Excerpt from The Principles of Free Trade: As Shown by Messrs. Gladstone, Wells, Perry, Sumner, and Others In presenting this pamphlet to the public I do so with the desire that the mechanic, laborer and business man, who has a desire. Can learn from some of the ablest writers of the (lav the principle of free trade. These papers will all be found to be able and positive; no chance for misunderstanding each. Of those who have kindly contributed to this publication, some of the speeches and writings have been delivered some two or three years, particularly so of Mr. Gladstone's; and I here commend this address of Mr. Gladstone to your attention as having four-fold the bearing and effect on our country to that of his. Some of the letters which I publish have no doubt been read before. But have not been freelyr distributed to our people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.