The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08

!. small t>ceioa a English resles WIS ~
sionists.
. There has recently sprung up in IN
. GLAND . small faction Of Tory politi
, clans who cal themselves 'Fail
Traders These men ara protection
ists' but they DO NOT take that name ii
On atmosphere where protection Is an
out-worn superstition. discarded alike
by the Tory Lord Salisbury and the
Liberal Gladstone.
Tho Fair Traders" have only come
- the surface within the past few
years. and are totally without influence
upon the policy Of England. However,
they have started little paper and arc
determined 20 make themselves heard.
This little paper Is never heard OF on
this side OF the water except when II is
approv.ngly quoted by our protectionist
organ, the american Economist" %
show. forsooth, that England il going
70 adopt the great protectionist system.
II may be said in passing that it is
most singular thing 10 see the Econo-
mist expressing pleasure over what il
fancies % be the growth OF protection
IN England. The Economist ought 10
know that more than half Of our ex-
ports go 70 England, AMI that the adop-
ton OF protection there would he very
harmful 20 us-especially 10 our farm
ess who produce about thrce-fourths OF
our exports
The fair traders" consider tho pres
ent policy OF England in trading with
other nations without any custom-bouse
restrictions 70 be un ust and unfair.
The goods Of ali countries are admitted
Tree into England, except few revenue
articles; but nearly every thing manu-
featured and exported BY England has ,
TO meet heavy duties upon passing into ,
other nations. This the fair traders" ,
say i unfair, and they propose 10 make
y fair, and hence their name. IN,
But how DO they propose 10 make II /,
air? Let ne AXE an illustration from i
'ut treasury reports for tho fiscal wear h
'nded June 30, 1889. During that year +,
We bought in England. in round num- >
'ers, 81. 100000 worth of tin plate. and 4
ur Government made tho American !,
uyers pay the further sum OF s7.3a0. COO :.
: duty on T. Now we paid for our tin i
4ate' not IN money, but in American -
roducts OF some kind. Let us saw for !
onvenience that we paid ii in flour. 4,
ne position Of the English fair trader"
len would be this: 1--WE have sent =,
mericans Sal. 600. 900 worth OF tin.plate -
1t the American buyers we're compelled -,
tneirGovernmentt TO pay s.. 600. 900 for ~
e privilege Of trading with us-and u,
at Is unfair. But we will get even =,
IN them; when they send owe. sa1.- j,
y 600 worth Of flour to pay for that ~
,-plate. we will make the English -.
ead-eaters paw 1000 900 extra for the 49,;
lvilege OF buying bread. That will r.
Ike things even. Let US have fair ~,
de- WI
The absolute ignorance and stupiditv ~
such . proposition makes il almost M.
possible to believe that there h anv ~"
man on the earth who is capable OF - .
"a ioiiy- The American Govern IN.
mt makes II difficult for the American 49,
'pie 70 can their fruit and vegetables
our tin-plate; therefore we will make -
Uncut for English workers to buv
'erican -four" The man who talks 7
{ way Is ready for board OF expert pro
'sicians to examine into his mental inc,
dition. ~.
ut II Is talk Of that kind that de- foil
as the american Economist" for mel
- nothing other than the treat por,
nerican system" otherwise known now
protection" iran
ne absurd position Of the English port
Y trader is precisely the same as Mel
~ me american protection:st; and insi
OF stupidity makes on
y "vnurOuS KIND to each other save