The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-26

Grover Cleveland has done more to advance
the cause of free trade than any Prime Minister
Of England has done II London Spectator
1t is certain that the arguments which Presh
used to employ forty-fye years ago, and which
any free trader could employ now.-lLondon
Times.
Does that look like free trade ? And
will we not turn both sides to the wall
in November
The Rebellion failed to open up our
markets for British goods, and the free
trade Golden Club was Immediately
formed, 1t is now thousand strong,
over 100 distinguished Americans q are
upon the list. Does that look like free
trade T? Among the names OF the Cob
den Club we find Thomas F. Bayard,
Wilmington, Del, Mr.. Cleveland's Sec
rotary of State; also John G. Carlisle,
Covington, KY, Mr.. Cleveland's Speak
er of the Fiftieth Congress also L. Q.
G. Lamar, Oxford, Miss, Mr.. Cleveland's
late Secretary of the Interior, and now
Judge of the Supreme Court OF the
United States by the grace OF Grover
Cleveland ; also Jacob Shoenhof late
skirt manufacturer of New York, now
Grover Cleveland's growing consul :
also Henry George, Frank II. Hurd. w.
R. Morrison, Henry Watterson, David
A. Wells and many other ardent sup
porters of Grover Cleveland. Does that
look like free trade Would these men
be solid for Cleveland, if he was pro
tectionist Let us see. In December,
1885. Henry Waterson sent special dis
patch to his paper in Louisville, the
Courier journal, in which the following
statements were attributed to ian ear
nest but excited free trader :" 81 tell
YOU, sir, we are sold out. The failure Of
the President to speak out like man
about the tariff means that the whole
power of the administration will be
secretly thrown against any Congres-
fsional action. tell you, sir, we are
sold out and you will live to see it,"
The "excited" gentleman was Congress
man w. r. Morrison. 1t didn't "look
like free trade" to Watterson and Nor
rison then, but the President has since
concluded ito speak out like man
about the tariff" and behold Waiter
son, Morrison and all Great Britain are
dancing for joy. Does that look like
free trade
Every free trader in the wide world is
dancing to the music OF Grover Cleve-
lands message. Every protectionist is
in sack cloth and ashes. Does that look
like free trade 7 Grover Cleveland has
betrayed the protectionists in the Demo.
cratic party.
The men who, in 1884, contributed
( literally to elect him, and gave their
personal assurances to Others that no in
Jury would result thereby to the indus
tries, are made liars by the message, and
would be made beggars by the Mills bill.
Let the President continue writing to
these men, expressing his surprise that
they or the country generally can sec
any free trade in the message, but they
will 20 or cursing him all the same, and
when election day comes they will helE
to vote him out.
The address of "Premier" Mills re-
minds us of the story of the cracked keI
tie whose borrower swore that he never
borrowed the kettle, that it was cracked
when he borrowed it, and sound wher
he returned it.
Mr.. Mills has repeatedly placed himself
on record as a free trader. In the HOUSE
of Representatives April Is, 1884, he de-
livered a eulogy upon the British system
J of political economy, and urging thu
adoption Of the system by this country
said: "Then wealth, prosper
ity and power will bless the land that il
, dedicated TO free men, free labor anC
free trade. See volume 10, part 3, pag,
2991 of the Congressional Record. AnC
} but recently Mr.. Mills said to delega
ton of Philadelphia wool merchants
. 81 desire free trade, and will not hell
to perfect any law that stands IL YIN
way Of free trade"