New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-01
AMERICAN POLITICS IN ENGLAND.
MR. g. W. sMALLEY on FREE TRADE AND THE
IRISH QUESTION.
from The LONDON TImes. AuEnst ls.

From The London Times, August -.
To the Editor Of Tho Tines Sir: have no
wish for a controversy with your correspondent Mr..
Huilbert. think he may fairly be asked to offer
explanations Of some statements IN his lcuer to you,
anu TO answer TWO questions. MI. HurlO'rt
Is an American. He addresses 10 AN English journal
a letter embodyine some very grave accusations
against distinguished American. Mr.. Blaine, and
against the Republican party In America lis letter
abounds I'm both charges and innucndoes. Ihere is'
for example, "A charge that, with respect TO free trade,
Mr. Blaine and the American Republicans are en-
gagged " In campaign of sedu!ous ana systemal,,c
Hurlbert is whether he thinks such charge IN one
TO be made by him In an English journal against MS
Mr. Blaine and his party, says Mr. Huriber, arc
trying persuade the Of the United states that
President Cleveland and his party like Mr. Henry
George mean TO abolish Custom-houses ana Custom,
duties. THIS assertion follows upon, and Is sort or
corollary TO- very curious account OF the leat en-,
which Americans are said to attach to the phrase free
trade There IS iricted commercial lntcrc0s"
between all the states Of the Union That IS American
Interstate free trade In practlce ana tercloIr VIII
talk OF international nee trade we undeIS and say
Mr. urlber that t. Is propo,ed to Pur y, oIGe ,, an
States. Hitherto | have thought that We I'm America
meant by International free trade the free trade OF
Mr. Golden and Mr. Bright | did not imagine we were
so ignorant Mr. Hurlbert makes us out But " Is
no, TO be supposed thar he would this. or would
bring forward such accusations "a the first quoted-and
there are many nlorc-withour evidence. ! ask him,
therefore, 10 produce the evidence According 10 him
tho Presidential campaign began In earnest only ON
saturday last. All The knowledge we have OF 1t In
England Is lrcNaphic. The dispatches are brief: the
labor Of ycrhcaon cannot be great. and II IS lmp"r
ant to all Of us to know what is that the Presden-
,iai contoct ,callv Turns an
The Irish question and Mr. Blalne's supposed rela
tions with the Irish In America arc handled by VI
IIurlher with equal freedom. IT, he says. Mr. Blaine
and the American Republicans want iae Irsh VOC OF
New York let them and win II by openly dc-
claing that their policy IS policy OF hostllty 20
England tending and intended to develop an irrco7rli
abs antagonsm between America and English n,
forests, and 10 fQmcnt mischief between the hlu
Stotcs and the British Empire Is IT, then. really '
that great party leader and great party IN America
Intend 10 fomcnt mischief between me Inlied r.
and the British Empire that this IS Z 'ir on.'.
-. tttsn
and that If they succeed. they Will commit me lew
Administrations and therefore the Nation, 10 90 a
u0lcyl II II be true nothing could be NOR g., E,ruus
or dis tres sing But whore Is the evidence Inc $40
Is 90 serou- pc left IN this nebgous state li pr,
to which he refer, in support Of his contennon IL Is
MS 1iHc a' I ;otc Vel IT NAV be admitted that the
Republicans ant the irish 20 90 me Demo no
c,a'S, -" Nv, - '-ot tbem n hilbert thinks they
arc to be nad by .omentng lcd to England Let
me set against his opinion the 'ilmo OF an enIiIrn1
is still in Europe His anne Is a Your service II you
Ike III y Amero$ he '9L o n9' ,,a many bSSst iIs
TO- rnclani Since they have begun 70 cherish
belief in he possibility o. obtanlng III. me Nur Tbc g
nnlmosity to the BRITISH Em9ir, has m.lcl in'9 .,
hoi u becoming loya art o At E ! ny;r u Iae
ann a, 10 them I'm America Is no longer II II ever Va
"i,ndlno.. 10 what many Americans r'cari as ther
ist aspirations for Home l'uiera tofT , +, sncb
ftore be- This Is the testimony OF I'D All lcah WI. VINO
means Of know ied '. who IA, be''il SIN 49,
home bur few w,c's. who has no motiNr i"i h',s.a
ment and who IS iicapa'' OF wlliul nsi'p ~ h
IJc NAV b. wrors huf b. not AZ least a, NE' 10 O'
rchf a. Mr. Hurlirr1 And 10 IS rishi' wh9t DE-
comes Of the Irish american ar a'I o w. nv ~
No NJ plane l. fomrnt.nG mi 'hief 20 tngian1 III ny
hope Of irish for lr Harrison Ncltngr aeaS c
w. IJr,rlhcrt nor az body else do enter upon d uc
.,nco - vr Elaine IT, cannot 10 asked 10 pl'au ~
The bar Of foreign tru a ncrd MS irs III or ' VIZ
oc,S mai this rcmarf only he ha' pen a.
cused in your column, and elsewhere N I,,, %
va rrortton ,,-fh the Chicago Convcnuo tnat ms
accusations arc but echoes Of 8Se anil, IN am am
40 TN, they are supported by no CYL
dcrcc tba n Is not an English custom 70 condemn
man on the unsupported accusations l 5,no I'D
lldi VII ta, ,bev have been denied tv NJ Blane an
bst all 81 them which could be seriously deaI WIN
ba~e becn not only denied but dsp '. H '"'
your obcdcnt servant, u