Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-18

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never used language that could be CON
s,rued TO mean that England is benefited
by Iriah-Amer.can assistance to the
cause of free trr ie. Let us see how
much truth there is in this denial
Whilst the Irish people were fleeing
from their native land in the years I'M
media(elY following the famine that was
the joint product Of English lordisn and
English free trade the London Times,
which is now so desrous of having
Cleveland elected, gloated over the Irish
exodus. The argument it used was that
the Irlshman was q constant menace TO
English rule so long as he remained IN
his native land, ana that it was much
better that he should 60 to America,
where be would become a consumer of
English manufactures and so contribute
to England's wealth.
Here is the way IN which the London
Times expressed this thought. We quote
from its issue OF Jan. 2. 1852:
As for Ireland herself we resign our
selves without reserve though uoG entirely
without misgiving, to her continued de-
population until only % hHlf or q third OF
THE 5000, 900 claimed by O'COnnell remain
We may possibly live o see the day when
her chief product viii be cattle and Eng
li5h and Scotch the majority OF her pOpu-
laiou The 5000 600 or l0,0)D 090 uh) by
that time VIII uuVe settled lu t4e United
States, cannot well be less friendly, ana
viii certainly be much better customers
than they are now. LWheu the Cell las
crossed the Atlantic ne begins for the
first time in his life t0 consume the manu-
features Of this country and indirectly
c0ntribute to its customs
To thoroughly appreciate the full
meaning OF tho words we have bracket
ed in tins extract 1t must be remembered
that they were written when the Demo-
cratic tariff OF 1916 was in full operation.
In consequence Of the reduction of du
ties British manufaC ured articles were
pouring into tho American market
which, in certain lines of goods, was
practically mouop0Iized by English
manufacturers. The result was that
the eXiled irishman, who had fed from
his native land TO escape the effects OF
English rule, found himself forced to
buy English goods ia his new home, and
in THAT way he helped the country that
had done its best TO ruin him and his
History is repeating itself IN the mat
ter Of English sympathy being enlisted
on the side of the political party that in
America layUrs the pro-Brti5h policy
that would bring English manufactures
IN direct competition wiss. the products
OF American labor Tn 1852 irauEiia
Pierce was The presidential candidate Of
the free-traders, just as Grover Cleve-
land is their candidate now. The Lon
don Times favored him in the same way
it is favOriug Grover Cleveland now,
and fol the same reason. The election
of Pierce meant free trade victory, and
thaJ was in itself sufficient TO win for
him Engand's sympathy.
We find this sympathy expressed III
the following manner IN the London
Times when the news OF Pierce's noml-
nation reached London. We quote from
the Times Of July 6, 1852:
The triumph of the candidate Of the
Democratic party brought forward by the
Democrats who are assautng Il know
equally well that if they lose this year
and the cause of protection triumphs they
are beaten finally for this generation. 1t
is a Joining Of issues for final combat
such as has not occurred in this country
4 on that question since 1888. and every
4 voter within hearing OF my voice viii
I take my word for it that whichever par
( ty triumphs this year triumphs fer all
! the time in which he viii be political
actor on the stage. So that your vote
I does not count for this year or next
/ year, but il perhaps counts for all the
/ time that you will be an actor on the
/ political stage.
/ Now. this question comes to this:
/ Great Britain is q manufacturing cOun-
| try of immense power. She supplies
/ fabrics to the largest number of people
on the globe She has 2O00 600 600 sub
/ iocts in India; she supplies the whole OF
/ them She has the colonies Of Australia
and South Africa and other colonies
scattered over the whole globe and she
/ has a practical monopoly in them; but
there is one market which she knows is
larger ana better and crander than all
those colonial markets put together.
she knows Of one market in which
65 600, 900 of the most intelligent people
on the globe are purchasers and con
sumers-the United States Of America
and she knows that if she can get into
that market it means revival OF her
/ trade such as has not been known for a
century and such us could not be known
before the United States had attained 10
the great power and the great wealth we
now have England seeks an entrance
into TINS market and tho Democratic
narly, following the lead of President
Cleveland, is doing every thing 1t can to
destroy our market and give a large
share of it to nations beyond the sea.
They say, 20 begin with: Let us have
no duty on wool" Why should we give
protection 10 wool? Why not say &c
Australia. Bring your wool here and
YOU have gust as good a market in tbs
country as an American citizen has fol
his wool,
They say 20 Canada: Everything
Won can raise for your vegetable product
vour grains, your dairics Shall come IN
here and have Just as gsod chanc1
under the American Gag as our owr
people who pay taxes here aul supper
our own Government.
They say TO all the people .hroughou
the globe. Nou who produce salt
come here and you shall have just p
rood q chance in our market rs IN
State OF Michigan or the State OF New
York. which supply the United State
w.,u sat Aud SO on throughout the
whole list. each State in the Union i
struck in one great staple or two grea
,tapies. or three great staples by Tn