Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-13
POLITICAL POINTS.

The London Iron Trade Circular for July
| 2Sth says: The tariff bill in the United
States has passed the House of Representa-
tlves by l64 to 149 votes. AS it stands now
the States are decidedly going for free
trade, and this will be the Democratic cry
al the next election"
Since both Republicans and Democrats
are equally in favor Of reducing the Gov
ernment income, the only issue remaining
between the parties is whether the reduc-
non shall be in the interests of protection
! to American industries and labor or in the
interests of free trade and foreign labor.
The Sheffield and Rotterdam Iadependent
| (Epgand), for Thursday, June IS, 1888,
contains the following announcement !:
| According to B. Whitworth, one of the
Directors of John Brown and Company,
the re election Of President Cleyeland means
free trade IN A0.erica; and free trade there
means several gears Of prosperity in Sheffield.
Mr.. Whitworth thinks MIR Cleveland will
be re elected. so mote it be-
The New York World does not feel happy
| over the marked attention General Harri-
| son is receiving in the way of visiting dele
| cations. On September oath it editorially
said: General Harrison was visited on
Saturday last by delegation of drummers
usual tiatulent style. Between the politi-
cal bummers and the commercial drum
mers and the ragmen and the bagmen,
Mr.. Harrison is having halycon and vo-
ciferous time. The grass in his front yard
must wear woe-begone aspect by this
| time"
General Harrison's brief speech at Fort
Wayne on September 4th dealt with the
protection issue on what is the broad and
| fundamental ground, beyond which it is
not always worth while TO pursue the sub
| ject. He said to the workingmen of that
| busy place: There are many confusing
| and contradictory statements made in the
public press and by public speakers Ask
any of those who asSail our protective sys-
tenn whether they do not believe that if
their policy is adopted larger amount of
forei~n made goods will come into this
country. 1t is their purpose to increase i'm
portation in order to cheaper prices" No
advocate of the Mills bill can deny that
this is the exact fact.
The London Iron and Coal Trades Rericu
for July 9th says: The Mills bill was
successfully carried through the House of
Representatives on Saturday by majority
of 164 votes against 149, nearly every mem
Der Of The House being present and record
ing his vote. 1t is evident, from the events
of the past few weeks, that the progress to-
wards free trade in the United States has
been greater than was generally expected
1t may be well to note that the Mills bill
has not yet become law; some people. es-
peciallv those connected with the tinplate
trade, talk and write as if it were finally
placed upon the statute book of the United
States, and for them it would be well if it
were, for under it tin plates-the duty on
which now contributes S., 100000 to the
reyenue-will be admitted free However
much the manufacturing interests may
deny it, the fact is patent that great pro-
gress has been made on the road towards
absolute free trade, and particularly has
this been the case since the delivery of the
Presidents message. Our iron and steel
manufacturers look with very much inter-
est on the move ment which is now going
on on the other side for trade there so
intimately influences our own"