Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-23
PERILS OF FREE TRADE.
England Endcavoring to Find an Outlet
for the Products OF Her paupor
Labor.

Democratic orators are DENYING that
British manufacturers have subscribed
$40 000 Ol0 to the Democratic campairn
fund, bat they wlll not saw THAI the
amount is no, c2,000.O10 That the
English free traders are deenlv interest
ed IN the campaign and arlcntly in
favor of the election OF Cleveland and
free trade congress is patent TO any
ono who takes the trouble to follow the
course of events. In n recent leading
editorial the London Times saws:
The eleCtioneering campaign in
America ought TO hc most interesting to
the English people for historical. politi-
cal, philosophical and economic reasons.
The main question at issue is
English free trade against the Continent
al system of protection The Republic
is on trial, Good, conservative govern
ment under Cleveland is opposed by
the rule and ruin party OF Blaine, whose
friends nominated Harrison, and who
would certainly be the Secretary Of
State under Harrison administration.
Thus the Ameri an people are directly
involved IN the contest through their
pockets, which will be affected bv tho
tariff, and their future, which would be
seriously influenced by the restoration
70 power of such a iire-brand as Blaine,
with his home-rule sympathies and anti
Chinese policy. The American election
is infinitely more important TO English
men than theirown internal politics Just
at this lunCture. aud they should OBJ
serve every phaseof the campaign close
~ and uudcrstandingiy. 1t is from this
point of view that the copious dispatches
TO ale Sunday Times are cableG The
result Of the AmericdR election trW help
to dccidc maHy important issues IN
Great Britain.
In connection with this frank avowal
of the purposes and aims of the Johnny
Bull wing Of the Democratic party we
quote from q recent address ON protec-
ton bv Mr.. John j. Gerting, which em-
rhasizes the fact that England Is hand
and glove in sympathy with the Damoc-
racy for the purpose of finding an outlet
for the products OF her pauper labor.
He says;
In England FREQ trade Is beneficial, and
why? Because the English are a nation
Of manufacturers. II is their interest TO
have every port iu the world open free to
ner manufactures, because IL is by selling
their manufactures tG FOREIGN nations
they make their onily bread But IL is
not every country tliat can prosper under
free trade. If free trade was universally
advantageous, why are not Canada and
Ireland superior ia wealth Ia the United
States England prusper- from lroe-trade,
because 10 puts It's manufactures upon
other nations. When this country was
first started, when we were simplv colo
Mes England crippled Our industries.
They scarcely allowed them to start.
Since the revolution we hive looked TO
the interests OF our own country tirst, and
the rest OF the world next. Ia that way,
from a poycrty-strickeu country in 1910,
we are now the wealthiest country, may
say, on the face of the earth~-the wealth.
est country in It's resources. We produce
more, We have more energy than any
other people. Now, the most OF this pros
perity came 70 ms since we have had pro-
lection laws The workingman here gets
about twice as much rs the worklngmaa
In England.
IT WE ABOLISH OUR LAWS
upon tariff you win have the pBuper labor
OF England 10 compete with, aud the re-
suit will be that millions OF dollars worth
OF manufactured goods from England viii
sweep away our own manufactures just
as prison labor and Chinese immigrants
act injurious 10 our wOrkingmou, SO will
the paupar labor OF England be injurious
toour Workingmen If allowed TO compete
by the adoption of free trade with our
manufacturers. The result Of free-trade
policy would be the closing of a large
number of our manufactures, ana the
rest would have tOrcduc. the wages OF
their workiugmen In order TO go on.
Whenever yuu raise the amount 81 wages,
whenever You RAISE the price of property
Won Immediately cripple capital la ali
financial paulCs capital invariably makes
the profit do net consider that this free
trade question is simply n Democratic
question J do not believe tuat II the
Democratic party carries the election they
viii ever adopt an absolutely ec-trhde
policy for this country. ] bc;ieGe North
en Democratic members OF Congress
would vote against free trHie. Before TIE
war the south WITS always Ia favor OF 9se
trade, the North ia favor Of protection
Why's The South Ind slave labor 10 raise
their cotton. tobacco, and other cOmmodi-
ties. They owned their labor. They
raised their products for almost nothing.
BUT THE NoErHEENEn
expected b. receive prupgriiOnaie bepe'
fit for his labor and 30 was ln favor OF
protection, for protection Increased manu-
features. aud Increased manufactures IN.
creased wages The South did not want
t. have ils raw material manufactured In
70 fabrics in the North Whyy Because
the Northerner expected wages In proper.
ton % the value OF his work. The South
was, Therefore, IN favor OF shipping lts
raw material 10 England The South
getting everything for nothing WAS free
trade country. and when they found that
they could not curry ont their principles
they rebeiled Now, there are great
many here probably opposed b. Chinese
and Italian labor, because 10 can be gOt
for 30 cents lower day than other labor,
Tcr Llis Lalur sadtlc.3&ue .Ya-e- Of O.~-er
lSr9r. Therefore, r tho labor ~ Tie Gil
uese and italiAns i5 detrimental 70 Ameri-
can workiugmen, why would not the ia-
Dor Of England. when brought into free
competition with American lnbor. be also
detrimental % the larterf AS ~ Is the
English labDrer helps ~ support this
country because we tax the goods be
makes. If England wrayes ball OF goods
worth 500 there. it has 90 pay ua $50 ~
80 before it can be sold here Thus the
workipgmau ir England IS not only help.
ing 10 support his own government, Dut
is also hrlniu1 tD support ours
ENGLAND HAS NOT ONLY CHEAP LABOR
jn nrr own country. 5ut has vast uu-
mIulous beyond Tia sens whose cheap M
Dor She uses. ] wish 10 read you "a smaIl
table II ! asked you which Wds tne
grpAtest wheat pro5uc.n2 country ~ the
world YOU would probably sag The United
States That would be- correct Tho
United states in 1896 produced 4jI2l3OD0
bushels Ut wheat But ygu VIII be SUR
f,rigoI f9 Epsr that the second greatest