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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
TURN 1T AROUND.

To appreciate the British Minister'S letter,
turn it around. Suppose that he had written
earnestly advising naturalized Englishman
that the Republican party, though protesting to
defend American rights, was in truth disposed
to surrender the rights Of this country in accord
with British wishes. Would not everybody
see at once that the British Minister had not
chosen to tell the truth? Had such letter
been written. it would not have affected the
confidence of a single voter in the Republican
party. But the conduct of the Democratic Ad-
ministration has been in perfect accord with
the disloyal duplicty which the British Min
lister attributes to it, His close relations with
the heads of the Democratic Administration
have made it certain that he knows whether the
Administration can be depended upon to favor
British interests. Concerning President Cleve-
land and Secretary Bayard, the British Min
lister is able to speak with absolute knowledge,
and what he dscloses is entirely confirmed by
the conduct of the Administration in all its
dealings with Great Britain and Canada.
This explains the deep interest which his
extraordinary letter excites. From Maine to
California men are considering it with serious
attention, because it lets out truth of vital
importance to American citizens. Voters differ
widely in their estimates of the Importance Of
the fisheries question, but there are very few
American voters indeed who do not wish to
have American rights and interests sturdily
and faithfully defended. When they find the
British Minister using his influence to sway
voters of English nativity in favor of a Pres-
10 Gov oil otl
rallied Englishmen themselves are forced to
ask whether distinctvely British policy is the
wisest and best for their adopted country.
For the whole country also understands that
the economic policy of the Administration is
the key of its foreign policy. The President
favors movement toward free trade That
accords so perfectly with English interests, and
is so vitally important to England, that all the
influence a British Minister can possibly exert
in this country he feels bound to exert in favor
of the Presidents reelection. In order to
force American citizens into surrender of the
tariff on Canadian fish, this Administration has
for years played into the hands Of the British
Minister, so that he is able to know absolutely
that its pretended readiness for retaliation is
nothing but political trick, intended to hood
wink voters until after the election. In pri-
vate letter to naturalzed EHglishman he dis
closes his certainty on this point, and the pub
LEGATION of the letter casts food of light upon
the tariff policy Of the President, as upon his
foreign policy. In both he suits England per-
fectIy. The voters who appreciate that fact
instantly ask themselves whether tariff which
suits England is the right tariff for American
workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

oisocr' the glass workers Of NIAGARA.
the hop-raisers OF the Mohawk Valley. ,bs
lumbermen OF Franklin, the boatmen Of Eric N,
factory operatives Of Cohoes and Amsterdam a.
say those who depend for their livelihood unon ~.
paper mills OF Warren, the worstcd mills of Cban-
auqua' the carriage and shoe manufacture. =,
orange the salt works OF Onondaga; so cav ,bo,.
that raise wool from one end OF the sta,e 70 -.
otner; SO say farmers and manufacturer, and me-
chants and workngmen
These boiling Democrats say what N. ra,.,,
burg brush makers say. that thew cannot $50
belong to frce-trade party. Irs bus,os..s ~
."em an AS ieVeiheaded men, they can have NO
dealings with political organization u,hos. ~
. U.s. ~ouia De blow alike at capital and labo,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

system. which dscriminates in favor oi 'ne
home producer and laborer, Mr.. hooher
promptly answered for his party: No; 'here
was no one and you won't hear any Democrat
utter one.n The Presidents friends in the
House were in full retreat from the stronghold
of protection, and marching rapidly toward the
open field Of free-trade competition.
Outspoken as the Massachusetts Representa-
tive is when he enters the canvass in this state
he is not more candid than his colleagues were
in the House. Mr. Montgomery, of Kentucky
predicted that il the Mills bill were not allowed
to become law the people would rise in
majesty and strength of desperation and sweep
from the statute books" the entire tariff sys-
tenn. Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, used equally
threatening language. " l tell you, gentlemen
he said, off this bill be rejected now, within
less than twelve months you will be willing to
give millions of dollars to get as moderate a
reduction of taxation as we now propose" In
his Judgment, the next Congress, encouraged
by popular support at the elections, will make
the most sweeping and radical changes in the
tariff.
The business community may as well take
Mr. Russell at his word when he forecasts fresh
legislation in the interest of free trade as the
inevitable result Of President Clevelands re-
alecton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

