Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-26
low IT WORKS IN ENGLAND.
NEW YORK. June L. 1893

New YORK, June 13, 1888,
To the Editor Of the Nail and Eapress., |
5ave voted the Democratic ticket since
1872, marched in the Cleveland mercantile g
procession in 1884, and would have been
hurrahing for Cleveland to-day had nv
views on the tariff question not entirely
changed. Within two years | have visited
Europe twice, and spent considerable time
in London. While there the meetings of
unemployed iaborers were held every Sun
day afternoon in Trafalgar Square aud
hyde Park, and L attended a number of
them. l saw thousands of the hard-work
ing British operatives asking for work to
save their families from starvation. | was
amazed to see in rich and powerful Eng
land the state of affairs that existed there.
Through her &" free trade policy, Eng
land has closed every sugar refinery in
England, and 10000 men are thrown out of
employment.
The once hourishing lace industry of
Nottingham is killed, and thousands of
operatives are on the verge of starvation
because the English free-traders permit the
cheap fabrics of Saxony to come into
Enelsnd free of duty. The good Britisher
boasts that the ToTkingman IL his country
has cheap sugar, beef, clothing, etc; but,
tell me, what benefit has the workingmap
when he cannot earn money enough to
buy these cheap neccsssries of life? The
very fact of such cheap foreieu articles in
England kills her hOue industries and
cripples her farming interests Foreign
labor supplies England with almost every
article you can imagine, and her home in
dustfies are The sufferers.
In order TO avoid such state of affairs in
this country, | am determined to vote
against the principles that Mr.. Cleveland is
trying to inaugurate in this country |
think it means free trade four years hence.
and free trade means:
First-Competing against the cheap labor
of Europe.
Second-Reduction Of wages in every
branch of trade.
Third-Reduction OF the learning power
OF every dollar of capital now invested in
America, either in manufacturing, farming
or any other pursuit.
This country is not ripe for free trade, as
SIR. Cleveland viii find out. Our manu-
featuring and agricultural interests need
protection, thereby protecting our labor in
teresis. II the much talked of surplus
bothers our politicians, let them wipe out
the internal revenue system. Should we
still have too much surplus, then let our
Government fortify our 1000 miles of sea
coast, and last, but not least, let our Gov
ican merchant marine.
Nearly every European country has
adopted protective system. England
looks to America for an ally in her "Free
Trade" craze, and If the Democrats are
foolish enough to endeavor to assist in
pulling English chestnuts out of the fire, :"
they will find that the American people
believe that charity begins at home"
England IS altogether too liberal with her
good ~ ADVICE. DEMOCRAT.
PROTECTION DEMOCRATS MUsT VOTE FOR
HARRISON.
@. G. ShayEe, a we'll known business man
of New York, hitherto q Democrat, in an
nouncing his purpose to support Harrison
Morton and protection, says: "On this
question of protection l have got to vote
with the Republican party. am pro-
tectionist because | want to pay nv men
good wages, and want them to get the bene-
fiji OF education and not be ground down
as poor men are in Europe. | am for pro-
lection because it keeps them and me from
competition with cheap labor and with
cheap goods made by cheap labor. Free
trade would upset our whole social system
as much as 10 let the Chinese come in. 1t
would ruin Us every way. The Mills bill
is only step toward free trade. 1 have
nothing to say against President Cleve-
land, whatever others may do. am bat
Ting on principle. have never voted
anything but u Democratic ticket. but l
propose to vote for Harrison and Morton"