The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-20

much truth there is in this denial.
Whilst the Irish people were fleeing
from their native land in the years i'm
mediately following the famine that was
the joint product of English lordism and
English free trade the London Times,
which is now so desirous of having
Cleveland elected, gloated over the Irish
exodus. The argument it used was that
the lrishman was a constant menace to
English rule so long as he remained in
his native land, and that it was much
better that he should go to America,
where he would become n consumer of
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 CT Jan. ., 1852:
As for Ireland herself we resign our
selves without reserve though not entirely
without misgiving, TO her continued de-
population until only n half or n third OF
the 1900, 900 claimed by O'Conuell remain.
We may possibly live 10 see the day when
her chief product will he cattle and Eng
lish and Scotch the majority of her popu-
lation. The 100000 or l0,00O,00O, who by
that time will have settled in the United
States, cannot well be less friendly, and
will certainly be much better customers
than they are now. When the Celt 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 customs
To thoroughly appreciate the full
meaning of the words we have bracket
ed in this extract 1t must be remembered
that they were written when the Demo-
cratic tariff of 1916 was in full operation.
In consequences of the reduction of du-
ties British manufactured articles were
pouring into the American market
which, in certain lines of goods, was
practically monoDolized by English
manufacturers. The result was that
the eXiled lrishman, who had fed from
his native land te escape the effects of
English rule, found himself forced To
buy English goods in his new hGme, and
in that way he helped the country that
had done its best to ruin him and his.
History is repeating itself III the mat
ter of English sympathy being enlisted
on the side of the political party that in
America favors the pro-British policy
that would bring English manufactures
III Direct competition VIII. the products
of American labor. In 1852 firankiii;
Pierce was the presidential candidate of
the free-traders, just rs Grover Cleve-
land is their candidate now. The Lon
il is favoring Grover Cleveland now,
and for the same reason. The election
of Pierce meant free trade victory, and
that was in itself sufficient 10 win for
| him England's sympathy.
We find this sympathy expressed in
the following manner III the London
Times when the news of Pieroe's nomi-
nation reached London. We quote from
the Times Of July q, 1852:
The triumph of the candidate of the
Democratic party brought forward by the
Democrats who are assaulting il know
| equally well that il they lose this year
and the cause Of protection triumphs they
are beaten finally for this generation. IL
is q joining of issues for tirGl combat
such as has not occurred in this county
on that question since 1888. and every
voter within hearing of my voice viii
take my word for il that whichever par
ty triumphs this year triumphs for all
the time in which he will be Il political
| actor on the stage. So that your vote
does not count for this year or next
year, but it perhaps counts for all the
time that yoE will be an actor on the
political stage.
Now. this question comes TO this:
Great Britain is n manufacturing coun-
try of immense power. She supplies
fabrics to the largest number of people
! on the globe. She has 200, 000, zoo 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 all
| AZ Il s.l
She knows of one market in which
65. .000 900 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 ii means u revival of her
trade such as has not been known for a
century and such as could not be known
before the United States had attained TO
the great power aad 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 ii can to
destroy our market and give large
share of il TO nations beyond the sea.
They say, to begin with: Let us have
no duty on wool" Why should we give
protection TO wools Why not say to
Australia: Bring your wool here and
you have just rs good market in this
country as an American citizen has for
his WOOL"
They say to Canada: Everything
you can raise for your vegetable product,
your grains. your daires. shall come in
here and have just rs good chance
under the American flag as our own
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 rs
good chance in our market as the
State of Michigan or the State of New
York. which supply the United States
with salt. And SO ON throughout the
whole list. each State in the Union is
struck in one great staple. or two great
staples, or three great staples by the
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 with
importations from nations that do moth
ing to support the United States, and
who are not in apv WAY intnrpstpi in