New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10

Tn connection with labor another speaker A
the Congress gave turn to the Mckinley. bin
which has perhaps not been sufficiently appre.
ciated at home. This was NJ Aglave the emf
nent French economist, who was alone with tia
Rumanian delegate to uphold the cause Of Pro-
lection in what was really congress OF Free
Traders He was commenting letter which
had been received from Mr.. Bigeow, Of New.York
The latter had said American workmen still con-
slider that Protection keeps up the high rate OF
their wages without taking account of the fact
that the rate Of their expenses has also been madA
higher To this NJ. Alglave remarked that ia
the workings of the famous bill there was really
question Of forcing Europe TO pay its own work.
men the same rate Of wages az is gained by theip
brethren of America. AS to the claim that thu
bill has made living dearer, he declares that thin
cannot be exact, for the United States receives
from Europe neither meat nor flour
On this latter point, the conclusions OF
another Frenchman. this time Free Trader, NAV
be fifty cited NJ Paul Deschanes came bach
from his late mission in America with the most
| favorable Impressions He insists that the Coz,
Of living In the United States is not dearer than
| in France, in which every American who CONES
| TO Paris at least, will agree with him. "You
| will say that living is dearer in America Yes
penses. The American expends more for ha
rent and for his clothing but he spends less for
his food. For his rent the American pays abou,
ls per cent of his entire revenue, the English.
man II per cent, the Frenchman per cent, The
Reloian a. per cent and the German 81 per cent
| On the contrary, for his food the American pau|
| only AZ per cent, whereas the Englishman pau|
| AZ nor cent. the Frenchman 40 per cent, the
Reloian AZ per cent and the German 81 per cent
These arc only approximate figures, subject to con-
| ,rovorsv Int the general conclusion is exact
and according to the reality Of the facts as havs
| ohsorved them in all parts Of the Union Il
| would no well 10 add 10 this dsinterested test.
| mopv that only the American workman can AFFORD
| .. ont his three meals of meat a day, In spite OF
| al tho talk apainst the laws which protect him
| and his industry.
| Tboro is another curious lesson 70 be derived
from q comparison between themselves or ns
utterances of Free-Traders, when not listening 70
| oh otber NJ Boutmy cites as " the finest ex-
omnIo of interest Misunderstood" the contentmeni
Of rho farmers of the United States with the nigh
tariffs because they have raised prices IN
tho other hand Mr.. A. b.. Mason OF New-iorr
| .. tho annual meeting of the CoDden Ciuo ID
| JpIv rave as a reason for his cohhuehce III ue
onrnroachinr victory of the Democrats anu fns
T.rdo, Tho fact that they had now the vote OF
| .bo farmers. the vote Of the worKlhgneh anu ui'
| ineuonce Of women, who find IN 'heir snoppns
,bat everything has advanced In price. A'e'
'ho. hos bcen said, the last element OF the tnfee
| would seem the most hopeiul.
rhns far have only peced together late testf
mony from the Continent OF Europe 70 .ne 's
sonableness of tariff for the pro'ecuon
home production, in addition TO the needs Oh
.o,.onue This testimony leads plainly TO an
a.tor corclusbn-that whatever Mr.. Cleveiaha
ond his marty NAV do in the United States the
natiors of Europe will not abandon 'ne p'e
| .ective system This was acknowledge WIN Sons
sadness by NJ. de Molinari in his inaugural a~
dress 70 the Antwerp Congress. lie cidlinS !"
| have found what he facetously dehonlhhes wv
two microbes of the present protective epiuenn'.
first. in the spirit of routine Oh 'he pa'' ="
| oroducars whom foreign competition wouiu o"'s'
| to renew their antiquated machinery ~ anu ."
| ond in the incorporate desire OF governments
snrp,ement their receipts without any new take
| which can be seen. we can Only n NV,
these reasons to our Free-Traders for what they
are worth, in their application 10 American mS
| chinery and national revenues.
| Bat the light thrown on our interests az nous
by the experience of the continental nations IN
| tho matter of protection, is twilight TO noon
dav when compared with the clear knowledge
! tins obtained of the necessity of keeping 10 ue
| nrotectiye system, which is only basis Of
| reciprocity with these nations. That all the
| world is going in one direction excepting NJ
| Cleveland and his party in union with Eng
land. whose self-injerest is obvious. may be only
n question Of sweet reasonableness But that
the United States should expect 10 thrive in In
terrational commerce by acting along lines which
are absolutely divergent from the practice OF
other nations is sheer absurdity. Now II IS GER
tain that the nations of Europe will not turn asde
from the policy which they have deliberately
adopted and have continued quite as deliberately
on the simple ground of an American election
As 10 America, we have now taken leading
place among the nations in all that relates q
commerce This may may not bring political
cntanglement along with it In the future' ou'
the commercial ENHANCEMENT Is already here
The Speaker perhaps the most AUTHORITATIVE
Liberal organ of England, in leading article Of
September Il, has a remarkable appreciation OIL
the place which America now holds IN the
world 1t is high time that this should he rcos
nized by our own political parties at home, ano
that questions of such reach the protection oil
our industries and agriculture should not o.
decided by merely local and party considers
tons while European countries says 'n- Luz
don editor, "stagger under heavy load OF deot
the United States finds its Treasury balance
almost an inconvenience. In manufacturing
power, in all that proves national vigor, the IN
hcritor of our old colonies already SURPRISES an!
State except our own, and its full devclopmen
has vet TO come In face of this, VI. Agla'e
might well retort On the Free-Tnders who say
that the nations which practise Free Trade grow
rich while the others grow poor Where AZ
your proofs? You do not bring any. liz
the United States grown poor since 1861 roln
which time ii has practised Protection =
On the other hand, Protection in the Europea'
nations with which our commerce is henceioi'n
obliged To count, is quite independent OF any 'nn'
American. They did not become ProtecuohN'
because of us, and they will not cease 10 nc "
for the sake OF our commerce and-let us say