New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24

r.,s Traders Parable from st. Louis
Force of american Eram pile.

Trader
- ~. Prime Minister or Mr.. Chamberlain
- journals hnd It easy TO compliment
-. parker. since they can rub salt into the
.-.,',se Of their friends the enemy" AS they
=. -, .beir parable. the Unionist party is
-,s.s ts4vreeu Free Trade and Protection as
= re-,ocrstic party has been rent asunder
= .ha enld standard and honest finance: and
= .As prime Minister ana 10 Mr. Chamberlain
:. - -he v-frepullers at 81. Louis il has seemed
EASTER stroke 81 dezterity 10 put the trouble
re ,,estion Of fiscal reform outside the range
:, discussion in the present Parliament. 1t is
- pleasant remarks The Daily Chronicle"
30 reoollect that our Prime Minister here is
,sin,ng Office by the adoption OF those non
,.,,--,ftral rnanruyres which the Democratic
,e,sidate in the United States rejected without
: r,or,ent's hesitation Nothing Is said about
Judge Parker's vote :or Nj Bryan and un-
.ourd finance nor his equivocal silence on the
currency question while the political managers
ss-A capturing State delegations and securing
control OF the national convention. The Eng
rt.h Free Traders might easily carry the analogy
800 far and convict Judge Parker Of being a
,rinurner until the dramatic moment came for
,7i~tsttnr the terms which he would consent
% accept the nomination. They content
.,,th taking a snapshot OF him when without
rnnTlen-s neSlLdAlOD ne sCOrIlLUlAN ana COuTa-
reously rebuked the 'paltry and pusillaninous"
snanpuvres OF the wirepullers: and then they
open fire upon the Unionist leaders.
Has not Mr.. BaIfour been in favor OF Protec-
zion and Free Trade, neither with Nj Chamber
lain nor against him, standing nobody knows
where believing nobody knows what saying as
little as possible and strainlng his resources IN
silencing his party and the House OF Commons
or q public question Of the first Importance
That is the Prime Minister'S portrait. drawn
with q free hand by his opponents "A foil for
Judge Parker An is no; NJ Chamberlain
himself trimmer IN keeping the government IN
Office for his own purposes and in deferring in
definitely the general elections? And is il not
true thar the resolution prepared for the Tariff
Reform Council this week is as fnsincere and
unprincipled as the conspiracy OF silence entered
into by the 81. Louis platform makers? The
Free Traders think so, and contrast Mr. Cham
berlsins dupiicicy with the candor and con
sistency % the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency. 50 easy is Il Cor partisans 10 con
vince themselves Of anything they want 10 be-
Neve. and 10 forget everything that il may be
inconvenient 10 remember Irritated and en-
RACED by their own lack Of success IN defeating
q government which denies that Tariff Reform
j an issue before The Parliament elected in
INSCRIPTIONS for Nj. Balfour TO say nothing
about Mr.. Chamberain's unauthorized pro-
eranIne as II was for the platform makers al
- Louis 20 remain silent on The monetary
question: and they need L. BE- reminded that
Judge Parker, who serves 20 point their moral
or courage in politics. remained on the fence ex-
"ept when he crawled down TO vote for Bryan.
anc did not let the country know that he was
Z strong gold STANDARD man until he was NOM
mated on an unsafe and equivocal platform
apart from this partisan use of q misleading
parallel the Free Traders are glad 10 have any
excuse for befriending the Democratic party
II rs the Low Tariff party. which has opposed
decade after decade the Protection police. and
The sympathies Of Cobden's followers are nat
nrally with it, Their own cause which is as
sailed by Mr.. Chamberlain imperial as well
as economic grounds. viii be greatly aided bv a
democratic victory in America. Apparently
There can he no general election in England
before the autumn Of 1895: and in the mean
time the American people themselves will have
voted on the claims OF the two rival parties for
political support. President Roosevelt-s re-
election viii be sign that the American people
are satisfied with the general effects OF their
Hscal system and prefer TO have Protectionists
repair II and adapt il 10 new conditions rather
than 10 have the Low Tariff party suddenly
reverse the engines. The election of Judge
Parker would encourage Free Traders 10 hone
for 4 reduction Of the American tariff and Womb
supply them with strong argument for resist
'ng Mr.. Chanlberlain's proposals II would enable
Them 70 say: The Americans are not convinced
ina their system Of indirect taxation and pro-
lection Of the home market is helpful 10 them
"nd the main source Of their prosperity. Why
Then. should Englishmen be discontented with
Tad = aha
English Free Traders know in their hearts that
= would he easier for them TO defeat Mr. Cham
''erlain on mis- own ground after Democratic sue
1ess IN the United States than # would be after
Republican victory. For this reason Judge
FarkeT can count with confidence upon having
2 large measure OF English sympathy, now that
ne mas shown MS capacity for leading his party
Wien the politicians had made a fatal mistake
Americans. preoccupied with their own affairs
isli 70 understand how great is the force Of ex-
ample which they are exerting in the world
English Free Trade has been rejected bv
Europe and the British Colonies because Amer
lean Protection has been shown by experience
10 be superior system for defending home
lnarkets-keeping workers employed. raising
necessary revenues and uniting jealous states
and federated communities. What is il that Mr.
chamberlain has been saying to two hundred
nlonist Supporters IN the House OF Cornnlons9
say THAI the whole civilized world has re-
lected the policy that We have adopted and
mat they have prospered under conditions
winch we were LED TO believe would bring about
heir absolute ruin. ] think well enough OF my
N0uhlefyfheh ana my own country: but,
after all. ] cannot believe that we are the only
sane nation on the face CT the globe: and
nave come 10 the definite conclusion that IL we
0i'IiEne TO drift much longer we may indeed
sun "e very wealthy nation; we may grow
more wealthy than we are but we sbsu and
y impossfbie to find ernpHoyr,.n, ,o- - -.
cTeasiag population America, ,.