Omaha daily bee., 1892-09-19
BRITAIN WANTS THEN To WIN
England Anxious for Democratic Victory
and the Advent of Free Trade.
TOUCHED TO THE QUICK BY m'KlNltYBll
Protection Justified by the Evidence or the
Enemy-Unprecedent Depression In
English Industries - Facts and
Figures for voters.

OF 1885, although was then speaking for the
republicans In New York, did not believe
that England was seriously interested In our
elections, and often felt chagrined when
would hear speakers, as then believed, try
to rouse an audience by quoting English
sentiment. I thought IL was kind OF
In .ois m whereby the pohticsian hoped 70
work up the passions of the IRISH Americans
and secure a few votes. verify believed
the democratic slur that we were erecting
bogv-man Us n kind OF a scarecrow whereby
to frighten voters OF the other party into
ours But it was my fortune to be
Ia England from March 20 to August
II, 1892. After l had been there few
weeks and had observed the intense bitter
ness there against everything In the United
States except Mr.. Cleveland, and had begun
TO comprehend to what an immense extent
England's welfare depended upon the size OF
her foreign market. and had learned that our
market was the largest market In Engiands
reach. and that IL she were shut out OF our
market 1t meant starvation or at least change
of occupation to thousands and thousands Of
England's people, was compelled to confess
that tho half had not been told. And l am
sure that could each individual democrat
have the experience which had during my
the numberless scornful sneers, that appear
daily, at everything American, and read the
constant ua!ly prayers for democratic success
and consequent free trade In our land, am
sure that thero would not be one hundred
democratic votes cast for Mr. Cleveland on
November s. Simple patriotism would force
them to vote for the Stars and Stripes ln-
stead OF for the Union Jack.
The daily evidence that Mr.. Cleveland,
either consciously or unconsciously, Is mere
puppet Of England is multitudlnous and
overwhelming. l offer merely n few OF the
most buntly expressed. The first is from
very old and influential journal, the Collery
Guardian, the organ of the British coal and
iron trades, of July 30, 1892, and demonstrates
very forcibly that by protection and recpro-
city the United States Is shutting England
out, not only from the United States mar
kets but from the markets Of the whole
world:
Justified by Evidence of the Enemy.
The protective policy which the republican
party In the United States has so successfully
mairitained, In spite OF the determined efforts
OF the democrats to put an end to 1t, has per-
and allied industries tnnt that country has
taken the place hitherto held by Great Brit
ain being the largess producer ,%c wor OF pig iron
Their effort is to obtain the monopoly of the
trade of the New World and they are so influ-
from the United States is being admitted duty
free whereas the goods OF other nations s have
u
fords an excellent bargaining power. when ne.
gotiating trade tr ntes. which we In England
concessions that they might make we could
give them nothing. because we already admit
Having practically no duties to take off, we
d tates at hs
now agree to concessions, Is preferred
before us, and whte our goods
hsys sSsS ,SssS % *, G,ss Gis states
initted free Last year. 1t wi be remembered,
lad Gcs bs f dhs ssass y 1he
of their trenty with that large and increasing 2
market. Brazil which place u us az great dis
The hardship of that treatment to our manu-
facturers cannot be denied y - Another
with Cuba and Porto Rico which came into
force this month. 1t will be almost imposs BILE
the United States in the Spanish West India
islands. and the hardware manufacturers Of
oirn office TO move in this matter. have repre-
sented that their business with those
will be practically annihilated. Their cast
iron pots and stoves have TO pay duty OF A
per cent on their Invoice yaqss' 9s tine their rod
shovels 81 to rs per cent. anchors % per cent.
iron nails IS per cent and plowshares @ ss A. per per
United States Will be received duty free.
Then, galvanized iron tiles sent from Great
Britain have to pay ll5 per cent duty, tin
plates 81 per cent wrought iron tubes
90 per- cent and lead tubes and md
States paying only hall, the duty formerly
levied. When it Is considered that steel rails
imported from England have to pay u duty
equal to 20 per cent OF their value. while Amer
lean steel rails pay no duty at all. 1t VIII be
that there Is small chance for British
manufacturers be ng successful in the COM
petition
Canada In Straits.
The mex. shows how the Mckinley bill has
reduced Canada TO the verge Of bankruptcy.
1t Is from the Anglo-American Times, Lon
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devoted to the interests OF English investors
IN the United States and Canada:
Canada. according to her leading papers,
is not In nourishng condition. The Cana
States close ohin. while the markets OF Eng
land are shared by % too many To- 70 absorb @ all
Star remark that he must get paying market
outside or he must 90 to the wall The GOV,
come from reciprocity with the United States.
and though he dislikes annexation he fears II
tered by Lord Salisbury were dashed by the
meeting Of the Ohamlers OF Commerce con-
Stone 10 10 powsp deprives ' the farmers M Of the
last chance OF reciprocity that remained.
ho over are the frontisi ana
this Is not confined TO any particular province.
The French go from Quebec In ever-ncreasing
Ontario is losing its farmers. and even In
the Canadian north west there is tendency
are half as lad as described by the eonser-
va:ive press, something must be done for the
relief OF Canadian commerce. The deusion
that Canada Is prosper.n. cannot be main
tained much longer IN England bnt relief
may come IL the repa ablican government Is
overthrown in tho presidential election.
Decrease in English Operatives Wages.
rhe strike OF the Durham coal miners
against a reduction in wages, and Its disas.
trous termination, alter bringing l00, 900 peo
Pile 10 the verge of starvation, is too well
known to require meL tion here, but the fol
lowing extracts show that every other indus
try In England is m similar straits:
London Daily Telegraph. July 27, 1902 =
Wages In the south Welsh and Monnlou thshr,
districts whore the miners number 90 900 men
nre governed by the sliding scale agreement
but the standard rate of WAGES has decrease
20 per cent during the past year.
''But relief may come II the republican
government is overthrown in tho presiden.
tial election"
London Times. July q. 1892 meeting OF
the spinners was helu in Manchestes yester-
day to consider the crisis IN the cotton trade
\. II WAS decided to call general meeting OF
the employers for Tuesday next, when a def
mite decis on will DO reached in regard 10 the
proposed reduction In WAGES OF IL per cent
The operatives are organized and strike
would affect $1,000 work people.
The Times oil the following Wednesday