Connecticut western news., 1890-09-03
BLAINE ON RECIPROCITY.
He Outlines His Famous Latin
 American Plan.
"A POLICY OF CIRCUMSTANCE .''

In MT. Blaine's Opinion the Inevitable
 List-Reciproeity Versus Free Trade.
 The War Tarin and the Present Tarin.
 WArERvMLE, Me-, Aug. 3O.-About Z, 800 people assembled at a mass meeting here last night to listen to an address by Secre- tary James G. Blaine. After remarks by Governor Burleigh, President Small, of Colby university, introduced MT. Blaine as the Header of the Republican party and famous advocate of an interesting and progressive protective tariff" Hon. Will fam E. Mason, of Illinois, followed, in an enthusiastic speech, indorsing the princi- ples of reciprocal trade.
 MT. B1aine's Speech.
 In touching upon national affairs, MT. Blaine said:
 wish to declare the opinion that the United States has reached point where one of it's high est duties is to enlarge the area of its future tyAde. Under the benefcient policy of protec- ton we have developed a volume of manufact- ures which, in many departments, overruns the demand of the home market. In the field of agriculture, with the immense propulsion given in 1t by agricultural implements, can do far moro than produce breadstuffs and provisions for
  destiny for so great a country as ours to manu- facture only what we can consume or to produce only what we can eat. We are already in many fabrics and in many products far beyond that, and our great demand is expansion of trade with countries where we can find profitable exchanges. Annexation of Trade, Not Territory. We are not seeking annexation of territory. Certainly we do not desire 1t unless it should come by the volition of people who might ask the priceless boon of place under the protec- ton of the flag of the Union. feel sure that for . long time to come the people of the United area and not launch upon any scheme of annexa- ton. At the same time think we should be unwisely content if we did not seek to engage in what Ithe younger Pitt SO well termed annexa- ton of trade.
 New Jerseys Silk Industry. MT. Blaine then dwelt at length upon the prosperity of the United States during the thirty years of protection. He said the heavy duty on silk had been levied simply to secure a larger revenue from one of the Inquiries of the rich, but as a consequence of the duty the silk industry has increased 50 rapidly that it constitutes one of the leading fabric industries of New Jersey, ono of the largest manufacturing states of the Union. He continued:
 Tho Reciprocity Idea. I am here to speak of the expansion of our foreign trade, not by any novel process, not by any mode that will shock or disturb home in | dustries, not by any mode that will incite our people to rash experiments or that will launch l us h doubtful and dangerous experiments. What lemean to speak of briefly is system of reciproc- tty not In conflict with protective tariff but sup plementary thereto, and presenting field of ! enterprise that will richly repay the effort and energy of the American people, We shall find ! 1t instructive and valuable to examine into the sources of imports, the destination of our ex- ports, and to strike balance between the two. In 1889 our whole exports to all the countries in the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa | and to Australia, Canada and Hawaii amounted, | in tound numbers, to &658, 900 900; and our i'm ports from all these countries amounted in round numbsrs, to $5s7 900 900, showing that from that vast trade we had . balance of $12o, coo 600 in favor, equivalent to that amount of l gold among our people.
 | Where We Lost It.
 | MT. Blaine says that when the accounts were balanced, however, we had 8 balance and must have lost $142, ,000, 900 in our com | merce with the countries outside of those referred to. He says:
 l We lost $41. .O00, 900 in Cuba from which our
 imports were $5s 000, 900 and to which our exports were only $11, 900 GOO. In the republic of Brazil ws lost $51 .ooo.ooo. Our imports from Brazil were $60 0O0. 900. Our exports to Brazil were $9, 0oo, 900. In Mexico we lost GOO. Imports from Mexico were $21, ,O0O 900. Our exports to Mexico were $11, ,000, ,0O0 Our imports from coun- tries south Of us, both insular and continental | this hemisphere were $216, 900 900. Our exports to them were $84 000, ,000 The balance against us l in our trade with them, therefore, exceeded our gains from all the rest of the world by SIS OO0 000 | By no figure of speech can we fatter ourselves into the belief that our trade with our American neighbors is in a prosperous condition.
 The War Tariff.
 l After commenting upon the necessity of the war tariff to furnish the sinews of war, and after alleging that by the revision of 1883 the war tariff had been so greatly re- duced that it bore little resemblance to the tariff of 1885, he continues:
 So entirely has the war tariff been abolished that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, the l articles admitted free were considerably more than one-third of all the imports. The inevitable 1 tendency is, I think, toward an increase of the free list. Our great mistake was made when we began to repeal the war duties on so large an l amount of imports. Any duty repealed was a ! favor and an advantage to tho exporting coun. l try, and we have asked nothing in return. h. stead of this course (which must say was one of carelessness and wastefulness by both political l parties) every repeal of duty should have been 1 preceded by . most thorough Investigation and whenever it was found practicable to export any, | thing from the United States and thus establish | reciprocity of tradeNt should have been done. It
 
 l to establish reciprocal exchanges. But with ell 1 the duties we have thus far repealed 1t has been question of whether we should get something | or get nothing. hope now with our eyes open that we shall in future choose to get something.
 Reciprocity Versus Free Trade.
 We encounter opposition to this policy from
 those who declare that if we enter into recproc ] ity of trade with one country we must do so with | all countries, and thus indirectly bring about complete free trade. I do not see the logic ot
 this and am sure the fact will not prove what
 is predicted. We may enter into reciprocity
 with ono nation because we find advantage in it.
 We may decline to enter into reciprocity with 1 another nation because we see no advantage in
 1t. Reciprocity is simply policy of circum l stance to be determined favorably or adversely l according as its operation may make or lose fol l us. To say that because we enter into reciprocal l relations with one country thing we
 must enter into reciprocal relations with all other
 countries on all things, is to my mind as absurd
 as to say that if buy horse today must nec l essarily buy drove of asses tomorrow. All ob l jections of that Kind are, am sure, unfounded | and will not stand the test of argument or q l practical trial
 l The Gold Exodus.
 Our people do not realize the great fact that l specie payment is endangered by our present ! system of trade with the Latin American states l The few millions of gold that have gone out ol ] the country within the last three months have | created uneasiness in certain quarters as to ouI | financial position. It is very extraordinary that
 the loss of three millions from banks in Wal
 street should be accounted so serious an event | when we have lost a much larger amount during
 the same period from the condition of our trade
 with the countries south of us without exciting
 the least observation When our merchants and
 bankers come to thoroughly appreciate this fact | we shall receive aid and influence in the reform
 of our trade from quarter which thus far it has l bess imp osAible to enlist
 His Tongue Nearly Torn Out.
 ALTOONA, Pa, Sept 1.-"Your money or your life!" was the demand which met Samuel Francis while he was walking in 1 the eastern portion of this city at an early