The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-22
HALE SIDES WITH BLAINE.
HE TELLS WHAT me SENATE SHOULD
no UIIH THE TARIFF BILL.

We Should First Try to Get a Market for
Our Goods In Central and South Amor
ica-No Free Sugar without Return.
PORTLAND, Me. July Ex-senator Hale at his
home in Ellsworth. told an EUcnino Express re-
porter to-day what the Republican Senate
should do with the Tariff bill. he said:
The Senate will take up the measure im-
mediately. 1t is the duty OF the Republican
Senate to stick to the bill until it is completed
and passed. 1t will not necessarily be the Mo-
Kinley bill but will retain all OF It's good fea-
lures. The first duty OF tho Republicans in
Congress is to pass a good. strong pro-
tective tariff bill. The proposition which
will be debated and passed upon
by the Senate will be to try and
secure a foothod in tho South and Central
American nations and to get their markets for
our goods This does not in any way interrupt
the working of the protective system. nor is 1t
inconsistent with protective tariff The free
traders are very fond OF declaring that the
movement made by Mr.. Blaine and so far as
can be Judged by his messages, approved By
the President involved free trade or recipr ocity
with the countries OF the Old World. This has
no foundation whatever. The protective tariff
gives It's benefits to our labor, which In the
same fields has competitor in the UNDER
paid labor OF European countries who
manufacture the same things and stand ready.
II they can. to break down the protective sys.
tenn, to take control OF our markets, and drive
out our labor. The situation In Central aud
South America Is precisely opposite. They
furnish the products which We do not supply,
and which we need. We produce and manu-
facture the things they need. and which they
cannot produce. Their market is largely in
the hands OF Great Britain and France. and the
money which We pay for their products goes to
these countries. Instead OF paying for their
products in money. which goes to Europe. wO
ought to give in exchange our goods, and We
business relations between us that their goods
will come to us and our goods 90 to them. My
impression is that movement should be made
with reference to sugar, not involving it with
tho wool question. Nj 3 aine Is right 10 say
Ing that bat II we give to south It america: CH6s.
out terms being imposed. We shall have no hold
on those countries to induce them to let our
with some Of those countries. W ich would
in the winter. because the representatives Of
those countries discovered from the provisions
aeS o 9 he
thing in return. When We open the ports OK
the United States to the sugar Of South Amer
they will derive from such a policy ought to be
paid for Iy their admitting the bresdstuffs
ufactured all over the country, the petroleum
OF the Middle States, the lumber from Maine:
pephaps Few Other Srtfces TGe DUTIES aid
are so enormous that the sugar products Of
until the enormous duties which they levy on
American flour shall be wholly or partially re-
offered somewhat G modified So as to lie adapt
cd to present, conditions II It does not result
tio tf that st could hardy fail in Resulting in
treaty mutually beneficial"