The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-15
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Reniphted Economists,

MAJOR PURNELL:
You seem to be getting tired of your
hair of the dog and dog of hair argu-
ment, for you say that the prosperity of
the United States is the result of its
great natural resources, but in your
article of Sept. 105b, you said it was
because America is new country. Now
the fact is Major that free trade with
you is simply theory, you have no
practical knowledge of English free
trade and know nothing about its effects
upon the working masses of England
and Ireland.
deny that wages are higher in free
trade countries of Europe than in the
protected countries. Sweden, Norway,
Belgium, Denmark and Austria are all
free trade countries. and the wages in
those countries, are not half what they
are in protected Germany or France.
Now Mr.. Purnell you hold up England
as the great model of free ade, and if
any one wants to see individual speci-
mems OF English free trade workmen, let
him 60 to the steamship wharves in New
York or Philadelphia, and he will sse
the English free trade working man
land, with all he owns in the world tied
up in an old bandana handkerchief. He
is poorer than the poorest Italian or
Pole, for they land with bags and boxes
and bundles innumerable.
You say Mr.. Purnell that the protec-
zionist is not yet born, who can show
that protection either raises or maintains
wages The committee of the United
States Senate composed of both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, and the state
statisticians of labor, have proved, that
wages III this country have risen since
the passage of the Mckinley bill, and
that the condition of lsboring men in
this country has been improved by it..
But you call them benigEted economists.
The great linen industry of Ireland
that you talk about Mr.. Purnell is but a
mite in it's way, and is confined to parts
of two counties, and was left to keep
up the British orange free trade garri-
son. Thirty counties of Ireland manu-
facture nothing. With fine climate,
splendid rivers, the best water powers,
with coal and minerals, to be found in
quantities in almost every county, still
she can manufacture nothing, since
English free trade was forced on her by
English bayonets. That great Irish
patriot Charles Stewart Parnell spent
three large fortunes III trying to revive
some of the industries of Ireland. But
Epgllsh free trade was too much for him.
The immortal O'Counell agitated the
repeal Of the corn laws that E>s-lend
passed to tax the poor Ne. ,,,..,,s,
as she is taxing his sugar, coffee, and
other necessaries of life, that she does
not produce O'Connell never favored
English free trade for Ireland, but told
the Irish people to burn every thing that
came from England except her Goals.
But listen Major: what the James
G. Blaine of tie last Irish Parliament
Henry Grattan- has to say on English
free trade. English manufacturers
inundated the Irish markets with every
species of her own production and with
a view to destroy eifectually all power of
competition in Ireland. Tho great
capitalists of England determined even
at any loss, to undersell the Irish in
their own markets, loss however which
they knew would be eventually and
amply repaid by the monopoly which
must necessarily succeed the utter
destruction of the Irish manufacturer"
This system it was impossible for the
Irish manufacturer to resist or counter
act. His capital was too small to bear
the losses of competition. Resistance
would have been vain. He had there.
fore no alternative but to submit and
famis
Mr.. Purnell you know as much abont
Irish patriotism, sentiment, or aspiration
as You do about the manner of thei!
living, when you said the Irishman lived
| in boys.
| Now look MIR. Purnell at the COM any
that Mr.. Cleveland and his free traders
are inviting Irishmen to join. Sir Sack
vile West the British Minister, who
advised his couutrymen to vote for Mr.
| Cleveland. The London Times that sale
THAT the only tune an Irishman serve:
England, is when be emigrates to thu
United States and votes the Democratic
ticket
Puck, that is holding up in his mast!
cartoons Irishmen to public scorn anc
ridicule. Hurper'S Weekly that ha'
always been lying about his-the Irish
man's) faith, his clergy, aud his land
The New York Times, one OF who's
editors and part owners, is seeking to b.
elected by the Tories i'll England L
Parliament, to vote against Home Rul
for Ireland, and never had good wore
for Ireland. The New York Post editel
by Tory Canadian Orange man, aut
the unpatriotic misft Democratic editor
who are always blowing about thei
English ancestry, and calling the Unite
States where the most of them wer
born the nome of shoidy," when tn
fact is that England is it's home, wher
with population only nAlf tbat Of th
United States, she uses tsn (1o) pound
to every one pound " use, al for Clevt
land and Enplish ffee trade.
have word for patriotic American.
Stand by your Industries! Ga the sth "
November neyt