Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-22
ourselves and declare our policy of nom

ourselves and declare our policy of non-
intercourse.
The time has come when other
markets must be sought-markets
not limited to the borders of our
own country or our continent, but as
wide as the world. Our foreign trade
last year was valued at 81 500, ,OO0, 900.
Can we afford to jeopardize that i'm
mense source fof national wealth by
erecting legislative barriers to COM
merce? l want to see the American
people busy supplying the markets OF
the world with food and clothing, and I
want to see American ships carrying our
produce over every sea. want to see
the wealth of Europe and Asia and Can
ada and South America pour into this
country to increase the wages OF every
laborer, and enrich every citizen. But
l do not expect to tehold such results
with the present economic system. We
have commanding position for
international trade. shall we take ad-
vantage of it or abandon it? Shall we
encourage barter with other nations or
shall we discourage itP Shall we strike
for an unhealthy and improbable ex-
pansiOn of the home market, or seek an
outlet for our surplus products in for
eign markets?
One party, and unfortunately the
party in power, says the home market
is good enough. The other party holds
that the home market is already over
supplied; that high protective duties
produced unhealthy competition, re-
sulting in over-production, closing of
mills and reduction in wages. 1t finds
great industries languishing because
of highly taxed raw materials
and limited markets. 1t perceives
the organization Of great trusts and
combines to reduce competition and
extort high prices. 1t finds agriculture
depressed by reason of the restrictions
OF our government imposed upon the
commerce of other nations. Europe is
buying more and more of her breadstuffs
from Russia, India and Egypt. 1t sug-
gests the removal of all unnecessary bar
riers to commercial intercourse, and rec
ommends the free admission of raw ma
terial used in manufactures. 1t will
impose higher duties than are neces-
sary to meet foreign compel tion
on articles we produce. 1t en-
courages that internal trade which
will keep our farmers and our
mills busy to supply foreign wants,
thereby giving steady employment to
labor, increasing wages because of the
increased demand for labor, bringing
hundreds of millions of wealth into the
country, and permitting that general
happiness and prosperity to which the
nature OF our population and our re-
sources entitle US.
Reverting once more to the Mckinley
bill, the speaker asked "What ;
would become Of us if Europe should re-
taliate by checking her import Of bread
stuffs, cotton, oil and provisions from
the United States? We sent
abroad last year $742, 900, 900 worth
of goods, and three-fourths of
them were agricultural products.
What could recompense the county for
the loss of this vast market? What
could alleviate the distress among all
classes Of people? Well might Blaine
say that the Mckinley bill won't open
new market for single bushel Of wheat
or barrel Of pork. We ought to feel
grateful if it does notdeprive us OF what
markets we have.
In conclusion Governor Hill spoke of
a contest in this (the sixteenth) congress
sional district, urging every Democrat to
vote for Warwick, the Democrat candi-
date. For Major Mckinley he had the
highest respect, but there never had
been partisan outrage attempted
against the Democratic party which Nc
Kinley had not supported, besides being
in forcing upon the coun-
try that which can properly be desig-
mated as 1.-THE sum OF all villahies."