The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-04
A Strong Speech.

Senate to-day Mr.. Hoar presented
the petition of the Governor of Mas
sachusetts. the Mayor of Boston,
president of colleges and large num-
Der of other distinguished persons
representing mass-meeting held in
fremont Temple on the 18th of No
vember last, to welcome the British
peace deputation. He tated that this
British deputation represented a ma
jority The belieyed) of the members
of the British Parliament, and a
large number of persons of rank and
influence and distinction of that coun-
try.
Mr.. Frye called up the motion to
refer to the Committee on Finance
the Presidents annual message and
proceed to discuss the message in
which he said the President had
clearly thrown down the gauntlet of
free There was an attempt,
he admitted, at disguise, but so feeble
that it ought not deceive anyone.
That message had been received with
unbounded joy in Great Britain, and
why not? England had been seek
ing the American market for years
with a persistency which never flag
ged, courage which never failed, a
faith never hopeless. although for a
quarter of century she has seen her
aggressions, met by strong defences.
But now the President of the United
State declared that these defences
were to be erased. The British press
had at once proceeded to self cOngrat-
ulations and to strip off mercilessly
the Presidents disguise. These con D..
gretulations, he said, would have
continued if voice of warning had
not been heard. The warning was
that such English expression of opin-
ion had to be curbed, or the full frui-
ton of English hopes never would
be enjoyed. He quoted from the
Pail Mall Gazette to that effect, and
said that immediately there had been
transformation The trade papers
of Great Britain had dropped, at
once, their self congratulations and
had proceeded to congratulate the
United States and to prOphesy un-
bounded prosperity for this country.
Great Britain had seemed suddenly
TO recognize the fact that this country
was her daughter, and to evince TO
her friendship and affection. He de-
c1ared emphatically that England
had never, in one single instance.
evinced any sympathy for this coun-
try, and that they never had permit
ted an opportunity to thus injure this
country to pass unimprOved. He
declared that the counsel, the advice,
the friendship of Great Britain to any
Nation in commercial matters had
invariably and inevitably resulted in
injury to the Nation which had &C.
cepted it. ireland was an instance
of that and yet, he said, Great Bri-
tain hoped and the Democratic party
expected the Irish votes next fall for
Mr.. Cleveland as the Democratic cam
didate for the Presidency. One of
the leading free trade speakers had
declared years ago that the greatest
triumph of Great Britain would be
the subjugation of the United States.
In the promise of the Presidents
message they could see that subjuga.
ton nigh at hand.
Great Britain to-day had her mar.
ket open to the world. while other
countries has their markets partially
closed to her. She found within her
own borders the fiercest kind of com.
petition; and her industries were
falling off. Her silk industry, for in
stance, had been absolutely destroy
ed. Fifteen years ago there were
10000 person employed in the silk
industry in London, and to- day there
were only 5000, Her cotton manu-
features were crippled Germany and
Belgium were Selling her iron and
steel industries and were already con-
trolling one-half of her foreign trade
in that line. Her agricultural lands
were decreasing in value, and from
one-third TO one-half of her agricul-
tural laborers were out of employ
ment. while those who had employ
ment only earned from a shilling to
one and six-pence day.
He had heard the President of the
United States declare in his annual
message that the tariff 1.-THE only OBJ
stacle to English possessions of the
American market) was vicious. il
logical, inequitable. and what won
der that the English people deafened
American ears with their cries of
shear, hear" They saw him adopt
as the slogan of the Democratic
party, for the Presidential battle of
1888, the old fundamental doctrine Of