The morning call., 1890-11-07
THE FOREIGN PRESS.
En- glish and French Papers Rejoice Over the
Free-Trade Victory.

English and French Papers Rejoice Over the
Free-Trade Victory.
LONDON, Nov. 6.-All of the morning pa
pers make long editorial allusions 10 the
American elections. The Morning Post
Conservative says: If we may draw any
conclusion from the striking results of
Tuesdays elections in the United States,
where politics are mainly the occupation OF
select body of trained practitioners in
electoral tactics, the conclusions from one
election or another must always be drawn
very cautiously. If the elaborate eXerti3nS
of Tuesday have any reality. they mean
that had the Democratic party in 1888 pos
Sessed leaders of more diScreetncSS and res
olution the strange episodes OF the last Con-
gresS might never have occurred. The Nc
kinley bill is a matter on which we readily
admit the Americans are the best judges of
their own affairs, as of silver legislation.
There is, however, hardly any doubt that
the IecklessnesS with which the Republican
majority rsked the most important interests
of tile people in their dealings with the cur
rency has probably had great deal to do
with their present disaster
The Standard Conservative says: Though
the country is just now decidedly opposed to
the Mckinley tariff and may very likely re-
main so, its speedy repeal is not at all GER
tain. To do away with it and substitute
even a greatly modified form of free trade
would require the concurrence of both the
President and the Senate, and neither of
these can yet be counted on. If, therefore,
an enlightened and more truly patriotic
fiscal policy is to finally prevail in America,
it can only be after struggle in which the
present battle will only be regarded as a
reconnaissance in force.
The Telegraph Independently says: Yet.
though the author Of the tariff has met with
disaster. and the party which supported it
has lost heavily at the polls, the English
manufacturers must not rashIy suppose that
we shall immed ediately experience any bene-
fit from the triumph OF the Democrats.
The News says: The result is less sensa-
tional, though hardly less significant, than
people to Cobdenism. They are already
tired OF the preposterous Mckinley act.
and at the end of another year, when the
new Congress will probably meet, they will
be so heartily sick that their Representa-
tives may carry them a long way in the
direction of revenue tariff
The Chronicle says: Protection has re-
ceived blow from which it will not easily
recover. The ill-advised extravaganza of
the Mckinley party will, it is not unlikely,
sharpen the line dividing Democrats and
Republicans.
The Standard says: The Democratic
victory is dramatic answer Of the Ameri-
can citizens to the attempt to impose more
than war taxation in time of peace. The
Mckinley tariff has taught them useful
lesson.
The Times says: The Republican rout is
probably without parallel in American
electoral annals. The significance of the
Democratic victory in Pennsylvania can
hardly be oyerestmated. 1t Is sincerely to
be hoped that Mr.. Blaine's view that the
defeat of Delamater would be the DEATH
blow to protection was correct. The Amefi-
can people have expressed their opinion on
tho recent Republican policy in very pro-
nounced and unmistakable terms.
PARIS, Nov. 5.-The news that Mckinley
was defeated created tremendous sensa-
ton in France and throughout the Conti-
nent where manufacturers and industrial
employees alike know his name. The press
simply bubbles over with humor all the
cartoonists trying to famliarze themselves
with the features of Mckinley in order to
do him justice
LONDON, Nov. 7.-The Times, comment
ing upon the results of the election in the
United States. says it will not be easy for
the Democrats to find more able Presidcn-
tial candidate than Mr.. Cleveland.