Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-21
reyeral Interesting Inquiries as to
economic Subjects Answered
in Detail.
proofof the Pernicious Activity OF
the Golden Club in American
Affairs.
uhv Henry Ward Beecher Sup
ported Cleve and-President
Garheld's Record.

eve would like to furnish proof that
American free-traders aid the Golden club,
NJ England. in distributing the publica-
fons Of this club and its pamphlets in the
limited States, SAYS an inquirer. 1T is
denied by some that they do so, and those
hat derv it say that very few documents
ar pqmphlets by the Golden club are
nrinted, and scarcely any are circulated in
America. Hon. Frank Hurd, of Ohio.
admitted that he had circulated 100, 1000
copies. in his district, of the Golden club
namphet. The Western Farmer of Amer
Ica. written by August Mingrr dien, for
circulation in the western states of Amer
ifg More than 30, 900 copies of Golden
club pamphlets were sent to Milwaukee at
opp time. One Of the subscribers to the
Golden club is a democratic lawyer living
in Milwaukee. A Milwaukee lawyer was
subscriber for confederate bonds as well
as a subscriber TO the Golden club that
had printed over 100000 documents
for America. 1t is the richest club in the
world and is reported that lit has aband-
oped all hope Of recovering any of the
Governments of Europe to free trade but
had great hopes in the United States Its
iov following the election Of Cleveland was
intense. The receipt of his free trade
message set the club. and all the press in
England wild with delight 1t has said
in one Of its reports that they were about
10 enter a contest with their friends in the
United States, with q foeman worthy of
their steel and that the conflict would be
with the gloves off
In 1874, during the campaign between
Henry Clay and James Polk, the London
inf T.
yopened to raise funds to circulate free
trade documents in foreign countries.
bbouJ e4l000 were subscribed.
Some of these facts are to be
printed IN New York for circu-
fation in the United States, so that 81
100000 were subscribed 70 propagate free
trade doctrines mostly as is well known
in the United States.
England's Duties.
A manufacturer writes: Looking back
through the files of one Of our city repub-
lican papers, ! found this statement in an
editorial. In England no duty is placed
on imports Of articles of a kind produced
in that country Several persons say
that is correct statement, and only one
Or two deny it, Will you give us the facts,
as it will settle a dispute and obGge sew
eral? On the 18th of this month another
Of our republican city papers said, editor
tally: The new tariff law has boosted the
price of champagne so high that the
market for it has been affected seriously.
Please inform rs if that statement is cor
rect also The first quotation given is en-
tlre!y void OF truth. If the writer Of 1t
had been at all familiar with or had even
read the English tariff, he would see that
there are a numoer of articles in the Brit
Ish tariff list heavily taxed, Of which "a
like kind are produced there. For in
stance, ale. eer, playing cards, cordials,
preserved fruit in spirits, pickles, gold and
silver plate, soap, gin, varnish, etc. The
paper from which the quotation is taken
is NOT aud has not been of late wears an
authority on the tariff question. England
has the highest tariff in the world, and
has collected in a single year upward Of
Of $500, goo more on American products
brought into England than the United
States collected in tariff dues on English
products brought into this country. In
1851 England collected in tariff duties on
imports S96 000, 600 while the United
states, with nearly twice as large a popu'
lati9n, collected 1886, 900, 900 Germany
with much larger population than Eng.
land. collected from customs S78 00O, 600
'It is TACT that, comparatively to ropu
lauon, more revenue is annually collected
at English custom houses than at those OF
any other country in the world. =" | cite
these facts to show the utter folly OF
papers and others asserting that England
has real free trade Many are SO i'm
pressed with this fal shood by the teach,
ngs of the colleges and universities that
they are of that belief The "Iook out
on Shakespeare Cliff, near Dover, in the
English channel, watching day and night
FOR smuggler5 from France and the close
searching of American baggage by Eng
H.d customs officers, would alone disprove
the statement
the tariff on champagne was increased
cents a bottIe by the Mckinley bill. The
oil iaw was 81 a dozen and the new one
ID >. The editor was probably off, OF
mag not have read the law at all.
Beecher and Protection.
COngTessIOnBhst. writes: ut was
gald during the last campaign that Henry
Ward Beaeher had publicly denounced the
protective tariff system as a monstrous
one: that it violated the divine law, and
was IA real conflict with the principles OF
-"Li ,Aanlty, ana tnat IL was unjust, lm'
moral and wicked. 1t was also said that
Ae had publicly said that a dollar a day
amt bread and water was good enough for
working man Both Of those statements
were made in Iowa; some believed them
aa1 other. denounced them. 1t was also
-'j1 that Mr.. Beecher was at one time a
strong pr0tectionist ana that he did not
0.lrge ms views until after Mr.. Cleveland
Ras nominated. WiIl you anlighten us
'n those matters and explain them?'
Al free trade meeting in 1881 in New
FORK city, Mr.. Beecher said: The pro-
sseave system not only is imp0ite and an.
-l't bat wrong in fundamental morals
la lt- principles and results it is directly
opIoscd to Christian ethics. It is opp0s.
81 81 the ethical organization Of society
ven are organized on principles Of equity
1l Justice In fellowship, and those who
ti.aate these IN the long run come 20 de.
Iaetlon, while obedience to them lead.
g lecess In direct contradiction tC
arL'tan morality ana the gospel OF Chr 81
Pc q protective tariff. for it Is organized
aoehty TINS shows Mr.. Beecher L
been free-trader long before Mr.
e.an1' 8 nomination.