The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-07-11


saws the New York TRIBUNE, SHOULD be
brought to the attention of every Amer
lean voter as early as possible, and not
once only, but again and again until the
final decision has been rendered in No
vember next in favor of the American
policy and the interests Of American la
Dor, or in favor Of British interests and
policy"
From " The London T-r4ss - on Cleveland's letter
10 Tamany Hall, cabled 20 the v i. U0rd /;
Ii would hardly be possible TO put the
Free-Trade case more clearly or more strong
ly, and yet President Cleveland shrinks from
the term Free Trade, and in fact, declares
that those who tannt him with being Free
Trader are deceiying the country.
II is certain that the Arguments which Pres
ident Cleveland urges are those which Cob
den used 10 employ forty-live years ago. and
which any English Free Trader would em-
ploy now. Such propositions as that taxa
ton ought to be strictly limited by the needs
Of the country that il Is unjust to tax the
whole community for the benefit Of special
classes that import duties s;ifle production
and limit the area ofa cOuntrys markets.
are purely Free-Trade arguments. As such
we are very glad TO see President Cleveland
using them.
From ftc London Daily Nelrs
President Cleveland shows that he Is the
Free Trade candidate in everything but
name The reservation is an important one
for American party purposes. The President
feels compelled To characterize the attempt 10
brand him as a Free Trader as deception, but
for all that the electoral conflict now in pro-
gress is q conflict between free trade and pro-
lection. and nothing else.
Mr.. Cleveland's British friends can af-
ford to tell the truth. Therefore they do
tell the truth, exactly as it stands. But
Mr.. Cleveland's supporters here cannot
afford to tell the truth, and so they resort
TO the falsehoods which disgust his Eng
lish admirers. The two quotations are
from journals which represent extremes
of British opinion. Tory and Liberal,
Home Rulers and the fiercest opponents
of Home Rule, in England are forced by
manufacturing 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 manufacturing
interests of their own country, and Brit
ish journals with few exceptions agree in
longing and laboring for the overthrow
Of a tariff which defends Americans
against British interests.
President Cleveland puts the case for
free trade so strongly and unreservedly
that the London Times declares at would
be hardly possible to improve upon his
utterance-from British point of view.
That is also the opinion of intelligent
Americans. As British candidate, as 4
representative of British manufacturing
interests, Mr.. Cleveland is admirable.
True, he uses the arguments which Mr..
Golden used TO employ forty-five years
ago, and which any English Free Trader
would employ now,' as the Tribune has
repeatedly stated. 1t is evidence of the
weakness of the free trade cause that it
has none better to offer, after forty-five
years of fresh and marvellous experience
in different countries. British experience
under free trade has given the Free Ira
der no new weapons. Experience in
Germany and France under protection
has supplied him with no facts which
help his case. The wonderful develop
ment of industries in this country under
protection he cannot mention without
casting doubt upon the theory he advo-
Gates. Musty arguments of forty-five
years ago he can repeat as Mr.. Cleveland
does. The President and his cause are
separated by forty-five years from the
life of the world of industrial and polit-
ical progress.
The President brands it as deception
to call him a Free Trader, the DAILY
Ners says, and nevertheless, ''the con-
flict is between 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 the
extreme free-trade wing, have not enough
manhood to avow the convictions for
which they are contending. Truly the
contrast must be humiliating TO them.