The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-31
HONEST GERMANS.
They Want Democratic Victory Beoaus
They Want to Soil Us Their GoodS.

They Want Democratic Victory Because
Thoy Want to Soil Us Their Goods.
Irish World
Germany has an interest in the sue
cess of the free trade movement in this
country, because, like England, it de-
sires to get possession OF the American
market. Germany, however, does not
practice John Bull'a hypocrisy when
dealing with the free trade question.
The German newspapers do not pre-
tend that they are DESTROYS of seeing
the protective system in the United
States oyerthrown because they are so
friendly disposed toward us that they
are grieved to see US hurting ourselves
by pursuing policy that prevents US
from capturing "the markets OF tho
world" That Is the sort Of language
the English press INDUCES in when it
undertakes to adviseus to allow British
cheap-made goods to compete in the
American markets with the products OF
American labor.
German newspapers are much more
frank. They make no disguise of the
fact that they are anxious for the tri-
umph of free trade principles because
German trade would be benefited there
by. A good specimen of their frank
ness is furnished by an article that re-
Gently appeared in Kulp!ow's German
Trade RevielO, which is published in
Berlin. In its issue OF July 90 this Ger
man trade organ speaks in this manner
OF the outlook:
Eve can affirm with certainty, not
only that the industry of Saxony will
overcome the ill.effect OF the Mckinley
bill, but that the prospect is not so
gloomy as was expected. 1t is thought
that the votes OF the electors will short
iy destroy McKinley's work in the i'm
mense transatlantic. union, will dis
pense with the password America for
Americans" and, by giving splendid
victory to the Democratic party, will
open n free path to our export trade.
These are the hopes which have aroused
30 much interest throughout Saxony in
the result of the next election for Pres
ident OF the United States, Articles
which are cheap in price, but very
largely consumed, cannot be produced
so cheaply in the United States as in
Germany, owing to the high prices of
wages"
This has about it the merit Of plain
speaking. There isno mincing matters.
We are told that Germany is interested
in the success OF the free trade party
because if victorious at the polls it will
legislate in tho interest OF German
trade. Such are the expectations that
are entertained OF one OF the great
political parties that will poll many
million votes next November. The
German manufacturers, like the British
manufacturers, wish its success because
they hope to be able through such sue
cess to place their cheap-made articles
in competition with American goods
1t needs not the gift of prophecy to
torotell tho result of such competition.
The German newspaper from which we
have quoted telis its readers what the
consequence will be. Articles" it
says, (which arc cheap in price but
very largely consumed cannot be pro-
duced so cheaply in the United States
rs in Germany, owing to the high
prices OF wages" There is tho whole
question OF protection in q nutshell.
It is question OF wages. Allow cheap
German articles to come into our mar
ket and either the manufacturers OF
similar articles in this country must
close their factories or wages must come
down to the German standard. That
is the choice that will have to be made
If tho free traders should win the day.