The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-01-29

have constantly tempted British
mechanics to emigrate, and which
would have tempted many more If
the inducement of an advance in
wages at home had not been inter-
bOsed.
ENGLAND EMPLOYS PROTECTION
WHERE NEEDED.
The zeal of Mr.. Gladstone for rree
trade reaches its highest point in
declaration that "all protection is
morally as well as economically
bad" There is protection on sea
as well as on land. Mr.. Gladstone,
while chancellor of the exchequer,
carried through parliament boun-
ty of f1SO,0OO to line of steamers
running between England and the
United States-a protection that
began six years before free trade
was proclaimed in English manu-
features, and continued nearly
twenty years after. In the whole
period of twenty-five years an az.
gregate of many million Of dollars
was paid out to protect the English
line against all competition.
Does not this justify the opinion
that the English policy of free trade
is urged where England can hold
the field against rivals, and that
when competition leaves her be-
hind she repudiates free trade and
substitutes the most pronounced
form Of protection?
It will not escape Mr.. Gladstone's
keen observation that British in
terests In navigation flourish with
less rivalry and have increased in
greater proportion than any other
Of the great interests Of the United
Kingdom. I ask his candid admis.
sion that it is the one interest which
England has protected steadil;y,
and determinedly regardless of
consistency and regardless of ex-
pense. Nor will Mr.. Gladstone
fail 70 note that navigation is the
| weakest Of the greatest interests
in the United States, because it is
the one which the national govern
ment has constantly refused to
protect.
We really feel as much afraid of
protection at sea as Mr.. Gladstone
is of protection on land. The posi-
tons of the American congress and
the English parliament on this sub.
ject are precisely reversed. Eng
land has never been affrighted by
the word subsidy, and, while we
have stood still in impOtent fear,
J she has taken possession of the seas
by the judicious, and even the Law
ish, interposition of pecuniary aid
FARMER AND LABORER GET TIKI
BENEFIT.
: Mr.. Gladstone feels sure that
> though the protected manufact
urers in the United States ma!
flourish and prosper, they do so a
the expense of the farmer. Boil
Mr.. Gladstone and the American
free trader have, then, the duty o
: explaining why the agricultural
states of the west have grown il
wealth during the long period 0
protection at more rapid rat'
! than the manufacturing states 0
the east.
In 1860 eight manufacturing state
of the east returned an aggregat
wealth of $5,123,OOO,OOO, Invent
years afterwards, by the census {
: 1880, the same states returned a
= aggregate wealth of $I6,22S, 900, OO'
!, The rate of increase for the twent
! years was slightly more than 81
. per cent. In 1860 eight agricultul
i al states of the west Ullinois, India
= ma, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mime
i sofa, Nebraska and wisconsin, re
i turned an aggregate wealth of $l1
IL 100000. The rate of increas
8, for the twenty years was 396 pc
Is cent.
The case will BE- equally strikin
~ If we take the fifteen souther
! states. The rate Of increase ft
the twenty years was so per cen
y Consider that during this perio
" eleven states Of the south were In
: poverished by civil war. And ye
~ at the end of twenty years, tn
T southern states had repaired a
their enormous losses and posses
:. ed nearly double the wealth the
~ had ever known before.
m 1t may perhaps surprise M
=, Gladstone to be told that out of f
,nity largest fortunes in the Unite
ia States-thOse that have arrests
To- public attention within the last t,
years-certainly not more than OF