The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-19
English Sentiment.

Patrick Ford. in the New York Irish
World. we'll said that there was 10 enthl-
slasm in England over the nominal ion of
Harrison aud Morton but there was over
Cleveland and Thurman. The following
cable to the Cincinnati Enquirer Demo
era ic, dated London, july &, gives tie
extracts IRON Eng lsl papers in dis
GUESSING American politics 1t will be
o II from his how ridiculous he attempt
of Mts4rs Carlisle. Mills Watierson and
President Cleveland to tvade and deny
that they are free traders, appears to the
English mind.
The London Times says. after quot itig
approvir CIV from Cleveland s letter of ac
epialc
CIT would hardly be possible 10 nj the free
! made ease NJ erleariy or more strongly. Pres
Idle NJ C!eveiand sirirks from the use of the
rm free trade :; in fact he declares that those
" no taunt him with being II free trader, are
ueceiving The country. nee trader appears
to be equivalent, in The language Of the Aner-
can political controversy, t., the enemy OF
workingmen and of industrial enterprises.
That il should be so is one OF the curiosities of
power OF the phrase even overth minds which
are commonly shrewd and reasonable. for 1t is
as certain that the arguments which President
Cleveland urges "re those which Golden used
| to employ forty five years ago. and which any
E glish free TRACER would now employ. such
proposition as that of taxation ought to be
strictly limited by needs OF the country that it
is unjust to tax the whole community for the
benefit OF special classes that import duties
stifle production and limit the area of a conn-
try's markets are purely free trade arguments
AS such very glad to see President
Cleveland is using hem, tnouen we are sorry
for the popular infatuation, which makes it
dangerous to give them their Fight name. IL. is
to be hoped that his vigorous denunciation of
the useless and dangerous surplus in the Treas
ury will have Its proper effect and that the
people of the United States will at last begin To
| ask themselves why they being taxed in
this prodigious fashion which rules at present"
| The Daily Neus says of the two Can
didates:
| 1.-The two candidates for the American Presi-
dency are now face to face, and their latest
| utterances, as they appear in our columns to-
! day, are not unworthy of the great contest in
| which they are engaged. 1t is impossible to
deny General Han rson, the Republican aai.-
didate the praise of dignity. He chooses 10
say but little in accepting his nomination, but
that little is well said. President Cleveland is
more to the point. He discusses The principles
at issue i'll the struggle. and shows that he is Il
free trade candidate in every thing but name.
The reservation is an important one for Amer
lean party purposes. The President feels COM
PEELED to characterize the attempt to brand
him as free trader deception of his
enemies. For all that the electoral conflict
now in progress is n conflict between free trade
and protection, and nothing less. This is IL very
good conflict as things go, and. like warfare be-
tween good and evil. il threatens to be per-
petual Mr.. Cleveland may find more tor
midable antagonist in General Harrison than
| u. h.AN led q tx