National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26

no more important measure hNu "ON'
brought before the convention since ITS or
panization. That he represented over $780,
100000 in the pork packing of the wesg alone,
and that he asked for the courtesy OF
the convention for n very few remarks
He said that in q coloquial way he might
entcrtain tho convention proitably ior iour
or five hours but would COnine his remarks
within the allotted timC. He would stat PC
fore going further that he had to-day tho
honor of a lengthy conference with Senator
Miller, of California, chairman OF the com
mitteo on foreign relations at which senator
Cullom kindly attended. lie found SEN
ator Miller fully conversant with
the question and anxious to lena
his full co-operation in the matter OF
legislation. Senator Miller believed that no
foundation existed ior the prohibiting de-
crccs of foreign countries, and was ready TO
lend his influence to any measures tehdlhg 10
their removal; that some of his colleagues in
the committee were very anxious Tor prOVpI
measures tending to the settlement OF the
question by way of the rcprsals If such were
found to be wise. His committee had called
for volumnous reports from the secretary OF
state, and the commissioner of agriculture and
on receipt of them prompt action would DC
taken. That he had seen portion of the
correspondence between the secretary oil state
and the American ministers in England,
France, and Germany, aud that they were
ment and extremely strong in their denun-
citation of the action taken by those countries
prohibiting the importation of American hog
products Mr.. Brine said that lie
had many recent interviews with the Hon.
George B. Loring, who, he thought, was an
able advocate of the american farmer. iie
appeared at tho solicitation of Hon. Il. W.
Durham, and had many statistics and general
facts bearing upon this subject, which he
would be glad to submit to any gentlemen of
the convention, but would not consume the
time in reading them on the present occasion.
He said not one authenticated case OF DIS
caso from trichinosis had ever appeared
resulting from the use of American hog
products that he had within the past two
weeks had the honor of addressing joint
meeting of the committees of the senate and
house aud u delegation appointed by Com
missioner Loring to investigate the condi-
dition of hogs and cattle, and was pleased to
learn at that meeting, from the statements OF
exports, that after lengthy and thorough
investigation that they had failed
TO find any foundation Of any al
legations made by the foreign countries
who had issued edicts against the importation
Oi the American products. He claimed that
this was an attack upon an industry which
maintained aud employed an enormous mcr.
chant marine He said that he had listened
with great interest to the many important
Ineasul es brought before the convention in
volving the transportations of our products
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic, but that
unless the government of the United States
promptly protected the agricultural Interests
of the west, the last matter under discussion,
tho bankruptcy bill, exceeded all others in
importance, as our farmers, merchants, and
in fact our whole country would soon have
to take advantage of some such measure If
our hog products were excluded by the COun-
tries which had interdictod them.
These, lying at the foundations
of the great production5--con
in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas,
and Nebraska--if the government fails 10
protect the staple productions OF our country,
possibly England and other consumers of our
cotton would soon find that some insect in-
fected that staple, rendering ii unfit for the
use of that people, ON the ground tnat 1t con-
tained poisonous elements, Oh the same un-
warranted prohibition would attempt to pro-
tect Indian and Egyptian products;
that if these unjust discrimina-
tions on the part Of foreign countries
were not noticed by this country, and the un-
warranted iibel5 on our agricultural interests
were not met by prompt denial, we would lose
the respect Of the commercial world and sui-
fer irrep&rablc damage.
Mr.. Bilne read kilograms IRON many OF the
western packers and letter from one of the
largest dealers in American pork products in
was made that the pr0hlDltory decree OF
France had been repealed, AMI had been again
relorced by the statements of NJ Paul Bert
,ybo bo1 p,iereprIsnntrd mo s+otou,rts az
r,' ~ 49, r. r. - - 80 Ii ~ a. " ~
pT' betinerS' VINO mas Dccu HPloEtu pS th!S
government IN the examination OF the hOg
products of this country, who had been in
the DacEinp houses of ArD,r ~ In nf
TL;o e;,.o L., t,,,,-t o,d tr
,nnii'"Ep' orG '" "- WY
ollclal!y dehleu lhe blhtemchls al
tributed to him, As each day might
bring about some new absurdity tho Howe
firm tbought II unrccrsorv IN rnble tbc
~. SiSs a. 49,, ,.,,,r, -. r is'Io ~
iesuits uhl'y' 40 tnc Eu'vihu'c"C oi rTahCe
Is Wiling 10 make llsciI the Iaughlng STOCK
Of the world and they were certain that the
only way to obtain Justice was for the United
States to adopt measures OF reprisals against
the products coming from that country.
That if the members cf congress could
fully understand the question the matter
might be very soon settled,
as congress had tho means Of exercising
great pressure by imposing duties on goods
imported by French vessels. which would re-
suit in serious injury to French interest, and
that this measure was once before threatened
introduced discriminating duties between
goods imported by French vessels and those
OF other nat1onalitics,
HoIhe uiscusa'Ch arose over inc resolution