New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-03
DEMOCRATS AND FREE TRADE.
THEIR POSITION INTERPRETED BY THEIR
OWN WITNESSES
ABSOLUTE FREE TRADE wANTED-PRoTHTIoN
MORE LOGICAL THAN REVENUE REFORM
THE TAX on LAND TIE ONLY


/. O. Converse I'm The Gciuga lOl Republican
During the present session no lcs than five leading
Democratic Members Of COnTs. reinforced by the I'M
their places and adopted and requested leave IA pfnt
free Trde as their own II being not only far bet
rcr than thing Original they could LAY, but =" VS..
Md most thor5nsh exposition u the whole subject
ever Vet made" Th,se feictou- selections. thus On
~The congregational Kecord," comprise substantially
the entire volume. ana a. me ny Au'.r'''ato -
Democratic franks. broadcast over the country
What air George siys g. therefore. Ut the highest I'm
In acoordarco with the we'll recognized rule Of ~.
dence that on" cannot be permitted 20 o',rn M. It's
GEORGE arr bound by his testimony Ana what do,s
Ignqy Cr,r r. Ss pcmoc,,c rsmphet w. rad
Thu protective theory has certainly m" weight ~
iI1cS s"nntT based their POLICY upon II aud. though
Great britain has sine" discarded H. she r'nia> mo
onv considerable Nation that Ia, done 80 while not
ain'd the power shown deposition - revert y" ~
but such disposition has been growing N "'e"'
Here we have the distinct admission that The
tendencies II m dcrn civilization ar against free
trad. which after a forty y'af>' solitary trial. ms
lost rather than gained ground Yen IN Great Britain:
But according 10 the same authority Great hriiaip
has never enoyei free trade. for a-n be- says. in the
.'rhc only .en-- In which We can properly speak 81
british FREQ trade /, the same sense IN which ~
peak of "A certain imitation metal known ~ N"rinln
,r.s, Ri ain doe, not rll, cn,oy ir" trade To say
nothing Of Internal taxa, inconsistent with true FREE
trade she still mnintain> a GORDON II custom oon-e
Officers coast guaris and baggage s,nrirr', and .iI
60 ccts hundred mi hon Of .ar, ~ her rvenn"
from Import duties. I, be sure. Der tar'n j, IT
revenue only, but tam ior revenue onN Us MY
free tradr. The ruling classes II "r''t Tii"in h,Ve
adopted only - much fr'r iiadr ~, ms tmW 'llNs
Interest," and the battle for free trade IN that country
has yet 10 b" f,ught"
with the double faced plank Nr. Cleveland would ne
to adopted Ut chicago. Win M t~addie II
Democratic newspaper. and with Nj. tle'ehnds own
hating utt"rsnce, upon thc same ,ubl-ft t.v"n tHe
plank which McsSrS. Waiter,on = 60. sah.iluicd
needs 70 be interpreted hy H. but when - noTp''i
IL full of significance. II show, the unuistakahle
drift Of Democratic sentiment Nj "'ors' a.',r,, as
kcpnbil'an> have always c9nendcd ti,t "f,t Britain,
the only civilized nation that ha> made any arptoacn
toward free trade In rally rnleNS no.h mig ., ne
and what the Dem9,rtic party q rpanncM. Anrr
small Island terrary. Bu,t.- material. bat I'M
mense CAPITAL and manuiactHrlnl mdn.'feS. n.'umn
~ America has never known ser most " All desire,
cheap food for her al paid tpins millions. and cheap
pr duct for the worh our condition a. nation !.
81 territory. spanning whole continent. and her IN
eHhauStlbc wealth .! natlir resources. Yet only
partially developed. IS today the worlds greatest
producer II raw material. which she prursSe-. under
tho enlightened Republican policy. 10 work mp into
Of her own people. who 10 achieve their high
destiny. which not 10 br. the British free t'ders
dreamed. nere hewerS If wood and drawers Of water'
for the hoaed millionaire manufao turer, Of England.
this diStin guishcd Democratic witness the protective
theory has not only the weight ~ most general
acceptance" but IN" weight q Argument ~ wei" lie
b. the extreme Of asserting I'm Chapter VIII
that
Those protectionists are right who declare that
protection i the only justification for n tanf. ard
the advocates Of tariff for revenue only have 10
II 10 not need tariff for protection.
need no tarf nj AL. and for the purpose 81 raising
revenue should resort 90 some system which win
not tax the mechanic rs heavily n the millionaire.
and will not call on the man who rears family ~
pay that account more than the man who shrls
his natural Obligation. and leaves woman. whom
I'm the scheme Of nature II intended that he should
support. 10 take care ~ herself best she can
~ Is we'll known, Mr. George f. the advocate of the
single tax on land. lie represents though ABLY and
consistently. an extreme view. which comparatively
few are prepared Ia adopt. hut h. is the Demo.
cratic witness. not ours. While. Therefore can
not endorse his theories and sentiments. the I'm
pOrtance OF what he saws l. not a. be- underyalu"l
for II makes plainly manifest the real Position ~ the
Democratic party. II. he INSERTS "a tariff f,r
revenue only" "a Il exists In Great Britain + not
free trade. but more Illogical than protection.
and II IN" Democratic sentiment which find, eNpres-
sion I'm the candidacy OF Grover Cleveland f. for such
free trade he expOunfs and approves 10 what ey.
trrmes would net DrmDratc National triumph In
1892 inevitably lead usl