Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-17

in connection with the fisheries
treaty. 1t is proper that the pco
pie of the United States should
know what kind of an Admins
tratiOn this is. Now is the time
and this the forum before which
this question should be presented
Here is the place where Senators
take position on great public ques-
tiOns, and their utterances 90 be
fore the country as unbiased Opln-
ions to be used in campaign away
from here but this is the place
where the explanation ensues.
arraIgn this Administration and
the Democratic party that backs it
as a pro.English organization, as is
proved by the record. They bring
to us from the other side Of this
/ Capitol the Mills bill, rs it is called.
Whether that is an American
measure or an English measure, |
propose to settle by the record
which have from the English
press; and in reading it, do so
only that 1t may be made part OF
our record, what | want to get be-
fore the people, knowing, as ] do,
that a single objection will prevail
unless ! read all as part Of my
remarks.
fLondon Times.
1t would be hardly possible to put the
free trade case moro clearly or more
strongly and yet, such is the force of
words, President Cleveland shrinks from
the use of the term "frec trade" and in
fact declares that those who taunt him
with being a free trader are dcceiving the
country. II is certain that the arguments
which President Cleveland urges are those
which Golden used to employ iorty-iive
years ago, and which any English free
trader would employ now. That import
duties stiile production aud limit the area
of a country's markets is purely a free
trade argument As such we are very glad
to see President Cleveland using them,
though we are sorry for the popular infat-
nation which makes it dangerous to give
them their right name.
Saturday Review.
II must be taken to prove that the Pres
idcnt and the Democratic leaders have
finally decided that they have nothing 70
gain by keeping any longer with the pro-
tectionists. They have, from whatever
motive. resolved to adopt free trade pol
icy Nothing can be moro explicit than
the Presidents language: "The simple
and PLAIN duty which we owe the people
Is 10 reduce taxation 10 the amount req
uisite to meet the necessary expenses Of
the Government and 10 re ore 10 business
and the country the mon accumulated
in the Treasury In America this means
free trade.
fHaddingtonshire Courier
Cleveland's message will no doubt, pro-
woke an immense amount OF hostility on
the part of many who have hitherto been
favorable to him. This much is certain,
and another fierce contest is impending in
America over the principle at issue. II 1t
terminates, as il may be hoped II VIII do,
i'm the direction Of a relaxation of those
imposts that now so veXatiously hamper
commercial intercourse between Great
Britain and the United States we may
look to an Impetus being given to our
home trade that W. 90 far to make mp for
the depression of late years.
ILondon Globe.
Asarulc. the Presidential contest has
very little interest for the Old World. On
the present occasion, however, an issne is
IL III. "a
rome. more particularly Great Britain
Mr.. Cleveland has taken his stand on free
trade, and, although the party managers
have considerably planed down hls plat
form, he is universally recognized in the
States as pledged to initiate new depart
ure IN fiscal policy. Nor can there be any
doubt that he would act mp to this under
standing were he elected. The central
issue OF the contest lies between the main
tenance of the present fiscal system intact
and its modification IN the direction Of
free trade. And on that broad question
Mr. Cleveland's candidaturc naturally and
necessarily carries English sympathy.
London Standard.
TO American ears the whole message
must be redOlent of CObdenism in slight
~ modified form more particularly the
enunciation Of the principle that the eXac-
tion Of more revenue than is really re-
qured for the public service "is an inde-
fensiblo e1torton and a oulpable BETRAYAL
of American fairness and justice" This
remarkable utterance will be certain to
exercise an absolutely paramount hln-
ence on the next Presidential election
Party names and party ties are thrown
=. "A. orr ffIf alfI Is a
tho contest will lie between protection
and free trade.
London Saturday Review.
President Cleveland has devoted him
self entirely to the tariff II IS impossible
TO recast this without touching directly
the pockets Of every citizen OF the United
States and indirectly influencing the COM
mercial interests of the world. The Pres
Ident is careful to state that he frankly
declares his Indifference TO the charge of
favorlng free trade. His policy, he says,
may be called by that or another name,
but it is the policy no recommends to Con
gress. and which. he does not affect to
deny, must alter the terms on which for
olgnera have access to the American mark
ct, and on which Americans compete with
foreigners abroad.
rLondcn Daily Ncws.l
The President feels compelled to char
acterize the attempt 10 brand him as
free trader ~ deception, but for all that
the electoral conflict now in progress is
conflict between free trade and protection,
and nothing less.
London Times.
As vas to be expected, the protectionists
have taken the alarm, and, as our cores
pondent at Philadelphia informs us, they
are organizing for a determined resistance.
They are no doubt right in believing that,
whatever may be said Of preserving the
essence of the protective system and of
ignoring free trade, the tariff can not be
reduced to the strict proportions of rev
enue corresponding to the limited and
diminishing necessities Of the Federal
Government without admitting a great
food of foreign competition.
London Standard
Mr. Cleveland demands in effect that
there shall be tariff for revenue purposes
only. No tinkering with the tariff will
suffice no adjustment of duties will do
Tho only reform that common sense can
accept IL one Nhicu uHdHcOttuI9 ou"oti
tutes the principle of unlmpeded imports
for that Of tariff regulations.
lLondon Saturday Review.
II may be taken for granted that the
President has not acted without previous
ly consulting the leaders Of the Democrat
&c party and securing their approval lie
ana t6ey have taken up again tho old
free trade policy Of the South Carolina
politicians, unconnected with what in the
iargon of American politics was called the
sectional question.
London Post.
We shall be much mistaken if the effect
of this state communication will not be to
strengthen considerably the case Of free
traders in all parts of the world. 1t will