The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-27

The North American Review Tor January
contained an article by tho Right Hon W, D.
Gladstone advocating FREQ commercial inter-
e0urls between nations and a reply by tho
Hon. james g. linIne which have excited
great Interest The New York fImei has
now presented reply tn Mr. Blaine by tho
venerable banker, Hon Hugh McCullooh,
founder of tho state bank system that pro-
vailed Ia Indiana iutt before the war, comp
troller Of tho currency during part Of tho
war, secretary Of tho treasury under freAi-
dent johnson Tor -four yeara aud under freai-
dent Arthur for I've NOTWITHSTANDING tho only
man who hls held that oiioe twice Follow
Ing II Mr. McCullooha artiolel
Mr. Gladstone treats the question Of inter
national trndi a. II II were pot only an eeo-
nomo but alho a scientific question, appllca-
bio alike 10 all countries and 20 all conditions
OF tho eane country, 10 tho United states and
10 Great Britain, 20 the former when ahe was
dependent upon tho latter for manufactured
goods, and now, when aha IL a leader among
tho nations In tho extent aud variety Of her
manufacturer
Mr, Blaine, ON tho contrary, dltregnrda tho
doctrine OF scientific political economy In its
bearings upon International lrede, or rather
ho does not consider political economy ~ one
Of the exact aeiencea, whose doctrines arc
equally applicable 20 all countries aud 10 all
stages OF their development
MT Gladstone ~ believer Ia free trude-
the free trade which, Ia connection with her
manufactures, has made that little kingdom
not u fortirth part ~ large ~ the United
aiatoa-the greatest maritime and manufaot-
urlug nation Ia tho world, upon whose colo
NAL domains the un never eois,
Mr., Blaine believes that II IL 10 her protoo-
tive policy that the unparalleled growth and
general prosperity OF the United States arc
mainly attributable,
Mr., Gladstone regards International trade
a. barter, and bol6ym that such trade, csen-
ual o. IL mny lo 10 national greatnca, Gun.
n0t bo htalthily carried on mloa this Ia its
character
Nh Blaine knows, Of course, that trUlc bc-
tween nations must mainly bo carried on by
mutual exchanges, thst no uution eau bo long
engaged Iu trade with adverse balances con-
dantly aocrulug 10 be- settled with coin, un-
lcss coin u one Of iis chief products, but he
believes thnt such Hro tho circumstances OF
tho United State that aho can only he pros
porous by Ignoring the policy Of froo OK.
changes, that nothug 'ulld homora injurious
t0 her people than for her 10 Cpun her port
to the manufacture of other countries FREQ
tfom import dutirs, ur subject only 10 such
duliui IA might be uordod for revenue, that
owing 10 cheaper labor "a Europe manufact
urem la thn uul,cl States could not, oven In
u cir homo markets, compete with European
manufacturers
Mr. Gladstone gos beyond thr economic
question and speaks ut protection nlB moral
question, aud by ihIs pro.onatIolot II ho has
IN certain qulrtes subjected hul,lf 70 ridi.
tlc That thrrs 10 anything Immoral iu a
protective tara hm nayur outcrod into tho
conception of pit'ootloultts, but 10 Mr., Glad
stone thuro oulN be- 40 other conclusion io
regards monopo, ast Tho necessary outgrowth
Of protection, aud cons 'pueltly NJ war with
freedom, that protective duties lead 20 waste,
tul expenditures ot tho public nonoye, that
they are hurdontnmo 10 consumers aud un.
squal In their burdens II thcso yows nro
sound is ho not right In donounolng a protect
lyo tariil as nmorali
Mr. nluiuo pretonta no argument against
these yiews upon the moral bearing OF Tho
question bocOuto. perhaps lao docl not con.
hdor II necessary
0RHAr bDlTAiN'S kRvENur WGr1sM
Now, although lt may ho prosunptuoua In
no 10 ayow IT, am far from being In full
ympatby with either Of those distinguished
llatosmcn While bclioVe that the people OF
M nations would bo bOtter aud happier " all
distractions TO international trlulO were no.
moved, aud 10 this eStont ggrco with MIR,
Gladstone, | SEQ no grounds for oyon tho
hope that this will DO done ON this side OF tho
millonnium.
Great progress has been made within the
present century In the assimilation Of nations,
but they ARE stlll wldc apart In their forms
Of government, tho nature OF their produo.
tions, their land tcnuros, and consequently In
their modes Of taxation, No different aro
they In these respects that u system Of rove.
nuo witch would bo well pitud 70 ono nation
might be quito unsuitod 10 another
Free trade hasproycd 10 bc wise and whole
ponie for Great Britain Bho IL rich and able
10 support an expensive government by taxes
nron land and incomes, but sho has been un.
able 10 indoctrInoto her Canadian and Aus.
lrhlIan colonies with her FREQ trade policy,
nor has Il been long sinoo she pushed pioteo.
ton 10 prohibition, a great many wise
things can bo found In tho tariff laws Of tho
United States, but nothing No unwl'o ~ were
tho corn laws OF Great Britain. We sustain
protective duties ON The ground that thoy en-
courage homo production, wo do not put
heavy dutloe II any, upon aruely that wo
cannot produce and which are N common
uso. Taxes upon tea and coffeo wero bbd
enough, but we mover lied anything upon our
tax rolll no bad ns tho British toE upon broad
shiils, which everybody nocdod and which.
could not be produced In sufficient qrautl'y
Al home.
No nations 40 closely resemble each other
IN the character OF thoir people aud tho el-
pcntlal nature Of their governments a. tho
United States aud Grtat Britain, and YET
thoy differ decidedly IN thcirrevcnul aybtemf,
and they thus difIor because they differ, not
only In age, Luz IN cgttnt OF torritory and
governmental control Great britain has
passed the period VI rapid growth; her pco-
pie, although not Homogeneous, arc 70 nxcd
In habits as 10 DO rarely Affected by such
movements a. havo frequently disturbed tho
eqhiubium OF other uatons Parliament ~
her only law making power. Her colonies
nrc 10 sono extent self 40 ycrning, but Eng
hind, sco,on aud Ireland are united under
Quo head aul subject 10 one jurisdiction,
Neither hos contro Of ~ local Interests BE-
eucl control oa ireland IL now struggling ~
obtain, TpScs ARE high Ia Great britain, but
her debt IA lrge and hor expenditures, iin-
perlal and municipal, 0re heavy, but M no
other country are thoy 20 littlo burdensome,
NO litilo folt py the people generally
Having substantially adopted the pchcy OF
free trade, she looks chiefly TO lands end hi'
comes FOR her revenue and ~ tho lencs ara
held by comparatively ttw end lhv eatea
upon thcm consldtute rai't Of their rentals,
they, like the income taxo, fall upon thpie
who are nblu 10 ply ben,. With wisdom
worthy of lnlketlOi, rho bppouea no inAo.
uoon productive inluslsx. Tint hAa iuu