The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-02

general scope and effect it will justify the
support of those who believe that American
legislation should conserve and defend
american trade and the wages of American
worKmen. The misinformation as to the
terms OF the act which has been so widely
disseminated az home and abroad viii be-
corrected by experience and the
evil augurleS as to its results
confounded by the market reports, the
savings banks, international trade balances
and the general prosperity of our people.
Already we begin 10 hear from aboad and
from our custom houses that the prohib-
ltory effect upon importations imputed to
the act Is not justified. The reports at
the port of New York for the first threa
weeks OF November were nearly per cent.
greater than for the same period in 1889
and ~ per cent greater than in the same
period or 1888. Ana so far from being an
act TO limit exports, j confidently believe
! that under 1T we shall secure larger and
more profitable participation in foreign
trade than we have ever enjoyed, and that
we snail recover a proportIonate .participa-
Oion In the ocean carrying trade of the
world. Criticisms of the bill that have
come to us from foreign sources NAV well
be rejected for repugnancy. If these critics
really believe that the adoption by US of q
free trade policy or of tariff rates having
reference solely to revenue would diminish
the participation of their own coun-
tries IN the commerce of the
world, their advocacy and the pro-
motion by speech and other forms
OF organized effort of the movement among
our people, Is rare exhibition of unselfsh-
: ness in trade. And OF the other hand. if
: they sincerely believe that the adoption Of
: protective tariff policy by this country
! 1nures to their profit and our hurt, it is
notlceably strange that they should lead
the outcry against the authors of a policy
so hopeful to their cOuntrymen and crown
Urb OuI afeh
from them substantial share Of trade with
: other lands, already inadequate to their ne
cesslties. There is no disposition among
any OF our people to promote prohibitory
or reGal1atory legislation. Our policies are
adopted not 10 the nurJ of others, but to Sc
/ cure for ourselves those advantages that
fairly grow out OF our favored position as d
. nation. Our form OF government with its
! incident OF universal suffrage makes il i'm
:, peratIve that we shall save our working
4 people from the agitatiOn5 and distresses
y which scant work that leaves no margin
/ for comfort always begets.
But after all this is done, it will be found
that our markets are open to friendly
commercial exchanges of enormous value
;, to other great powers. From the time of
> my induction into Office the duty of using
= every power and influence given by law 10
the executive department for the develop
ment of larger markets for our products,
a especially our farm products, has been
= kept constantly in mind, aud no effort has
, been or will be spared to promote that end.
We are under no disadvantage in any for
elgn Market except that we pay our work
10 1ngmen and WOrkingwOmen better wages
,+ tnan paid elsewnerS, better abStractly
n better relatively to the cost Of the necessa-
n ries of life. L do not doubt that very
! largely increased foreign trade is accessi-
q BILE TO US without bartering for either our
home marketfor such products of the shops
A. as our own people can supply or the wages of
= our working people. In many OF the pro-
n ducts of wood and iron, and in meats and
a breadstuhf, we have advantages that only
=. need better facilities of intercourse and
: transportation to secure for them large
- foreign markets.
is RECIPROCITY.
1T The reciprocity clause of the tariff acts
le wisely and in effect opens the way TO Sc
IL cure large reciprocal trade in exchange
~ for the free importation to our ports of GER
l. tain products. The right of independent
So nations to make special reciprocal trade con-
ly cessions is well established and does
le not impair either the comfy due
1t to other powers or what is known
IS as the favored nation clause''
of so generally found in commercial treaties.
,h What is given to one for an adequate agreed
il consideration cannot be claimed by another
of freely. The state of the revenue was such
he that we could dispense with any import
be duties upon coffee, tea, hides and the lower
lie grades of sugar and molasseS. That the
wv large advantage resulting to the countries
be producing and exporting these articles by
he placing them on the free list entitled us "a
81 expect a fair return in any way of customs
de concessions upon articles exported by US tc
er them was so obvious that to have gratuit-
ously abandoned this opportunity to enlarge
in our trade would have been an objectionable
al error There are but Two methods Of
LIMO inf =
fe Congress: To place all of these articles
Lct upon the dutiable list, subject to sucf
ed treaty agreements as could be secured Oh
tn place them all presently upon the free lis
M but subject to the relmposition of specified
of duties if the country from which we re
IT. ceived them should refuse to give US suit
100 able reciprocal benefits. This lat
as ter method possesses great advan
ut tages. 1t expresses in advance tn
IL consent of Congress to reciproeit,
zig arrangements affecting these products
ty which must otherwise nave been delayed
to and unascertained until each treaty was
an ratified by the Senate and the necessar
Ter legislation enacted by Congress. Expert
no ence has shown that some treaties lookin
fiji to reciprocal trade have failed to secure
til two thirds vote in the Senate for ratifes
lly ton and others having passed that stage
asst have for wears awaited the concurrence O
ees the House and Senate IN SUCH modification
nv of our revenue law as were necessary t
give effect to the provision. We now hay
ul- the concurrence of both houses in advance
ed. distinct and definite for the free entry I
in our ports of specific articles. The execU
de- tive is not required to deal in conjecture a
in to what Congress will accept. Indeed, thi
md reciprocity provision is more than an offel
ich Our part of the bargain is complete, d.
1t livery has been made, and when the coun
ow tries from which we receive sugar, coffee
1ns tea and hides have placed on their free list
inv such of our products as shall be agree
in upon as an equivalent for our concession
md q proclamation to that effect completes tn
1cy transaction, and in the meantime our pei
or pie have free coffee, tea and hides.
We The indications thus far given are yer
ill hopeful of early and favorable action by I'll
,m- countries from which we receive our lars
zed imports of coffee and sugar, and 1T is com
ow- IDENTIFY believed that if steam commune
ave ton with these countries can be prompt
ues improved and enlarged, next year will sho
the a most gratifying increase in our exports
ICES breadstuffs and provisions as well as
)ple some important lines of manufacture
siti- goods.
IMPORTANT PENDING BILLS.
In addition to the bills that became Law
nav before the adjournment of the last sessio
por- some other bills Of the highest 1mportan
de- were well advanced toward hnal vote al
louS now stand upon the calendars OF the ty
,nly houses in favorable positions. The prese
its session has fixed limit and il the
AXE measures are not now brought to a fin
gen vote all the work that has been done up
Orce them bv this Congress is lost. The prop
feet cons Iteration of these, OF an apportio
nds mant bill and of the annual appropriate
that bills. will require that no wor
oily ing day of the session shall be allowed