. John Bull's open door: a plea for it to be shut. continue to valuethe loaf first, and treat the money with which to buy it asa second consideration. 82 JOHN BULLS OPEN DOOR CHAPTER XXIII. Politicians. Unfortunately for the progress of Tariff Reform, it has been aharder matter to drive its benefit home than it should have been inconsequence of the reform demanded being made a subject of politicalcontroversy, and it is lamentable in the extreme to see how thisimportant subject is distorted and bandied about by politicalreputed authorities. For some time past I have been endeavouring to findwha
. John Bull's open door: a plea for it to be shut. continue to valuethe loaf first, and treat the money with which to buy it asa second consideration. 82 JOHN BULLS OPEN DOOR CHAPTER XXIII. Politicians. Unfortunately for the progress of Tariff Reform, it has been aharder matter to drive its benefit home than it should have been inconsequence of the reform demanded being made a subject of politicalcontroversy, and it is lamentable in the extreme to see how thisimportant subject is distorted and bandied about by politicalreputed authorities. For some time past I have been endeavouring to findwhat valid arguments there are amongst this section of politiciansand Free Trade authorities, and what can be said in favour of thepresent system ; but in most cases I find such speakers flounderingalong, using the same old hackneyed and cut and dried argumentswhich I am sorry to say are still received with open arms and satis-faction by an immense number of the people in this country. Iwould ask them to do me the favour of calling to mind a speech. a> JH^ o >-]»-]uo <DC u H o II r A PLEA FOR IT TO BE SHUT. 83 deUvered by Mr. Lloyd George, at Swansea, early in October have shown the extracts side by side, and I would ask allthinking persons to weigh up the Free Trade arguments used bythis versatile Chancellor of the Exchequer. The paragraphs areas under:— The fact of the matter isthat the greatest capitalist in thiscountry is Nature. What is itthat has made this the wealthiestland under the sun ? It is therichness and convenience of itsgreat coal deposits, not onlyexcellent in quality, but sodeposited as to be within con-venient access of the sea, so thatit is ready for export to otherlands without the handicap of aprohibitive land transport. I have not quoted the full paragraph in each case, but enoughcan be seen as to Mr. Lloyd Georges inconsistent views. What is it Britain is the richest landunder the sun after over sixtyyears of Free Trade, and there isnot a
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