The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-23
HARRISON ON THE TARIFF
ENGLAND's RELATIONS WITH THE
SOUTH DRAGGED IN.

A Promise of Free Trade Declared to
Secure British and French sympathy
and Assistance-Comme Travel
ers the Afflicted Listeners.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22.-Gen. Harrison
to-day addressed the Commercial Travellers
Association of Chicago. Upon the subject
of free trade he said:
Within the last year I have been reading
wholly without any view to politics the stony OF
our relations with England during the civil war.
The motive that most strongly influenced the
English mind in its sympathy with us was
expectancy of free trade with the confederaey,
and among the most influential publications
intended to urge English recognition and aid
to the confederacy was a book entitled The
American Union" " by Mr.. Spence. 1t was pub
hshed in 1852 and ran through several editions
CONSIDERED VERY SUGGESTIVE.
After reading several extracts from this
book, Gen. Harrison said:
/ have read these extracts because they
seemed 10 me very suggestive and very inStruct-
i've. The south offered free trade to Europe in
exchange for an expected recognition of her inr
dependence by England and France.
The offer was very attractive and per-
suasive. They took confederate bonds and
sent armed cruisers to pray upon our com-
merce. They dalied with the southern agents.
fed them, and thus encouraged the south to
protract the hopeless struggle. They walked To
the very edge of open War with the United States,
forgetful OF all friendly ties that had bound us
a nation, and all this to crafty commercial
greed. We may learn from this how high a
price England then set upon free trade with
part only of the states.
NEW ERA.
But now the union has been saved and re.
stored and the men OF both armies aud
OF all states rejoice that Englanda
hope Of commercial dependency on
The south is under no stress TO purchase foreign
help by trade concessions She will now open
her hospitabe doors to manufacturing capital
and skilled labor. IL is not now true that
either the climate or habits of her people
indispose them 10 manufactures. OF the VirS
ginias, North Carolina Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama and Missouri IL may now be said,
as MIR. Spence said of the more northern states:
They possess the same element as ourselves
England), coal, metal, ships, an aptitude for
material energy and industry. while the early
obstacles OF capital and scenty labor are rapidly
disappearing"
am sure that there Is a new south, shackIed
as IL is by traditions and prejudices, that is
girding itself TO take part in the great industrial
rivalry with England, which Dir. Spence So
much deprecates.
TO WEAVE AND SPIN.
These great states will no longer allow their
old counties to spin and weave their cotton, but
staple is gathered. [Applause.l They will no
longer leave Pennsylvania without an active
rival in the production of iron. They
surely will not IL they are at all
great opportunity. United in this crusade,
against our protected industries, our interests
no longer run upon sectional lines, and It cannot
be good for any part OF our country that Mr..
Spence's vision of English trade with us should
be realized. The commerce between the states
is working like mighty force to eradicate all
lingering arrangements between our people,
and an appeal for the perpetuity of the Ameri-
can system of protection will, am sure, soon
find an answering response among the peoQlo
of all the states. Loud cheering.1