The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-11

treaties with the countries Of Ameriesa xbdch
shall foster between the United States and
5h0m an unkaMpered movement Of trade
The conditions of these t1esties should be
che free admission of such iefchandise a.
this country does not produce. in retdfh for
the admission free or under favored schenie
of duties of our own products, the benefits
carried under the flag Of tho parties to the
contract; the removal on both sides from
.ss On xssss al ne1
may ply unhindered bGtEeen our ports and
those Of the other contracting parties.
though without infringing on the reserved
homo coasting trade. Tho removal OF
reduction Of burdens on the exported
products e those countries t1 1s,t coming ~ IT,
avoidance Of the teehtacaliaee, restrictions,
and specialttes by WhiSH ouh intercourse
with those countries is at present hampered
Secondly the establishment of the consular
service Of the United States on a salarted
footing, permitting the relinqutshment OF
consular 1ees for not only a. respects vessels
under the national flag, but also as respects
vessels of tho treaty nations carrying goods
entitled to the benefits of the Treaties
Thirdly, tho enactment OF measures to favor
en nr INT a% 81 eid
States Fourth1v. ttte establishment of an
uniform currency basis f6f the countries of
America, 60 that the coined PRODUCES OF our
minos may circulate on equa. terms through
ott the whole system OF comn0nwealtna
This woad fsanfs mometary {h UNION hm'1io %
producing countries and she circulation of
those which yield neither gold nor silver,
could be adjusted in conformity with the pop:
ulation, wealth and commercial needs of each.
Az many Of the countries furnish no bullion
80 the common stock, the surplus production
hn nti1izo6
and o step taken toward the general remone-
tisatton OF silver. To the accomplishment of
these encs,' - far as they can be attained by
separate treaties, TIE negotiations already
a.. and how in En- ba se
enlarged policy has thus far been received
warfa:!ts soe belief that its operations will,
ere long, embrace I'll ~ nearly all the cOuL-
tries of this hemisphere. It 10 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 0s neither we nor the
other American states are fitted to produce,
and thus enabling ourselves to obtain in re-
food, OF raw iidts.inl and Of the
manufactures in which We exce1: 1t seems
to me that many OF the embarrassing ele-
inente in the great national conflict between
protection htsa free trade may thus be turned
to good account; that the revenue may be
reduced so as no longer to ovartax the peo--
pie; the protective duties may be retained
without becoming burdensome; that our
shipping interests may be judiciously en-
coufaged, the currency fixed on a firm basis,
aud above all such a Unity OF interests estab-
Iisi1ed among the states Of the American sys-
tern as will be of great and ever increasing
adVaiitaFe IT, them all All treaties in the
line of this policy which have been nego-
tiated. or are in p, ocess of being negotiated,
contain a provision deemed to be requisite
under the clause Of the constitution limiting
70 the house of representatives the authority
to originate bills for raising revenue.