The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-26
THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1899.


mas exercised Watchtul care over
England and her interests for tho
last eight or ten years. His SYM
pathies we're entirely with Golden and
his free-trade ideas. He has watched
until he has seen the working people
OF England get poorer and the trade
of England waning, while the working
people OF America were happy and
contented and its trade was constant
ly increasing. He would be sphynx
were he not moved by what he saw,
and like an honest man he comes to
the front and declares to large
meeting OF his countrymen: "rhe
free traders have gone too far"
To appreciate the Importance OF his
declaration, we must remember how
the example OF Great Britain and the
Supremacy of that nation in manufac-
lures and commerce through all these
years have been the main support of
free-trade theories. Argument has
fallen upon leaden ears, nothing but
free. trade must DO tolerated in Great
Britain. But the honest, frank con
fession of England's prime minister is
bound to be heard. His voice for pro-
lection startles the theorists from
their delusiye dreams. Salisbury ac-
knowledges that protection in other
countries is killing British trade, driv-
ing manufacturers to other lands and
depriylng British workmen of employ
ment and wages. Lord Salisbury has
been apprlsed for years 10y populations
from labor organizations and com
merclal bodies that English trade was
suffering.
Belgian competition, German com.
petition and most OF all American
competition, have been cutting OF the
markets upon which English manu-
actures hid relied, ana every year mar
rowed the channels through which
British products were conveyed to for
eign consumers.
Lord Salisbury was not Indifferent
to the fact the Sheffield cutlery was TO
moro wanted In America, and the pot.
ter's trade had been entirely cut off,
that American machinery had actually
been displayed in English murts fol
sale. that British farmers were using
American reapers, mowers plows, har-
rows and rakes that the butcher stalls
OF London were supplied with Ameri,
can beef, and last of all the great tin,
plate industry OF Staitor4shlre, Car
diff and Swansea hat been completely
undermined by the Mckinley turilr.
This is the turning point in i,nglands
commercial and manufacturing his
tory. From heuGeforth on her tradf
must contract If she persists i'll her
free trade theories whlle the mann
features and trade of this country
will increase. StubboIn.like England
may refuse to act upon Lord Sails
bury's suggestions, but during al
these years she refuses to net she Will
be falling behind in the race, crippled
by the false theory which f0rD!s the
nation to defend tine prosperity Of it,
people. Nerinauy has Jeea progress
tpg In laanniaetures fur more rapidly
-sssnan Great Britain. belgium las beeI
stealing away customers who former.
ly enriched British iron-mas,crs.
The Unitol States under her com
plete system Of protection. advancing
more rapidly and powerful lily than an,
other nation, has suateAed from he
the tin-plate trade, and is swiftly n,
preaching complete industrial tide
pendence, which FOL this nation mean
supremacy in manufacturers ana Il
the worlds exchanges. No woude
Lord Salisbury in the bitterness Of Il.
soul eXclaim5: Free trade has gon
too fnr."
But what are we to think of on
home free.tradersz In the iureof Ems
lands adversely in The face Of Lor
Salisbury's declaration against free
trade, In tho lace az the uuexamplC
prosperity Of the United States unde
the Mckinley tariG, We find ON Amer
can free traders, our Delaware free
traders, our y ilninEt IN frcoiradera
our Grays, layard Biggs, Rowland
and the Irish contingent in this coui
try crying out Justify Tor the Yer
thing that is iApoycr hing Gfc,
Britain. What suicidal folly, wi,
transccndant stupidity Let ON ire
traders hold OIL and siyo to tGe nItc
States he advantage fora few yea
more II will fe TIM 4a-O tNnn =,