The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-09-24
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Benighted Economists.
Mr.. PURNELL:


do not deem it necessary to reply the
wild theories of Henry George which
you ventilate in the last issue of the Demo-
erat, but only reply to one statement you
make; that l am prejudiced against Eng
lish men and do not like England. have
not & particle OF animosity either against
England or Englishmen. 1t is the English
free trade system | detest, for | know
the injury it has done to the working
classes of that country. | have lived
| among Englishmep, and have crossed
the Atlantic FIVE times, ard Englishmen
were among my best friends on ship
board as well as on shore. have found
them to be intelligent and companion
able, and when they spend any time in
the United States, in nine cases out OF
ten they become protectiOns!a, for they
experienced the good effects of that
system in America. | am not feeding
at any political party's crib, | never did,
nor never expect to, SO have no per
sonal interest to serve, but that of my
adopted country, and my convictions
and experience lead me to uphold the
policy that protects American homes
and tiresides. To sustain me in my
opinions l have the example of the
immortal Washington, of Thomas Jeffer-
son the father of American Democracy,
and of Andrew Jackson that brave
Democrat who silenced the South Caro-
lima nullitiers and free traders, and of
Samuel J. Tildsn. and last but not least
of that patriotic Pennsylvania Democrat
Samuel j Randall who made it possible
for the Democratic party after years OF
failure to elect president And how
we'll (?) the British free trade garrison
treated him,
You say Mr.. Purcell that wages are
higher in all new countries. Any man
that is not imbued with the unpatriotic
s0clalIstic doctrines of Henry George or
English free trade, can see that free
trade is not the reason that it is so, for
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and all South
American countries, the West India
Islands, the Cape OF Good Hope,
Australia and New Zealand are all new
countries. Some OF them are not as good
as the old countries, and not one of them
half as good for the working man. or
any other man as the United States, nor
has any one OF them u thousardth part
of the immigration that seeks this
country. This fact tells it's own tale.
In the advocacy Mr.. Purnell of your
wild cat doctrines, you would pass SEN
tence of death against a large portion of
the Irish people. You say, what will
injure England will also injure Ireland.
That is not so, for Ireland has nothing
to trade that America wants (escept
men and women). England saw to that
when she robbed Ireland oi her Parlia-
ment, ard if Eng land can orly see free
trade adopted in the United States, she
would deprive Ireland OF millions of
dollars that her sons and daughters are
now earning in The protected industries
of this country, and are sending back to
their homes IN Ireland. Talking about
Englishmen Mr.. Purpell notice this
fact that tells its own story. The other
day there came q big steamship into
quarantine at New York. There were uine
hundred Storage passengers on her,
foyr hundred of whom were Eulishmen
flying from free trade England to pro-
tected America.
l leave it to an intelligent public to
decide who are the benighted economists.
The British free trade garrison is out,
and it will be kept out by the votes of
intelligent American workingmen.
Don't you forget it Mr.. Purnell
FRANK KERR.