The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-10-11
SAUK CENTRE, MINI.
THURSDAY. October IL. 1894.
FREE TRADES APOSTLE

rkisE TRADES APOSTLE.
Immediately upon the adjournment of
congress, w. L. Wilson. the leader of the
democratic party in congress. who Sc
name indissolublv linked with the dem o.
cratic doctrine OF free trade by reason Of
the so-called Wilson bill, sought rest
and recreation by indulging in a
trip to England. What more natural
than that leading citizens of London
should tender him a banquet in recogni-
ton of the iuestimable benefits accruiny
to England as the direct result of the
Ie>ent congressional tariff law. They
oyed him a debt Of gratitude for his
efforts in behalf OF his great scheme for
opening up the American market to
English competition. In their addresses
these men, prominent in the commercial
AM Industrial world. did not hesitate to
express their gratitude to him, and he
responded very naturally and 6tt,ngly
to their sentiments. Mr.. Wilson said
sour protec,iomsts have been building
detenses To keep you ard other nations
from competing with us in our home
market. The tariff reiormcrs are bre ak.
ing down these defenses."
And he said great deal more along
these lines. This is the cnd aimed at
to break down our defenses against for
eign goods made by cheap labor, and
thus bring that labor into fierce compc-
tition with our own well paid aid. until
the Wilson idea was threatened and con.
summated. happy and contented labor.
Sir Albert KAYE Rollet. who presided
at the banquet. said that Mr.. Wilson's
name had become honored and familiar
in England. and that London. in honor
ing him honored herself; that the new
tariff law, while it might not have real
ned the aspirations of it's promoter. had
already benefited England. Furnaces
have been reopened in Wales and York
shire and an impetas has been given to
the textile industries. In other words,
Englaud's furnaces have been reopened
that ours might be banked; textile goods
of English manufacture may now take
the place oi textile goods of American
manufacture, while our workingmen so
begging to the pnblic soup houses.
The St. Paul Call, democratic organ
lays; at might as we'll be admitted
However it might have affected the per-
sonal health of Mr.. Wilson, it would
have been healthier for his party he had
remained at home"
But Mr.. Wilson has returned home.
and is attempting to break the force of
this London demonstration-thiss pon
famous expression OF gratitude to the
leader of the movement to break down
our markets and up-build theirs; and his
effort is very lame. In a speech at his
home he says.
When l inquired why it was that
wheat has gone down to price much
lower than it has ever sold before in the
history OF odern England and America.
the answer was, "that there is a univer-
sal glut anu a production beyond q
profitable demand, that. not only is the
United States increasing her surplus ex-
ports of wheat and Russia increasing
her surplus export Of wheat. bur Argen-
tine is coming forward and is now third
in quantity exported to European mar
kers. cannot but recall the fact, and
have stated it again and again before
the people of this country, that the
American tax on the WOODS OF Argentina
made them give up their sheep flocks and
20 into competition with you IN the
production of wheat. say it is for Won
today a question of markets "a question
OF CONSUMERS.
The question is where are we to get
these markets? We have been holding
ND for thirty years tariff walls to keep
other people from coming into com peti-
ton with us in home marke- already
glutted. We have now begun to tear
down our tariff walls to let us out with
our products to compete with the rest OF
the world in all the markets of the
world.
Note the tissue OF mis- statements,
concession and sophistry. The foreign
markets are glutted with wheat from all
over the world-and yet this astute
pollution saws that free trade will per-
NIT US to send more of it into these
markets-stili further depressing prices.
1t is fact that free trade will increase
our wheat exports. Why? Because with
American factories closed, as they will
lie by reason OF the fact Of largely in
creased imports there will be a largely
decreased number OF consuming work.
ingmen, and largely increased number
of producers to enter into agricultural
competition; for industrious men out Of
employment will turn to the soil for
livelihood. But, If the democratic doc
trine that the tariff is a tax be true, why
should the wool producers OF Argentina
be driven out OF that industry BY rea-
sou of an American tar on wool, it they
do not pay the tax? t5
What sheer nonsense it's about tearing
down our tariff walis-to let NJ ont to
compute with the rest of the world"-as If
there were any tariff either direct or in
direct upon exports. That is the verb
est buncombe, and Mr.. Wilson knowsit.
Again IL our home market is already
gIutted with goods oi our own manu-
iacture. in the name OF common sense.
how will that glut he relieved bv open
ing our markets free to the unlimited
unloading OF cheap made foreign goods
upon them. Mr.. Wilson IS as infelici=
tous in explaining his London expert
ence as he was fore-shortened in sight IN
submitting to it.
REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.
Alex Chisholm of Paynesville is the
democratic nominee Tor the legislature
in this district. the selection being made
by methods which do not commend
themselves to the rank and file of the
party. Joseph Kraker was slaughtered
by combination purely personal, and
the convention de6ed the will off vast
minority OF the party it purports to
represent. What more natural then,