The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29
eLAINE's sIDe-sHow.


The End u the Pan-AmerIcan Conference
in = Nutshell
When we reflect upon the causes, oh
1ects and purposes that were instru,
mental In calling into life the congress
OF all the Americas recently convened
and recall the grand and beneficial re-
suits TO these United States that were Il
ensue from its deliberations and meas
urcs, we can get some idea OF the chance
TO achieve great and lasting renowr
that Is now within the grasp of the Fed
eral Administration. The people OF
these United States, irrespective OF pol
itics or party affiliations. are fully alive
TO the great and almost incalculable adj
vantages that must inevitably grow out
OF the establishment Of commercial and
customs treaties with our South Ameri.
can sister republics, that will establish
between us the trade and commerce
which from the very geographical si;ua-
ton Of our respective territories. II from
nothing else, should have existed from
the very outset.
To the most casual observer 1t Is ap.
parent that the leading causes which
brought about the existing state Of af-
fairs in these respects were our absurd
and senseless shipping laws. which de-
stroyed and drove out Of existence our
once famous shipping interests, and
made England the carrier Of the world;
and our equally absurd and senseless
tariff laws which wall us in on every
side. and blindly give to the rest OF the
world the commerce Of whole nations
which, in its very nature, belongs to u.s.
The remedies for these evils are pat
emit and obvious, and IL the Administra-
ton can rise to the occasion and apply
them. its name will be written in the
sands Of sime and the whole country
from Mainc to California will sing its
praises.
But this Administration was not born
to achieve greatness. and ii must turn
away from greatness thrust upon it, or
turn complete somersault and sur
render its character Of an administra-
ton for protection" and become an ad-
ministration for tariff reform" in the
most orthodox sense and meaning Of the
term; 1t must cast Of the monopolistic
octopus that letters and binds it. and
rise above the private and personal in
terest Of those that dominate and con-
troll ii.
Since the millennium has not made its
appearance with the advent Of the ALL
America congress, this is. Of course, too
much TO expect.
At the very outset the Administration
found itself between the devil and the
deep sea" and realized that in this ALL
America congress it had undertaken a
very large contract. The need for a
strong hand and well-balanced head at
the helm to guide the congress TO an un-
successful result became at once appar-
ent- and In the forcing OF that crafty
statesman. James q. Blaine, upon the
congress as its presiding officer the head
Of the Administration showed method
In his Madness indeed.
Tho representatives OF the various
South American republics in the con-
gress are not fools, and while they NAV
not be credited with understanding any
thing Of the true state Of affairs. or as
yet realizing the insinccrity Of the Ad-
ministration. we must at least credit them
with understanding themselves and the
interests OF their respective States suf-
f1ently to be fully alive to the conces-
si0ns to be demanded from US, with re-
spect 70 the duties on the chief articles
OF commerce produced within their ter
ritories. Without going to any great
extent into details. these products con-
sist chiefly Of wheat, barley. potatoes,
barks, sole-leather, dye-stuffs. alpaca
and sleeps wool. tallow. sheepskins.
dry hides, rice, drugs and chemicals.
lumber, coffee, cocoa, India-rubber, cot
ton. sugar. tobacco, copper and tin and
precious metals.
Does any sane man suppose that the
south Americans will take our ALREADY
high-priced and highly-protected manu-
features in exchange for their staple
products at prices swelled in addition
sufficient to counterbalance the duties
that would have to be paid for landing
their products on these shores? Or, look
Ing upon trade on . cash basis, does
suppose that the South
American Is not aware that 70 pay cash
for our manufactures, while our tariff
shuts his own products out OF our
will in very short order bank
rupt him, since we would thereby soon
have all his money, and he would have
Dur goods without being afforded an OBJ
Of getting in return our money
for his commodities? Or, looking at the
question nearer homo, does any BODY
suppose that the Administration Is not
Iully aware that we can not successfully
compete with the other nations OF TIE
sarth In cheapness Of production 80 long
y we are deprived OF the free raw
material BY the protective tariff, which |
{ Is pledged TO sustain and keep intact? |
So II practically comes 70 this: Unless
he Republican Administration Is pre-
pared 70 revise and reform the tariil as !
'adically as was proposed by the Mills
bill, the All-Amcrica congress might |
. we'll constitute itself into an inter
NATIONAL sightseeing body. all IL now Is
p fact and having seen all II cares 70
zee, quietly dissolve and let each repre-
sentative HE himself to his domicile
md recount 70 his people the story u
he greatest piece ef American humbuR
p record. IN. \. Saturday Review.