New-York tribune., 1889-12-31

on This opestion of protection will not much
respect in other countries so long as IL spo' III sa
water. ,..,o,
II will not escape Mr. Gladstones keen observation
that British interests In navigation nourish WIN iess
rivalry and have increased In greater proportion thd
any other OF the great interests of the United hneoo
ask his candid admission that II Is the one interest
which England has protected steadily anu ueO,e =,
mincdly regardless of consistency and regardcss OF
expense Nor will Mr. Gladstone fail to note that
navigation Is the weakest Of the great interests N tg
United States. because II Is the one when the Ndt0h"
Government has constantly refused to protect
A NUT FOR AMERICAN FREETRADERs TO CRACK.
The opposition 10 the policy of extending our foreign
by aiding steamship lines with small sum-
Just as have aided internal commerce on raiiroaas
with a vast sum- originates with the American Free
Trader Nr. Gladstone cannot fail 10 see now ahVah-
tgeous the success Of this free trade effort ID tle
United states must prove 10 Great Britain Inc
veady argument Of the Free Trader is that, II tile
steamship lines were established, We could not increase
trade because we produce under our prO'ectNo
tariff nothing that compete III neutufdl maIheIS
with articles Of the like kind from England HOW theI
the Free Trader explain the fact that long st Oh
articles manufactured IN the United states hnd reddy
and large sale IN Canada The Canadian tar1n Is the
same upon English and American goods. IraHspor
from England 10 Quebec or Montreal IS cheaper
than from the manufacturing centres OF tie S'uoS
states to the same points; The dhcrencc Is onn noS
the seas and not Of the American shipper oE railway:
II is for the Free Trader TO explain why y the cost OF
TRANSPORTATION be made the same the United sta'es
cannot compete with England In every country III
south America in all the articles OF which we sell
larger amount In Canada than England does II. aR,
pend note naming the American articles SOLD IN
Canada and the Trader II candid Will admit that
the list IS one which is constantly and rapidly increas-
ing
LARGE AMERICAN FORTUNES NOT DUE TO THE
PROTECTIVE POLICY.
IL may perhaps surprise Mr. Gladstone to be told
that out Of the fifty largest fortunes In the United
Staes-those that have arrested public attention with
in the last ten years certainly not more than one
has been derived fror protected manufacturing anu
this was amassed by gentleman Of the same scotch
blood with Mr.. Gladstone himself The iorty -hhe
other fortunes were acquired from railway ana lee-
graph investments from real estate investments irAn
The import and sale Of foreign goods, from osnkns,
from speculatiOns In the stock marhet rom d
mining investments, from patented Inventions anu
more than from proprietary neuclhes. l., A.,
1t IS safe to 60 even farler and state that IN n IH
leo largest fOrtunes that have been viewed a. such
in the last ten years, not five have been derived om
the pronts Of protected manufacture. ,
In event can the growth OF arGe fortunes t, oe
laid 10 the charge of the protective policy. FRO
lection has proved a distributor OF great SUMS os
money not an agency Tor amassng Il In the hanoS OK
few. The records OF our savings Dahks anu DuL"i-
ing associations be appealed % In support oi ths
statement. The benefit Of prOtectlOn goes hrH' an
last to the men who earn then bread IN te sweat .
their faces. The auspiciOus and monlcntOus resi-.
Is that never before in the history Of ne w0rc ne
comfort been enjoyed. education acquired, ard IA
dependence secured by so large proportion OF inc
total population the United states OF America.
The following articles OF American manufacture are
in Canada largely than like articies o Ehgi"h
manufactured . .,.a,a.. ho,tios
fasls rubber goods printing INK ingram carpets;
wood manufactures, twines tinware ship-riggng wal,
panor boots and shoes leather and skins. sole leather
leather goods pascnt leather figured oil coths gram u,s
suadcs shOyes builders and cab!netmakers hardware
GSr"aLe aIe weiry 1steriing and plated
.vcrwarc lamps loeomotys ha.ehet5 he Main house
funsars mGsnss ePeay sPS Fsaol hotel Furniture