Show TWO GOULDS IN ONE TAT GorLn as the virtual owner of the Pacific Mail company has had a new steamer built which is about to be launched The vessel was built abroad and of course will have to float under a foieign flag as our laws deny a commission to any but Amencin built vessels To all interests md purposes this is a foreign ship though owned by Americans the United States having no more interest in her than in any British or German steamer and unable to afford her inj more protection than they could offer to a stranger JAI GOCJ is an earnest and active Republican Re-publican in politics He contributes freely of his millions to the success of the Repub lioan part It was said last year that he gave 0000 to the treasurer of the Republican campaign committee He did more than that for he owns or controls con-trols newspapers all of which he com polled to work for the cause The cause was the protection of American industries He insists that the American peopleshall be taxed heavily in otder to sustain the productive manufactures of this country He and his party insist that the shipbuilding ship-building business shall be protected I m this countii bj high tariffs on materials and the refusal of the privilege of carrying I I the stars and stripes on vessels not constructed con-structed at our yards But when JAY I i Goin > WuiiU u ship he forgets all about building up the industry in America Sent I mont is nothing to him then Hethinksonly of JAY GOILU pocket and goes abroad to get a ship because he can save onethird the money which he would have to pay to American workingmen if he had the vessel built here He has no pride in the American Ameri-can flag floating at the masthead of his ship if it costs money So far as he is concerned con-cerned that flag may retire from the seas and the ocean carrying may all be done under other banners Thii incident should convince statesmen of the folly of attempting the impossible If with all our protection and with our laws denying in American register to another an-other ships than those built in this country our builders must add tlurtj three percent per-cent to foreign prices it is time we called a halt on the old policy and adopted one based on business principles and commonsense common-sense It is time that the laws which compel com-pel Americans to par heavily for being patriotic were repealed and the citizens of this country were permitted to buy their ships where they can purchase the cheapest cheap-est Ac dont blame JAY Gonii for getting get-ting ships made abroad As a businessman business-man he would be a fool if he didnt AVe do blame him however for keeping in him abroad for power a part which dm cs his ships and denies him the right to float the fag of bib ccuiilii on the high seas His business agacitv is to be commended bat his political effort arc idiotic or malicious ma-licious |