New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-23
DEMOCRACY MEANS FREE TRADE

| have said there Is no gentleman on TINS sue VI
the House who holds 10 the doctrine OF protection
Tor projections sake under the taxing power OF this
Government. II there Is such one | have yet 10
hear him speak on THIS quesuon-tNr' hooAer' DciI'
Mississippi, House debate
This explicit declaration from one Of the moso
influential and candid Southern members of the
House forestas all evasions on the part Of Democ-
racy in protection States. With the exception OF
Mr. Randall and the three Democrats who voted
against free WOOL the party is united in the House
in opposition TO protection. 1t repudiates the doc
trne of protection for projections sake and there
by commits itself to policy that inevitably leads
to free trade.
President Cleveland declines cautiously to dub
himself free trader; but ne cate up fe pss%
That is starll-naked truth, and English journals
have perceived no improperly in telling It, al
though warned by " The Pail Mall Gazette that
they must moderate the ecstacy Of their jublla-
ton over the Presidents message since every
word which they say in its favor will be used by
American protectonists as powerful argument
against the adoption of its recommendations"
II would he a glorious consummation Of this debate
could we only have gentlemen the other side ioin
n this Invocation 10 paper and 10 type and TO the
hearts OF honest men TO clear the way for British
Golden free-tradc-(Mr. Cox, Dem, NewYork House
debate.
Mr.. Coxs enthusiasm is infectious only on the
Democratic side The Republican minority In the
House is not exposed TO the free-trade contagion.
Mr. Cox's raptures, however, clear the way for
correct understanding Of the tendency OF Demo-
cratic legislation. 1t is in the direction OF Brt-
ish Golden free-trade.'
II IS many years since such important and sug.
gestve message has been sent 10 Congress- Al . no
policy Of President Cleveland IS adopted us eneo, ~
The trade OF the world cannot fail to 10 ininen'o'
-(The London Chronicle. -, ...
Yes; and England would have the lions snare
of the prey and that is why every journal In tne
United Kingdom, outside of Ireland, eulopzes the
President as the greatest of American statesmen
and reformers, and sneers at General Harrison as
an obscure and mediocre politician. They al
know what Democratic success in November Will
mean.
Except in a humanitarian sense It can be Mater
OF no S0ncesn to the ps sSos 81 Of Europe may be-
nor how cheaply they work, nor whst tnglr Wonse
s.-CMr. Hemphill, Dem, sou'h @sfonnA' '''N
debate, April "a. ,,bo
Only hear how this former slave-owner' VINO
owned his plantation hands and trafficked IN 'ne''
in DAYS gone by. talks about European psupe. W
horersi Except in humanitarian sense "o
does not care how many of them there are, nor now
little they earn nor how miserable Is the'r coi',
dition Well, American laoorers ar'
! Ia, tboss things They know that under pro'ec-
ton their own lot is happier one 'n'ii 'n,s '.
,be European horde of undergrad worl>men- Ihey
! do not desire 70 be exposed under free trade 10
rnirous oompet;tion with those hives OF paupef
labor Nor do they look upon oou'h N"io"ua
humanitarian" who was once u siavo-o"ne1'
a trustworthy authority respecting tae 'n's'''~
| Of American labor.