The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-12-20
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II 10 quite generally admitted by tue
Democrats that the forcing Of this ques
ton upon the public was the chief caus
OF their defeat. Some attribute 1t /
Clcvelsnd's personsl character, some to Iii.
| disregard OF civil service reform, soms 10
the sackvile episode and the general fec
bleness sud incompetency OF Secretary
Bayard in the State Department. But after
all the battle was fought the country
through on the great alternative OF protec.
ton or free trade.
The sonth must be excepted The shot
gun policy controls elections there and the
south cannot be numbered with the free
states in elections, The great farming
states all voted for protection, showing
that oil the efforts OF the Golden Club to
stir up class hatred in our elections aud
set the farmers against tue government
have been in vain All the efforts OF Cleve-
land aud bis party to make English inter
es,s Triumphant have euied la his defeat.
So let II be.
But the economic question will continue.
II is England's hope. Millions will be
given to prosecute IT, 1t will he well for
Republicans not to despise their enemy.
There are three forces which Will and
must continue the contest regardless Of
defeat. First 'the solid south" This
has given the party tremendous advsn-
tage. But the prospec. is that the solid
i,y will in places be broken up by the in-
PRODUCTION OF great manufacturing inter.
ests. and the advantage hitherto enjoyed
will be lost. Second, the great importing
interests Of our cities. The importers have
become foreigners to an alarming degree.
They have no interest 10 our country.
tariff Of any kind is an ub0mInation to
them. They have to pay millions into our
national treasury and they do not wish to
pay penny. England, France and Ger
many support them Epgland's great
Golden Club comprising the great manu-
facturers, the millionaires, the cabinet
ministers, the men Of literature aud sci
ence, can never cease from its willy efforts
to get possession Of our industries and our
wealth. England knows that she is on
the down grade to disaster. She has six
millions on the verge OF pluperism and she
cannot very long continue to export them
to this country. BY ba,iug free trade
with us she would soon manufacture pau.
pers here and pile up fsbulons wealth at
home,
Third The third force is singular one.
and to most persols IT. origin is obscure.
L. i, the university iorce--tbe college
force tie literary force
Through all onr history Of one hundred
years our colleges and literary men have
been strong for fee trade, while our states
ueu have ben peusIaily prottctionlsts.
The reason is not difficult 10 he under
stood We are, 10 siigin, Engiishmen.
Our science. our literature. our colleges
are I'll English not French nor German
For the first ball OF the century of our
independent existence our text books were
all English text books. imported or reprint
ed Since then our professors and presi.
dents have worked over the English text
books so as TO give them an American |
name. All the books on economics are
written 10 England, With few exceptions,
are free trade books. The same may be
said OF their magazines or periodical litei.
AZURE. Oar Institutions OF learning have
been fed un this pap for many years. Our
literary men. our college presidents aud
professors. visit England in very large
numbers II they are free traders they are
received everywhere with honor. They
are made much Of. Easlish hospitality Is
q boon not 10 be slighiea
II a meeting 81 the Cobien Club occurs
they will be iesited TO the platform and
introduced 10 Eaelaad's wealth aud pow
en-.
They will after that. have insiis'ions to
dinner sni viii hear vigorous language
used about the ''lnsane folly !" and "beas,ly
Of our protective tariff. Un-
feigncd wonder viii be expressed at ihs
pa,icnce Of oar great farming community
IN bearing such crushing load of tsra,Ioo
wben England .iaod. ready TO furnish
hem With every thing they want al hall
price
II the poor professor should ak The
speaker about the condition 81 Englands
,rltivatoss Of the soil. he will he pu. of
) IT'D The assertion thu, the cases are entire
y diiierent He can make himself com.
orisble over his sine olly by falling 10
ally With biz gracious entertainer aud
the proiec,iopist
Il IL no. strange that Mr, Loasll became
free trader 10 Eagland. IL is greatly to
,e regretted tia, be abandoned tbs Amer
can policy for the Enslish. ba, he va.
Ia high attn osphrre whers
could not breathe.
President Elliot IL doab,less received
nth great houor aud The most delightful
At Cambridge. Eaelsnd. Q