed her agriculture and
manufactures and made her the pitiable
object she is this day. In thesinterest of
protection her policy and her measures
toward the American colonies were the
same, and she attempted. to enforce them
by legal penalties and atlast by war. She
| forbade the expectation of the products
of the colonies to any country other than
England; required all the carrying trade
in English bottoms; reStrffssed the manu-.
facture OF textile fabrlts and BY law pro
vided no American colony should manu-.
facturc iron in any form, and that no
smith should make bolt, spike or nail,
bar or rod Of iron, and that no mill or en-
gine for rolling iron, or furnace for max
ing steel should be permitted, and at last
compelled our fathers to revolution, and
lost the kohinoor of her crown. The
same repressive policy, in the interest of
protection, governed and directed her
measures toward all her colonies.
"Thus, by every device known to war
and peace did England protect
and encourage her manufactures,
strengthen and extend hcr commerce, at
the expense Of every nation she could
frighten or caiole e"--evef of her own col
onies. AT last finding herself "by fraud
diplomacy and war; BY repression and
protection, resorted TO fot.centuries with
a persistency which never wavercd, find
ing herself manufacturer for the world,
then with immense accumulated capital
possessed, by no other country, will
skilled citizens frbiddenby law to emf
CRATE, with machinery superior by far t
any other nation, witha merchant marin,
capable of doing the cerrying trade o.
mankind, with the key 70 the whole stu
/. alton in her own hands, rs she thought
: England suddenly discoursed the charm
OF free trade, threw open her ports an
demanded reciprocity" But why thi
ssudden aud asiouu,i hug "a {ssn4on ia prin
ciplc and policy? Had anew light fror
Heaven, earth or anywhere else flashe,
upon her, discovering 10 her that she ha,
been in the wrong all these centuries o
expansion and growth and had suddel
repentance determined her to max
restitution to her sister nations by revers
ing policy hoary, with age D that ha,
crowned her people withits tribute o
every land2 All, mol Far far from III
She only verify believed herself able
, with all her tremendous advantages, L
: compete with all the world, proftably t
herself, thus holding her own market
and winning theirs" Under such hui
lucination well may she join forces, heal
: and hand, with our Democratic friend
, in crusade of determination against ou
, American industries, and the policy tha
created and sustains them. Crowded a
t she is, with q dense population, producin
!, commodities of which she cannot COZ
sumo oneforth at home, with -thir
I of her spindles and workshops idle, an
coming on the parish with tariff protectio
against her manufactures in every IL
telligent eountry--even In her Canada
1 and Australian colonies--she may we
: champion, with our friends the Demt
cracy,. the following Of the cause of "fre
Y trade" in this republic; TO crush OF
4 agricultural, manufacturing and 9th,
: industries, and thus capture the marke
J. of America and bring back, these rem
!, gadc States to their pfimofdiaI relatio
+ of humble dependencies Of the Queen
r Great Britain and Empress Of the India
3 But has the revolution to free trade m
G the expectation and desires of the astu
s statesmen Of merry England or not, Is
j pertinent question Just herei 1t may |
i q sufficient answer to givela few y fac
I collated carefully and iruthfully
e publicists Of unquestioned yeracity an
; established character. From these III
a questionable authorities, Sustained |
II detailed statements in their periodical
Il and newspapers, we learn that the da
i of England's decline In population, m
n terial wealth, industrial supremacy, 4
d tellectual development for the million
y domestic happiness and national grel
II ness and glory, corresponds precise
# with the date at which her protecti,
n policy ended, and at which her free ira,
d policy began TO operate. Notwithstan
/ ing her towering, advantages, and d
4 sanguine calculations Of her free trat
p statesmen, practical free trade has fall,
8 like a whitening blight upon all h
o iourishing enterprises and developed |
c dustries. Her agriculture languishes
: has ceased to pay expenses d
c million tenants and snbtenants, crush,
:, with the competition of all nation
Al clamor for reduction of rents--while Il
|, lordly land owner. shorn of the annuiti
|, wrung from the sweat of half starv,
l. self denying toll, reluctantly. retrench
/ his lifelong luxuries, or distrains for h
t. rents and mercilessly grinds theface
e The poor tenant. One-third OF the Il
% millions Of spindles are idle and 9th
g millions on short time; their operativ
10 without work and breadless, in rent
d domiciles consisting In large proportio
A. of one wretched room, with o handful
] fire, and one bed for the whole famil
vs. Who would believe twenty years ago tb
u in the year or Grace, 1890. protccti
Is America would successfully compe
If with free trade England in cotton fabric
:. on the markets Of Birmingham, and sh
RI protected American made farming imp
at ments to free trade Great Britain a
re undergall thp Enpliah manufacturer n,