The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-12-04

treaties with the countries Of America which
shall foster between the United States ana
them an unhampered movement OF trade
The conditions of these treaties should be
the free admission Of such merchandise as
this country does not produce, IN return for
the admission free or under favored scheme
OF duties OF our own products, the benefits
OF such exchange to apply on those goods
carried under the flag of the parties to the
contract; the removal on both sides from
vessels SO privileged of all tonnage dues
and national imports. 30 that their vessels
may ply unhindered between our ports and
those OF the other contracting parties,
though without infringing on the reserved
home coaating trade. The removal or
reduction Of burdens on the exported
products Of those countries coming with
in the benefits OF the treaties, and the
avoidance CT the technicalities, restrictions,
and specialties by which our intercourse
with those countries il at present hampered
Secondly, the establishment of the consular
service OF the United States on q salaried
footing, permitting the accomplishment OF
consular fees for not only as respects vessels
under the national flag, but also as respects
vessels OF the treaty nations carrying goods
entitled to the benefits OF the treaties.
Thirdly, the enactment Of measures to favor
the construction and maintenance OF a stean.-
carrying marine under the flag of the United
States Fourthly. the establishment of an
uniform currency basis for the countries OF
America, SO that the coined products Of our
mines may circulate on equal terms through
out the whole system OF commonwealths.
This would require monetary union OF
America, whereby the output of the bullion
producing countries and the circulation Of
those which yield neither gold nor silver,
could be adjusted in conformity with the pop
ulation, wealth and commercial needs of each.
AS many OF the countries furnish no bullion
to the common stock the surplus production
II our mines and minis might thus be utilized
and q step taken toward the general remone-
tization of silver To the accomplishment of
these ends, 30 far as they can be attained by
separate treaties. the negotiations already
concluded and now in progress have been
directed, and tho favor with which this
enlarged policy has thus far been received
warrants the belief that its operations will,
ere long, embrace all or nearly all the couL-
tries of this hemisphere. 1t is by no means
desirable. however. that the policy under
consideration should be applied to these
countries alone. The healthful enlargement
of our trade with Europe. Asia and Africa
should be sought by reducing tariff burdens
on such OF their wares as neither we nor the
other American states are fitted to produce,
and thus enabling ourselves to obtain in re-
turn a better market for our supplies of
food, OF raw material and of the
manufactures in which We excel 1t seems
to me that many OF the embarrassing eie
ments in the great national conflict between
pTOUectlOn anu Tree uIaue fuay Cius De tuIHeu
to good account; that the revenue may be
reduced SO as no longer to overtax the peo-
pie; the protective duties may be retained
without becoming burdensome; that our
shipping interests may be judiciously en-
couraged, the currency fixed on firm basis,
and above all such unity OF interests estab-
lished among the states of the American sys-
tern as will be of great and ever increasing
advantage to them all All treaties IN the
line of this policy which have been nego-
tiaued. or are in pr ocess of being negotiated,
contain q provision deemed to be requisite
under the clause of the constitution limiting
to the house of representatives the authority
to originate bills for raising revenue.