Telegram-herald., 1888-09-17
MR.. DEPEW'S VIEWS
sneusr loys Fos CLEVELAND
rhs OarsaEss "a Es1slslax th@s Fslis-sa
shs Fasile-xas4 - ths Prssiaa4ts
Lss1.r 81 Aee@es.ass-In
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HE. Hasz sspt. iS.-coa1ae 80 a. De-
81. has a.reAiY xiFsa "a sEaa1sufs fs-
49, !. a. ia mofs-aaons sllls abroad par
uealsrfy ssgafdlas tAs fssli@g tosafa lns
Pr-s,dsats sitilade ca the t4rl1 question.
Regarding tblsM Dspss sAli. here saFs
sesn r~80 nslIa. az praoss of fas = 4''s
unlssrs.. zakllsh SYM lpaiaY -iln hf.lisfs
Lad a. tzs sxpsolsd ch4mpion u EnkAsA
solissr.l seoaoals al oi tres lrads. is as
= xsasral oalbarsg q Ensl lsh rejoicing iha.
cane rom tas Englsh passrs ~nsn NJ.
CisssIaaa's rec trade msssaks rs4cnei
sasra That pr0oI needs % .fsalasns 70
m.xs a clsarsr % strsnsef The almost
as.almsas .a8lIafagns OF ths Ensi 50 jour
aals over IA mesaaxs Aad thsir seespiAncs
.fua oass1 "a ths sans sconomie idsas
thaK Gsbdan rrallzs1 ID as chan Pl9na1ig
of Raglan lfse trade. could not % argued
..ut III sxlsisacs. uslscoaElFasi. Or misundsT-
.f.od- -iuoo The clru EaE elosed 30 Amef-
80 fhsme las - stirred oar Angisa eous-
ius sad 30 A mclean essnt IA politics las
a. kinl -d znzilsa aopee
ia my csrtain kuo- isdse-that -, &C
sorlinz - dsnhlts Impressions conveyed 70
as 81 the znlrst. Aost representative ami
oesi-in iog lnsa Eaglish i0sruaiists aud poll
tgans-tAat lFst chorus Of knsllsh delizat
over The promuiEsuou Of tnglish 20Ilca.
.cooomV bv the American PIssidcgt would
.uu b. ksot up bat tor the TACT that 10 has
been zradualiy msde clear tlsl the Eng
lsa support 81 Eas American President on
% issus OF Tree trade ana profsclion Vas
a. damaging % is object as it N@s natural
% Americans un0 nsvsr mingled uee-Y
With EDgiisbmsn IN England However
ons cnaa0E begin - Fsailks bow o. rhcult II
"a for Ehsm 20 a1opt any SORT 0i cagtieu >
policy "a their public atterAnces on qres-
a0ns % lnternatlsnsl importance More
than one snrswa pl0@alic game OF Eng
ia oremisrs Ia which very large Interests
-.rs a. STAKE. have been defeated oy the
indlrsrsncs or rsck iessness OF the English
sswspaper. a. TO the effect Of their Il &c
ssik about the foreign govern asnt whose
frisndiy disposition vas co0rted.
The most disliset and stfsctaal warn
ing" conunusd Nr. Depew. was that
riT-n 20 the Enslish newspapers by Mr..
william Henry hurlDert. Formerly editor
OF tho New Nork World and raoid free
trader. Who hzs become az hngllsh Tory OF
tAs most eKtrsms shate, and whose book
oa Ireland 50 captured the London Tunes
thst lt bestowed on NJ. HurlbsrG the ex-
traordiasry compliment Of very long no.
tee. 6lhng several columns Tais gavs
NJ. Hari0srt q position, giving him. a. an
sx-Amsricsn journalist. chance 20 advise
Engiish journalists how thsY could best
s.a Mr. Clsvslsnd tn the frss-trads cam
p~,gn snd hs did this IN the columns OF
tas TUR<s At great length and With fsen
sosrsci4Iion Of the American situation. lie
tod EBglisbmen that Mr.. Cleveland was
not q frse-trsder, only q revenue-ref0rmer,
and thar his schsmss of reyssus reform
wsre endangered ~ the sort OF English sx-
prsssions that had 0sen appearing. such a
warning from sueh a source wss heeded ID
a very lsrgs drgrss. but met scarcely any
REPRESENTATIVE EnRlishmsn who did not
fally undsrstsnd Mr.. Clevelsnd's policy a.
based on fse-trade principles. or who did
not ssel toward Mr. Cleveland aud his mes
ssxe iast the sans wav that the English
faurnais al talks1 whea that message gzv,
thsm the most sgrseabis surprise they eve
recsrvsd from the nitsd States"
What IL thsprsrsiling sentiment smoul
the leaders OF Enxhsh politics and journal
isn ss 20 Nr. Cisvslands retaliation mes
sag~f" ssxsd the reporter.
II caa easily ansrsrtast. The prevalent
thsory .. Nr. Clsvslsnd made his suddeI
chAnxs Of front on the tsheriss question
from patient forsesrance, and liberal con
csssi0ns 10 The Engllsa and Canadian inter
ssts 70 variiks sggressiysness, 10 order q
recapturs the Irish vote that hsd been wo'
bF M Blaine Enxhsamsn look on thi
swift trsnsformation a being one Of Ia
sxtrsordinsry phases OF American politics
and think it isa msrs slsctionesring dodge
Which nsed not occasion the slightest lea
a. to tas actual results. / met no fnxlish n
men who did not express himself subs,an
tally - tais effect. Il be talked st all upol
the sue Iect
What do you think about tie csmpsiEi
o. aoref
''Of course. I watched the campaign wit
ths deepest interest. But 80 much has nap
psnsd sincs lsft England that l can no
Judge OF a. details of the campaign. Of fou
thing 7 am surs however. aud that = ths
protscti0s e ths one great Issus. lt
saprspas. and ovsrw aslms al other Issues
III the great mass Of Northern voters ar
made swsrs Of vhst she Preservation o
protection means especially 20 the wage
w8rksrs. there vii BE- 40 doubt OF the sls {
ton OF Harrison and Norton bv vote =
deciavs that Engiish idsss and politics
economy sil o8t disturb or threaten for
generation fo come. tae marvellous dsvsl
opnents of American resources and indus
tries under Republican policies taat are m
wonder of al ankhsa observers of Og
growth. BY that TINS Ne can dsfy al csm
peti1oR- Nett % = civu var the prsseu
campaign - ths most i'm portsnt struxgl
this cosntry bas kno~u sace lS40. snd iti
ftanx fast the grandson Of the Prssiden
slecfsd 90 the isSus Of protection should =
tss -sder Of tas disunCaVeiY America
sas of ih- campaign.