The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-10-06
DRIVES OUT MONOPOLY.
Congressman Wilson Explains How
The New Tariff Law Works.
PROTECTION WAS PLUMBER.
Working People Will Now Have a
Chance fer their LiYes.-The West
Yirginian at London.

LONDON, Sept. 27.--The dinner
given by the chamber of commerce
of London to Congressman w. l..
Wilson of West Virginia, took place
at the Hotel Metropole this evening.
About 10 guests we're present
including j. Sterling Morton, sec
rotary of agriculture, and his two sons,
Paul and Joy Morton. Congressman
Isador Straus of New York, Sir
Courtney E. Boyle X. C. B. perma-
nent secretary of the board of trade,
and a number of leading men in
trade and commerce. The United
States ambassador, Thomas F. Bay
ard, and James r. Roosevelt, secre-
tary of tie United States embassy
sent regrets.
After acknowledging the honor
conferred upon him, and recIting the
events Of the long struggle to over
throw protection, Mr. Wilson said
All the people saw that our sys-
TEN was generating a brood of mon
opolists so powerful as to defy the
law, and which used part of the
wealth they drew from sharing in
the power of taxation to increase
/ their privileges, debauch elections
and corrupt legislation. | am quite
sure that our protective policy has
already served To promote the trade
of other nations and if continued
it would still further promote such
trade, and pre- emienlly your own.
so standing before you repre-
sentative of those who are striving
for freer commercial policy for the
United States, | fear / cannot ask
on to rejoice at its adoption, except
as YOU may prefer right principles
to selfish advantage. Protection
has seen our voluntary withdrawal
from the seas and from the neutral
markets. Our protectionists have
been building defences to keep you
and other nations from competing
with us in our home market The
tariff reformers are breaking down
these defenses.
Let us compete in all the markets
of the world No only is our pro
ductlon of cotton and food products
growing more rapidly than our con
sumption, but we have to-day man
ufacturing plant which, urged to its
full capacity, can in six months
fully meet our demands for year.
"The tariff hitherto has given
many temptation to form trusts, limit
the output and lessen wages. But
fortunately, the way now seems open
to give the working people more con
troll over their wages and to break
up the monopolies v hich are corrup-
ting our politics. Without boasting
| may say that it is not in our line
age or character any where to long
be underlings. This is the real
meaning of the aspiration of the
great reform movement in America.
It is in ne selfish exultant temper
that | give you Deighborly warning
of our plans and expectations.
After referring to the growth of
American trade returns, even under
protection" Mr. Wilson predicted
that "Now when released from such
vicious laws, there Hill be new era
and revival of the American mer-
chant marine, as well as a steady in
ferease in our exports. both of food
product and manufactured articles
The nations of the world are draw
ing into nearer and more neighbor
ly intercourse, and the manufaetur
ing supremacy of the world must
eventually pass to that nation which
having the largest supply shall apply
it to the highest Intelligence and
enterprise, We are constantly con
firmed in the belief that our supply
of materials is more exhaustess and
more cheaply handled than that of
any other people, and five continue
to be underlings it is our own fault.
I'VE are being rapidly SUFFERED,
though unappalled, by the truth,
forced upon us, that of all human
governments free government is
the most complex and difficult, and,
Judging from the worlds expert
ence, the most uncertain and short
lived.
"Your and our institutions are strong
because they aFe deeply rooted in the
past. 1t is for you and for us to
show that while other nations have
been great in war, commerce, science
etc, we can be great in all, and great
in the greatness Of permanent free
dom.
Secretary Morton said that Mr..
Wilson had stated what was alb
solutely correct and that the people
of America had faally said adieu to
the protective system. Free trade
had been used as DOGGY with Amer
leans, but at last the farmers rec
ognized that free trade did not COM
pei trade anywhere, but simply per
mitted an American citizen to trade
wherever it was mos advantageous
He spoke strongly in favor of ar
bitration. and said that Great Brit