The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-23
TALKING FREE TRADE.
In his recent speech at Knoxville Presi
dent HARRISON said:

In his recent speech at Knoxville Presi
dent HARRISON said:
What is it that has stirred the pulses of th
great region, that has ldndled these furnac,
fires, that has converted these retired and iso
! lated farms into centres of trade and me
chanlcal pursuits, bringing market close tt
tie door of the farmer and bringing prosperit,
lnio every home? 1t is that we have no line o
division between the states; 1t is that these i'm
pulses Of freedom and enterprise, once limited
IN their operations are now common to all the
states.
AS sthe supposed head of a party thai
went into power on the issue of protection
as against tariff reduction, President HAIR.
RIsoN is unfortunate in his utterances. In
the above he clearly attributes the prosper
ity OF the United States and the phenom.
email development of the resources of the
south to the free trade that exists between
the several states. at is that we have nc
line OF division between the states: it is that
these pulses of freedom and enterprise.
once limited in their operations, are now
common to all the statesr ''If free trade
between the respective states of the
",
rave produced such patent beueticent re-
suits, why wouldn't the removal of restric-
lions upon trade with Canada on the north
and Mexico on the south, aad with all other
foreign countries make the beneicent re-
suits al Tree trade still more apparent?;'
evidently 1t would, and President HARRI-
son in the progress of his Swinging round
m no
the same conclusion. At Birmingham,
Ala, only day or two after his Knoxville
speech, he said to vast assemblage of ap-
plauding Democrats
You are realizing the benefits of home mar
kets Tor what you produce, and 1 am sure YOU
VIII unite with me in those efforts which we
ought to make not only to fiji our own markets
with all that this great nation of IS 0O 900 needs
out to reach out to other markets and enter into
competition with the world for them. This we
shall do.
Then again, this is the message he sent
from Ell Paso to President D1Az:
Ilookforward with interest to a larger dsyel
opment of our trade; to the opening of new lines
of commerce and new avenues of friendship.
We have passed that year in our history, I
nope, When we were aggressive and unpleasant
neighbors. We do not covet the territory of
any other people, but we do covet their friend
ship and those trade exchanges which are natu-
rally profitable.
All these remarks are true and commend
able; but how are the hopes and intentions
expressed to be realized under the theory
and practice of high protective tariff such
as President HARRIsoN's party favors. 1t
is impossible. The remarks of the Pres
ldent indicate that no one is more
actively aware of that fact than he is, un-
less, indeed, it be his more astute secre-
tary of state, JAMES G. BLAINE. The
theory of protection is doomed. We doubt
If ever again it can be made plank even
In Repu blican platform. Restricted free
trade under the plausible name of recipro-
city will take Its place, and the difference
between the two great national parties on
the tariff issue is likely to be merely diff
ference of words, rather than of principles.
Protectionist Republicans will be found
over on Democratic free trade ground, but
with different name; that will be all.