The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-23
Mistaken Travellers.

The prominent republicans who are every
day or two returning from Europe insist
that the English people want Mr.. Cleve-
land reelected because they think his tariff
policy will be beneficial to them. They are
50 unanimous in making this statement that
the suspicion that they want to prejudice
the anti-British feeling which exists in this
country against Mr. Cleveland can hardly
be avoided.
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago,
reached New York from England on Sun
day He refused to be interviewed, but he
said that he returned home stronger pro-
tectionist than ever. He said among other
things, however, that the denomination of
Mr.. Cleveland ''was received all over Eng
land with great hurrah, because the En-
lish are pretty much all free trade demo-
Gratis
As matter of fact, the English do not
gee anything in the tariff policy of Mr..
Cleveland which promises TO be of ad-
vantage to their manufacturers. The Biz
minghsm Post takes the ground that the
reduction of the tariff, as proposed in the
Mills bill, would prove disadvautageous to
England. 1t says: English traders will
learn with a good deal of amusement that
in the presidential election campaign in
America the great cry which the repub-
leans are using against Mr.. Cleveland is
that ne is deliberately betraying the in
terests Of American trade for the benefit of
English manufacturers. 1t is scarcely nee
essary to say that from an English point of
view the Mills tariff bill by no means bears
that aspect. On the whole, its operation
will probably be distinctly to our disad-
vantage. Only in few trivial instances
the bill reduces the tariff on articles inn
ported from England. The main object of
the measure is, by tightening and in some
Instances removing the duties on raw ma
terial, TO lessen the cost of the production
of American manufactures, and, of course,
every stop in that direction will make the
United States more dangerous competitor
OF England in all neutral mar kets."
The republican organs and republica
politicians, however, will continue to insist
that the Mills bill is just the sort of tar if
legislation that makes the English happy.
The newspaper from which the above ex-
tract is taken is published in one of the
greatest manufacturing centers of England
and it ought to be well informed respecting
the effect of the Mills bill upon English
manufacturing interests
The Manchester Gitdrdidn is published
in another great English manufacturing
center. What does it have to say about
the Mills bill Well, for one thing, it re-
CARDS as idiotic the assertion that the
English are overioyed at the prospects of
Mr.. Cleveland's reelection. "Englishmen,"
it says, "have not the slightest interest in
the tariff reform movement in America,
while many far-seeiug persons among us re-
gard the adoption of anything like free trade
in the United States as likely to make the
latter much keener competitors with us in
neutral markets than they are now. Such
men do not look upon President Cleve!and's
policy with satisfaction. Having regard to
their own interests alone, they would much
rather SEQ the preselt system of high pro-
lection maintained"
These extracts do not indicate that Eng
land is anxious to have MIR. Cleveland
reelected on account of his tariff reform
policy. They do not show even that Eag-
land desires the overthrow of the protection
system. Have not Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Lincoln made a mistake about the condition
Of public sentiment in Europe relative to
our tariff agitationi