New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
SALISBURY ON THE TARIFF.
GREAT BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER REPUDI
ATES FREE TRADE.
THE TALMUD AND THE MISHNA or THE C0BDEN
CLUB RABBIs MUsT BE ABANDONED, OR

ENGLAND WILL GO TO TIE WALL.
Tho Marquis OF Salisbury Prime Minister Of Eng.
land, addressed a great meeting of the Conservative
party at Hastings May IL, in which he dis
cS'ed frankly and forcibly the question Of Free Trade
vs. Protection. especially a. affecting the commercial
and industrial interests OF the British Empire FOL
lowing is verbatim report Of the portion OF ms
speech on that subject, given by The LONDON
Standard TIE chief journal Of the Conservative party
After some remarks Oh the labor question, Lord
salisbury said:
There is another matter which occupies our minds
ana IN which think the PROSPERITY OF sis eoT o
external trade. After ALL this little island lives as
trade Island. We could not produce enough 10 sustain
In OodsuiTs the population that lives upon TINS siaid
and IT IL only BY the great Industries which exist here
and which find markets In foreign countries. that W.
are able 10 maintain the vast population OF TINS Island
But danger Is growing up. Forty or hry years
ago everybody believed Free Trade had conquered
the world ana they propiesied That every hnuon i
would follow the example OF England and give Itself
up to absolute Free Trade. The results we're not
exactly what they prophcSied but the more aaVcSc
were they the more persistcnty the votaiics Of FREQ
Trade prophesIed that 1t would come right at last and
me worse the tarf OF foreign countries became, le
more confidently their prophecies Of an early victory
we're given But we see now, after many years
experience, that explain IT how We may foreign
nation, are raslng one after another DraIen van
from their markets., ana so far as they are , ,nh
eerncd are doing their be, to Nh our trade And
10 constantly seems 10 get worse.
III utter word with respect to free trade, shall
OF course he accused OF being Protcctionst. OF De
string TO overthrow free trade and OF all tie other
crimes which Ingenious imagination attach TO
commercial hct,roioxy. Laugherl But neycrthe.
less, ask you u set yourselves free from all that
merely vitupeative doctgne and consider whether the
true doctrine Of free trade carries lar some
Of these gentlemen would wish you TO 60 Every
true religion has Its counterpart in legends and tradi
ton. which grow upon thai Sheion The ola Icsta ,
Mishna the inventions OF the abbnlcal commentators.
labblncal Commentators. nauglter) There are the
Mishna and the Talmud constantly growing up, and
one OF The difficulties that we have to contend Win
is the strange and unreasonable rigor Of the doctrines
which these rabbs have imposed upon rs. II We look
abroad into the world in The Office which hold am
In an age Of war of tariffs. Every nation Is trying
greatest possible protection for its own Industry and
AZ the time the greatest possible the
going on it has been going for the last year and
half with great activity. But the important point
to get the favor OF b, and B is very anxious to get
the favor Of C. nobody two straws about getting
reason Of hati II is that in this battle Great Bftain
has deliberately stripped herself OF the armor and the
loa know yoa cannot do business In this worth Of
evil aud suffering on those terms. II YOU 90 to mar
must light With The weapons with when those with
whDn You ;IAvc = contend fgf ting IL is
Quaker, l do not fight at all have arms have
10 weapons,7 and To expect that people will pay the
ame lizard to you ana be as anN!s to OBTAIN yonr
of tie opinion OF those who have retained her armor
and still wicld their weapons. (CheerS The weapon
markets. That is 10 say. says TO Il, II YOU will
make your dute, such that can sell In your market
vi make my duties such that you can sell In my
maj kct.7 But We have begun by saying that ne will
levy duties upon anybody and that VIC regard 1t
contrary and dioloyal To the eor pus and sacred doc
rinc Of Free Trade to levy any duties upon anybody
for the sake Of anything that get by it. Laugh
but it l. bushes, daughter, cheers, and cries or
Mavo7, and that on those terms YOU will get MOTH
ine. am sorry 10 be Obliged to tell you that prac
ucalB you d get nothing
Ihc opinion Of this country, BY its authorized ex
ppnent has been against what Is called rtalatory
pllicy. "a voice. No" II has; We. as the GOV
eminent Of tl, country OF the time. have laid It down
to ourselves as strict rule from when there IS no
departure. that w bound not To alter the tradi
toual policy Of the country unless we are quit, con
yncd That large majority Of The countrS IS win US
because, In tho foreign affairs, consistency Of policy
beyond AL TINS necessary Bnt though nat IS
s'or OF the public mind and TO ask You to form your
cnions-not 10 two sraws whether you are ortho-
doA or not but to form your opinions according 10 ,e
that. II you intend In this conflict Of commercial
treaties 10 hold Your own. you mist be prepared II
The penalty which Is in your hands Of refusing them
n,crSs your markets. Cheers, and voice: Sc Com
zap lon. but am bound 10 say have never said any:
tang else But nm found at the same time TO tell
Tho power u which at this moment have the
most reason o. complain IS the United state, ana IL
a. happens that what he United >;ntes furnishes
With nmlaly not entirely. are articles which
essential the god II the people and raw materials
not exclude the other without serious injury 10
ourselves. Now IN this matter | am not the least
pr paf. for the satc 81 publishing other nations, 10
ufitt dangerous serious wound upon ourselves.
maintain that cOlfnc OTSclvcs-at least for the
prcnt-tD ihos" matters In which should not suffer
VERY much whether the importation continued
diminished What complain Of Is that the rbb'.
~ whom have just sIoken. have confused this vital
point. They everything must be given Il the
,Ju-uucr. II the consumer Is the man who malltliEs
ihc Industries . the country or n The consumer is the
people AZ large. quite ACRE" with them. You cannot
rl.c the pfcc Of fool. You cnnnct raise the
pr'e Of law material: but there is an
rou ether counties besides the United States:
winch mec matters of luxurious consumption; and
II II lc question OF winc SILK spirits, or gloves,
lace. ANYTHING OF that kind voice. Hops =
think there Is good deal 10 be said lor hops tlaugh
teri should not shrink from diminishing the con-
sumption and Interfering With the comfort u the eX
crcn people who consume these articles O luxury, FOR
Tho purpose OF maintaining our hight In this com
mcrcial war. ard Insisting our access 10 the mar
kcts Of ncgtborS. Chc>r'.) This Is very hetero-
doN doctrine; | shall be eXcOmmnncaed for having
maintained II. and yon win escape from
ger YOU incur. But one whose duty II Is however
Unworthy 10 what he thinks to tho people OF this
country. ! bound to say think our rnbhis have
carried matters too far that must distinguish be
tween consumer and consumer, and that. while )eal
Ously preserving the rights OF the consumer who Is
people Of the country. may very fairly use our
power tho importation which merely ministers 10
luxury In order to maintain own In this great
commercial battle which Is taking place
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