Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-24

been settled. Inc En8hsn plOeoo"oH
iSt is q rare bird, and is becoming rarer
every year. The question Of protecting
English industries in an English market
BY a tariff on competing products from
abroad was not even touched upon oy
SALISBURY, who discussed merely the
retaliatory policy which every other ma
ton has adopted, but which England
has not. He says:
s.The weapon with which they all fight IS
admission 70 their own markets, tnat IS 10
say. A saws 10 Is, If you viii MAKE your
duties such that / can sell in your market l
will make my duties such tnat you can sen
in my market
But I'm advocating an engagement IN
this sort Of tariff warfare SALISBURY is
mot in the least prepared, for the sake
of wounding other nations, to inlet
any dangerous or serious wound upon
ourselves" In other words, recogniz-
ing that a tariff is always a tax on the
people OF the country which levies 1t
he would, in case Of England entering
into the war Of tariffs, make it as light
as possible on the consumer by conin-
ingitto luxuries. and not use it at all as
a measure for protection. He says;
"You cannot raise the price Of food or OF
raw material, but there is an enormous
mass of other articles OF importation from
other countries besides the United States
which are mere matters or Luxurious CON
sumDtiou-(c heers) If 10 IS a question
of wine or silk or spirits or gloves or lace,
or ANYTHING OF that kinda voice; 'HopsG
and cheersl-yes, there is good zeal 10 DC
said for hOps-but in those cases l should
not in the least shrink from diminishing
the consumption and interfering with the
comfort of the excellent people who con-
sumo these articles Of luxury, for the pur-
nose of maintaining our rights IN TINS COM
mercial war and Of insisting on our rights
Of access TO the markets of our nelghbors.
The follower Of MCKINLEY, who can
get any honest consolation out Of SAILS
BURY's remarks is at heart an out and
out free trader and doesn't know it.
There is a general election coming on
in England and there may have been
on the part Of the shrewd premier a
desire TO cast an anchor to windward
that might save the Conservative ship
by permitting a few fair traders" as
the English protectioniSts call them
selves, to come aboard. The political
skies are darkeniug for the COnServa-
tives, and it is any port in a storm for
them just at present 1t is bad policy,
however, for SALISBURY to pursue,n he
really is angling for protectiOnist votes,
because such protectionists as there are
i'm EngIand-aud there always have
oeen some-belong naturally to the
party Of SALISBURY and the great land
lords, rather than to that Of GLADSTONE
and the disciples Of JOHN BRIGHT.
American advocates Of high pro-
lection must be a little puzzled
whether Lord SAusBURY's hints of
retaliation call for applause or for
a contrary demonstration. To be sure,
they might rejoice over the slight
est evidence of a free trade sinners con-
version and point with pride TO him as
former opponent who was beginning to
see the error Of his ways. But how
can they reconcile with AmericaniSm
any satisfaction with the prospect of
closed doors to American products?
Would it be a matter for us to rejoice
over if heavy duties were levied on
American watches, agricultural imple-
ments, manufactures Of leather, etc?
Besides, his suggestion that it is bad
policy TO deprive ones own country Of
raw materials in order to spite other
countries is regarded, when applied ON
this side of the sea, as rank Free
Trade doctrine. But perhaps in time
be will gladden. the hearts Of American
McKinleys and Harrisons by accepting
their gospel entire and fayOring pro-
hibitory duties on American cotton,
wheat and beef. Who knows what glo-
rious conQuests are in store for the
American" principles!
The people who want to sell goods
abroad without buying other goods
there must work out for themselves the
problem whether they should beat the
tom-tom Of rejoicing or lift up the
voice OF lamentation over SALIsBURY's
alleged display OF the white feather,
Moreover, the American people are to
legislate for themselves. They know
that they want lower duties on the
necessaries Of life, even if every other
country in the world pursues contrary
policy.
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