The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

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their theories do no. ft--tEas they hSve
no relation 20 the facts. they merely crsak
oo. with the resteTSi4oH and pe-tinseity
of Poe's raven, so much The worse tor
the facts. !"
Again. turn the rage Of history. and in
February. issSe. / find Henry Clay making
statement On the door Of the United
| States senate that is as applicable 20 the
situation today as IL vas 10 that which sx-
lsted when he uttered IL, mors than sixty
two years ago
The pcopse of the Jnstea STATES have justly
supposed raas the policy OF protecting shear ia
eassry axsEst fere4ga legislation aad foreign in
dusIry was fully settled. not ~ single act. bias
by repeated and deliberate aeiS of governments
psrto, med 81 distant and frequent Intervals
IN tail confidence fhax this pStIey vas tfmiy
aaa nnohanseahiy liked. thousands rHaa saoa-
SANDS hzve invested iseir capita. purchased
vass amount OF real aa1 other ests.e, maize Per
Eansaf establishments and accom- usodafed
taett industry 20 IL Can We expose 70 after
and irretrievabse ruin this ccountless maltitute
without tncnrrtag the repToaeh of violating the
national faishs
Mr.. President, these words of Henry Clay
exactly describe the situation today.
| In my young state. where the hardy
pioneers have subdued wilderness and
laid the foundation of . great common
wealth. where only few yesrs since there
rsirned the silence and solitude of the
primsval forests and vast open plains,
there are now busy and populous cities
throboIng with the same restless energy
which has carried this country. in little
more than a century. 10 a foremost place
among the nations OF the world.
These cities have sprung into being by
the adj OF industries protected from for
eigu competition, by wise legislation. aud,
upon the faith that those laws would be
maintained, my fellow citizens have in
vested their capital in sawmills 10 convert
into merchantahle lumber our magnificent
forests, have opened coal mines anu Guilt
railways TO carry their products TO the sea.
Whatever success these men have achieved
has been won by self-deaia BY unremit-
ting industry; and they have given en-
pioyment, at good American wages TO
thousands OF their feiiow-citizens, estab-
fishing prosperous and happy homes where
few years back there were only
the rude vigwams of the Indians. or
the LARS of the wild animals that roamed
through the forests. All these invest
ments. all the results of these years of
toll. are now endangered by this bill. the
result of which will be, so far "a the state
of Washington is concerned. TO confiscate
the investments, to embar.ass and per-
haps shut up their industrial plants and
either turn adrift the thousands of work
men employed in them or TO reduce wages
and profits 10 such q level as that neither
employers or workmen can live.
If this bill becomes Law who will pro6t
by it? The answer comes to us In the I'M
niistakable tone of exultation In the news
papers of Great Britain over the inpend-
ing destruction of American industries.
All their leading trade journals indicate
how excited the British manufacturers are
becoming over the prospects OF securing
greater share of our manufacturing indus
tries
yEhan this b;lt mas frat Ynada vuhttc IL
was considered policy on their part not to
show too much exultaiion, nor too eager
desire for Its passage; but their eagerness
to snatch the bread from the mouths OF
the American producers has overcome
their discretion. aud they can no longer
refrain from showing their exultatlon at
the prospects before them.
The Glasgow Herald expresses the state
of public opinion there as follows:
The notifications of the tsri n as proposed by
the new bill such rs to encourage the hope
of a large extension OF our trade with the United
States.
From Halifax. Nova Scotia. IL was tele-
graphei that "the announcement that the
congressional tariff committee had placed
coal. lumber and iron on the free list is
source 81 great satisfaction"
The Terrific Manufacturer, published in
Manchester, has the following from its
correspondent ct Bradford:
The proposed Wilson tariff measure will give
the manu- iacturers of Bradford lar easier access
than they have ever had To market represent
ing population OF ~, o01seo0 people.
In another issue it says:
The textile trades Of this country have con-
siderable cause 10 rejoice over the new American
tariff proposal
This paper admits that opposition to the
measure may be looked for. but finds con-
ISOLATION in the belief that ''Ar. Cleveland.
bot he m ne "A a
lowers TO pass the bill.
The London Iron aud Steel Trades Jour
nal says. in speaking OF the tan plate
trade:
Probably In July, perhaps not until septem-
leT Will the new duties come in foFee, and the
actual resum ptioa OF shipments will depend on
this. AZ soon the duty 10 definitely de-
cided o. Rad the date Gxsd the improvement in
WEIGH trace will begin
The Washington City Post of January I
contains an interview with Mr.. Herbert
| Bright, of RochdaIe, England, kinsman
of the late statesman OF that name. He
said:
The Misunderstanding interests OF Englsnd are
In bad way. since the passage OF tAe McKin-
ley biii we have lost great deal of the trade OF
the L aiisd states, but We have been nu0yed mp
+ with the hope Of the passage Of the Wilson bill
The true position is that England has
ruined many of her own industries by her
/ free trade expeTiments-taks the condition
! OF her agriculture today as an example
| and iS now looking to n similar applica-
/ ton of those doctrines in this country 10
enable her tn repair the damage to her own
manufacturing interests BY preying upon
| ours. That this effort Is backed up and
urged upon US only through the columns
Of the press arises from the fact
that We have grown too big and
| too strong TO be buIiied. which
/ the English government evidently thought
! when we were threatened By the grave
| dispIeasure of that government IL We in
| creased the duties on their commodities.
| in letter which is al unique addition TO
| tariff literature;
BRITISH LxGArIos. Washington city,l
January z. 1s50
| Sly, II having been repfesented 70 Tier
Majesfys government that thsrs is toEae lies
/ on the part OF tae goTsrnnent Of the United
Alafes 10 increase the duties upoa British iron
/ isa porte1 INTO the United states. I bavs been,
instructed by Her Matesty's government 10 ex-
/ press 20 the United states tue hope OF Her
MA3exty's government that no add ti0a will be
made 10 the duties imposed Sy the present tariff
Of the United states, Snicn sirsadg wsis a
1 heavily upon British production AID can
I not bal observe, igr ny osn part. that an aug.
raentalioa OF the duties fsn British pr9igcs asd
/ manufacture. made At moment when the
I British government has. ~ series Of MEASURES.
been facilitating The eomnerce between the
1 tive countries. would pT05ues q very disagroe-
able effect upon pao.le opinion n Engiaad.
/ avail myself 81 shis opportunity % renew TO
! roc the assurance of nay rsost distinguished
/ cuy.ssazvstton- HESKT 1. BuLwzE.
/ Hox JoHx NJ gLAxToS. sscrxt&Ty OF safe Of
| tbs United rsassA
The English government Of the present
I day 10 too wise TO attempt such open in
| reference In our affairs. but the manu-
/ fscsurers % that country lose no
/ opportunify Of strengthening the
hands of the Democratic tariff
/ iinker. the destroyers OF American
! faruning interests. the Fnardersrs of Amer.