for when the revenue begins to decrease tne
process is usually cumulative, and each quarter
the loss is apt to be larger than in the pre-
oeding quarter. A period Of shrinkage in the
revenue has set in, and until the tide turns the
shrinkage is likely to increase with each quar-
ter But no further shrinkage, beyond tna'
already indicated, can be met without corre-
sponding increase in deficit which, on the
basis of appropriations already approved, II
likely TO be three or four millions In TINS
estimate. of course, the sinking fund purchases
Of bonds are included with expenditures, and
this is necessary because Secretary Fairchild
has already made purchases to cover the en-
fire sum applicable to the sinking fund for
the year.
The KEY of the matter of course is that q
Democratic House has passed and Democratic
President approved appropriation bliis exceed
ing those for the previous year by more than
S56. 600 900. With expenditures thus swelled,
President Clevelands enormous surplus, which
he represented as threatening the most dread
full calamities, has entirely disappeared Should
concentrations be continued at the same rate
in future years, with the shrinkage in revenue
which appears 10 NC lOICSuduONSu W AN>N'''
returns, the deficit would be large. But
! Republican Administration and Congress would
assuredly cut down expenditures. The appro-
priations made for the last full year of Presi-
dent Arthurs Administration were So 5000
S21 and for the year including the last Presi-
Dental election S26O,76o,7S9, but for the cur
rent year, exclusive of the permanent appro-
priations, S3O5, 886,113 has been voted and
by the President approved.
Thus it comes to light that Republican Ad-
ministration and Congress would be able to
reduce the revenue, but there is every reason
to expect that Democratic Administration,
backed by Democratic House, would leave no
surplus in the Treasury, so that reduction
of revenue would involve deficit. Truly, it
is difficult to conceive of more ridiculous out
come. after the Presidents great cutlery about
the terrible surplus and the absolute necessity
of tariff reduction, in view of Z" the condition
which confronts u.s."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
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Events rs. TRICKS.

Last cards are usually lost cards. When
false statement is thrust into a campaign at
late hour, men whose votes are governed by
conviction rarely consent to be cheated. They
Justly reason that the story told only when it
is too late to be thoroughly Investigated is Ger
tain to be false SO the rumor that the Demo
Gratis are about to explode some last card lie
this year, like the Morey forgery of 1880,
though intrinsically probable enough need not
cause much alarm Very rarely indeed have
so many voters deliberately made up their
minds to vote for or against definite National
policies Of the deepest Importance. No man
who has such settled conviction will be shaken
by any story about q candidate which comes
too late to be extensively Investigated.
The letter of the British Minister, like the
Burchard incident of 1884, is Of different
character; it is an event, and not story 1t
becomes important only because Of the light
which it casts, in the opinion of many voters,
upon the real attitude and purpose of parties.
Many thousand voters see in this letter confirm
ing evidence that the policy and purpose Of the
Administration are in perfect accord with the
wishes Of the British Government and the gov
erning class in England The wishes of that
class are perfectly well known to be adverse to
American interests in respect to the protection
Of American industries and the defence of
American rights against Canadian aggression.
There is good reason for any American citizen
to regard his own Administration and party
with dstrust when he finds it especially favored
and secretly aided by the rivals and foes of
American industry.
Events do count, even in the closing hours
Of a campaign, and with reason, when they are
thought to afford evidence upon vital point
in dispute If Mr. Brice could contrive to get
General Harrison to do some act or utter some
sentence hostile to American and in perfect ac-
cord with foreign interests, he would be eX-
ceedingly glad. But the Republican candidate,
though speaking without preparation over one
hundred times during the campaign, to audi
ences Of every description and shade Of opinion
has not vet uttered single word which his adj
yersaries find it of any advantage to them to
repeat. His record is impregnable, because he
is an honest, patriotic and clear-headed man.
who longs and labors for the prosperity OF his
country, and knows that its prosperity depends
mon the protection and wel-being of its work
ing people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
TOO MUCH FREE TRADE.


