The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-29
MIR. WILSON IN LONDON.

The dinner to Mr.. William L. Wilson
by the London chamber of commerce
has no political significance and is
merely an expression of good will Ito a
distinguished American. Mr.. Wilson
lin replying to the toast of Sir Albert
Rollitt, voiced the sentiment of a ma
Ijority of the American people. As he
said, the system under which the peo-
pie of this country have been living for
a third of a century has been the
means of breeding monopolies and
trusts, and all at the expense of the
people. The system of high protection
adopted as a war measure was contin-
ued after the war had ceased and peace
was restored to the country, and not
only continued but increased and
Increased until it eliminated in
the Mckinley bill A long suf-
fering people at last arose in
their might and declared they would
not submit to the exactions of the mon
opolies and trusts any longer. AS a
consequence of this declaration they
entrusted the ccntrol of the govern
ment to the Democratic party, and the
policy of the party on the tariff ques-
ton was formulated by Mr. Wilson, so
we say that the sentiments he ut
tered in London are those of a majority
of the people of this country
The policy of extreme protection
adopted by the Republican party has
had the effect to shut us out Of the
markets of the world, giving to other
and rival nations the trade and com
merce we migl& have had. But lit has
done more than this. 1t has conducted
the affairs of the government on the
theory that man is essentially base
and venal and that the only and proper
appeal to make to him in matters poll
teal is, to appeal to his mercenary
spirit. Patriotism it reduced to mat
ter of dollars and cents and per cents.
The tendency of the policy of protec-
ton in the United States has been
to teach the people that our prosperity
is dependent on the misery and misfor-
tune of other nations. Immediately
after the enactment of the MCKINLEY
law the distress Of the pearl button
makers of Austria and the tin miners
Of Wales, was hailed by the Republic
an party as a blessing conferred upon
the United States by Divine Providence
as reward for the enactment of high
or protection. 1t was a law that bene-
flied no one save the trusts and mono
poles; and while for a time it seemed
to give stimulus to business and
made things look rosy and bright, it
was like the hectic flush on the CON
cheek that presages early
decay And the decay came upon, the
as a consequence of the Nc
Kinley law.
We are civilized people, yet in our
policy we have ignored the
fact that commerce is the great civilizer
and peacemaker of the world. Protec-
ton teaches that the prosperity of other
nations is inimical to this Nation. and
yet when there is commercial depres-
sion and disaster abroad it is felt here
and its effects are to depress business.
If one-half of the town is suffering fin
lncially does it give the other half
On the contrary, it causes
he other half to suffer And that
which affects the people of a town
will, on larger scale, af-
feet the people of nations disastrously.
Mr.. Wilson states a truth recognized
by others as well as ourselves when he
says that our supply of materials is
more eXhaustless and more cheaply
handled than that of any other people.
and If we continue to be underlings it is
our own fault" The United States
with policy of protection is a giant
N swaddling clothes with leading