Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-02
Gladstone and Blaine.


When the greatest battle on the merits
,f free trade and protection in this
ever took place. Next No
vember an entirely new House OF Re-
10 to be elected, and legis.
latures In many of the States, that may
mere or less affect the political stand
ing OF the United States Senate. As
said, the issue more than ever !
will be, shall the United States aban- |
don it, protective principles and &C
cept those that dominate the Industries
Of Europe in general and England in
particular II 10 fortunate that this
great discussion and in part q decision
Of the matter 10 TO take place In the
of year 10 politics, without the a,,en-
dant excitement OF Presidential cleo
zion. Doubly fortunate are the people
that 70 early in the campaign the key
notes Of either side should be sounded
and the foundations laid OF the princi-
ples involved by the leading cram.
piOns, Hon. W. +. Gladstone of Eng
land for free trade, and Hon. James g.
Blaine, Secretary of State Of the
United States Tor protection. The
North American Review" has been
selected ~ the source through which
the arguments of each are to reach the
people. No better medium could have
been selected, and to 1t the local press
will turn to get their supply OF argu
ments for and sgains. free trade dur.
ing the stirring campaign upon which
we are entering.
Mr. Gladstone ss free trader In
England, retains the grand character
attributed 10 him by common consent,
as the champion OF the rights of the
masses OF the people, or in other words
popular self-government, position
which a. free trader he could not
maintain a. citizen of the United
States. On the other hand the cham
pionship OF the rights OF the masses OF
the people OF this country is by COM
mon consent accorded to James g.
Blaine.
The interests Of the laboring classes
In the two countries are entirely dis
similar. BY becoming the champion
OF the mas es in England Mr.. Glad
stone has TO be free trader, and by
.fbecoming Q champion Tor the rights Of
lator and for the masses in the United
Stats, Mr.. Blaine has to be a protec-
ZIONIST Were 1t possible TO reverse
the situation, Mr.. Blaine in England
would be free trader and Mr.. Glad
stone in the United States would be a
protectionist. The interests, the pros.
perity, and indeed the comfort and
civilization of the working masses Of
England demand free trade. not only
with the United States but with al
nations. England, queen OF the seas
and at the head OF the manufacturing
nations of Europe, demands and re
ceives tribute from the whole world
the United States excepted.
This gem Of the nations stands gu
against England by walling hersel
around by wall Of protection tina
rebounds to the benefit OF her own PEG
pie. 1t 10 This wall that Mr. Gladston
in England, and his allies, Mcssrs
Cleveland, Mills, Carlisle, Brecken
ridge, ct al. want brozen down. Non
know better than Mr.. Gladstone tina
the removing OF these barriers OF pro
lection would bring grist TO Englisl
mills, that II would furnish the labor
ing masses OF England with more lab0
and bring mole prosperity TO tn
English nation al the sole expense c
line people of the United States. Tn
working people OF England live, bt
howi The question has often bee
answered. MIR. Gladstone himself lay
no claim to England's laborcrs bein
paid anything like the wages the sam
asses receive in the United State
while the purchasing power OF do
lar in both Countries Is utA y Gqua
Under these circumstances MIR. Blalf
YrJpery shows that ,he duties On IN
luIts 10 this country make tie diiie
.nee oil wages between The two eoui
tries, which 10 about forty per cen
higher aud III favor u the Uuitt
States. This difference ia wage
fwspt away by removing the duties q
imports. at once opens the gates {
trade to the markets of The world,
term much used by ice trader. Mn
hen becomes OF American iudustlle
They will be on the sanie piAue vi En-
lsh industries.
The wages OF American labor mu
of necessity lie brought down to Il
level OF English wages, but they la
the markets oil the world open TO theI
Instead OF supplying the home mark,
which England can as readily tn
supply, they have the English. Fren
and German markets 10 supply, whi
they can only do by undertaking
people already Injured 10 toll and pc
orty through inadequate rewards
labor. While English workmen irt
London aud Liverpool can supply Ne
York aud Philadelphia, the workm
Of New York and Philsdelphia c
supply London and Liverpool II III
underbid each other and still iutt
reduce wages to tho starvation pol
This 10 what must inevitably be I
result with the bars oil protect
broken down. How do Wilmingt
workmen who are assisting Americ
free traders to break down these b
like the picturei Let them look n
IN the commencement Of the cam pal
before partisan passion leads tn
Gstray, and let them ask themsel'
whether this wall OF protection sh
be removed from around the Uni
States. Hon, W, T. Gladstone IL
grand old man, bu, his free trade tn
rios are better adapted 10 England II
70 the United States.