The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-18
" England, Says Blaine, is Fully
Protected But the West
is Not.
limited Markets for Western
Products May be Opened
by Reciprocity.
Thinks the Low Tariff Men Oppose 1t
Because 1T Would Preclude Their
Theory.


ktion saving the members of the club are
hearty sympathy with his views regard
the best method of extending American
he, regrets that engagements will not
. NIT him to address the meeting. A
mber of the club, he says, can do great
d in counteracting certain phases of
England opinion, which he regards
+tful to New England's interests. New
gland is to receive in the new tariff COM
Ee protection for every manufacturing
ustry within her borders, and it will be,
! he Judgment of the secretary of state,
h inexpedient and injurious for her rep
entatives to disregard a measure which
promote eastern interests.
[r. Blaine refers to a letter recently re-
red from the president of the late mil
convention at Minneapolis, referring
he excessive duties on American -four
Cuba, and stating that Americans will be
BILE to retain any portion of the Cuban
trade unless immediate relief is Sc
ed. In view of these facts, says Mr..
inc, is it possible that a protectionist
gress can even think of opening our
.kets to Cuba's products free while al
ing great western industry to be abso-
,ly excluded from her markets by pro-
tory tariff? With reciprocity the west
annually sell many hundred tn >usand
rels of Hour in Cuba and Porto Rico,
other with large mass OF other agric ~
be driven more and more from these
ekets.
living the fullest protection to all eastern
srests as proposed, as the tariff bill does.
DIV no man of good Judgment, certainly
protectionist of wise forecast wishes to
ose a western interest to serious injury,
ecially when it is manifestly easy to pro-
and to promote it. Manifestly easy,
ause at this time boards of trade. cham
of commerce and public opinion In
yana are demanding reciprocal trade
the United States.
ertain wise men have asked how can we
farm products in South America when
same things are produced there. Cereals
undoubtedly grown in the southern
st portion of South America, but wise
will remember that cereals and
ar do not grow in the same
The sugar countries of South and
trial America and the West Indies
taining 40. coo, 900 of people, who import
larger part of their breadstutis. In
IA, the largest portion of the sugar pro-
t of Latin America is ut our doors and
can greatly enlarge our exchanges there
congress will give us an opportunity for
prooal trade. Another class observes
Ii waste of time to study the system.
these must reply that the best method
tudyiup the system is to observe its
ctical workings. While studying in the
tract, and refusing to take some object
ons these gentlemen propose to open
market to Latin American products
of all charge, without asking Latin
erica to give US in return some freedom
heir marAets. The object lesson imme-
|tely before us is the treatment of the
lar question. Shall We make Latin
erica gift of that trade? When we
9 studied that lesson we shall be pre-
ed for second.
he worst proposition of all is put forth
those who say, "let us put sugar on the
list now and next year take up the sub
of reciprocity If understand their
10 it is to make sugar free this year
lin if she will not kindly consent to
mt us reciprocal trade. Holding cn.c-
Ito vantage ground themselves, the pro-
ed policy transfers the vantage ground
Spain. Those who take this ground be-
q to that class of careful guardians of
perty who prepare strong lock for a
Ole after the horse is gone.
do not mean in anything have said to
ply that reciprocity is only western in
3SG. IL Will prove DeueuClaA anu pIOuI-
both to farm and shop. The many
ms in which our business interests will
promoted by reciprocity cannot be known
the active commercial men of the
ted States shall have developed
mselves by investigation and ex-
ience. We shall not realize the full
eft of the policy in day or year, but
II We therefore throw away countless
lions of trade, in addition to the $780,
600 We have already thrown away, and
n ignominiously declare, without trial,
Il 1.-THE system won't work3' Finally,
re is one fact that should have great
ght, especially with protectionists. every
trader in the senate voted against rec
,city. Free trade papers throughout
country are showing determined hos
|ty to it. It is evident free trade sena-
and free trade papers have a specific
son for their course. They know and
that with the system of reciprocity es-
lished and growing their policy of free
lie receives most serious blow. A pro-
ZIONIST who opposes reciprocity in the
N in which it is now presented knocks
" one of the strongest supports Of his
lem. The enactment of reciproeity is
safeguard of protection. The defeat of
;x,r~>Cikv 10 tho or,,o kupitv IF froo %roIo