Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-24
IRIS A FALSE FRIEND.
England's Interest in American Matters
Certain 30 be of "A Selfish Nature.

England's Interest in American Matters
Certain 20 be of "A Selfish Nature.
John Bright, during the rebellion. said
of the government, or aristOCracy of Eng
land:
Privilege tn nks it has great interest IN
it, and every morning with blatant voice
it comes into your streets and curses the
American republic. Privilege has
shuddered at what might happen in old
Europe il this grand experiment should
succeed, but you, the workers, striving
after a better time, you, struggling up
ward toward the Light with slow and
painful steps, you have no cause to look
with jealousy upon q country which,
among all the great nations of the globe is
that one where labor has met with the
highest honor, and where it has reaped the
greatest reward
Every blockade runner captured bore the
English Gag The Alabama and other pirat
zeal craft who5rulned our ocean commerce
we're mostly English Blu. enough on that
score-iacts familiar to all who read and
reflect Not very long ago the Cohlen
club avowed through its mouthpieca that
they would never rest while the United
States we're uusubdued, a subJugation
they expected to accomplish had Cleveland
been reelected John Bright said: 81
wish that Internal country, the United
States. had never been discovered, because
they have no taxes In proportion TO their
population The farmers in America have
no rent to pay, no tIthes, no poor rates.
they till the soil but own the land they till
As for the expression Of England good
will toward us, no sensible man of SrlI-
nary intelligence believes in her good viii
| toward us. To use an English phrase,
That too fat for the Fireplace, or an
other. at won't wash It's too trans.
parently false. "Iohn Bull may have
read the historical incident about the
Dutch in former days, pretending such
| good viii toward the Chinese and pr2-
! posing the erection Of hospital IN emma
on q point Of land commanding the en-
trance to the harb0r. While the erection
was going en- the Cinnamon asked why
/ the walls were SO thick and the windows
were of such peculiar shape When the
casks of .iedicIue % were landed, The
first taken toward the hospital { y burst
it, head and out rolled "a p pound shot
/ That startled the Chinemcn; they ex.l3i
| ed, Hi va! hi Va! How can sick man
take such big pile No let him in. No
/ let hum in. Tne trick was exposed In
time The fort was never gaTrsoued.
Intelligent Americans, whether by
/ birth or adoption, all those who are In
spired and guided solely by love OF their
own country. and desire for its welfare,
preferring It's prosperity TO the enriching
! of any other. are not caught by the false
teachings or allurements held out 70 de-
ceiye and misiead them, in the injury Of
their own To those who sought these
shores from England for the
the purpose of lettering their
condition. the warning is Of
fered that there is more danger
to be apprehen0ed from false friends than
| from open enemies. Every time We have
I lowered our tariff. always Il the instiga
I ton Of English influence We have suffered
/ hard times or a panic. A President Hams
| liz. MiddlebOrough college Vermont, said
I to the students. Be loyal 70 your c0un-
I try. Give no couniapan,e to the crafty
( ard selfish designs Of Great Britain upon
our industries aud commerce. Never be
7 deceived by her hyp0eritical and disgust.
I ing profes. ions Of her regard % our we'll
I fare and prosperity. Her words are
m0other than butter, but the poison ot
asps is under her lips. England well
1 knows ttat az a barometer denote. the
condition IF the weather So has and does
our tariff indicate our proc perity 5r Jur
depression. To quote Peter Cooper ire
tutable historical fact, The history ot one