Miners in the Berks County iron region are
receiving very low wages. They were ge''lhg
50 per day or more twelve years ago, and now
some Of them do not get more than 81 per day,
and they think protection does not protect
them. Democrats tell them to vote for the re-
election of Mr.. Cleveland and for tariff reform,
and boast that many of them will.
So some Ohio wool-growers voted for Demo-
cratic candidates in 1888 because that party
promised to raise the duties on wool. At the
next session Of Congress four-fifths of the
Democratic members refused to raise the duties
as they had promised, and now Democratic
Congressmen vote almost without exception
to take off the duties altogether. The WOOL
growers of Ohio have learned their lesson and
no Democrat now hopes to carry that state
again in National election.
The iron miners have few facts to remem-
Der. Twelve years ago only II 900 tons OF
iron ore were imported, and the average cost
in foreign ports was SO % per ton. The duty
then only 20 per cent, was practically ehecllve'
But in time other foreign mines began to send
hither products Of convict labor in Spain, and
Of slave labor in Cuba. and in 1888 the Re
publicans raised the duty on ore to I cents
per ton. Yet that was not enough; twice that
duty was asked by thousands of miners, but
they were defeated by Democrats in Congress.
Camoring for " free raw materials" just as
they do now Democratic congressman insisted
that even the 75-cent duty was too high.
So nothing better could then be done, for the
people had not elected sufficiently strong Re-
publican majority.
Last year there were imported i, LBS, 569
tons of iron ore, and the average cost abroad
was only 81 951 But much of the ore from
Cuba and Spain cost even less than that. II
comes into Philadelphia mainly, and goes into
consumption in the very region formerly sup
piled with ore from mines in Eastern Penn
sylyania and New-Jersey Many thousand
miners have been driven out of employment
entirely by the closing Of mines. Other mines
which can produce at all do so only by paying
very low wages The miners are told to vote
for the free trade party, and yet the cause of
their trouble is that they have too much free
trade already. They are close to the very sea-
port through which ore mined by convicts and
slaves comes into the country in great guam
titles and they are not adequately protected
only because the Democratic party in Congress
insisted upon free raw materials, exactly as
President Cleveland did in his last message.
If the Pennsylvania miners are foolish enough
to vote for the free-trade party they will soon
learn their mistake, as the wool-growers OF
Ohio did. This very year the Democratic Com
mttee first proposed to put iron ore on the
free list, but changed its bill because Demo
Gratis protested that the change would lose Nir-
ginia and other Southern States. When the
Democratic party is strong enough to face the
loss of one or two States, the duty on ore will
be repealed if it has the power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

per cent; take off forty-nine millions OF those
duties, and any schoolboy can see that the re-
naming one hundred and sixty-three millions
Is less than 81 per cent of the four hundred and
eighty millions. That is not reduction Of 5
per cent, or one-twentieth, but reduction OF
nearly one quarter. The man who repeats the
FIVE per-cent falsehood not only proves him
self dishonest, but insults the intelligence oil
every nearer.
"But 80 per cent is not free trade" the
Democrats will reply Neither was an anti
slavery party committed to abolition But
every Democrat called the Republicans Aboh-
tionists. all the same because he believed that
the Republicans would go forward to abolish
slavery lust as fast and as far as they could
With that belief Democrats were neither DIS
honest nor unfair in saying that, by limiting
the extension of slavery, Republicans meant 70
destroy the entire system. Precisely so inc
Democratic Free Trader who attempts TINS
wear to bore such hole in the good ship Pro
lection that it must sink, is rightly held re-
sponsible for his intention to sink that snip.
He is a Free Trader in belief, in methods, ana
lust as much of Free Trader in act as he can
he and dareS to be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
BRICKS WITHOUT ST11w

