The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-26

1t is amusing in the extreme to see
the wild antics of free traders like
Mills, Carlisle and company in their
efforts to get away from themselves
and their own preaching, These fell
lows are evidently hearing from the
people, and, after declaring over and
over again that protection is robbery !;
that it does not protect the laborer,
and the manufacturer who is protect
Ell is a "robber barron," are now on
Bonded knees, and lifting their hands
in holy horror declare that they are
not free traders. Oh, no These
fellows are now virtually saying, why
do you call us SOL We believe in
robbery, too, not quite so much as
the Republicans, just small percent
less; we believe in protecting the
"robber baron" it is true we have
taken just little off from his steal
ings, but then we make this up to him
in free raw material, SO why do You
call us free traders? Mr.. Mills, in
closing the debate upon his bill, goes
through the schedule, and recites the
fact that here is reduction of two,
three or five per cent and then asks,
in an innocent and child-like manner,
,,does this look like free trader" How
humiliating. There has never been
anything like it before in American
politics. These men, who a few
months ago had nothing to bad to
say against the protective system and
regarded it, with the president, as
''iniquitious" are now posing as pro-
tectionists, only in little milder de-
gree than the Republicans, just
small per cent. Well, let us take
brief look at this Mills bill and see if
sit looks like free trade"
1t places on the free list lumber,
which we produce to the value of
$500, 100000 annually: "Does that
look like free trader"
1t makes wool free, of which we
produce over SOC, 100000 pounds an
nually, opening our markets to the
cheap labor wool of Australia and
South America. sDoes that look
like free trader"
1t makes free cement, potash, lime
and brick, the manufacture of which
in this country involves millions of
dollars and thousands of laborers.
''Does that look like free trader"
1t put.upon the free list, meats,
game, poultry, vegetables and about
100 other articles, most of which we
could, with proper protection produce
sufficient to supply the home market.
Doesn't that look like free trader"
The London Spectator says,
Borrower Cleveland has done more to
advance the cause of free trade than
any prime minister of England has
DONE" ''Does that look like free
trader
"The London Times says, SIT is
certain that the arguments which
President Cleveland urges are those
which Golden used to employ forty
five years ago, and which any free
trader could employ now" aDoes
that look like free trader"
Pursuing this subject further we
quote from Edward A. Hartshorn in
the New York Mail & Express:
"The rebellion failed to open our mar
ket for British goods, and the free trade
Golden Club was Immediately formed.
1t is now 1000 strong, over 100 distin.
guished Americans Dupon the list Does
that look like free trader Among the Y
names of the Golden Club we find Thos. '
f. Byard, Secretary of State: John G.
Carlisle, Speaker of the House; L. Q. C.
Lamar, late Secretary of the interior, and
now Judge of the Supreme court, by '
grace of Grover Cleveland; also Jacob
,h0enhof, late shirt manufacturer of New q
York, now Grover Cleveland's rowing
'ousul;' also Henry George, Frank H. :,
iurd, w. I'll. Morrison, Henry Watterson,
David A. Wells and many other ardent t
Importers of Cleveland. Does that look
Ike free trader Would these men be u
old for Cleveland if he was a protec-
lonlst! Let us see. In December 1885,
ienry Watterson sent a special dispatch L
rom Washington to his paper in Louis b
lille in which the following statements e
we're attributed to IAN earnest but excited :,
rec trader L tell you, sir, we are sold
Nv III AduulC VI bllc DItSluenL
peak out like man about the tariff Ii
leans that the whole power of the adj
Illustration will be secretly thrown a. f
ainst any Congressional action. tell n
on, sir, we are sold out, and you will !.
We to see it. The excited, gentleman VI
'as Congressman w. r. Morrison. 1t 81
idn't look like free trade to Watterson b
nd Morrison then, but the President has C;
nee con cluded ito speak out like man is
bout the tariff and behold, Watterson, =,
lorrison and all Great Britain are dam
ng for joy. Does that look like free CT
adeT Every free trader in the wide III
orld is dancing to the music of Grover
leveland's message. Every protection
is in sackcloth and ashes. Does that