The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-23
BRITISH ALLIES OFDEMoCRAcT.

; BRITISH ALLIES OF DEMOCRACY.
: Appleton wis Post.
The British press, which takes
, little interest in American affair,
except when British interests are al
! stake. advocates the reelection OF
Grover Cleveland as President OF
the United States. Great Britain
} has always taken a sort OF mother
in-law interest in America, and il is
not surprising that she should want
to have a British policy in the
United States. as she has reason to
believe that she will have with
Cleveland and his free-trade
advisers in power. The London
Times favors Clevelaudis reelection
because he Is the free-tIade champ
ion Of America: the London Tele-
graph wants him to continue as
I President because the Democrats
are free traders, and the cause Of free
] imports is more or less connected
with the success OF the Democratic
party; the London Daily News
admits that England's Liberals can
/ hardly be expected TO sympathize
with convention programme
which clings to protection; the
birmingham Post admits that Eng
land is directly concerned in the
result OF the contest" the Manehes-
ter Guardian, which il one of the
most ardent advocates OF free trade
for America, eommends Mr.. Cleve-
lands decided yet cautious action
with regard to tariff reform" and
condemns the plain spoken declara-
tiOns OF the Republicans on the
question; the Manchester Examiner
is grieved to see a great party adopt
ing the exploded, doctrine OF pro-
lection; the New Castle Chronicle
cOmmends Cleveland because he
possesses judgment, tact, and firm
ness, and has never sought to secure I
popularity by a spread-eagle foreign |
policy the Liverpool Post obiects to I
Harrison because he lives in Illinois /
and has only a local reputation; the 1
the Glasgow Herald finds no salts /
faction in looking toward Republic /
can success because with President i
Cleveland "Great Britain knows
where she is; - the Scotsman prefers
Mr.. Cleveland's free-trade views.
even though not free enough for
England, TO the protection platform
Of Republicans; the Scottish Leader
believes that Cleveland will be re-
elected because il finds no enthu-
siasm for protection to American
Industries In America.
The only papers i'm Great Britain
to commend the Republican nomi-
nation are those i'm Ireland, who
with America as Amer
lea sympathiZes with Ireland in her
3 ruggles with the English aristOera-
~. The Dublin Freeman's Journal
Is the Parnellite organ, and It says:
Next to Mr.. Blaine, Harrison is
The man whom the party could most
safely chose as the champion of
Republican Ideas. His personal
record is spOtless, his family ira
iitiOns appeal to the sympsthies of
III Americans. Although Irishmen !
It home have no business to meddle
n American politics, they can not
,e Indifferent TO the course Of events {
n the great republic which shelters /,
Millions OF her eXiled Irishmen.
As between the Democratic and }
republican candidates they have no :
hoice. They see in Grover Cleve-
and sagaciOus ruler, but, Judged I
y his family traditions and his !
'ersOnal record Benjamin Harrison
ppears to be a man under whose 4
uidance the republic could suffer :
10 harm.
There is no need for comment {
pom these quotations. They speak .
Or themselves, and clearly illustrate =
hat President Cleveland Is popular !
D England because he favors an !,
.nglish policy for America. J.