The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-08-18

President Cleveland should be able
TO carry out his plan for admission
into America free of duty one of the
first effects which would he produced
on the English iron trade would be
the transference of the enormous
stocks of pig-iron in the Scotch and
English markets to the United States.
The iron ore mines of Lancashire and
West Cumberland would be certain
to do a greatly enlarged trade with
the United States"
This was the way the London Co..
liery Guardian spoke when Cleve-
lands Free Trade Message first made
its appearance. A month later it
was still harping on the great things
that might be expected from the
Free Trade propaganda inaugurated
by Cleveland. In January it in.
formed its readers that president
Cleveland, in his address to the
American Congress, has laid open
very fair field in connection with the
export trade, and if, with the import
duties of last year, we were able to
send consignments of coal and iron
to America, it is only reasonable to
suppose that if the Presidents Mes
ise3e is adopted and the duties re-
@0ved we may find a far larger
Opening in the American continent
than ever has been known BEFORE"
The English trade organ that gave
expression to these views knew what
it was talking about. 1t was not in
dulging in any theory, but dealing
with facts with which it was thor
oughly conversant.
While the London C0IIiery Guar
dian was rejoicing over the advan-
tages the British iron trade would
derive from the adoption of Cleve-
lands policy, other British journals
were INDUCING in similar rejoicings
over the services rendered England
by Grover Cleveland. The Peoples
Journal. published in Dundee, Scot
land, said of his Message: 1.-THE
change in the American fiscal policy
will be beneficial to the country, and
the prospect of it has diffused fresh
hope throughout business circles in this
citQ." Another Scotch paper, the
Haddingtonshire Courier, added its
testimony to the benefits Cleveland's
policy would confer on Great Brit.
ain 1--WE may look" it said, ste
an impetus being given to our home
markets that will go far to make up
for the depression Of late gears" The
,Scotchnaan declared that Free i'm.
portation of iron, coal, and wood
would be a great boom to British pro.
ducers." We might 60 on quoting
from the London Times. London
Daily Ne,os, the Saturday Review
and host of English journals.
When we confront the testimony
OF these organs of English opinion
with the assertions of the Cleveland
ties in regard to the probable effect O.
Free Trade, we can be in little doubt
as to who will get the milk of the
free trade cocoanut. The gigantic
conspiracy against American indus
tries tthat has been conceived ant
carried out in the interest of British
manufactures cannot be crowned
without the aid of Irish
voters. Without their cooperation
the Free-Trade party in the NORTH
is doomed to disastrous defeat.
Let us hope that the statement
made by the London Times. when il
declared that 1.-THE only time Eng
land can use the Celt is when he emf
CRATES to America and votes for Fret
Trade" will not be verified this year
1t is time we cease prostituting the
ballot in England a service. We
have given proof of our devotion tt
the Republic by shedding our BLOOD
in M any battlefield in defence o
American institutions. We have nov
the opportunity of showing our 10y
atty in peace as we did in war. W.
are called upon to fight the secre
conspiracy against America with oui
balIats as we fought open rebellion
with our bullets.-IriSh World.