Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-25
RECIPROCITY.
Secretary Blaine Writes Another Letter ON
the Subject OF Reciprocity Matters That
Interest Western People.
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Secretary Blaine Writes Another Letter ON
the Subject OF Reciprocity Matters rhat
Interest Western People.
BosToN, Sept. II. The following self
explanatory letter from Secretary
Blaine was received here last night:
To Colonel W. w. Ciapp, editor hos ton Jour
nal. Boston, Mass:
BAR HARBoR Me. Sept. 10 My Dear Sir:
am In RECEIPT OF your favor asking me II
can attend the annual banquet OF the Boot
] and Shoe Club Of Boston IN October You
add that the members are "in hearty sym
/ pathy with my views regarding the best
method OF extending American trade, and
wou d be glad to have ms address them" 1
regret that my engagements will not permit
me to accept tho invitation. but you viii
please thank the club for the compliment
they pay me.
! am glad to hear that the members OF the
club are Interested in system OF reciprocal
\ trade with Latin-Amorlca. They can do
great good by coun teracting Il certain phase
of New England opinion entertained at
/ home as well as In Washlngton-an opinion
| which must regard as In the highest de-
gree unwise and hurtful to New England
interests. New England Is to receive In the
new tarln the amplest protection for every
manufacturing Industry within her borders,
both great ana small, and 1t Will, in my
Judgment, be both inexpedient and niuri-
measure which will promote Western inter.
ests
have lately received letter from Mr.. j.
r. limbs. Of 81. Louis, leading representa-
tive of flour interests and president of tho
late convention of mlllers at Minneapolis.
Speaking for the grain and nour interests
OF that great section Mr. limbs says that
'adylees of recent date from Cuba state
that the duties now collected American
hour are nt higher rate than was first sup
posed to be the case" And he adds II re-
spectfully submit that the American miller
will be unable to retain any part of the
Cuban flour trade unless immediate relief ls
secured" In view of these facts ls 1t posi-.
bic that a protectionist Congress can even
think OF opening our markets to Cuba's
products free, while allowing great West
ern Industry to be absolutely excluded from
her markets by prohibitory TARIFF With
reciprocity the West can equally sell many
hundred thousand barrels of flour in the
markets Of Cuba and Porto Rico, together
with a large mass of other agricultural
products. without reciprocity she Will be
driven moro and more from these markets."
G wing the fu lest protection to all East
orn Interests as the proposed Tariff bill
does, surely no man OF good judgment, Ger.
talnly no protectonist of wise forecast
wishes to expose Western interest to seri-
Gus injury. especially when It Is manlfestly
easy to protect 1t aud promote it-manifest-
~ easy, because at this very time the boards /
OF trade, the chambers OF commerce and
the public opinion in Havana are demand
ng reciprocal trade with the United states. |
| select Cuba and Porto Rico for examples, |
because In certain quarters it has been said |
that while we might secure reciprocity with |
some little countries in south Amer ca, We /
could do nothing with the Spanish Islands. /
Let us at least give the Spanish Islands an I
opportunity TO speak for themselves
Certain wise men ask "Iow can we sell +
farE products IN South America when the |
same things are produced there~ Cereals /
are undoubtedly grown IN the southernmost
portions of South America, but the wise /
men win remember that cereals and sugar
do not grow In the same soil, or that tho |
sugar coun tries of South and Central Amer
ica and the West India Islands contain 49,.
10000 OF people who import the largest part |
of their breadstutfs. Indeed, the largest
part of the sugar product Of Latin America
is At our doors and we can greatly enlarge
our exchanges there il Congress viii give
us the opportunity for reciprocal trade
Another class OF serve that they want time
90 study the system. To this l might reply
that the best method OF studying system is
to observe its practical workings While
studying in the abstract and refusing to take
some object lessons, these gentlemen pro-
pose 60 open our market to Latin. America
products free OF ali charges, without asking
Latin America to give us In turn some free /
dom In their markets. The object lesson
Immediately before Us is the treatment OF
sugar questions. Shall We make Latin
America gift OF that trader When we have
studied that lesson we shall be prepared for
the second.
The worst propost on Of all Is put forth by
hose who say: Let as put sugar on the
free list now and next year We viii take up
the subject Of reciprocity" II understand
thoir logic. It is 10 make sugar free this year
FNas.HHN Ion -
spain II she will not kindly consent to grant
us reciprocal trade Hol ling the complete
vantage ground themse VS., the proposed
policy transfers the want go ground to
Spain. Instead of granting favor to SPAIN
to day, We are to ask her for favor to-mor-
row. those who take this ground belong to
that class OF care NJ guardians Of property
~ no prepare a very stroag lcck for the
stable offer the horse is gone.
DO not mean IN any thing l have said TO
imply that eiproeiy is only Western in
terest. As remarked In note to Senator
Frye, It Will prove beneficial aud profitable
both to the farm aud the shop. What, for
Instance. could be moro natural or more Just
than that giving free market in the United /
states to hides from the Argentine Republic,
wo should ask the A gentlne Republic 20
give us better market than we now have {
for the pro luct OF leather from the United
states. The many forms In which our bust ,
ness interests will be promoted by recproc =,
can not bs known until the active com.
mercial men OF he United States shall have
developed those forms by Investigation and
experience. We shall not realize the full ,
benefit OF the policy in a day or a year, but
shall we therefore throw away countless
millions OF trade, in addition to the sixty 9
millions we have already thrown away, and {
hen ignorantly declare without trial that e
'the system won't work.
Finally. there Is one fact that should have
great weight with protectionists. Every !
tree trader In the Senate voted against the a
&c procity proposition. Tha free trade l
papers throughout the country are showing /,
determined hostility 10 It, II Is evident
hat the free trade Senators and the free
rade papers have a specific reason for their |
course. They know and feel that with a sys- Q
em OF reciprocity established and growing
heir policy OF free trade would receive >
most serious blow The prote, Zionist who j
opposes reciprocity in the form In which II
: now presented knocks away one Of the n
supports of his system. The en-
lctment of reciprocity is the safeguard Of =
u, tection. The defeat OF reciproci is the D.
opportunity OF free trade Yours very re- {
ipt ctfully, JAMES &. FLAME Z
banquet to omcers. 1
STOCKHOLM. sept IA dinner was y
,iven last night by the city Of Stock r.
lolm to the officers attached to the
United States steamer Baltimore, which p
the body of John Ericsson a
rom the United States TO this country. a
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