The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-20
soMm OBSERVATIONS ON TRADE
AND OOMMmnCn,

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In the present campaign, We shall
decide on policy that VIII affect for
veal or woe the future material growth
OF this Nation, Under high protec'
tive tariff, satisfactory reciprocal relh
tiOnh cannot be established with Mex
Ic0, with the great empire Of Brazil or the
republics OF Central and South America,
All the trade OF these countries natur'
ally belongs 10 the United statea, We
could command that trade we're the
tariff policy outlined by President
Cleveland adopted
We could also extend our trade 10 the
great continental island OF Australia,
and tho isles OF the South Pacific. The
five great provinces OF New South
Wales Queensland, West Australia,
New Zealand and Victoria, contain
over three millions OF people, 10 whom
The United States are already selling
lbOut el0,0O0,OO0 OF manufactured pro-
ducts every year. New South Wales 10
4 self governing British province, with
/, self elected parliament and IL anxious
TO establish commercial relations with
,he United States,
With a high war tariff on raw mate
rial, such as We have now In the United
states, we cannot compete with Eng
land or France or Germany for the
trade OF the South American continent
The United States ought 10 have thai
rade, and II ID enormous. England
monOp0llzes IL now.
There are fifteen Of these republics
10 the south of us, besides the great
Empire of Brazil, They are ~ large q,
o whole Of the United States and
europe combined. The population 0i
his vast domain 10 estimated NJ 30,
5000 people. They are all our nat
ural commercial and business allies
All these governments, with the excep
Cion Of Brazil, sympath2e with oul
.ree Institutions The total commerce
Of MI these countries In 1885, was; i'm
ports 1891 100000, exports 1901 ,OOO,OOO
" this enormous amount the statisticl
show that the entire amount Of g00dl
and manufactured articles sold then
~ the United States only aggregated
A2,0OO,OOO
Reports from Chill, Uruguay and th,
Argentine Republic Indicate u rapid IN
crease Of population aud fairly heal
Thy trade. Chill alone imports yearly
over Sb0,000000 Of manufactured g0odi
aud products, and of this amount Eng
and secures S2b000000 and the Unite(
States only SSOC0,0OO,
The most absurd spectacle In the en-
tire commercial world Is our trade viii
Brazil. We buy nearly all her raw pro
ducts, while she spends the money w
pay her for them In England an(
France. In 1884, Of the exports from
| Brazil, 800, 266,OOO came TO the United
States, S20,00O0O0 went to England, anC
S2l,0O0,000 TO France, During the SAINT
year, Brazil purchased S36,OOO0O0 ol
England, Sl5,00O0OU Of France and only
SSOOOOOO from the United Sta'es
With the Protective tariff shackle,
knocked Off, the United States could
nave sold Brazil the S3500000O of man
ufactured products, and brought thai
money here TO make glad the American
artisan and give force and impetus 4
every business enterprise.
Last year we produced between FIVE
and six million bales Of cotton In tht
United States, and yet II Is IN
atrocious fact that Of the S65,0OO0OO
expended by Central and South Amer.
lean provinces for cotton goods, S60,0O0,'
100 went 10 the merchants and manu-
facturers of England,
Cannot the obtuse and stupid jack,
asses, who are shrieking Protective
tariff, see the absolute need OF taking
the war tariff Off raw material In this
country. With the tariff of the neces
sarles Of life and raw material, the
United States can command the entire
Central and South American markets
They are nearer TO us than England by
over two thousand miles Of ocean, and
they naturally are our allies In com.
merce, They are TIED TO us geograph'
ically and by mutual sympathy. Their
trade and commerce Is worth almost as
much rs our home market.
The Argentine Republic has the same
standard Of gold and silver that we
have. Chill has the double standard,
| Cuba the double standard Bolivia has
the double standard; and Mexico our
dollar, with the single standard
Of silver.
England has grown rich and all
powerful In commerce through
n policy Of extending her trade TO all
countries, and drawing the tribute OF
profit on her manufactured products
from all countries. Her flag floats upon
every sea, and her ships are found in
every harbor around the world.
The United States, with cheaper raw
material, with far greater mineral
wealth, with more natural resources, Is
crippled by u narrow Chinese theory
that we can only become rich by trad.
ing among ourselves. We are afraid to
compete on equal terms for the markets
of the world, lest foreigners absorb ouI
home market.
The statesmen OF the Republican par.
ty fail TO recognize the fact that we
need freedom to compete, rather than a
so-called Protection, which means eX.
clusion. Because, II we protect against
other peoples, they will naturally pro-
tect against us. Commerce cannot eX-
ist without reciprocity.
The United States ought to be the
greatest producers Of manufactured
articles in the world. Under q liberal
policy, we would be.
Our SHIPS bnOulu plOW every beH una
invate every harbor known TO civiliza-
ton. A generous Providence has
blessed us with the greatest richness of
mineral products and the most product
i've soil Of any country, on either con
tlnent. Our laborers are the most in
telligent, the most productive, and the
most inventive, and we beat England
or any European country, in labor saw
ing machinery.
And yet, owing to the shackles and
Artificial restraints, thrown around us
by enormous tariff taxes, we are beaten
In ocean commerce to-day by little sec
ond.class, European principalities no
larger than the State Of Ohio.
IL is an amazing spectacle, that in
this campaign, for the election Of a
President for sixty millions of Ameri.