The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-06
BLAINESPET SCHEME.
THE PLuNED KNIGHT SPEAKS AT
wATERylLLE. NE.
Reciprocity Explained and Advocated by
the Leader OF fhe Republican Party
In an Extended Address.


IA n. Extended Address.
A public mass-mceting was held at Water
vile. Me-. during which the lion. James G.
Blaine made the following speech
II wish TO declare Tie opinion that the
United States has reached poInt where one
Of its highest duties j. To enlarge the area OF
It's fonign trade. nder the beneicent
policy of protection We have developed a
AUlnme of manufactures which, IN many de-
parimcniS, ovcrruns the demands oil the
homo market. In the Iield OF agriculture,
With the immense propulsion given u by
agricultural implements, we can do far more
Than produce breadstuns and provisions
for orr Own people; nor would AZ DC an
ambitious destiny for so great coun-
try as ours 10 manufacture only what
We can consume or TO produce only
what we can eat. We are already, ia
many fabrics aud many products, far be-
You'd that, and our great demand - eNpan-
sion. ! mean expansion OF trade with
countries where we can lind profitable eN-
changes. We are not seeking annexation OF
territory. Certainly we do not desire II un-
less IL should come by the yOlition OF
people who might ash the priceless boon OF
a place under the Nag OF the union. feel
sure that for long time 10 come the people
of the United states Will be wisely content
with our present area aud NOT launch upon
any scheme OF anne Nation. AZ the same
TIME l tnink we fnuNlu ne unMir'la toh-
tent IL we did not seek TO engage In what
the Younger rltt SO we'll termed annexation
OF trade.
For nearly thirty years now the United
states has had the great advantage OF pro-
tective tariff 10y far the longest unbroken
period that it, industrial policy has been la
force since the federal government was or
gained. Happily the great majority OF our
people without strict regard 10 party lines,
believe that The result To the American
people from the protective policy have been
intellectually bcneiccnt, aggregating IN a
quarter of a century national anG lndiNld-
llal wealth beyond anything ever dreamed
OF before In the history OF the world.
VICTORIES on PROTECTION.
~ do not mention protection because in
tend Co speak In reference thereto before
this audience. That would be a needless II
not an impertincnt effort | merely wish
Ia proclaim IT. victories. Without protec-
lion the United states would have been
poor indeed after the raVages OF the war
from 1861 To 1860. With protection every
section has nour>hed aud prospered, grown
aud gained. Even where revenue duties
have been laid with no expectation OF de-
ycloping industries there have la many in-
stances been great financial AMI industrial
results.
.'rhc heavy duty on silk was levied, pri-
marily, not FOR protection. but simply TO
secure a large revenue from one OF the
luNuricS OF the rich: hut n a consequence
OF thu duty the siik industry has Increased
10 rapidly that " constitutes one oi the
leading fabrics Of New Jersey, one OF ilc
largest nutaclurng states OF the union.
| could readily advance other illustrations
TO the same effect. As I have already in-
tlmutcd. / am here 20 speak Of thc expansion
of our foreign trade, not 10y ANY novel pro-
ccss not 10y any mode thatwill shock OF dis
turb home industries not by any mode that
Ia M
or That Will lauacl us ,n doubtful and dam
I eerou, intc,lmeatS What | mean 10 speak
] OF briefly, isa system OF reciprocity not IN
/ conflict with Il protective tlrff, but supple
mcntary thereto and presenting Held oien-
! tcrprisc that viii richly repay The effort anu
, energy OF the American people.
"Mc Shall hnd It instructive and valuable
! 10 examine INTO the sources OF our imports
and the destination or our exports and TO
\ strike a balance between the Two, Take
] last ycar-issg. In that year our whole cN-
+, port. TO all The countries ln the three conli-
hcnts OF Europe Asia and Africa. aud TO
| Australia, Canada, aud Hawaii amounted m
\ round numbers 90 SBIS, OOO,0DO, and our im-
ports from all those countries amounted IN
Il round numbers 90 $50, OJO,0OO, showing that
Y from TINT vast trade We had balance OF
\ Si19, 600 In orr favor. equivalent 10 that
amount Of gold among our people.
BALANtl. on TRADE AGAINST -.
"But when al the accounts were closed,
instead or having SlsnO0o,OOO IN or favor
we had balance OF SAOO0,O0O against us
from our foreign trade. We must therefore
have lost $4,000. 900 in our commerce with
the countries outside of those Ia which have
referred Where could we have found such
large adverse balanccf let me tell YOU.
! We lost : ,Oc0.Opo ~ Cuba, from which its
import. we're so. 100000, aud 90 which our
| exports were only II UOn coo. Forty-oue
Y mil ia. Il. A "A
island Ia a single year. ln the republic OF
Brazil we lost sri 900 600. our imports
from Brazil we're SO0.OO0,0C0; our exports
TO Brazil were SHOWDOWN. In Mexico we
lost SlnO00,00O. Imports from Mexico were
sol OOD 600: our exports To Mexico were
$ll ,OOOOO0. To sim IL all up oar imports
FROM countries south OF us both insulur
aud continental on this ispherc-wcrc
S2lG,OuD,OO0: our exports 10 thcin were S'l,-
100000. The balance against u in orr ttnde
with these countries therefore. Is elisOOo,
600 cNcccdiag our gains from all Tie re't ~
the world by SlG.OO000.
"Bi no figure OF spccrh can We naticr
ourselves iu the belief That ctr trade with
our American ncighbor. u in prosperous
condition How can this slate 90 affair bc
rcmcdicdg You hnNc heard great deal
sad within tic last ton wears by our Demo.
cratic friends about the inIuily of the Re-
publican party Keeping up the war iarin.
A. a matter Of fact thc war tariff has
not been kept NJ, hut has bccn amended
over and over again until the revision OF
1881 left scarcely trace 81 the actual tar
in that Wa ia operation az the close ~ the
war aud FOR few wears afterwards. Dur
ING the war we were compelled 20 tax al
most everything in The air. in the water
on the earth aud under the earth. The me-
rcssitics 81 the government were 80 great
That Mc could allow scarcely anything To
be imported without paying tribute. and
think ne patriotic man can dcuy that that
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