The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-06
British INTEREST IN AMERI
CA POLITICS.

CA N POLITICS.
The most significant feature of the
present attempt TO break down the
policy OF protection to home industries
S the extraordinary interest manifested
oy English press and people Ill the result
Of our pending election. every voter O..
Intelligence must know that TINS unusual
solcitude is not wholly the result o.
British philanthropy. They feel that
chere's millions i'll it, else our cousins
lcross the water would be likely to keel
1t home both the money and solicitudt
which they now stand credited will
expanding in this country.
One of England's greatest generals IL
quoted as advising to find out wha:
the enemy most desires you should do,
and do the opposite" This advice is
>luite as sound i'll it's application to /;
contest for commercial supremacy as t,
strategy ON the battlefield. Just now
england is experiencing serious busines;
depression, especially in her agricult ura.
ind manufacturing industries, and tn,
.blest among her statesmen are puzzlins
over the problem of relief. The pros
,'elity of the United States, the dispos.-
zion and ability of our people to spen,
money freely for the comforts, and luxur
4 nF Ia l.,
country as the 'rost tempting field tol
The desired cxtention OF British trade.
1T the same time it is recognized tina,
,hc only road to control OF American
.rade now supplied by American manu-
l,ctuers leads over the ruins of our pro
-ective tariff system. Hence the aid an,
comfort to the party now seeking it,
overthrow.
In this connection a glance at the con
utlon OF public sentiment i'll Englant
nay prove interesting and instructive.
.-Consui Shaw, in recent report from
manchester, says: There is, of course
/ deep anxiety manifested in this country
rnyland,) for the early adoption OF d
.ower tariff in the United States, and the
oiivitude show i'll this respect proves
low general is the belief here thai En-
,Esll manufacturing would be able t,
lose many of our mills il, this course IL
adopted on our part"
The late official report Of the Cobdel
hub said: "in the United States Presl
lent Clevcl-nd's message carries with i,
ne promise OF such measures OF tarii
Storm asMay, Ill the course OF ten years
lake soale,.lin. like revolution in i'll
.ernational trade. The direct results O.
'pening the market OF such country
would be enormous"
From the London People: eff Nj
-ieveland should be reelected the Unitet
;taccS tariff will be modined very ma,
cliall in the direction Of Free Trade, /:
esult which Cannot, of cour. e, fail =: b,
e!il;ciai to the trade of other countries,
Id especially OF Our own
From the London Economist: "Ol
he Adoption of free trade by the Unite,
o,ates depends the greater share Of En-.
ii ii prosperity for a good many Yeas
. come.
From tie London Sunday Times:
The American election is infinitely more
Important to Englishmcn than thei,
)wn intern al politics just at this juno
Lire. The mann question at issue is
english free trade against the continent
/ system of protection.'
From the London Globe: Gas a ruiz
he Presidential contest has very little
IL crest for the old world; on the pres
tnt occasion. however, an issue is in
solved which very closely concerns Eu-
.'Ope, more particularly Great Britain.
The central issue of the contest lies be-
tween the maintenance OF the present
usc-ll system intact and its modification
III tie direction of free trade, aud OH that
broad question MIR. Cleveland's caudiua-
tire naturally ahd necessarily carries
English sympathy"
From the Sheffield independent: " H.
Mills bills viewed by all parties alike as
The first decisive ana .e-ta;n step in the
direction Of free trade. The success OF
the democrats at the presidential cleo
tiou would necossitate their bringing in
another tariff reform measure upon far
more advanced lines, in the direction o!
the abollllon or reduction of duties than
Mr.. Mills present bill, and thus acceler-
ate the ultimate success of free trade in
the States"
LITERARY NOTE FROM THE CENTURY
Co.-Mr. George KEENAN, will contribute
TO the September Century an article OH
Exile BY Administrative Process" in