New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-05
DEMOCRACY MEANS FREE TRADE

D Ag@n ay l9 The d m OF 9o G Gy SAT-
their path The popular mind Is IN state OF IN
resi-; me p rInslous Gifts ,s ., an MY . am .
where. II VIII he. indeed. well for those who have
been so long and so enormously prohilng fom such
legislation not TO further provoke the suffering
classes by resisting the moderate demands of tbs
hour The ballot IS yet powerful TO Gni9ice %,
a change VIII come I'm tn, political complexion u
ana WIN hod m meas t,,c %h o c T o
ton and Of Individual sdyaniaSe herr,2ogc o."
Dem. Texas Tariff debate. April 26.
This Is one of many angry threats made hy
Democrats in the House. If what they are pleased
to call d moderate tariff bill be defeated. then
whirlwnd and storm, destruction and devastation
will follow another year. Mr.. Randalls followers
have already been dispersed. and if the Democracy
secure a bare majority in the next House
a general onslaught will be made on the tariff and
the industrial interests of the country. II the
party triumph all along the line in November, not
trace of protective legislation will be allowed
to remain on the statute books. if the FrecI raiders
carry out the threats they have been making.
Happily the ballot may yet le powerful on
the right side a> to drive the opponents of Amcri-
can industry out of power.
It is only when an American citizen. following
his inclination or interest seeks To exchange ~
be cotton, corn. wheat tobacco. that the Cow
eminent lays is hands upon him and says, no;
for IL has been socmnly dccrrcd thar certain OF tie
citizens of this country shall be guarded and ir-
tcctcd against the natural right o. the others 10
TO their own Judgments This one he. illustrates
the sham character 81 the whole business. roy
the paurcr labor Of Europe sung into the Of The
voters Of this country. The great body 81 tn Amer,
can people have been wilfnl!y and nooeou'y tpaort
~ one OF their dearest rights and from the alorS
of this country has been wrung enough 10 MAKO
every one Of them independently rich. These ioar
payers OF the Uniiei states hundreds of millions o.
dollars Mr. iIemphiil' DEM, south Cardlna' la''H
The South Carolina member. following with
fanatical zeal the traditions of Calhoun, Is
RAMPANT and fcrocious Frce-Tmdcr Nothing tends
10 infuratc a former save-owncr 50 mucL rs the
idea Of protecting the interests of labor, for II
rc,ivcs the old instructive feeling OK
scorn and contempt for men who toll.
In byeonc days abolition WAS de-
nounccd in south Carolina as II miserable ont
ing cry against the ownership Of human s"'s'
Now the protection of American worE0nsRh
against the undergrad horde of foreign hoorrs
is condemned in the same quarter with pasSion"'
resentment
Americans are tahlng Of FREE trade as m'r Hex
for th,r nvcriowing cNchcqucr. They are TOO Nv.
They don't know what tn do with thrr ma toy
they are going 60 cNpcnd Il In ii'S u 49, "a
There can be no doubt about Il once tin s,nSesr~
free trade their complaint VIII soon "'s'Pi
(GaSgow observer - >, ...
True enough That complaint VIII u''"pP
ms il did in Buchanan's time when pFoE''''
free trade" was the Democratic poHcN ~ -
claimed in the party platforms. But soou "", -,
worse disorders will take its place IL VIII =,
like a mans getting rid of hard ihn"'n@'
| then being pittcd all over with smalpo>-