Ellsworth American., 1874-07-16

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canada in turn will agree to admit
certain American fabrics free of duty.
But, the class of men to be benefit
ed. and the class to be injured in the
United States are entirely distinct aud
separate, having nothing in common,
esther IN locality, industry or invest
ment. 10 compensate the surrender
tsot our interest in this way by the adj
vancement Of another, has no more
element Of reciprocal justice in it, than
tor A to take a pair Of horses from b,
because c took possession of yoke of
oxen belonging to ID. To illustrate !:
III the United States will agree to adj
init Canadian vessels to American
Registry and the coasting-trade, Can
ada will admit straw hats, mule har.
ness, and rat-traps, free of duty. la
this you will observe that Canada gets
the full advantage both ways, while the
United States, for possible enlarge
snent OF petty trade, consents to subor-
dinate and sacrifice an interest that re-
presents our distinct nationality in all
climes and upon all seas an interest
That has given more and asked less of
the Governmet, than anv her of SIM
liar magnitude an interest, more es-
sentIally American, in the highest and
best sense, than any other which falls
under the legislative power of the Gov
ernment, and which asks only to-day,
TO be left where the founders of the
Republic placed it nearly century
ago.
Against the whole policy of adjust
ing Revenue questions by the Treaty
making power, l desire to enter on
behalf OF my constituents an EN-.
phatic protest. The Constitution
gives TO the House of Representatives.
the sole and exclusive right to origin
ate Bills of Revenue, and this great
power should be kept where it can be
controlled by the direct vote of the
people every two years. 1t may very
well be that sundry articles of Canadi-
an product should bc admitted free,
or with diminished duty; it NAV we'll
De, also, that Canada would find it ad.
yantageous TO admit certain articles
from US free of duty. Let each coun-
try decide the question for itself in
dependently, and avoid the "log-roll.
ing feature of Treaty, in which. it
will inevitably happen that certain in.
terests will be sacrificed in order that
others may be promoted. Let US
simply place Canada on the same base
with other foreign countries,-taxing
her products, or admitting them free,
according TO our own judgment of the
Interest Of our Revenue, and the pur-
suits and needs Of our peope-always
bearing in mind that in Governments
al as IN family matters" charity begins
at home and that "he who provideth
not for those of his own house. is
worse. than an infidel."
let me indulge in one additional OBJ
scrvatlon. The Republican party, al
ways true TO the interests OF the Ma
tion, has a peculiar strong claim upon
the support of the people of this State.
Not only for the stsadfastness with
which it has upheld the interests of
Maine, but especially because now of
the dangers that would ensue from the
triumph of an opposing organization !
holding such pernicious principles rs
are openly declared bv the Democratic
party in their State Convention, and I
by their candidate for Governor.
Under all the trials and discourage
ments resulting from the financial pan
ic OF 1873. the Administration OF Gen /
eral Grant has carried on the Govern |
ment most successfully, and with rev
enues largely diminished By the repeal
Of taxes, has by rigid economy paid all |
demands upon the Treasury and re-
duced the public debt nearly five mill
ions of dollars for the fiscal year just /
closed. The Republican Congress,
cooperating with tie President in the /
good work of retrenchment, has cut /
down the appropriations for the next /
year by the large sum of twentv-seven /
millions of dollars, thus responding /
with Jealous care 10 the popular de. |
mand for economy. Faithful in all /
its great trusts. with achievements |
grander and nobler than were ever
wrought by any other political organi /
cation, able and ready to reform
abuses in its own ranks and to cor |
rect the wrongs of others, the Repub
lican party appeals again with conf
dence to the people of Maine.
Very respectfully yours,
j. G.. BLAINE.
To Hon. S. d. Lindsey, Chairman;
Messrs. Lane and Lancaster, Sec
letdries.