The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-02

| merchandise as this country does not
produce in return for the admission free,
or under. favored scheme of duties OF
our products, the benefits of such ex-
change to apply on these goods carried
under the flag of the parties to the con-
tract. The removal on both sides from
! vessels so privileged of all tonnage dues
and national imports so that their yes
| sells may ply unhindered between our
| ports and those of the other contracting
parties, though without infringing on
the reserve home coasting trade, the re-
moEal or reduction of burdens on the
| exported products of those countries
coming within the benefits of the treaties,
and the avoidance of the technical res
trictions and penalties by which our in
tercourse with those countries is at
present hampered.
Secondly, the establishment of the
consular service of the United States on
salaried footing, permitting the relin-
punishment OF consular fees 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 main
tenance Of a steam carrying marine,
FOurthly, the establishments of an uni
form currency basis for the countries of
America, SO that the coined products of |
our mines may circulate on equal |
terms throughout the whole system of |
commonwealth. This would require a |
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 population. wealth and commercial
need of each. AS many of the coun-
tries furnish no bullion to the COM
mon stock, the surplus production
Of our mines and minis might thus be
utilized and a step taken toward the
general reconciliation of silver. To
the accomplishment of these ends, so
far as they can be attained by separate
treaties, the negotiations already con-
GUIDED, and now in progress, have been
directed, and the favor with which this
policy has thus far been re-
,eived, warrants the belief that its OPP
,rations will ere long embrace all or
nearly all the countries of this hemis-
'here. 1t is by no means desirable,
however. that the policy under consid-
ration should be applied to these coun-
ries alone. The healthful enlargement
# our trade with Europe, Asia and
africa should be sought by reducing the |
ariff burdens on such of their wares as
either we nor the other American Z
tates are fitted to produce, and thus :
mailing ourselves to obtain in return I
etter market for our supplies of food, l
raw material and of the manufac-
Tres in which we excel. 1t seems to
lie that many of the embarrassing ele-
lents in the great national conflict be-
Eeen protection and free trade may
lus be turned to good account, that
lie revenue may be red ced so as no
niger to oyertax the people That pro-
ctive duties may be retained without T
ecoming burdensome. that our ship !
ng interests may be judiciously ar T
Inged, the currency fixed on firm \
isis, and above all such an unity
interests established among the States il
the American system as will be of I
eat and ever-increasing advantage to {
EN- all. All treaties in the line of this is
'licy which have been negotiated or r.
e IN process of negotiation, contain t
DIVISION deemed to be requisite under
e clause of the Constitution, limiting
the House of Representatives the
thority TO originate for raising re-
nup