New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-02
DEMOCRACY MEANS FREE TRADE

The only way to protect labor in this country,
wage-w0rkers, would be 10 reverse the system, nv
Is to say, 10 let the cheap commodities that 20 ~
the consumption of life, manufactured by cheap lass
so called, of other countries, come hero and sugl
at cheap prices the laborer of this country. ia
abOrers here would get the benefit OF labor and csps
abroad, and, the other hand prohibit BY las
| by tax all immigration or importation OF lsbors
from other countries our shores break down ~
| labor marketable. Bland, DEM, Missouri HoaS
| dcbale.
| Foreign labor then is cheaper than America
labor If Mr.. Bland favors restrictions on trs
Importation of foreign pauper labor in the interss
of American working people, why should be or
pose restrictions the importations of the eneSp
products of that pauper labor? Forty years se'
! Henry Clay and Horace Greeley argued for no
lection, on the ground that it was necessary, hs'
Of all, to protect American labor from runo1
competition with European cheap labor tn'
working classes to-day are primarily interested u
the maintenance Of the tariff system 1t Is 'ne'
labor that is safeguarded against European pau"
labor.
LONDON, Dec, 1o-The English papers sOn w.
to devote much space TO what they eau vs ns
Ceveand's declaration in favor OF Free Trad iI Sss
been led 10 believe that Free Trade Is now ~
as adopted In the United States. IL Is co.ns srer
here On Engiand that Free Trade Win I US n AFns
industries. Gable dispatch TO New-forh "os"
That dispatch was printed by our neisnO%
in the interest of what it terms :" precise aD.
exact truth IL contained comprehens"
summary of English opinion on the message o..
showed what was the practical Interpretation pSs.
upon it by manufacturers there. The mesSs.
meant Free Trade; and that was just wha' w.
needed to revive dropping English industries
The same arguments which used to-d today ~
| "A
TO prevent tho repeal OF the Corn laws; T., he cor
story of the home market and esPeS sncgdsncc up
another country for supplies was used III rs Of u
ment of England, Just as row IN the com En:sA
could no be independent OF foreign s aIakt q
her bread than America could DC in sn,ipon' :.
England for the sale OF her gram anu rov allowed
God never made an Independent man, nor Ian upca
independent nation Men and nations must lS n.los
each other The very variety OF the gTow' ise dnu
with the staple of every soil nia s ,ha family o.
legislators to exclude monopoly from me nisiSaa,s
nations, selIshness from the isy S Sa Mar H.
II the Protec,ionists Of to-day are ushs IA
same arguments which were employed IN hne
forty years ago. and in the Harrison cahp"'s .,,u
1910. then they must be contendng no" o. rox
with the same old free-trade enemy. ii MI ..5
looks back upon the repeal of the Corn ""s Of
tbe tariff Of 1916 as "a consecated piv''' ,ur
benevolent legislation on the part oil 'l '.,,laf
nations, he must be anticipating now . a. ssd
alliance between Free Traders in Lns'''N
Free Traders i'll America.
The central issue OF tho contest lies lsm 9e In,set -.
'odia"ation IN tbe direction OF Fro TrsaS
on TINT broad question Mr.. Clevelangs sympahr
naturally and necessarily carries Ensh'n
-(London Globe. ,,.,.oand
Naturally and necessarily Mr. CieNe, srf
Engand's only candidate, because he ia'o' ,h,r.
legislation here that will help industries D
Natnr"llv and necessarily General TIaril'.' ~
the American and not the English candlcasSs ,s,A
he favors tariff legislation IN tne s..sixn y
that will help home rather tn"n
dustries.