A Notable Convert

Last week was memorable that two very influential men, former free trailers, deelared themselves ior protectiou. One is Salisbury, the prime minister oí Bngland, and the otlier is the mew president oí ('ornen l'niverslty, Prof. J. Q. Sehurman. The latter has showui that he eán rise al)ove seli'Nli prejudlces aml can clearly eomprehend political economy from a practical American standpoint. Iu a speech before a republiean club ai Ithaca, he said: ■I am a repu'blk-an by convietioiu Mnny of you are republicana by birtn ai'd ioiivktion combiued. I have com to be a republicam soiely through convictioai, nol having always been sucli. 1 have watched the eour.se oí eventa and the procedure of the parties iu thie cotun'try somewhat closely tor fivé reare, an.f i may say thar, ihougli never a membèr of the democratie party, 1 yet had at ome time, and ior a considerable period, a predilection ior that party becauee of lts free trade temdencies, burt I became thorouglily, dtsappointed wlth the democratie par t.v because of President Cleveland's d'ilsiingenuioile oouree in the matter oi civil service reform, and with the attitude of that party on that subject ever simce; and althongb., as I said before. I was taclined when I first carne to tliis country to favor free trade, I became coavimced after a lon.i,' and impartial study of the subject, thar however it miniii be in Enirland, peculiarly Bltuated as i is. and whatever miuht be trae in small eountries. gemerally, tor tMs couotry, for all great coumtries. for an enttre continent , the protectTvé principie is the proper one to follow. "Thus it was wh I began to leam toward the repuiblican party, and when the demócrata of Ohio came out in a platform for free trade and free silver. I went over body and soul to tbie rep"nblica:n ranke. I say over frora démocracy, t'or I never was a demoerat but that I tliem and therc lecame a tru-e blue, thoroughgoing republicaüi." This means a great deal, for Pres. gehurmamn lias been a student of poIttical economy at Ixmdon, EdinburgU and Berlín, where he has thorouglily mastered both sides of the question.