Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-26
BRITISH INTERESTS AFFECTED.
English Papers Fear American Protec-
tion-Currcncy Cuts No Figure.

The work of the republican conVen-
ton at st. Louis hardly seems To have
been any more acceptable To the news
papers of England than il was to their
un-American allies in this country.
Judging 10y the comments cabled here.
the nomination of Mr.. Mckinley had
been accepted as a foregonc conclusion
IL would have been strange had il been
| otherwise. Nobody knows any better
than the English people that the abo-
lition of American protection has been
even more disastrous TO ms than il has
been beneficial To them. While they
have reapcd the lions share OF the bcne-
fits that the democratic free trade
tariff gave To foreign countries, our loss
has aggregated the gains of other coun-
tries as well as those Of the United
Kingdom. While Americans were stu
pidlY foolish To authorize the transfer
OF our prosperity To Europe. they were
not so foolish rs TO desire that IL should
be permanent transfer; hence. at the
earliest opportunity, they acknowledge
their error by honoring the representa-
tive of our best protective tariff. thus
intimating a desire for restoration of
the policy Of protection.
The Englishmen. of course. see the
point. The London Globe. June II. de
clares that the election OF Mckinley 10
the presidency would he n gricyous mis-
fortune TO the commerce of Great Brit
ain, inasmuch rs there is no reason To
presume that hc is not strongly i'm favor
OF restoring the tariff. which MIR. Cleve-
| land scaled down" Naturally so. Mr.
Mckinley is as strongly opposed to our
eifecting tariff legislation that would
benefit "the commerce of Great Brit
ain as Mr.. Cleveland was i'm favor Of
doing so. And. conversely. the British
business men would never think Of ban
quoting Mr.. Mckinley as they did Mr..
Wilson. the representative of the free
trade idea that benefits 1.-The commerce
OF Great Britain"
Another instance OF British blunt
ness is given 10y the Westminster Ga
zettc of June -. as follows:
The protection policy TO which the
party is committed will doubtless be as
injurious to our trade as before.
The democratic papers here were
never honest enough TO acl<now ledge
that our protection policy was iniuri-
Gus TO British trade. They were aware
OF II, but in trying to destroy il thcy
used arguments. which they knew to
he false. that it, was injurious TO tine
United States. II is refreshing to read
the British beliefs. They are so frank
~ and honestly expressed. and i. is nj
ways far more satisfactory TO fight an
honest foe out in the open than il is
TO have to deal with snake i'm the grass
Finally we commend the following
from the London Globe Of June II. to
the attention Of the democratic chief
tnins and democratic editors who fn-
vor free trade policy for the United
States:
When the fiscal system associated
with his Mr. McKinley's) name opcr-
ated in the States. many branches If
British trade suffered severely lv loss
Of American custom. But no sooner
was the tariff modified by Mr. Cleveland
than they began TO recover these losses
and in some instances even gained
ground.
There is no thought Of the currency
question in this. II is n plain ana solid
statement that the American uolirv +
protection is injurious 10 British trade
and that the un-Americau policy Of free
trade rs beneficial 10 British commerce