Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-17

ustrated in p. A, when referring to the
dget of 1871, when Parliament began
recognize the principles of free trade,
says:
''The budget caused a great sensation
roughout the country. 1t was the first
icial recognition of the principle that
ivate interests should give way to the
bile good. The Canadian timber mer-
ants, the West Indian sugar-planters,
F English land-holders, were wild with
hignation at this invasion of their mo-
Their outcries, denunciations
ID protests were the exact types of
bse reproduced by the protectionists of
Z present day all the world over. The
%ferests inierfered WITH they said,
|ere of considerable Importance. They
re very prosperous; why could not
bple leave them alone? why should a
reel of restless, in%novating busybodies
ling themselves scientific inquirers,
ne and disturb them? England was
ng very well on the whole and why
rry things as they were by a morbid
aining after things as they should be,
make the present uncomfortable in
doubtful hope of making the future
,py? Besides, England must indubit-
y go to the dogs if the people spent
ir money on the produce of foreign
or instead of spending it on Canadian
Der or West Indian sugar, or English
n. What if the English people did
dearer! The extra money went to
bport colonial and native industry. Be
IS, it was give and take. If the tim
sugar and landed interests were-pre-
ted, so were all the rest; so were Tom
hardwareman, Dick the shipowner,
even Harry the cotton manufacturer.
Zach did take something from all the
|, it was made up by all the rest TAX
something from each. As to the
rkingman, high prices were a blessing
lin, as they procured for him higher
hev wages. Wages, when the quar-
b loaf was at eighteenpence must of
rse be higher than when it was at
pence etc, ETC."
Fortunately for England these reason
made no impression whatever on the
ht mass of the British public; and,
Ped, it is not improbable that their
parent sophistry fastened the con-
ion of some of the leading states
J."
age AZ, 1911, after the defeat in Par
bent we read:
crowded and enthusiastic meetings
e held at Manchester, Liverpool, and
Y other places, at which the deputies
|ched for the purpose by the league.
thy headed by the indefatigable Rich
Golden, overcame all resistance and
Fcised supreme influence"
lge 40 the following most just tribute
hrs to Richard Golden, the liberal
er and great apostle of free trade,
ugh whose efforts far more than to
one man England is indebted today
hat system, and the world for her
tration of its working.
as it Mr.. Golden that Mr.. Stewart
rred to as a doctrinaire or book worm,
knew nothing of practical affairs, or
it John Bright, Cobden's great ally
be fight, or Sir Richard Peel, one of
greatest and best of English minis
through whose permission n nigh,
bst say, or conversion, the great
sure was finally passed.
Richard Peel gave up power when
assed this measure, for every monop'
in England was against it as every
opolist in America is today. And
hristocracy of England was against
nd did not forgive the man, II OF
number, through whose great hell
came law:
he debate was rendered memorable by
eing the first in which Richard Cob
the new member for Stockport, tool
This man-the son of Il SUSSEX
lan-a Clitheroe calico-printer Wht
ed in business on a borrowed capita
$500, and whose only instrument
ughout his political career were pam
is and speeches, has earned imperish
renown and made his name an objec
fectionate reverence, not only anon,
ishmen but all the world over, b,
nasterly advocacy of the principle
Free trade, peace and goodwill
ng nations Great as were his abb
he had a distrust of them approach
TO humility; but such was his intens
estness that, in the presence of a dut
performed, his nervous timidit
she'd. One of the most gentle an
pathetic of men, it was very distastt
o him to use harsh or bitter words
yet. when the necessity arose, h
ID his nature and his denunciation
rong or injustice were vehement an
ering."
# eloquence in the rhetorical sens,
ad none; but he had complete ma
over the facts and arguments col
ed with his subject-his languae