New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03

The annual meeting If the Golden Club was
held last month. and, a. usual It's proceedings
are officially reported in "Thc ROchdale OBJ
server" in its issue Of August -. The report
contains some things which will greatly interest
Americans. 1t was u matter of grief that Mr.
George W. Medley. a leading member of the
club and q conspicuous writer and worker in its
behalf, was unable to be- present. but his short
letter OF regret said
The second cheering fact Is that one Of the great
political parties in the United states has nj last
pnck,d mp courage and has fairly and snuarcly
loinei issues with the other purity the vital
question ~ Free Trade Protection. Hitherto
both parties have hcdged for the sake OF Winning
votes but at length Of the parties sees the folly
of this policy and has staked lts fortunes on bold
and honest nvowal. That party f. the Democratic
party and 1t is In the interests u JUS lee and human
IT'S 10 b. hoped that II will win In the coming struggle
n there l. ever, appearance" that II VIII.
The Democratic party "pluclSed mp courage"
at the convention but its bold and honest
avowal'' for Free Trade has caused such cold
SILVER Of apprehension that the party managers
are now trying to shirk the tariff question and
fight about the Force bill only" Ii has
saiarey Joined issue true, but wishes it hadn't,
and would like to run away if it could. But
the Golden Free Traders of England fancy that
the Democrats are as bold as their platform,
and the official report of the secretary said
Free Traders " must rejoice at the possible con
version 10 the true faith of that great country
which. a. it has led the way OF the nations IN
apostasy from the true faith will no doubt
also lead their way in a return 10 that faith.
In that hope the club will doubtless redoublc
It's endcavors this year. Sir Lyon Playfair
made the principal speech ut the annual meet
ing, and said:
The coming Presidential election, then, Is one OF
supreme importance 10 believers In free Inter
course between nations The Official party who pre-
pared the Dcmocmtlc platform for the Presidential
election nj Chicago did not dare In their programme
10 go In fully for Free Trnd", and they drew up "a
hniiing resolution for adoption which tn" Democratic
Congress would not accept. The Congress. AFTER ais
crssng the subject. formed another committee ana
unanimously adopted platform which should warm
IA. bc,rts az every Free Trader because II Is quito
Free Trade I'm principle II Is upon this platform that
the fight viii take place next November. the lm
form ultimately adopted the official one having been
set aside was ms follows (Alr PlayfaIr here quoted
the platform and added: What does this meant
II announces that taxation Is only justltable when
the necessities OF "A Government have 10 be met.
1t requires import duties wha"ver to
meet the legitimate expenses Of the American Govern
mcnt.
The Golden Club, it will be seen, takes the
Democratic party at its word, rcjoices that its
platform is quite for Free Trade in principle"
and observes that it would warrant " 10 import
duties whatever" because none would be re-
ouired "to meet the legitimate expenses of the
American Government" and in concluding
Mr.. Playlair said % point out these things
in order that this club should continue its
work" No doubt it will. Mr. Alfred Bishop
Mason. of New-York, rcjoiccd to bring glad
tidngs to the Golden Free Traders and said /:
II Is only four years that under The leadership
OF Grover Cleveland then President and now, We
believe, thank God the next President (cheers the
direct Issue Of Free Trade Protection was for
the first time placed before the country This year
again under his leadership shall have thai Issue
TO decide. In the convention OF our Democratic
party to which Sir Lyon Payfar referred, we over
threw BY IN overwhelming majority Of those
jugglcs OF words which confuse everybody and end
Ia disgusting everybody, and adopted In IT'S stead
! II plain straightforward declaration that we, the Dem
ociaIc party, held tina the Government Of the United
states has 10 right to levy tax for Protection that
We should have tariffs for revenue only, and only ms
far as We need them. ON that plain direct and simple
issue the engagement has been begun. You have
Just finished great battle here; the Joy of battle Is
ours now. and we hope the JOY OF slaughter. and /
shall he there to take part In It,
1t is fortunate for Mr.. MasOn's CHEEKY con-
fdcnce that he was across the sea- and could