New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
NOTES ON GREAT QUESTIONS
COMMENTS ON THE TARIFF AND POLITICAL
PHASES.

of labor abroad as compared with its condition here
Just before he sailed he said:
AZ shall publish the result OF my Investigations 50
that worhngmcn may see what their destiny viii
be under free trsde--starvatiun England mas
DESTROYED and driven from the all our shipping
bv cheap labor and cheap material. and II we have
free trade as Mills desires. all industries VIII reap
the same fate shipbulldng has. Great Britain
and her colonies under free trade are the pirates
OF the ocean and the world with her vast fleet OF
steamships she deliver goods cheap In New
York as We can transport them 70 Philadelphia
They have hundreds of millions Of men now living
in their colonies and empires less than ten cents
per day. Under free trade must compete with
them. There is extensive suffering in the United
States. but 70 to British colony where have been
and you will find thousands OF men and women living
on a stick Of cane. yams and fruit. have been
among them manv times. In order to avoid all this
will say TO the American foriegn-bom Citizens
let rs all cast our votes for American industry, and
not for English. French. German. Belgian, Holland
or any other foreign industry-protect your
own wages and your own homes and our
prosperity Will quadrnple as time goes on
The Free Trader the mechanic paws more for
his Clothing than he purchase It for In Europe
NOW suppose man paws saw S5 more for suit OF
clothing in the United States than he get Il for
In Europe: that is getting $40 or 81"
more per week than he could get in Europe; there
$500 to 1900 more per year than he could in Europe
This same man does not spend moro than SO per
year extra for bis clothing when at the same time
he is receiving wages Of 5000 I'm the United States
more than he receives IN Europe What a sham for
the Free Traders TO talk about high clothing and high
living in the United States
Tho tariff question is debated everywhere, but
nowhere with more agdIty than on railroad trains.
In recent trip with Democratic friend. who is
an ardent Free Trader, met sixfoot Engllshman
Just from London. who was on his way to Chicago
10 become associated in some way with Philip Armour
in the meat-packing business. Discovering that
my friend and l wore different political buttons he
boldly announced himself believer in Protection.
which was such novelty for an Engishman that
the Democratic member Of the party Immediately
began to make an elaborate argument for Free Trade
AS he went along the Englshmsn began to interiect
such comments You're quite right and You're
surely logical, and That appears to be mastery
statemanshp.' When the argument closed he
asked for statement from the other side. which.
as 1t proceeded, met by almost identlcally the
same CALCULATIONS, to the intense disgust of the Free
Trader and the great Of the Protectionst
II was however. the sequel to this introduction to
political discussion which bore the greatest pity
The EnGllshman entered into a long TRADE about
the cost Of transportation in this country, COM
pared with what he had paid the other side Of the
water The boxing carriage and shipping Of his goods
from the steamer to Chicago had been attended with
an expense Of some SIS or geo, which he declared
to be Outrageously high. Sitting in the same COM
partment and listening to the conversation was
sigmund Splitter Austrian inventor, who has been
in this country something over year. lie broke in
the conversation after this manner: "My dear
sir, vat you say pout expenses vas mere holdings.
Ven cum to dis coundry count der pfennlgs und
der guedings nit my fingers und my eyes get big
as ssucers, ven see dem fly, but after been here
q vile und learned dis coundry, der gueldings
noddings und five dollars holdings. 1t makes
no difference vat you spend, It IS vat you earns. Dis
coundry Is Won huntred years ahead OF every odder
coundry, und IT Is full OF money If come to a town
und dey only charge tree dollars week for board,
l want 10 go away right off, quick II dey charge me
a dollar for box OF matches, then l stay
that is the town de money IS und de money
Is l makes money. dc oft cOundry is starving 10
death, and you bet emgrates from this coundry
there. Apout polite don't know noddlngs.
but know prosperous coundry ven secs It, und
America is dc place for me-"
The recent death OF DR.. winslow 5. Pierce who
was brotherln-law of the late Vice President Hen
bricks, recalls the fact that he Of the few
prominent Democrats in the country who was most
ardent supporter OF Mr. Blsne's American policy.
When President Cleveland was elected, Dr. Pierce
headed movement to induce the Administration to
take up the Central American, Cuban and South
American trade question a central policy When
It was determined that Mr.. Bayard should be secre-
tary of State the Doctor had a long interview with
him in which he sought to impress the Delaware
statesman with these views but found. as he said,
that man born in such narrow confines was not
able to look beyond peach trees and melon patches.
The Doctors ambition had been to be sent United
States Minister Consul TO OF the South
American states for the purpose Of promoting a
grest commercial protectorate. such pro-
posed by stephen A. Douglas, who his ideal
statesman. But on finding the Administration dis
posed rather TO curtaIl than to encourage relations
between this country and the rest OF the American
continent he sadly gave up all his hopes in that d.
rcctlon. lie told me not long ago that he was pre-
pairing a number Of important papers bearing this
and other public topics, and have doubt some
documents of this character will be found by bis
ecutOrs-
Robert Law of Chicago, is connected with Congress
william L. Scott in the contract by which tho
latter handles the anthracite coal trade, OF Penn
syvana. lie IS a solid looking business man, with
full six fect Of stature and upward Of 200 pounds OF
avorlupois lie has large rudy Scotch face,
the hooked nose OF money -geter and gray chin
whskers He the first man to introduce anthra-
cite coal into Chicago nearly thirty ago, and has
amassed large fortune In chatting the other day he
Indicated his belief that the Democrats VIII carry
Minnesota and It occurred TO me that what he said
upon the subject. considering his relations would be
Instructive, uncOvcrlng some OF the plans Of the
Democratic party. Said he: The farmers in Mime
sofa are very much dissatisfied with the price they
get for cereals. With oats selling below thirty cents,
corn below forty five cents and wheat below eightyhve
cents they the articles which they buy reduced
in like proportion. James J. Ill., who is president Of
Manitoba road and lives at St. Paul, tells that
we Will gain three Congressman In that state and
carry the electoral ticket. He has been doing
siderable work in that direction, and a swedish
paper some time ago. especially to educate the farm
ers on this question. l have been UP there myself
and the Information got tends in the direction"
Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock. OF Georgia. has been
one OF the strenuous advocates In the Republican
party OF tho policy Of dropping the south
ern question entirely out Of CONSIDERATION
a. matter Of National politics. lie
has advocated this policy In and out Of season