"nao wagc-earners must keep in mind vh..
ashea enis week to determine by their vote,
'"e INDUSTRIAL destiny Of the country. "a tbs,,
own iaoor' What Is 10 that in the main I. n,o
'ec'ed Dy the tarif which the free trade D.moo-
tacy Is now pledged to overturn2 Their ow,
iaoor' ht every stage OF production. from .h.
mine 10 the warehouse, it is American laho, ,b.s
derives the largest benefit from the protoc,,v.
system
lake DrlcRs as an object lesson 10 i,p..
'raoe now value can be impaired 20 almoss
Valueiess materials by labor. The clay I'm thu
pe when properly worked and nanufactu,sd
INTO bricks is converted by various proces,, =,
labor into merchandise that is Gold a, Oh. 49,.
OF $40 thousand With the present RAT. a,
duy 20 per cent this labor is protected n Oh.
extent OF 81 thousand The freight charges
from the brickyards fifty miles I'D the Hudson
are perhaps 81 so per thousand: so that trans
porlaton TO great business centre like New
YORK nearly Offset the tariff rate of protection
Now the Mills bill removes the duty and onen.
Ihe market to competition from England and
canada; and the ocean steamers which are car
rylng tens Of thousands of bags OF potatoes a,
ballast and paying duty on them. could easlv
substitute duty-free bricks for them. This wonld
leave the brickyards at q positive disadvan,ao.
in getting merchandise to market Labor n
these yards would have to compete outright with
English labor, and pay heavy premium an
transportation
There arc conditions as well as theories
confronting every man who earns his lveli-
hood by toll intelligence and skill Tho ,a,ir
system which the Democratic party asks him
TO antagonize and overthrow is his fortress and
defence against underpaid labor in older countries,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05

REPRESENTA- TIVE RUSSELLS CANDOR
When that enthusiastic Free Trader, Repre-
sentative Russell, of Massachusetts, speaks of
the Mills bill as poor and inadequate meas
ure, for which he was almost ashamed TO vote,
he warns the business classes Of what is in
store for them if the Democracy triumphs to-
morrow General Harrison has wisely said
that the direction is Of more importance than
the length Of the step taken by the majority OF
the House. Representative Russell complains
that the step was too short and feeble and at
the same time indicates the direction in which
the party is moving. 81 Sayio you," he eX-
claimed, in his imprisoned speech at Al
bany, "let us take more steps and get as
near free trade as our fathers were" Let
the Democracy carry the elections, and Repre-
stitute for the Mills bill larger and more
radical measure Of free trade.
If this were the only warning, conservative
business men might allow it to pass UNDECIDED
as one Of the vagares of Democratic stump
oratory. But Representative Russell only blurts
out truth which is recorded in the pages Of
"The Congressional Recordn in unmistakable
terms. Mr.. Mills, in introducing his bill, de-
clared: eve should lay taxes to obtain reve-
nue., but not restrict importations." That
points to the goal which the Democracy aims
to reach--a tariff for revenue, without regard
for protection AS the debate proceeded one
Democrat after another disclaimed belief in
protection for projections sake. Mr.. Rayner
exclaimed: "A tariff for anything else than
revenue is outside the traditions and principles
Of our party and at war with it's pledges and
history" When a Republican debatcr asked
if any advocate Of the Mills bill had uttered
one sentence in favor of the American tariff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
The MILLS BILL md THE BRUSH
M4EFRS

