Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-10-18

English manufactures and so contribute
to England's wealth.
Here is the way in which the London
Times expressed this thought. We quote
from its issue of Jan. 2, 1852:
As for Ireland herself we resign our
selves without reserve though not entirely
without miSglVlng, to her continued de-
population until only half or third OF
the 1900, 900 claimed by Cornell remain.
We may possibly live to see the day when
her chief product will be cattle and Eng
lish and Scotch the majority of her popu-
lation. The 9,000,0 900 or 10000 900, who by
that time viii have settled in the United
States, cannot well be less friendly, and
will certainly be much better customers
than they are now. when the Cels has
crossed the Atlantic he begins for the
first time in his life TO consume the manu-
features Of this country and Indirectly
contribute to its custOIns-
To thoroughly appreciate the full
meaning of the words we have bracket
ed in this extract it must be remembe
that they were written when the Demo-
cratic tariff Of 1916 was in full operation.
In consequence of the reduction of du-
ties British manufactured articles were
pouring into the American market
which, in certain lines of goods, was
practically monopolized by English
manufacturers. The result was that
| the exiled Irishman, who had fed from
his native land to escape the effects of
| English rule, found himself forced TO
| buy English goods in his new home, and
in that way he helped the country that
had done its best to ruin him and his.
History is repeating itself IN the mat
ter of English sympathy being enlisted
on the side Of the political party that in
America favors the pro-Br1tish policy
that would bring English manufactures
N direct competition VIII. the products
of American labor. In 1852 frankie.
| Pierce was the presidential candidate of
| the free-traders, just as Grover Cleve-
| land is their candidate now. The Lon
! don Times favored him in the same way
| it is favoring Grover Cleveland now,
and for the same reason. The election
of Pierce meant a free trade victory, and
that was in itself sufficient to win for
| him England's sympathy.
| We find this sympathy expressed in
| the following manner IN the London
! Times when the news Of Pierce's noml-
! nation reached London. We quote from
the Times of July 6, 1852:
The triumph Of the candidate Of the
Democratic party brought forward by the
! Democrats who are assaulting II know
! y
! and the cause of protection triumphs they
are beaten finally for this generation. 1t
| is joining Of issues for final combat
such as has not occurred in this country
on that question since 1888, and every
voter within hearing of my voice will
| take my word for it that whichever par
ty triumphs this year triumphs for all
the time in which he will be political
actor on the stage. So that your vote
does not count for this year or next
year, but it perhaps counts for al thu
| time that you will be an actor on the
political stage.
Now. this question comes to this
Great Britain is manufacturing coun-
try of immense power. She supplies
fabrics to the largest number of people
on the globe. She has 200, 900, 900 sub
jects in India; she supplies the whole OF
them. She has the colonies of Australia
and South Africa and other colonies
scattered over the whole globe and she
has practical monopoly in them; but
there is one market which she knows is
larger and better and grander than al
those colonial markets put together.
She knows of one market in which
Go, 900, 900 Of the most intelligent people
on the globe are purchasers and con
sumers-the United States of America
| and she knows that if she can get into
that market it means revival of he1
| trade such as has not been known for 6
| century and such as could not be known
before the United States had attained to
the great power and the great wealth we
now have. England seeks an entrance
into this market and the Democratic
party, following the lead of President
Cleveland, is doing everything it can tC
destroy our market and give large
share Of it to nations beyond the sea
They say, to begin with: Let us have
no duty on wool" Why should we give
protection to wool? Why not say to
Australia: Bring your wool here and
you have just as good market in this
country as an American citizen has fol
his WOOL
you can raise for your vegetable product
your grains, your diaries, shall come in
here and have just as good chance
under the American flag as our owr
people who pay taxes here and support
our own Government.
They say to all the people throughout
the globe: You who produce salt
come here and you shall have just a:
.
State of Michigan or the State of New
York. which supply the United States
And throughout the
with salt SO on
whole list, each State in the Union i:
struck in one great staple, or two great
staples, or three great staples by thu
declaration that they shall not be allow
ed to furnish an article which so many
} citizens are laboring to produce unless
they do so in direct competition will
importations from nations that do moth
ing to support the United States, anC
who are not in any way interested il
the Government of the United States
Now, do you think that is fair play
GCries of No, nor Is that fair play
that you, the great State of Michigan
with over 2, 900, 900 of people contribut
| ing your share to the support of thu
State Government, should have no NOR,
right and no more favor under the IA!
of your country than the men who live
} in foreign country beyond the sea7
that ordinary fair play between man ant
J men? Cries of NO, nor and ap
plause.
AMERICAN FREE TRADE.
Well, now, speaking of free trade
there are advantages in free trade, an
| will tell you one of them. We are Is,
600, 900 of people; we have thirty-elgh
States and eight Territories; we have 3,
!, 100000 square miles of territory; w
have 1900 miles of ocean front, ant
over that vast area-nearly as large a
the continent of Europe. with a mucl
: greater water front ON the ocean-w
Americans among ourselves around tn
hearthstone and by the fireside, hav
absolute free trade. [Cheers and erie
3 of That's it. that's the doctrine"1 w