The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-10-19
The Returns Are Coming In.


1t is a singular fact that Mr.. Wilson,
living in an insignificant town in the
unimportant state of West Virginia,
should have suddenly come to be es-
teemed at home and abroad, as the eX-
ponent of the tariff policy of this great
industrial nation. He does not seem
10 be especially wise nor patriotic, and
much that he says and does, which
would otherwise pass unnOticed is nee
essarily matter to be considered, for
the reason that Mr.. Wilson is chairman
of the Ways and Means committee of
the lower house of congress, which
originated the present tariff law; and
also that he is the representative in
congress of the views of the presidents
revenue. deriving policy. 1t was in rec
ignition of his services and his repre-
sentative position, So advantageous to
England, that he was accorded the con-
spicuous honor in London of banquet
given him by the Chamber of Com
y
distinguished persons. Mr.. Wilson, in
his delight over the courtesies extended
TO him, gushed somewhat; besides he
let the cat out of the bag completely.
He portrayed the entire tariff policy of
his party, and his words have attracted
considerable attention Since his re-
turn to this country he has reiterated
his London statements, among which
is the declaration that 1.-THE people of
this country for thirty years have been
building up wall to keep foreign ma
tons out of our markets, which the
revenue reform party is tearing down
in order to let our people out, so that
they can compete in the markets of the
world" But so far, since the so-called
barrierremoving process went into eff
feet, the result has been the reverse of
the outcome which Mr. Wilson gives as
the purpose of the demolition, Since
1890, large trade had grown up with
Cuba for our breadstuffs, highly advan-
tageous to our wheat growers and man
ufacturers of flour. After the passage
of the Wilson bill, the expectation of
flour from our shores to that island
suddenly dwindled and has almost en-
tirely disappeared. The same is true
of a flourishing trade that we had be.
gun to establish with several of the
South American states. They are now
not only declining to take our products,
but are returning to the adoption of
export duties on articles of which
they have a monopoly and which have
become a necessity to the American
consumer.
After deal of trouble, Mr.. Blaine
succeeded in inducing the German gov
eminent to remove its prohibition
against American meats, and all other
discrimination adverse to the admis-
sion to German markets of American
products. But now it transpires that
we are likely to lose this advantage un-
less the Cleveland government speedily
backs water and restores the conditions
existing prior to the passage of the new
tariff measure. The German minister
at Washington, under instructions from
his government, has entered strong
protest at the treasury department, ac-
companied with the distinct avowal
that unless we return to the agreement
entered into by the Harrison admins
tration and the German government
regarding the sugar schedule, ETC., they
may feel constrained to retaliate by ex
Guiding our meats and breadstuffs from
their markets.
Austria, too, assumes a similar atti-
tude, having like grievances to COM
plain of. All along the line, where
there was any advantage to us in the