The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-09-05
Reciprocity.

ANo1ASC Huo pGCH SCi feu Ou tuG EGDuUllCdu
party to drop monopolies and bosses and
get back on the side of the people or
prepare its grave clothes. Blaine has
heard it, Plumb has heard it; Butter
worth sounded the alarm months ago in the
House. And the numbers daily increase in
both Houses of Congress who give notice
that they have heard the summons. In the
West newspapers of every shade are sound
ing the warning. The immense farmer
and labor organizations are notifying the
republican party in language and resolu-
lions that are unmstakeable that the monop.
olies must be dropped or the republican party
will be dropped. Some of these strong
organizations have gone so far as to nomi-
nate state tickets; others haye published
declarations of purpose and propose to have
nominees of the old parties subscribe to
their demands, or put candidates in the
field against them.
The Mckinley Bill and the Lodge Bill
are death warrants, the party has been no.
tilted, if they are passed In The form Reed
is endeavoring to force them through.
Blaine's speech in Maine last week went out
over the country like bugle call and is
answered by ringing cheers from the people.
Protection he says has run its course and
the time has come for gathering the harvest
which was promised by its advocates to the
people. The AGRICULTURAL, mechanical and
other industries have bravely sustained the
manufacturing industry. They have bought
goods in the home market at prices largely
above those of the markets Of the world.
They have given of their earning hundreds
of millions to the manufacturers 10 build
up and sustain system that would be able
to compete with any manufacturers in the
world.
Blaine, speaking for the people, says it is
time now to seek a market for the products
of our manufacturers in the outside world
and that reciprocal trade with the nations
must be established. He virtually tells the
manufacturers that after these long years of
subsdizing, sustaining and boosting by the
agricultural Industry, that if they can't now
stand alone and live in the competition OF
the world, that they had better shut up.
Our manufacturing firms have been caught
cheating the people. Their home and
foreign price lists are being published side
by side in the papers. The same goods are
offered for sale in foreign countries at prices
greatly below the prices demanded from
our own people. A high tariff has been
used TO build up these industries and now
the manufacturers are using il TO rob oui
own people. They are now robbing the
hand that has sustained and nourished
them while they were weak now that they
have become strong. Blaine says il mus
stop and the popular voice cries Amen
A few large firms like Carnagie's and the
Coats propose TO use the tariff for their in.
dividual benefit and shnt off all competition
al home by trust invention, modern device
imported from England by which rich firms
can freeze out small concerns and gain com,
plete control of prices.
Reciprocity is 10 be the watchword, the
party shlbboleth of the republican party in
future. Protection to American labor ~ i.
played out as a rallying cry. 1; has ceased
to conjure. 1t will fool the laborer nc
longer.
While the farmers have been sustaining
the manufacturers by paying virtual boun-
ties or their goods, foreign nations who
bought largely of our farm products, have
been complaining of our unfairly high tariff
against their goods, and have commenced tc
discriminate against the produce. Oul
pork products are virtually shut out O
Germany, our -four excluded from Spain
Cuba and Portor:ca, our beef hampered in
England by vexatious regulations, so as tc
greatly restrict the trade and all ON the
fiimsiest of pre;exts. This loss all falls
upon American farmers in retaliation chief.
ly against our prohibitory tariff. The
farmers are being shoin from both sides.
The foreigner is furnishing him by harsh
restrictions upon the sale of his produce.
The manufacturers in his own country are
charging him ten to fifty per cent more for
the goods they sell HIM than they sell the