Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-30
MR.. BLAINE ON RECIPROCITY.
It Would Save S142, 600, 900 . Year
That We Now Lose.

IL would Save $14Z,OOO,OOO . Year
That We Now Lose.
FOREIGN TRADE MUST BE KxpASpKp--rx nr-
DUcINo WAR TAXES THE UNITED STATES Has
GIVEN OTHER COUNTRIES ADVANTAGES AND
ASKED NOTHING IN RETURN.
Mr.. Blaine spoke last night at waterville, Me-,
where he was first nominated for Congress.
Referring to state affairs, he said the affairs of
no other state in the Union had been more
justly, more wisely and more economically ad-
ministered Names succession of republican
chief magistrates had been without spot or
blemish. The election which takes place on
the Sth OF next month involves in great part
the political issues now under discussion in the
national field. The decision of Maine will have
due influence on the other states, and that de-
cision will be pronounced in the majorities we
shall give in our four congressional districts
Each Of these districts is represented by an
able man in whom the republican people of
Maine have confidence. should regard Ii rs
a political calamity to the state IL any one Of
the four should by any possibility be defeated.
In this district am sure that Mr.. Milliken has
been faithful representative. as will be shown
by n large majority, and trust the republicans
III the three other districts alive TO their
duty.
In regard to national questions no said: 81
wish to declare tho opinion that the United
States has reached a point where one of Its
highest duties is to enlarge the area Of its for
eign trade. Under the benefcent policy of
protection We have developed n volume of
manufactures which in mdny departments
oyerruns the demands of the home market.
In the field of agriculture, with the immense
propulsion given it by agricultural imple-
ments. wo can do far more than produce bread
stutfs and provisions for our people; nor would
1t be IN ambitious destiny for great a conn.,
try rs ours to manufacture only what we can
consume or TO produce only what we can eat.
We are already in many fabrics and In many
products far beyond that. and our great de-
mand is expansion. mean expansion OF trade
with countries where we can find profitable
exchanges.
NO MORE TERRITORY WANTED.
'We are not seeking annexation of territory.
Certainly we do not desire it unless 1t should
come by the volition of people who might
ask the priceless boon of place under the flag
of the Union. L feel sure that for long time
to come the people of the United States will be
wisely content with our present area and not
launch upon any scheme of anne xation. At
the same time think we should be unwisely
content ii we did not seek to engage in what
the younger Pitt so well termed annexation of
trade. For nearly thirty years now the United
States has had the great advantage of q pro-
teCtiNe tdTlH-Dy lar the LONGEST uDDrOkeu Pc
riod that its industrial policy has been in force
since the federal government was organized.
Happily the great ma ority Of our people, with
out strict regard to party lines believe that the
results to the American people from the pro-
tective policy has been intellectually beneficent,
aggregating in a quarter of a century OF ma
tional and individual wealth beyond anything
ever dreamed of before in the history of the
world. do not mention projection, because
do not intend to speak in reference thereto
before this audience. That would be need
less. If not An impertinent, effort. / merely
wish to proclaim its victories.
HIGH-TARIFF VICTORIES.
Without protection the United States would
have been poor indeed after the ravages of the
war from 1861 to 1865 With protection every
section has fourished and prospered, grown
and gained. Even where revenue duties have
been laid with no expectation of developing
industries there have in many instances been
great financial and industrial results. The
heavy duty on silk was levied primarily not for
protection, but simply to secure large rev.
enue from one OF the luxuries of the rich, but
as consequence of the duty the silk in
dustry has increased so rapidly that 1t consti-
tutes one OF the leading fabrics Of New Jcr-
sey, one OF the largest manufacturing states of
the Union l could readily advance other
illustrations to the same effect.
las have already intimated / am here to
speak OF the expansion of our foreign trade,
not by any novel process, not by any mode
that will shock or disturb home industries no.
by any mode that will invite our people to rash
experiments or that will launch us in doubtful
and dangerous investments. What 1 mean to
speak of briefly is a system Of reciprocity not
In conflict with protective tariff, but supple
mentary thereto and presenting field Of en-
terprise that will richly repay the effort and
energy of the American people. We shall find il
instructive and valuable to examine into the
sources OF our imports and tho destina-
ton Of our exports and to strike a balance
between the two. Take last year-l8S9 In
that year our whole exports to all the
countries in the three continents of
Europe, Asia and Africa and to Australia,
Canada and Hawaii amounted in round num-
bers to SOS, 000, 900 and our imports from all
these countries amounted in round numbers to
1928, 0Oo, 900, showing that in that vast trade
We had a balance OF $4,000, 900 in our favor,
equivalent to that amount of gold among our
people. But when all the accounts were closed
instead of having S129,00 600 in our favor we
had balance Of S13,0000C0 against US from
our foreign trade. We must, therefore, have
lost Sl42, 100000 in our commerce with the
countries outside of those to which have re-
ferred. Where could we have found such
large adverse balance? Let me tell you
WHERE WE LOST S142, OOO OOO
ave lost forty-one millions in Cuba, from
which our imports were $4,000, 900 and to
oui Apoi 70 "cie Ouiy fOrty-
one million is pretty large sum to lose in one
island in a single year. In the republic of
Brazil we lost ffty-one millions. Our imports
from Brazil were 100000. coo; our exports to
Brazil were S9,0O0.00O. In Mexico we lost
SlO,OO00OO Imports from Mexico were
S21 900; our exports to Mexico were
Sl1 100000. 10 sum it all up our imports
from countries south Of us, both insular and
continental, on this hemisphere, were
S2l6 900; our exports to them were
S74,O0O,OOO. The balance against us in our
trade with those countries, therefore, is
sl42.00o.0 600, exceeding our gains from all the
rest Of the world by SIS, 900.
"By no figure OF speech can we fatter our
selves into the belief that our trade with our
American neighbors is in prosperous condi-
ton. How can this state of affairs be reme-
died? You have heard great deal said within
the past ten years by our democratic friends
about the iniquity Of the republican party
keeping up the war tariff. As a matter of fact
the war tariff has not been kept up, but has
been amended over and over again until the re-
vision OF 1888 left scarcely trace of the actual
tariff that was in force at the close Of the war
and for few years afterward. During the
war We were compelled to tax almost every
thing in the air, In the water. ON the
earth and under the earth. The necessities
of the government were SO great that we
could allow scarcely anything to be imported
man can deny that that was wise policy We
were not then studying the philosophy Of trade
relations, but how to the life Of the nation
1t wherever we could reach it lawfully, but
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