New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08
TELLING TIE TRUTH.


The two paragraphs which follow should be
brought to the attention of every American
voter as early as possible and not once only,
but again and again until the final decision
has been rendered in November next in favor
of the American policy and the interests OF
American labor, or in favor Of British interests
and policy:
From The London Times on Cleveland's letter TO
Tammany Hall, eabled to Tho Ncw-iorA
It would hardly be possible to put the Free'Iradc
case more clearly or strongly and yet President
Cleveland shrinhs from the use OF the term ffce
Trade and in fact, declares that those who aunt him
with being a Free Trader deceivng the country
II is certain that the arguments which Presi-
dent Cleveland urges those which Golden used 10
employ forty five ago. and which any Ehgsh Free
Trader would employ now Such propositions as that
taxation ought to be strictly limited by the needs OF the
country that 1t IS unjust to tax the whole community
for the benefit OF special classes; that import duties
sthe production and limit the area OF country
markets, are purely Free-Trade arguments AS such
we are very glad President Cleveland using them
From The London Daily News
President Cleveland shows that he Is the FreeTradc
candidate in everything but name Inc Tsor-
walton IS an important one for American party pur
poses The President feels compelled 10 character
deception but for all that the electoral conflict now IN
progress IS conflict between free trade and protec-
ton and nothing else.
Mr. Clevcland's British friends can afford to
tell the truth. Therefore they do tell the truth,
exactly as il stands But Mr.. Cleveands sup
portcrs here cannot afford to tell the truth,
and so they resort TO the fasehoods which dis
gust his English admirers. The two quota
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tremes of British opinion. Tory and Liberal.
Home Rulers and The iiercest opponents OF
Home Rule in England are forced by man
ufacturing interests to favor that policy OF
free trade which will give to British dealers
free access to American markets. Differing In
everything else. British politicians agree IN their
anxiety to please commercial and manuiactur-
ING interests OF their own country, ana Brit
ish journals with few exceptions agree in long
ing and laboring for the overthrow OF a tarlh
which defends Americans against British in
terests
President Cleveland puts the case for free
trade so strongly and unreservedly that "The
London Times, declares :" il would be hardly
possible' to improve upon his utterance-from
a British point of view. That is also the opin-
ion of intelligent Americans. AS a British
candidate as a representative of british man
ufacturing interests, Mr.. Cleveland is admir-
able True he "uses the arguments which
Mr.. Golden used to employ fory-five years ago,
and which any English Free Trader would en-
ploy now,n as THE TRIBUNE has repeatedly
stated II is evidence of the weakness of the
free-trade cause that it has none better to offer,
after forty-fiye years of fresh and marvellous
experience in different countries British eX-
perience under free trade has given the Free
Trader no new weapons Experience in Ger
many and France under protection has supplied
him with no facts which help his case. The
wonderful development of industries in this
country under protection he cannot mention
without casting doubt upon the theory he adj
vocates. Musty arguments of forty-fve years
ago he can repeat as Mr. Cleveland does The
President and his cause are separated by forty
five wears from the life Of a world of industrial
and political progress.
The President brands it as a deception to
call him Free Trader, THE Daily News"
says, and, nevertheless, "thc conflict is be-
tween free trade and protection, and nothing
else" The English writer has manhood enough
to tell the truth. But President Cleveland has
not; his supporters have not; and even Mr.
Mills and Mr.. Watterson, the leaders of .he eX
IRENE free trade wing, have not enough man
hood to avow the convictions for which they
are contending. Truly, the contrast must be
humiating to them.