Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
MEANS FREE TRADE.
Comments of English Frce-Trade Journals
on President Cieyeiznd's Famous Mes
sage.

| sage.
| Democratic journals are indignantly de-
| nyins that either the party platform or the
| Presidents message. upon which II Il
| founded. means free trade They accuse
| Republicans of misrepresenting the facts, OF
\ falsely stating the issue when they declare
| that Democracy now means free trade and
/ Repubiicanisn Iaea2s protection. In a re-
! cent speech delivered al Kokolro Ind,
/ Hon. John NJ. Butler. OF that State. read the
/ following extracts from English journals:
/ The English allies of the Democratic
PARTY prove that it is free trade party.
Listen for momsa, TO what English free
traders and English journals say abou:
/ President Cleveland ; message Of December
/ G, 1897
! From a member of Parliament" by ca
I BILE % the free trade New YORK Hsraid. To
1 convert the United States IS indeed a tri-
/ umph. The Golden Club VIII henceforth sc;
/ up special shrine Tor the worship Of Presi-
/ dent Cleveland, and send HIM al is publica-
! tons gratis Golden founded free trade;
/ Cleveland saved it. Such Is ;he burden Of
the Song all through England to-day.
/ Glasgow Herald President Cleveland may
/ say 10 others, therefore. and think wha; he
/ chooses, but he has precip5tatci the inevIta-
/ be struggle between frs trade and pro
! lection IN the United States, and that is
( tantGnount 10 saying Shst &c 5 OF The side
/ Of free trade.
| London iron and Stss, TT1Gss Jo,lrT1l, The
! facts SCI forth IL tie Presidents message,
| though by no means new. are now brought
/ so prominently under the notice Of the
| American Congress an0 or American citl-
zens tll.-, violent stimulus must bc gwen
/ 70 the party which advocates c4tiru freedom
| % trade.
London Saturday Rertsse, Ii mas be taken
/! for granted that the President has Ict acted
| without previously consulting tne leaders
/ of the Democratic party and securing iheir
/ approval. tic and they have taken up again
i the old free trade policy Of the South Caro-
| Ina politicians, uncounected with what, n
/ the jargon OF American politics. was CALEB
! d sectional Quest On.
Spectator. = 'e~ss and telling message
has struck nioN ~ American protection
/ such as coula never have been struck by
| any fair trade league, such. indeed, ss
would have been greatly weakened by tho
| operations of any far trad. league.
! he has fired a shot at the prctectionists
/ which VIII be all the more effective for his
refusal 70 discuss the thcoretc issue.
London Post. We must regard the re--
sage of the President OF the United States
as being distinct pronouncemcut IN favor
/ Of free trade We shall be much uistTTen
1 il the effect OF this stase communication viii
/ not be 10 strengthen considerably the case
| Of free traders IN al parts of thc world Il
win be regarded e step in the rigtt d.
| rcctIOn by ali who believe IA tie sounGuess
OF free trade principles.
London T6nes II Is calculated that 20
/ give effect 10 NJ Clcvciand's poicy duties
| 20 the amount II some sixteen million
pounds sterling a year, about twO-afths II
| the entire customs revenue, must tc sur
rendered This operation may not establish
free ira. ~ IN the strict sense % the term,
/ but it WI to a great extent make free
| trade. As was 20 Dc expected. q be prOtec-
, tionists have taiCcu the alarm, and - cur
| correspondent ~ Philadelphia informs us,
they are organizing FOR a determined re
sistance They are. no doubt right ~ BE-
heving that Whatever NAV be- sand oi pre-
! serving the essence OF the protective sys
! ,em and ignoring lrc trade the tariff can
not be reduced 20 ftc strict proportion OF
reveuue corresponding 20 the limited and
! diminishing necessities ~ the Federal Gov
eranent. without admitting a great flood Of
fore Ign competition.
London prag Vcsn The President does
not seem to perceive the cIcct ef MS own
arguments or even the meaning Of his own
words His stet1ia aat tia = = egssiion q.
free trade Is Irrelevant - astonishing and
. preposterous Mr. CICt riaui has pcrsuad-
ed himself to III 't. or iiA:s BE- convenient 10
saw that the principle ~ fostering native
industries bv duties on foreign imports caE
. be made compatible with tue principle -
/ regulating the burdens upon the pc0pi" by
the needs Of the public service. IL i pure
delusion. Protection, AIooit iudcfeusiD!c,
Is the height Of wisdom comparCd with pro-
pOsals which combine al the evils Of inter
I ference with all tine risks Of liberty His
real meaning Is that tA, scheme oy which
the artificial fabric OF domestic enterprise
/ has been buit up IN America IS funds
| mentally vicious he demands, he effect,
that there should DC q tarn for revenue
purposes only.
London Standard. When the inevitable
| consequences Of edhereuce - % p-tscc'iOnist
tariff are set forth b. q an .a &r ticve.
! lands position ~ The iaav .aEs iu which he
mas used, free trade becomes 81 once a lv'
ing issue. There is an end of the truce, q
the maAeshifts Of .hc l9.ov compromises
between the rival factions % keep the deli.
cate subject in the background Of the pat
! form.
Special London cable dispatch 10 the free
| trade Now York H-or q Of December 10: The
/ Englis, papers continue 20 devote much
| space to what they call MIR Cicyelands
! declaration IN favor % free trade. From
the average English comment the public
here bar been led 70 bc.isrs that free trade
IS as good as adopted IN tho United states.
Il IS considered hero ~ Lag and that fros
| trade with as On America - past what 10
! needed 10 revive dropping English indus-
tries The T4es t..s morning devotes q
column 20 ttc Amer -.a slt1a;icn, denounc-
I iur ~ Blame l1r as. ag on 70 wEat 10
! calls ta7 absurd 1ef..s Il protection
lDf>s journal Ounce 3 great ssnsa-
/ tIln ase U~cu created 3d.. President Cleys-
i.aa p s..e.,agc. ana IL .ts policy which -
r .c@trs De carried OCT. j, viii produce al
Z most - much effect 10 tass coantry a. IN
Auer-a The tar.G reform which the
Pr4s.5ea: recommends goes Is far, ~ least,
as tae abolition Or reduction q ne Duties GA
raw materials Should Congress giTe e
feet 70 this proposal. its immediate result
| would be al ercrnsous stll-gils % gilsa
/ industry.
LoEdon Pa Nal Cc-sts: Enylish FREQ
! traders would D. well advised = they nod
. Grated the ecs.acy d their .gbslA;ion over
President Clev.l4ud's message Every word
| which sbey say Il 10 favor sTlA b used as
I a powerful arzsr1ent 4gain.t lie zdoglloa
o. "a rccouracz.datssn-
Ibsse extracts sAog t8z' British Re-
| T-ocr@cT" - 10 g-]saorsor gTtea applied %
I TIC Democrats party of r. La4'o1 Ststss-
nov Ifsrf~ We Know.
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