The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-27

can ship and an American Captain, who
would have had tho honor OF rescuing
the crew and passengers of the Dan
mark-if In fact, In place OF the Dan
mark herself, an American ship had
not been running, A beautiful system
for tho encouragement OF American
industry, that compels American capt
talists TO have their ships built IN for
elgn yards by foreign workmen, and
10 sail them under foreign flags and
with foreign aeRmen, and which makes
the immense sums, which Americans
pay every year In freight and passage
money, 20 10 swell the totals OF foreign
commerce. Thanka 10 tho gTeatAmer'
lean Protective aystem (Ra Major Mo
Kinley calls ny the only way al Amerl'
can can command u trans Atlantic ship
is 10 renounce his allegiance 70 his na,
tive country and become u citizen Of
some foreign state, The captain Of
tho luiOn steamer Nevada ia, for In
stance an American by birth liut 40
the only Alternative for abandoning his
profession, he has had 10 give up his
American citizenship and become sub
Ieot OF her graeioua majesty, hut then
Protective ayAtem, Andrew Carnegie
on the other hand, were II not for the
might not be able tO own q caatle In
Scotland, and 10 entertain 40 right roy
ally on that side OF the water, Thia IN
deed Ia the same merrie Andrew who
on the eve of departing for his castle,
and by way of giving his Protected
Pennsylvania workmen their share OF
the blessing for which Mr., HarrlaOn's
election insured another four years
lease OF life, made right royal cut In
their wage0.
England ls frequently spoken Of 10
being a free trade country. And 80 far
aa her relations with other c0untrlea Is
concerned, she 10 Indeed far more civil
lied than wo are. The watch above
mentioned was received by Mr., George
through the pOetolllce, without any
trouble or expense. Had " been sent
the other way, he could not have got II
without q trip 10 the Custom House,
Bwearlngan an immense oath, besides pay
ing about 9i2b. llo caunot send from
there even q book 10 u friend on this
side without knowing that no thereby
aubIects his friend TO the imposition
of a fine. Bat how far England herself
Ia yet from free trade Is shown by u
further illustration Of the beauties Of
custom houses which Murrolra case sup
plies, viz; That when no brought 10 Lon
don the silver cup presented to him by
the city Of Baltimore, the custom house
officers could not allow him 10 take II
ashore without the payment Of duty,
But 80 ashamed were the officers OF
their "duty" which the law compelled
them TO levy on tho gallant Captain,
that they subscribed among themselves
and made up the amount OF tho black
mail.
Thus, finally, q citizen Of the United
States may be able 10 squeeze some
consolation out of the fact that, though
his own beloved country iS-to lts
shame aud disgrace-dominated by
statesmen Cd upholding the barbarous
superstition that such a low, down
mean sham aa the thing called PRO
tective Tariff Is blessing there are
likewise other nations, even the most
enlightened, that have not yet risen 10
10 full comprehension Of the perfect
law of liberty, and are therefore not yet
entirely free from that stupid supersti'
tlon's remnants, ), j. ii.
Canton, Ohio, June "