One Of the most important industries OF Rens-
selaer County is brush-malxing There arc twenty
six factories devoted TO il in Lansingburg-in
fact, n large proportion OF the people of that place
DEPEND upon it for their daily bread. The effect
Of the passage of the Mills bill would be to blight
this industry, and in so doing to reduce many
family to want. The bill lowers the duty on
brushes 80 per cent from the existing rate, in pal
pable disregard of the fact that five years ago a
reduction of % per cent was made which worked
disastrousy to the industry.
So impressed are the brush manufacturers Of
Lansingburg with the injustice which the bill
does to them and their employees that the proprie-
tors of twentyfou out of the twenty-siX factories
have signed q statement embodying and amplify-
inc the facts above referred TO- The statement.
which is cool ond impassonate, concludes as fol-
lows:
We see no other line OF action to recommend than
to oppose with might and main the reeecton for Pres
dent OF the present incumbent, who. although from
New Yor,, state heads tho hostile forces operating
against our Industry under the pretext OF reducing
the surnlus I'm the United States Treasury, when IL
f. evident that II would mako directly TO that end,
and greatly benefit the country too, by advancing In
stood ~ reducing the tariff rate upon foreign brushes
so as 10 adequately protect home industry In this
branch OF manufactures, and thus retain our nome
market for our people instead Oh surrehuer'hs " 10
foreigners.
The frce-trauc poi'S Win" AiVHi"ViV SiN'''"""
champions in this campaign has only TO be put in
practice to ruin cripple many an industry OF
this State besides brush-maIing. Why arc Demo
Gratis bv the thousands in all sections Of NcwYorlS
DESERVING their partyp They are doing so because
they have come TO realize what these Lansngburg
brush-malxers reallze-that vote for Cleveland is
n vote against their own material welfare. It's
business with me-" said one of these come-outcrs.
He left the Democratic party because he was
warned by his pocketbooS that he could not afford
to remain in party committed TO free trade. So
say the ironworkers OF Rensselaer,, Essex and Clin-
ton, the starch-workers Of Oswego and Queens,
the glovemakers OF Fulton, the cement makers OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
TILE OUTLOOK IN BROOKLiN.

The Republicans of Brooklyn have fine OPP
portunity this year to reduce the Democratic
plurality in that city. There are not n few
evidences that the growth of the city. which
has been so rapid in the last few years, has
tended to the enlargement of the Republican
party. This assertion is fully justified by
the results Of the registration Of voters
The increase in the new wards Gas they are
called, which may fairly be depended on to
give plurality for the Republican ticket, is
marked and gratifying. Estimates based upon
the figures of registration, however are not to
be accepted implicitly. On such estimates each
party is claiming an advantage over the other.
But it cannot be denied by any fair minded OBJ
server that the Republicans have decided adj
vantage in the character of their local ticket
Their candidates are men of tried integrity and
Of irreproachabe character The Democratic
party is heavily handicapped by having such a
man as Alderman Kane as its leading candidate,
and Kane is a person who has aroused so much
antagonism in his own party that he IS likely
10 be knitted extensively. OF the Democratic
ticket as whole it is sufficient to say that it is
no Improvement on those which Boss" Nc
Laugnlln Is III inc HdDlV VI OiuOA'"o VI Va III
lowing TO be nominated. 1t is time for the
people of Brooklyn to throw off this yoke of
oppression and declare their independence of
boss and ring rule
The character of the local Republican can
didates is such as materially to strengthen the
chances of the National and State tickets in
Kings County. Cleveland's plurality in the
county in 1884 was 1913. The next year it
was cut down in the case Of Hill to 9,419 8.
TiIden carried the county in 1876 by 1890,
and Hancock in 1880 by 9,311. The Demo-
cratic leaders are Boosting this year that they
will get 10000. Assuredly they will not if
the Republican voters do their duty. 1t IS
evident that the Republicans have registered
in large numbers. Let every man entitled to
vote make sure that his ballot is deposited to-
morrow The campaign in Brooklyn has been
vigorous and well managed. The number and
character of the meetings and parades show an
extraordinary degree of interest in the political
contest, and there is no falling-oH in the
earnest feeling aroused as the canvass draws to
close. The party is united, harmonious
deeplv in earnest If the full Republican vote
is cast, there is little doubt that the plurality
for Cleveland and Thurman in Kings County
will be brought within TO- 600.