The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18

The division in tho Republican ranks
in Congress j. sure 10 come before the
tariff bill becomes = lsw. Ii was a great
surprise that many Western Republicans
could he whipped by Reed into support
ing the messure on its first psssayr
through the House. and now that Secre-
tary blaine has taken = ST. ong aud active
position against il. there j. hound ~ he
q compromise or a failure 10 pass the bill.
The Evansville Courier, ~ commenting
nm Sec'y. ~llaine's position. says he
points out that American ilnur aud other
articles Of American growth are now
practically excluded from The markets 81
Porto Rico Nv the new Tariffs imposed
nv spain. Yet Cuba and Porto Rico FUR
ssiah tine United States with ahouf nne
half Of the sngsr consumed in This sonnt-
srv. and thar the United States Is hv far
the largest sugar consuming country III
the world. Mr.. Blaine thinks that II IL
exceedingly improper. from every point
Of view. TOR the United States 20 give =
free market a. the sugar product az The
Spanish plantations IL Cuba aud Porto
1sica ~ tho very moment that Spain i
excluding American products from those
Islands by prohibilive Tariff laws.
M. Blaine cites our experience with
Brazil, following the removal OF tile Tar
2f on coffee. rs follows:
"<ince we repealed the duty on cofTse
IN lS72, we have imported The produrf
Of Brazil 10 the extent Of 1921 .aO6 90.
and have sold 10 her only 1856. 1876. 90 OF
Our y products. The difference
366l,63l W.. We have paid IN gold or liz
equivalent, and Brazil has expended this
vast sum In the markets of Enrcpe. You
can readily see how different the result
would have been IL, IN return for the free.
WduissiOn Of brazilian coffee In our
markets We had ex acted the free admis.
sjon 0f certain products Of the United
$tstes In the Brazilian market. To re-
peat this error with sugar 20 IN amount
three times NJ large as with coffee viii
closo I'll opportunity 10 establish rccipr0-
city trade with Latin America. The
charge against The protective policy,
which has injured II most. Is that lis
benefits 60 wholly 10 The manufacture
and to the capitalist aud not AZ all 70 the
farmer. You aud | well know that this
1e not true, hut still II il the most plausi.
Ole = therefore the most hurtful argu'
s'ent made BY the free traders. Here u
wm opportunity where the farmer may
q benefited primarily, ~undeniably
richly benefited. Here is en- opportunity
Tor : Republican Congress to open The
markets Of 40.UO0.0o0 people 10 the pro
ducts Of American farmers. Shall wt
seize the opportunity, or shall We throw
a aWav ?"
Il IL not an easy thing 10 overcome
Mr. Blaine's logic. The Courier has a.
ways opposed taking the Tariff or O.
sugar 90 long - the United States con
Sinues 20 collect revenue ~ means OF !
Tariff. because The sugar Tariff was pure,
" for revenue. True, Il served 10 PRO,
Sect : few sugar planters Ia Louisisns
and . few maple sugar growers in New
England, but Il yielded about one.third
Of oil the revenues taken by the govern,
ment, and, therefore, Il one OF the articles
that ought 10 remain on the Tariff
schedule 80 long ~ our revenues are col
1ected by tho Tariff system. IIut thi,
view y, o. course, from . Democratic
standing point.
Mr.. Blaine's reason for keeping sugs
In h Tariff schedule IL frnm 4 different
point Of view. Indeed, he does not urQt
me continuance Of the sugar Tax II. b,
releasing Y, We can get corresponding
CONCESSIONS from Spain, and be IL IN
queetiouably right. a. q representative n
. party that advocates 4 protective
policy, In criticiaing the action4 OF Re
publicans like Mckinley and Reed. whs
thus deliberately throw away Z weapon
shat might have been used. as Mr.. Dlsin'
points out, with great effect IN protect
ing American farmers, the class VII,
have always been the victims OF : pro
tective policy Is Mckinley and Rec,
eeem determined they shall continue Il
De-. Il seems strange, indeed. that Il
looking for articles in the schedule 70 re
iievc from taxes, the Republican leader
- Congress should have selected The ON
that, above All others, vas ;ic'iinv IN
most revenue with the least burden \
The People, and that could have hce
used 90 effectively upon Spain as 4 wcs
pom 70 enforce the opening OF her Dor,
g American brealstufIs and pork frc
Of duty.
But, % Mr.. Blaine says further alon
"a his letter, there il not a section NJ