The Portland daily press., 1888-01-24
JOY IN ENGLAND!
The Presidents Message Hailed as
Promising Better Days
For the HaIf-cnppled Industries Of
Great Britain.

Great Britain.
Senator Frye on Mr.. cIeveIand's Free
Trade atIons.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In the Senate
today, Senator Frye called up the motion to
refer to the finance committee the Presl-
dents message and proceeded 10 make
tariff speech In opposition 10 the Presidents
recommendations. He said that the Presi-
dent had clearly thrown down the gauntlet
Of free trade. He then quoted from the
London Times. Herald, News, Post, Satur-
day Review, Spectator, Scotsman. and
other British papers, to prove that the mes
sage had been received with unbounded Joy
In Great Britain, which country had been
seeking the American market for years. He
quoted from the Pail Mall Gazette to show
that exultation In England over the message
was suppressed lest 1t injure the prospects OF
American free traders. England never per-
mitted an opportunity to injure this coun-
try TO pass unimproved. The counsel, ad-
vice and friendship Of Great Britain in com
mercial matters had always injured the ma
tion accepting it. The leading free trade
speaker In England declared years ago that
the greatest triumph Of Great Britain would
be the subjugatiOn Of the markets Of the
United States. In the promise Of the Pres
ident's message they could see that tnat sub
iugation was near. England's industries
were falling of Through competition. The
silk industry had decreased from 10000 en-
ployes fifteen years ago 10 5000 now. Cotton
manufacturers we're crippled. Germany and
Belgium were seizing the iron and steel In
dustries, and were controlling half hsr for
eign trade In that line. Her agricultural
lands were depreciating. Half the agricul~'
tural laborers were out Of employment, and
those employed earned only from shilling
to one and six pence day. But now they
had
CLEVELAND FOR THEIR CHAMPION.
He promised to open the American mar
ken to them. This would start their halting
looms, and feed their hungry and unem-
ployed men and women. The Democratic
| PARTY would probably endorse its new chief
| The members Of the party had been mas
| querading for years as refOrmers, fav0ring
tariff for revenue only, with incidental pro-
| lection. or a tariff for revenue exclusively.
| In the manufacturing districts OF New Jer-
| mild-mannered protectlOnists. In the South
| they had more b0ldness. Less diversity OF
| industry existed there; but, even there,
within the last year or two, blinded proDa-
bly, by the smoke Of newly-built furnaces,
or disturbed by the hum Of looms, there was
here and there friend Of protection.
Senators Vest, Voorhees, and Harris had
endorsed the President In full. The speaker
believed the Democratic party o! the coun-
try had really shared the Presidents con-
victions, and really believed the tariff was
vicious, illogical and inequitable, and that
| the duty was tax paid by the consumer.
| Why shouldn't II. The South controlled the
| Democratic party and the South had always
| opposed protection and bounties. Since the
| Democratic party secured control Of the
| XLIVth Congress II had been seeking
TO RUIN THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
The speaker showed this by review OF
attempted legislation and the award OF chair
manships. All the Democratic leaders
agreed with the President, except they had
not the Presidents boldness or honesty. III,
by cheating the people in the next election
as 10 their position they could get new
lease Of power and obtain control OF the
Senate, then the people might bid farewell
to every principle Of protection.
The Republicans took up the Presidents
gauntlet with great pleasure, and declared,
| instead of the tariff being vicious, illogical
| and inequitable. 1t increased marvellously
| the prosperity Of the country; that instead
| Of the duty being tax paid by the con-
| sumer, no instance could Oe found In which
| the duty had not decreased to the consumer
| the cost OF the article consumed.
THE REPUBLICANS FURTHER DECLARED
that the future prosperity Of the coun-
| try, for twenty-five years at any rate,
| depended absolutely on the benign inhu-
| ence Of the protective tariff. The country
| possessed many advantages over competing
| nations, but with all its advantages, 1t could
/ not compete in manufactures with European
| nations, because IL was handicapped In the
| matter Of wages. On this point, and on the
| additional point that the price Of all manu-
| factured articles had diminished under the
| protective system, Senator Frye supported
| his argument with numerous Illustrations,
many drawn from his own observations In
Europe. As to the surplus, II was Demo
cratic ineapacity which caused It. Now the
country had to look out to see that the same
Democratic incapacity In administering
medicine, did not give poison and Kill the
patient He was as much against the sur
plus as the President, but was not fright
ened at it, He would rather have the sur
plus than deficit. III there was any honest
purpose TO get rid OF tho surplus, II could be
done without the slightest difficulty. 1t
ought to be
EXPENDED WISELY IN COAST DEFENcEs,
In Increasing the navy. building up the mer-
chant marine, and educating the people as
proposed in the Blair bill
The senator from North Carolina (Vance)
had indicated way to prevent the surplus.
The senator from Georgia Brown had pro-
posed way which would do u beyond all
manner or question. That was the repeal OF
all the internal revenue laws, but the Demo-
crats and their allies, the distillers, brewers
and saloon keepers, had recently developed
a wonderful regard for temperance, and had
become great temperance champions. pro-
| testing against whskey being made cheaper.
| But he told them the temperance sentiment
| of the country was rapidly crystalizing int
| the opinion that the sooner the tax on whlS-
| key was repealed, the better and quicker the
| principles OF temperance would be sn6served.
The duty on sugar, the speaker declared
| himself in favor Of taking of, but said lie
| would give a bounty OF equivalent 70 the
| present duty. But II the purpose OF the
| Democratic party was
| TO DESTROY THE TARIFF
and cripple many and absolutely destroy
some industries of the country, the Presi-
/ dents method could do that. American
| workingmen could reduced to the degra-
| dation almost Of forking men and wom-
/ en- of Europe. But here was a splendid
/ country, perfectly marvellous In Its POSSIBLE
| tiles. Why should not this country lead the
world in civilization, religion, education,
temperance, the arts, and material progresss
Who doubted II would II men only re-
membered that they were Americans in the
administration Of its affairs, in the legisla-
tion they undertook, In an honest purpose TO
provide in the best possible manner for their
| own people?
| As Senator Frye concluded, there was con-
siderable applause from the galleries, and he
was congratulated by several, including Sem
ator Morrill,, who has been absent from the
chamber for some time past through sickness.