Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-11

80. w,,h the countries Of America which
er-i, $500 .lsron the United States and
shc,n mn uuhampered E67~rsept OF trade
Tha conditions OF these treaties fnonsa pe
ia free admission Of such m-erchandise az
iits country does not prodnce. "a Is.uLn lol
N ,sfes ri our products, the dement's
~ susb af~cfange,, 70 apply on those gooas
caryied under the flag 81 ths parties 10 tpe
coutracts the removal on both SIDES trom
vcssels SO privileged Of all TONNAGE dues
and national imports. SO mai theH $3.50
.nat iSs ,spltinaared botwccn our ports ana
~ ~ the tsl,er contracting parties,
tbonoh without infringing on me reserved
Lon,e c9asting trade. The fcfsoVnt OF
raduction of burdens OF the expOrte"
products OF those countries coming VIII
N the benefits Of the treaties, anu tne
avoidance az the tech.icahtles, reslrlcVons,
ana epecialtles by which Our mtoroourse
Win those countries Is at present hafnpered
Secondly, the establishment or the consular
ssryloe az the United States on a salarieu
sooting permitting TIE REIMBURSEMENT OF
consular fees for not only as res''eets vessels
under the national nag, but also as iefpANgs
vessels of the treaty nations caIIytus svtuan
sntjtIed 10 the benefits Of the treaties
Thlrdly. the enactment Of measures 10 fayoi
Ihe-construction and maintenance OF steap.,
carrying marine under the nag or inc Oniteu
states Fourthly. the establishment OF an
uniform currency basis for the countries OF
America, so that the coined produces OF our
mines may circulate on equai telnis
out the whole system OF onw
This would require q monetary. nnion OF
America whereby the output OF the bullion
nroducing countries and the ejaculation OF
these which yield neither gold nor alver'
coild be adjusted in conformity Win the pop
ulation. Wealth. ana commercial nseus OF ea me-.
as many az the countries furnish no puilon
10 the common stock the surplus p~roducaoh
n onr mines and mints might thus be utilized
and n stem taken toward the general remone-
tization OF silver. To the accomplishments
these ends, 40 far as they can be sttalneu py
separate t~reatiss, the negotiations aiIfauy
concluded and fbv in progress have peen
5irscted and tho favor With which this
enlarged policy has thus far need resolved
warrants the belief that its operations VIII
ere long, embrace all or nearly All the couh-
tries OF this hemisphere. It'll 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 tarin burdens
on such of their wares as neither we nor tle
! other American states are Ettee TO produce,
and thus enabling ourselves to obtain IN re-
turn d better market for our supplies OF
food. OF raw material and OF the
manufactures III which we escel b seems
TO me that many OF the EMBARRASSING eie-
ments in the great national conflict between
protection and free trade may thus be turned
to good account; thai the revenue may be
reduced SO es no longer TO ~oyertax the PEG.
pie, tho protective duties may be retained
without becoming burdensome; that our
shipping interests may be iudiclously en-
couraged, the currency liked on a firm basis,
aud above all such a unity OF interests estab-
lished among the states of the American sys-
tenn as will be OF great and ever increasing
advantage 10 them all All treaties IN the
line Of this policy which have been nego-
tiated or are in process OF being negotiated,
contain a provision deemed 10 be requisite
under the clause of the constitution limiting
TO the house OF representatives the authority
10 originate bills for raising revenue