, 1874-07-07
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JULY Z, 1874.

10 tho people Of Maine, at this momont, these
oxtraYagant declarations OF the Democratic
party have painful Significance. for it is vol
trying to negotiate With our Government for
reciprocity troaty which. llko its lustrtoug pro-
dccoBBor and namesake, maintains tho rociprool-
ty all on Que sldo. Tlio troaty OF TINT namo,
which waa terminated III 1866, WIS
Of hraiue, and inflicted upon our State dur
q loss Of s60,0o0,6o0. 1t presonted tho worry
singular anomaly Of giving to tho
Canadians tho control, IN our own markets. of
orable than o,lr own pcople had evar enjoyed.
Tho utmost stretch Of tho Divine command is
to love our nolghbor Oh oursolves, and can 500
nothing IN personal duty Or public policy which
erN our 'en own 40 : paopio. % 'aa4 T1o Treaty ot
Reciprocity nov proposed is understood
to ombrace tho admission Of Canadian
sossels to free American reRistry, and the full
enjoyment Of our coasting and lako trado. Thus
tho shipbuildlng and commercial intorestH Of tue
United States, Tovivins 80 prosporous!y Of Int,
and just recovering from tho terrible blows dea,t
by Dritish-built czuisora during tho war, arc
agalu to bo etrucu down, by giving, advantages
e5eFtp y ponor s @ nsoa ' s s' pesvns es
injury, ind the. Democratic, party Of
hlalno 1ayo pledgod themselves, In their State
Convention to tic policy that includes this dts-
aAttouB attack upon tho intotoss OF our state,
mtted h'msolf to tue cxtrotno doctrine ANNOUNCE
ed by tho Convention.
THE FORM or RECIPROCITY PROPOSED
By tho 0osernmont Of the Dominion Of Canada
laeks every, element Of tho seductive
saa tss oy Teee q it people, y sonSf to 'os
Why, simply this: Tint If tho United:Bsates will
agroo TO admit certain Canadian products froo Of
duty, Canada wia aSree 70 admit certain A1nori-
can fabrics FREQ Of duty. But tho class OF men
tho United statos arc expressly distinct aud sop
n1nto, having nothing In common esther In local
ity, industry, OF Investment To compensate
tic surrender Of QUO interest In this way
elsruont Of reciprocal justice in Il than for a to
tako pair Of horses from 3, because @ took
possession Of ypao Of oxon belonging to D..
TO Illustrate: II tho United States will agreo to
admit Canadian Vessels to American registry
and thp co"st"S tr;e Canada aa wil 1%t
serve that Canada gots tho full
advantage both ways. whllo tho United States,
for q possible
ENHANCEMENT or rErrY TRADE,
consents to subordinate and sacrifice M interest
tint Represents our distinctive nationa1itios, in
nj! clinlca and upon all soas; inorost that haa
given moro and asked less Of tho Government
tian any other Of aimllnr magnitude; an intor-
est mure essentially American, ia tho highcat
and best aenae. than any other which fails under
tho Legislative power Of the Government, and
which asks only to-day to bc loft where tho
founders Of the Republic placed 1t noarly a
century ago.
"Against lilo whole policy Of adjusting row
enue questions by tho troatg-nlakng power. /
dcsiro to eptor, OH behalf Of my constituents,
ouo emphatic protest. The Constitution gives
to tho House Of Representatives tho sole MID
this groat powcs. eI.ou1d bo kept whore it can be
controlled by tho direct vote Of tho people
! every two years., It may very vol be
that Bundry articles Of Canadian product SHOULD
| be admitted free, or with diminished dnty; II
may well bo. also, that Canada would find IL
! advantageous to admit certain articles from the
| United btateB froo Of duty. Lot each countr1
| docide the question for itself. independently,
and avoid tho log-rolilug feature Of troaty in
which 1t will inevitably Happen that
| CERTAIN INTERESTS Will De SACRIFICED
In order tint others ba promoted. Let us sim
| ply plRce Canada on tue same haats with otho1
| foreign couutrics. taxing hor products or admit.
ting them FREQ, according to our own judgment
| Of tho interest Of our own revenue and tho pur
suits mud needh Of cur people, always bearing
in mind that, in governmental aB in family mat
tors. charity begins ut home, aud that he whs
proydeth not for those of his OWN house il "ors'
| than al in1del.
"Pardon tue longth Of this letter and lot nj
indulge in one additional observation. Tl'
Republican party; always true to tho interestB o
tho nation, has n poeusiasi!y strong claim upo;
tile people of this State, not only for tho etcnd
fastaesH with which it has uphold tue intor
ests Of Mnino, but espoc'ally S noT
onsue ftom tho triumph OF o
opposing organization, holding such psrniclon
principloa AZ ale oponly declared by tho Domo
cratic party i'll their 6tato Convention, and b
their candidate for Governor.
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