Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04
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IN bur Manner OF HouuCtuE mo
Taritt and should in Certain
Gases Take orr Duties Only i'm
Return For similar Favors..
VAUDEVILLE, Me-, Aug. ga public
mass meeting was held to night, and after
Governor Burleieh had made 3 spesch
President A. W. Small, OF Colby Uniyar-
,ity, introduced AZ the leader OF the Re-
lubllcan party and famous advocate Of
"a interesting and progressive protective
terih, Hon. James g. Blaine. Mr.. Blaine
made spirited spesch on reciprocity.
| te said
wish to declare the opinion that the
! uuited States has reached a point where
me OF It's nighest duties Is to enlarge the
area Of its foreign trade. Under the be-
leacent policy OF protection we have dc.
Veloped a volume OF manufactures which
In many departments overruns the de-
mRnds OF tho home market. In the field OF
| agriculture, with the immense propulsion
| tlven u by agricultural Implements, we can
| 10 far more than produce breadstuffs and
'rovisions for our own people, nor would
oe an ambitious destiny for so great q
country as ours to manufacture only what
40 can consume or to produce only what
| 10 can eat
We are already In many fabrics and in
nany products far beyond that, and our
5rsat demand is expan-ion. I mean ex-
ansion OF trade with countries where we
ian ind protitebe exchanges. We are not
,aaking annexation OF territory. Certainly
| We do not desire II unless II should come
by the volition OF a people who might ask
he priceless boon OF place under the Nag
4 the Union. l feel sure that for q long
.lme to come the people OF the United
States will be wisely content with our pres
mt area aud not launch upon any scheme
Of annexation. At the same time think
we should be unwiaely content II We did
not seek to engage In what the younger
Pit go well termed annexation OF trade.
What I mean to speak OF briefly Is q
system OF reciprocity not In COZ hict with a
protective tariff, but supplementary thereto
and presenting field OF enterprise that
will Richly repay the effort and energy OF
tue American people We shall fnd It In
'tructive and valuable to examine into the
sources Of our imports and the destination
OF our exports and to strike balance be-
tween the iwo.
Take last year, 1889. In that year our
whole exports to all tho countries In the
hree continents OF Europe, Asia ana Africa
aud to Australia, Canada and Hawaii,
amounted In round numbers to s658, 200, 900,
and our Imports from all those Countries
amounted In round numbers to @629, 000, 900,
showing that from that vast trade we had
balance OF el29. 600, 900 In our favor, equiv
aient to that amount OF gold among our
psople. But when all the accounts were
closed, instead OF having $179 100000 in
our favor, wa had q balance of els, 000, 900
against uB from our foreign trade. We
aust therefore, have lost &lf2. 600, 900 In our
commerce with this countries outside OF
'aose to which have referred.
Where could we have found such large
diverse balance2 Let me tell you, We los1
!Orty-one millions 10 OnDa, from which our
IMPORTS were 852. O00.00U. aud to which our
exports were only ell ,0OO.O00. Forty.one
mliiion Is pretty large sum TO lose 10 ono
island In single year. Ia tine Republic OF
Brszli we lost fiity-oD9 millions. Oar i'm
ports from Brazil werr sSl,0O0 100. Oar sx-
ports to Brazil were 45.OU0,000 In Mexico
We lost Sl0.OOO00e. Imports from Mexico
sere S2l 000,01O; our exports to Mexico
we're Gil 900, 900. To sum lt all up our i'm
ports from countries sou OF Us bofh ia
,ular and continental this hemisphere,
were Sal6 .OOO,OOO; our exports 20 them
weIo E74. 10000. The balance against US
our trade with thosr couatries therefore
q 9l42,Q0O, 900, exceeding our gains from
III the rest OF the worli b el3.G0G,U0O.
You have heard great deal said within
the past 10 years by our Democratic friends
bout the iniquity OF the Republican party
keeping up the war tariff As a matter of
fact the war tariff has Tot ben Kept up,
Dut has been amended ovsr aud over again
!intil the revision Of 1888 left scarcely a
trace OF the actual tRrifi that was in force
At the close OF the war aud for a few years
afterwards
So entirely has the war tariff been abo..
shed that In the fiscal year ending June
3Uth, 1889, the articles admitted free were
considerably more than one.third OF all the
imports. To be exact, the imported srti-
lies that paid duty expeade Sl8S 900. 900
In value, and the imported articles hat
paid no duty exceeded s266, 600. 900 IN
value. The Inevitable tendency Is, / think,
toward an Increase Of the free list. Our
Rreal mistake was made when We began to
repeal the War duties on large an amount
OF imports Any duty repealed was favor
aud an advantage 10 this exporting coun-
try, and we nave asked notning ia return.
Instead Of this course (Which must say
was one OF carelosBLess aad wRetefulness
by both political partles) eyery repeal OF
duty should have oeen preceded by most
thoroneh investigation and WhenevRr 1t
was found practicable TO export anything
from the United States, and thus establish
reciprocity OF trade, IL should have been
done.
1t is not question OF setting deliberately
to work to establish reciprocal exchanged.
but with all the duties we have thus far
repealed II has been a question Of whether
We should get eomethiog III get nosbing.
We have chosen with our eyes .ioscd to gst
nothing. l hope now with our eyes open
that We shall In future choose TO get some-
thing. Wa encounter opposition to this
policy from those who deeArs that II we
enter into reciprocity Of trade with one
country We must do so win ali countries,
and thus Indirectly bring about complete
free trade. l don't see the logic OF this,
and am sure the fact will not prov what
Is predicted. All objections OF that kind
are, 1 am sure, unfounded, and will not
stand test OF argument or practical trial.
Tho large audience listened with tn
protoundest attention.
Hon. W. L. Mason Of Illinois followed
endorsing In an enthusiastic speeoh the
principles of reciprocal trade.
The meeting closed with an earnest
speech by Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, ad.
vocating bfore the people the Federal
Election bill. About 1850 persons were
present.
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Two men ono colo rod. the other an