Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-17
John Bull Advised to Lie Low
With Reference to Our
Politics.
When He Talks He Injuries
the Cause of the
Democracy.
Serious Advice rendered by
Foxy English
Journal

Liverpool Echo, July u, 1899: ,SoW
that our home elections are over the
great conflict which is proceeding in
the United States Of America naturally
begins to attract a it'll" more attention.
The fight for the white house ,his
next fan is going TO DO ON a supendous
scale. and It's result may be pregnant
with the most sButiiug consequences,
not alone for tie ctizens Of the Great
Republic, but for the whole of the
Civilized and trading world. IL IS "a
battle which those at home, If jhev
wish 20 show thcr wisdom and di,are-
ton, would do well TO watch in q spirit
OF rcticeuce and without display of
feeling or parti>anship. British
apostles Of free trade should assume an
indifference if they have it not ON
such rim occasion jt is gospel truth tla-
If speech be silver. silence Is gci1,n.
America is just now divided politically
into two great camps. formed Of ne
pubHcas ON one hand, and democrats
ON the other Gmeal Harrison the
present occupant of ,he white house,
has been chosen to again do battic for
the republicans, who are bJSt Known
over here as stepped 10 the lips in pro-
lection, and as the aidcrS ard support
ers Of the Mckinley tariff which was
doomed with the declaration that it
was to raise wOrlimens wages through
out the States. and TO iaugWasa an
era Of mhenrd-of peace and prosperity.
The democrats OF the United States
have chosen as their leader Mr.. Grover
Cleveland whose tenure of 2ftiCn as
President, which closed four years ago.
they recall MS lustiNing his reelection
il is perhaps too much TO say that Mr..
Cleveland and his party 30 TO the poll
as tn ayowcd champions of free trade,
but they are certainly in favor Of tariff
reforJn, and can point TO the terrible
labor troubles I'm The county, due 10
the impending great lgction in wages
as clear evidence Of tn act that, what
ever the Mckinley bill may have done
IN pouring increased wealth into the
pockets of plutocats aud monopohsts
like Mr. Carnegie, 10 has siglliy failed
TO amelioratc thc condition Of the uIass-
es, or 10 better the earnings Of thu ar
tisan and mechanic Great issues hgve.
therefore to be decided within the next
few months, Tut they have 20 b. lie
cidcd by the Americans themselves
ana for their own good and proper
reasons. The discussion If the lucs-
ton at issue from the English point OF
view has only one effect in the states,
aud That injurious and ppralyzins TO
those who are lighting the battle Of
free trade Every pdblic expression u
opnioI in this country hostile % the
Mckinley tariff, from a British point
of view is tclegrlphed across The At
lantic and eagerly reproduced ip the
republicans papers throughout the rouu-
try. As we said before. the apostles 81
free trade, if they wish 20 further the
principle they are SO proud o. should
ri1idly hold their tongues during the
present presidential campaign Their
uttCrances do incalcullble harm to he
democratic cause, and If Mr. Cleveland
is after all defeated it will be hugely
owing 70 the 700 loudly and mdiScr2ct-
~ expressed sympathy proceeding
from these shores