New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-18
DrvOCRACY MEANS FREE TRADE.

~, ,,us,, sneecb in openlng the tariff debate as
printed I'm full In The Congressional hccoiu J,
he innrrssion produced by the Geographic reports.
r. ,s manly vigorous and most effective rec.traae
speech Astounding with telling points that 60 10 'ho
very heart of Protection. -(Henry George
Mr. George is q competent expert. IL he says
that Mr. Mills,s speech was an effective argument
for free trade there can be no doubt about IL.
lie is an enthusiastic Free Trader himself and can
rococnize n good free-trade speech when he sees
one. This is the true Henry George who has as
serted that the Presidents arguments IN the
message "if carried to their logical conclusions
vould condemn the whole protective system
and who has volunteered to stump the State lor
Cleveland this fall. The tariff Is the issue"
he has said and it will be the hottest campaign
since Lincoln l would like to have free trade
tomorrow morning"
The first prejudice to be overcome Is that so Srten
answered 1t Is verbal 1t relates 10 me pI, a
from the evil spirit and from metaphors ~ - uio
70 explain that freedom and trade In themselves
nne rbannions slavery and isolation. Free
traders have but one object-to De lla Oh 1ha ah
tbcr ther various products untrammelled by hostile
and prohlbitory tariffs. Free trade wonid remove remove
rnno , Inv customs dues 10 the Government All
aerie that If FREQ trade were universal i would con-
worth approxmating TO II, II we cannot rcach IL.
our trade IS only free as to exports on our 10
prices are raised.-(Alr Cox, Dem, New-HOrR IN
NLVIIth Congress.
Mr. Cox is one of the most candid and outspoken
free-traders on the Democratic side FOR years
he has advocated free trade without qualifying
his phrases or mncing his words. Ills recent
speech in the tariff debate was an appeal 1oF
free trade without disguise or reserve ana was
loudly cheered throughout by his Democratic
colleagues. They have accepted his platform, as
tI,atf ltpV
to do in the end.
Are not the thousands of servant girls who work
fonrtccn and fifteen hours day 10 be allowed 10
comnlnn when they see their small earnings hlelths
away under tho d per s Gms and Underwear and
evervhing else that they buy l-George ~ Anderson
Dem, Illinois, House debate
This is n GOOD example Of Democratic rant
obout taxes which nobody feels. Those same
sorvant-girls. instead of languishing under the
Amer cent tariff" are paid the highest wages
for domestic service and are enabled to pay
the rents for the old people in England and Ireland
and IA bring across the sea their sisters and
hrothers as immigrants. A good share Of the ex-
tortionate rents in Ireland has been paid in recent
wears from the earnings Of these servant-girls,
whom the Democratic Representative describes as
IMPOVERISHED by the burdens Of tariff taxation
follow my party upon this great issue, the issue
OF the hour; and have no right, SIR, to look to any
Industry in your district or In my
district or In the district OF any
other man I'm this country, when the great fundamental
question before the whole country Is whether or not
tho sysematized plan Of robbery aud plumber which
has been In existence long shall bo kept up against
the rights OF the whole American peopc.-Mr. Ray
ncr Dem, Maryland, In House tariff debate.
| Yet the Nation which has been robbed and
plundered" under a protective tariff has paid
| one-haf Of it's National debt Since the war and
has been pronounced By Mr.. Gladstone. one OF
the greatest frcc-tradc statesmen TO be the mos,
prosperous on the face of the globe. This pros
pcrty which is tie marvel Of modern civilization
goes for nothing in the estimation OF our Demo
cratic friends, the enemy. The tarll. in theil
sight, is systematized and lcgalized page and IN,
American people whose rights arc invaded" an(
whose savings are drained by iniQuitous taxa
tom are called upon TO revolt against the Who'll,
accursed SYSTEM