Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-17

NOT TO BE HIDDEN.

The London News now announces that
'fthe election in the United States attracts
little or no attention in England" How long
sincea It is not long since the English papers
were paying q good deal of attention to the
political situation here. So much and in
such way that it was probably discovered
that they were hurting instead of helping
the cause of free trade in this country, and it
has therefore been thought best to keep .
little quieter. Not long ago the London News
was saying: "The electoral conflict now in
progress is a conflict between free trade and
protection, and nothing less. The stone now
set rolling will not stop until it has broken
the idol of protection to pieces" And the
London Times: ''That import duties stife
production and limit the area of country's
markets is purely free trade argument. AS
such, we are glad to see President Cleve-
land using them, though we are sorry for the
infatuation which makes it dangerous to give
them their right name" And other papers
spoke as follows:
Saturday Review: They (the President and
the democratic leaders, have, for whatever
motive, resolved to adopt free trade policy.
Nothing can more explicit than the Presi-
dents language.
London Globe: Mr.. Cleveland has taken
his stand on free trade. And on
the broad question Mr.. Cleveland's candida
ture naturally and necessarily carries English
sympathy.
London Standard: To American ears the
whole message (Mr. Oleveland's) must be
redolent of Cobdenism in a slightly modified
form. The covering issue of the contest will
lie between protection and free trade.
The Scotsman: If once the United States
finds herself on the road to free trade she
win hardly know where to stop.
The London Review: He and they (Mr.
Cleveland and the Democratic lsaders) have
taken up again the old free trade policy of
the South Carolina politicians.
Glasgow Herald: With President Cleve-
land, Great Britain knows where she is.
London Post: We shall be much mistaken
If the effect of this state communication will
not be to strengthen considerably the cause
of free traders in all parts of the world
The London Iron and Steel Traders jour
nal speaks of the democracy as "the party
which advocates entire freedom of trade"
Dundee Peoples Journal: Should Congress
give effect to this proposal its immediate re-
suit would be an enormous stimulus to Eng
lish industries.
Pail Mall Gazette: Englsh free traders
would be well advised If they moderated the
scstacy of their jubiMtions over President
Cleveland's message.
London People: If Mr.. Cleveland should
be reelected the United States tariff will be
moderated very materially in the direction of
free trade, result which cannot, of course,
fail to be beneficial to the trade of other
countries. and especially to our own.
AS the genial Colonel Bob is SO fond of
saying, 'sit won't do" It is to late in the
day for Englishmen to attempt to conceal
their interest in the great contest which is
going on in this country. That interes. is \
very profound one, for it touches the Eng
lish pocketbook. The people of this country
have greater and more profound interest in
disappointing the free trading Englishmen.