The true northerner., 1890-09-24

Secretary Blaine's Talk to New England
Manufacturers -Inexpedient and Injuri-
Gus for Eastern Representatives to DIS
regard "a Measure Which VIII Promote
the Interests of the West.
In response 20 an invitation 10 the an
uual banquet of the Boot and Shoe club,
Col. Clapp, editor of the Boston journal,
received letter from Mr.. Blaine. i'm which
the secretary of state, referring TO the
portion of the invitation saying that the
members of the club are in hearty SYM
pathy with his views regarding the best
methods OF extending American trade,
that ne regrets that engagements will
not permit him 10 address the meeting.
The members of the club, he says,
IAN do great GOOD by counteract-
.ng certain phase of New En-
glands opinion. which he regards as
hurtful to New Englands interests.
New England is 10 receive in the new
tariff the amplcst protection for every
manufacturing industry within her bor-
1crs. and it will be, in the judgment OF
The secretary of state, both ineXpcdicnt
and injurious for her representatives To
disregard a measure which will promote
western interests.
Mr.. Blaine refers 10 q letter recently
received from Mr.. limbs. president Of the
late convention Of millcrs at Mnncapo-
is. referring 70 the excessive duties on
American -four in Cuba, and stating
hat Americans would be unable 10 re-
.aiu any part Of the Cuba flour trade
unless immediate relief was scCercd.
"In view OF these facts" says Mr..
Blaine, lis it possible that a protection
st congress can even think of opening
while allowing great western industry
20 be absolutely excluded from her mar
xets by prohibitory tariff? With reci-
Drocity the west can annually sell many
hundred thousands of barrels of -four in
Cuba and Porto Rca, together with q
.argc mass Of other agricultural pro-
1ucts. Without reciprocity she Will be-
driven more and more from these mar
xets. Giving the fullest protection 10
all eastern interests aS the proposed tariff
dill does, surely no man of good judg-
nent. certainly no protcctionist of wise
.orccast, wishes to expose western in
crest to serious injury: especially when
{ is manfestedly easy 10 protect and
promote it--manifestedly easy be-
cause az this very time boards of trade.
chambers of commerce and public
opinion in Havana are demanding
reciprocal trade with the United
states. Certain wise men asked
now can we sell farm products in South
America. when the same things are pro-
luced there? Cereals are undoubtedly
grown i'm the southcrn-most portion of
south America. but the wise men will
remember that cereals and sugar do not
yrow in the same soil, and the sugar
countries of South and Central America
and the West Indies contain 10000. 600
people who import the largest part of
heir brcadstuifs. Indeed the largest
portion OF the sugar product OF Latin
America is 40 Our doors and we can
greatly enlarge our exchanges there If
congress will give rs an opportunity for
reciprocal trade. Another class observe
hat they want time to study the system.
To this | might reply that the best
method of studying the system is TO OBJ
serve its practical workings. While
studving i'm the abstract and refusing 10
AXE some object lessons these gentlemen
propose TO open our markets TO Latin
America products free OF all charge, with
)ut asking Latin-Amcrica TO give us In
urn. some freedom in their markets.
The object lesson imm odiatcly before us j.
he treatment Of the sugar question.
Shall we make atin-Amcrica a gift OF
that trade? When we have studied that
lesson we shall be prepared for the sec.
md. The worst proposition Of all is put
forth by those who say: Let us put
sugar on the free list now, and next ycai
Jake up the subject of reciprocity II
I understand their logic it is TO make
sugar free this year without condition
and next year to ask Spain If she vii
cot kindly consent TO grant US rceipro