The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06

1nstify the support OF those who believo that
American Legislation should conserve ana dc.
fend American trade and the wages OF American
workmen
The misinformatlon ms TO the terms OF the act
which has been so widely disseminated ut home
and abroad will be corrected by experience, and
the evil augures rs TO its results confounded by
the market reports. the savings banks, interna.
tional trade balances. and the general prosper
ity OF our people. Already we begin to hear
from abroad and our custom houses that the pro-
hibitory effect upon importations imputed to
tho act is not justified. The imports Mt the
port OF New York for the first three weeks OF
November were nearly per cent. greater Than
for the samo period In 1889, and 30 per cent.
greater than in the same period OF 1888. And
so far from being an act to limit exports, con-
fidently believe that under tive shall secure a
larger and more profitable participation in for
eign trade than we have ever enjoyed ana that
we shall recover proportionate participation
In the ocean carrying trade OF the world.
THE CRITICISM OF THE BILL
That have come to us from foreign sources may
well be rejected for repugnancy. Ifthese critics
really believe that the adoption by us OF n free
trade policv or of thrift rates having reference
solely TO revenue would diminish the pnrtici-
patton of their own countries In the commerce
of the world. their advocacy and promotion by
speech and other forms of organized effort of
this movement among our people is n rare ex-
hibition of unselnsbness in trade and on the
other hand ~ they sincerely believe that tho
adoption of n protective tariff policy by this
country inures to their profit and our hurt. 1t
is noticeablv strange that they should lead the
outcry against the authors OF n policy so helm
full 10 their countrvmen and crown with their
favor those who would snatch from them n
substantial share of trade with other lands nj.
ready inndcouate to their necessities
There is no disposition among any of our
people TO promote prohibitory or retnliatory
"a a., ,,,a
hurt of others but to secure for ourselves those
advantages that fairly grow ont of our favored
position as n nation our form of government
with its incident of universal suffrage makes IL
imperative that we shall save our working peo.
pie from the agitations and distresses which
scant worl, and wages that have no margin for
comfort always beget But after all this is done
1t will be found that our markets are open to
friendly commercial exchanges of enormous
value to the other great powers
From the time of nv Induction into office the
duty of using every power and influence given
by law to the Executive department for the de-
velopment of larger markets for our products
especially our farm products. has been kept
constantly in mind and no effort has been or
will be spared to promote that end We are
under no disadvantage in any foreign market
except that we pay our workmen and work
women better wages than are paid elsewhere
better abstractly, better relatively to the cost
OF the necessaries of life. / do not doubt that q
very large increased foreign trade is accessible
to us without bartering for either our home
market for such products of the farm and shop
as our own people can supply or the wages OF
our working people,
In many of the products of wood and iron and
in meats and breadstufrs we have advantages
tnat only need better facilities of intercourse
and TRANSPORTATION to secure for them large for
eign markets The reciprocity clause of the
tariff act wisely and effectively opens the way
to secure large reciprocal trade in exchange
for the free admission to our ports of certain
products The right of independent nations to
make special reciprocal trade concessions is
well established and does not impair either the
comfy due to other powers or what is known rs
the favored nation clause" SO generally found
in commercial treaties What is given to one
for an adequate agreed consideration can not
be claimed by another freely
The state OF the revenues was such that we
could dispense with any import duties upon
coffee, tea hides and the lower grades of sugar
and molasses That the large advantage re-
sulting to the country producing and exporting
these articles by placing them on the free list
entitled us to expect fair return in the way of
customs concessions upon articles exported by
us to them was SO obvious that to have gratuit-
ously abandoned this opportunity to enlarge our
trade would have been an objectionable error
The executive is not reouired to deal in con-
lecture rs to what Congress- will aceept In.
deed this reciprocity provision is more than an
offer. Our mart of the bnrrain is comnlete. de-
livery has been made. and when the countries
from which we receive sugar. coffee. ten and
hides have plnced on thoir free lists inch of our
products as shall be agreed upon rs nm eouiv.
alent TO our concession n proclamation of that
fact completes the transaction and i'm the mean
time our own people have free sugar. tea coffee
and hide
The indications thus far given are very hope.
full of early and favorable action by the coun- 4,
tries from whom we receive our large imports
of coffee and sugar, and it is confidently be-
lieved that If steam communication with these |
countries can be promptly improved and en- |
largod the next year will show n most crafty |
ing increase in our exports of breadstuffs and |
provisions as well us OF some important lines |
OF manufactured goods.
In addition to the important bills that be- |
came laws before the adjournment of the last |
session some other bills of the highest i'm |
portance were well advanced toward q final |
vote and now stand upon the calendars OF the |
two houses in favored positions The present |
session has a fixed limit and il these measures
are not now brought to final vote all the work
that has been done upon them by this Congress
Is lost. The proper consideration of
these, of an apportionment bill and of the |
annual appropriation bills will require not only |
that no working day of the session shall be
lost but that measures of minor and local in
terest shall not be allowed to interrupt or re-
tard the progress OF these that are of universal
interest. In view of these conditions, refrain
from bringing before you at this time some sug.
most earnestly invoke your attention to the
duty OF perfecting the important legislation
now well advanced. TO some ofthese measures
seam IN, me most imnOrtnnt I now briaav