The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-10-06

The old and leading issue-pro-
lection or free trade-w which for
over a century has agitated the
American people, has now reached
the summit of Importance, Judging
from the press comment and dis
patches received daily from all parts
of the country. 1t is evident that
free trade is plainly workingaagainst
organized labor by playing directly
into the hands of foreign manufac-
turers.
The following weIl-composed and
truly reported speech by Governor
Mckinley of Ohio, is on free trade
Wilson'S remarks at a banquet lately
rendered that gentleman by the
chamber OF commerce in London,
where he was enthusiastically APP
plauded by all the money kings pres
ent OF the occasion. Mr.. Mckinley
said:
l find answer to my question in a
newspaper dispatch of today from Lon
don furnishing particulars of IA banquet
given by the chamber of of
London to MIR. Wilson, member of con-
gresS from the state of West virginia..
whose rugged hill side | see lust over
the river. Sir. Albert Rollitt, who presid-
ed at the banquet, said that Mr.. Wilson's
name had become honored and familiar
IN England, and that London in honor
ing him honored itself; that the new
tariff law, while it might not have real
lzed the aspirations of its promoters,
had already benefited England. Fur
naces have been reopened in Wales
and Yorkshire and an impetus has been
given to textile industries" This will
be cheering news to the people of the
United States and will bring comfort to
the IDLE men, who, for over Il wear have
been waiting for the American mills to
reopen. You have not heard of anv
commercial body in the United States
through its spokesman, declaring that
any industries in America have been
stimulated by this law, whatever, bene-
tits there were having gone to other
countries. While the banquet at London
was proceeding the board of trade ot
tdinburg sent its congratulations. There
was singular absence of any American
dispatches.
Here is the word of encouragement Mr..
Wilson himself gave to the gentlemen of
London. lie said: sour protection
lists have been building defenses to keen
you and other nations from competing
with us III our home markets." The
tariff reformers arc taking down these
defenses and that, continued Governor
Mckinley, is what we object to. If we
do not defend our home markets against
the products of the cheaper labor of
other countries, who will! Is it any
wonder that the gentlemen of the cham.
per OF m of London applauded
MIR. Wilson when he uttered such n
sentiment! Mr.. Wilson even despairs of
free government for he said we are being
rapidly sobered, though appalled, by the
truth forced upon us that of all human
governments free government is the
most complex, and, Judging from the
worlds experience, the most uncertain
and shortest lived.
l beg to assure Mr.. Wilson that the
government of the United States, RESTING
as 1t does upon the free will of the free
people, is safe and secure, quite as
secure as the governments that are con-
Quoted by the titled few and that n free
people like ours, are capable of govern
ing themselves and having so demon
strated for more than Il hundred years.
VIII be alert enough to see to it that no
industrial policy shall long continue in
inns country that will lower the condi-
uon OF its people to the level of their
european rivals and rob them of their
dignity and independence.
The following telegram from
Pittsb"rg, dated Sept. 30, shows
what effect free trade has upon our
tin industry; and bears out the trptb
of the Mckinley idea:
Tonight all tin plate plants in tbe
country Will close down. There is n
wide difference between the manufactur.
ers and the w%orkingmen on the subject
wages. The w%orkingmen insist that
Notwithstanding the reduction of. tho
ou'y the wages agreed upon in June
must be paid for the remainder of the
scale year.