San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-13
Golden cRANKs CoRALLED.

The attempt of George the Third to
subvert the liberties of the American
colonies and make them mere depen-
denotes of Great Britain, was no more
hagrant, although it may have been
more open, than is the present attempt
of the government at Washington to
hand over the industries of this coun-
try, bound hand and foot, to the ten
der mercies of their English rivals
and enemies. 1t is not enough that
English subscriptions to the Cleve-
land campaign fund are received by
the thousand pounds and that English
manufacturers are actively entering
into the campaign in this country and
flooding the land with free trade liter
AZURE, but members of the cabinet on
this side of the water Joining hands
with the British minister to this
country are actively organizing Cob
den clubs and preparing to make pau
pers OF American laborers. The fol-
lowing narration of facts is fair
sample of the way in which America
is being put in leading strings to
suit the free trade oligarchists of
England, who having destroyed the
manufacturing industries of Ireland
and depopulated her manufacturing
districts have laid their conscriptive
hand upon American enterprise and
labor. The statement given is upon
the authority of Francis Tracey Tobin
of Philadelphia, who is thoroughly
known in that city as responsible and
well informed concerning the matters
whereof he speaks. Mr.. Tracey says:
Not long ago young man went to
Mr.. Cliperton, the British consul at
the Quaker City, and informed him
that he wanted his influence in secur-
ing free trade literature from the Cob
den Club of London, as he was about
to organize free trade club in Phila-
delphia. The consul told him to
write to the secretary of the Golden
Club, giving him permission to use
his name. This was done, and pres
emily there came a bundle of free
trade arguments from the Golden
Club, and among other things was a
roster of the members, which included
Secretary of State Bayard, Secretary
of War Endicott, Congressman Mills,
eX-COngressman Frank Hurd, Judge
Lamar, of the supreme court, and
Speaker Carlisle.n
This is a nice condition of affairs:
the American secretary of state under
the immortal Grover, and the Secreta-
ry Of war under that same pOten tate
are members of the Golden club of
London. Not only SO, the list includes
lately made judge of the supreme
bench and the chairman of the COLI
gressional committee on ways and |
means. The facts are enough to make |
an American blush with shame.
Never before since the days of 1776
have the confidential advisors of
this government committed them
selves to the tutilage of English
political clubs for their views of
government, and of the financial
policy best suited to the wants
and interests of American industry.
How does it please the descendants of
our revolutionary sires to see this
government, the land of the free and
the home of the brave, the land re-
deemed from English expressions by
the blood of patriots, from whose lOins
sprung, how does it please these sons
of revolutionary heroes to see the land
their fathers redeemed, again sold in
to bondage to England? Sold for
what? Betrayed by the very officers
of the national government into
whose unworthy hands the helm of
state has been committed. The day of
retributiOn must come. If Endicott
and Bayard and Hurd and Lamar
and Mills must be members of English
political clubs, in heavens name let it
be as private citizens and not as the
chief officers of this un-American adj
ministratiOn. The insult thus put up
Oh this nation will be avenged at the
polls next November
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