St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-22
The Plumed Knight Says Nc
Kinley's Bill is an Infa-
nous Measure.
Latin-American Republics Are
Fattening Upon This
Great Nation.
Moneys Escheated From Nor
mons to Be Devoted to
Education.
Reeds Henchmen and Trait
opous Democrats Sustain
the American Gar.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June GA
conversation between Secretary Blaine
and Senator Blackburn in the senate
finance committee room has just
leaked out. They were discussing the
Mckinley tariff bill. Mr. Blaine's
views on the bill pleased Mr.. Black
burn and he remarked: 81 wish you
were in this senate to raise your voice
against this Mckinley BILL"
Mr.. Blaine said: Il wish so, too. 1t
is the most dangerous ii not the most
infamous measure that was ever con-
certed by any party. The men who
vote for this bill will wreck the Repub-
ltcan party. If | were in the senate l
would rather have my right arm torn
out of its socye than vote for this bill"
Senator Allison, with some feeling,
remarked: You are winking at Sena-
tor Blackburn across the table, and are
just saying this to please him."
Il was winking at Senator Blackburn
because he was winking at me-" re-
piled Mr.. Blaine, ''but l say solemnly
that the Mckinley bill is IN outrage
and ought to be killed by the senate"
The story was confirmed in several
quarters. although no one was willing
to assume direct responsibility for it.
Mr.. Allison, when questioned about it,
said: Nv hat Mr.. Blaine may have said
about this matter you will have to learn
from him. This you may say though:
That there is 20 feeling, and there was
no feeling between Mr.. Blaine and me
on tthe matter" This remark con-
tirmed the story by Implication and
strengthened the faith of those who be-
lieved in it. MI. Blaine refused to be
interviewed on the subject.
One Feature Especially Condemned
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The United
Press is authorized to state i'll regard to
the published statement of Mr.. Blaine
before the senate appropriation COM
mittee in regard to the Mckinley bill
that the whole affair has been greatly
misapprehended. The discussion which
took place was not in relation to the
general schedule of the Mckinley bill,
but the feature which Mr.. Blaine so
sharply condemned was that of giving
free market in the United States to
the products of the sugar planters of the
Southern continent and not asking in
return free markets for the products of
our own farmers where we can get
them merely for the asking. Mr.. Blaine
has been working on this point ever
since he returned to public life, and he
always speaks very earnestly when he
discusses the question of reciprocity and
the South American trade. Mr.. Blaine
says that nothing could so directly and
greatly benefit the American farmer as
to open free markets among 100000 of
people for breadstuffs and provisions,
which can be done by exchanging the
duty on sugar instead of giving it away.
Mr.. Blaine says that corn would not be
selling in Nebraska for IS cents bushel
if the markets of Latin America were
open to our products. MI. Blaine
thinks it would be a great mistake to
postpone even for a single month the
opportunity now presented to secure
the American trade.