The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-02

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: A QUEER LOT OF CRITICS.
, The criticisms Of the bill that hav(
, come to us from foreign SOURCES may bs
, well rejected for rcpuguancy. II thest
critics really believe that the adoption
by ns Of Tree trade policy, or Of taril
rates having reference solely to revenue
would diminish the participation Of their
own countries In the commerce, OF the
world their advocacy and promotion by
speech and other forms Of organized
J effort against this movement among our
people Is a rare exhibition Of unselfsh.
noBa in trade. And on tho other hand,
II they sincerely believe that the adop.
ton OF protective tariff policy by this
country INJURIES to their profit and our
hurt 1t is noticcably strange that they
should lead the cutlery against the
authors Of Il policy 10 helpful to their
conntrymeD, and crown with their favor
those who would snatch from them Il
substantial share Of II trade with other
lands already inadequate 10 their neces;
sity. There Is no disposition among
any OF our people, to promote prohibit.
tory or retaliary legislation. Our poll.
cies are adopted not to the hurt OF others
but to secure for ourselves those advan.
tages that fairly grow out Of our favored
position as nation. Our form OF govern.
ment with It's incident OF universal
suffrage, makes 1t important that we
shall save our working people from the
agitations and distresses which scant
work and wages that have no margin
for comfort always beget. but after all
this Is done 1t will be found that our
markets are open to friendly commercial
exchanges Of enormous value to the
other great powers.
TIE FOREIGN MARKET RECIPROCITY,
From the time OF my induction into
office the duty Of using every power and
influence given by law to the Executive
Department for the development oil
larger markets for our products, cape.
clally our farm products, has been kept
constantly in mind, and no effort has
been or will be spared 10 promote that
end. We are under no disadvantage In
any foreign market. except that we pay
our workmen and workwomen better
wages than are paid elsewhere-better
abstractly, better relatively TO the cost OF
necessaries Of life. do not doubt that
a very largely increased foreign trade IL
accessible to us without bartering for it
either our home market for such prod.
ucts OF tho farm and shop as our own
people eau supply or tho wages of our
working people.
In many OF the products Of wood and
iron, and in meats and breadstuGs, wo
have advantages that only need better
facilities of intercourse and transporta.
ton to secure Tor them large foreign
markets. The reciprocity clause Of the
tariff act wisely and effectively opens
the way to secure large reciprocal
trade in exchange for tho free admission
to our ports OF certain products. The
right OF independent nations to make
special reciprocal trade concessions is
we'll established, and does not impair
either the comfy due to other powers
or what is known rs the Favored ma.
ton clause" so generally found in com.
mercial treaties. What is given to one
as an adequate agreed consideration can
not be claimed by another freely. The
state OF the revenues was such that we
could dispense with any import duties
upon coffee, tea, hides and the lower
grades of sugar and molasses. That the
large advantage resulting to the coun.
tries producing and exporting these ar.
ticles by placing them on the free list en-.
titles us to expect fair return in the
way OF customs upon articles exported
by US to them, WAS so obvious that TO
have practically abandoned this oppor.
tunity to enlarge our trade would have
been an objectionable error.
TWO WAYS TO REACH IT.
There were but two methods OF main.
tanning control OF this question open to
Congress-: To place all Of these articles
upon the dutiable list, subject to such
treaty agreements rs could be secured,
or to place them MI presently upon the
free list; BAT subject to the re.imposition
OF specified duties if the countries from
which We received them should refuse
10 give to us suitable reciprocal! benefits.
This latter method, think, possesses
great advantages. 1t expresses in ad-
vance the consent Of Congress to re.
ciprocity arrangements affecting these
products, which must otherwise have
delayed and unascertaineG until each
treaty was ratified by the Senate and the
necessary legislation enacted by Con-
gress. Experience has shown that some
treaties looking to reciprocal trade have
failed to secure two.thirds vote in tho
Senate for ratification, and others having
passed that stage have for years awaited
the concurrence cf the House and Sem
ate in such notifications Of our revenue
laws rs were necessary 10 give ef-
feet to their provisions. We now
! have the concurrence OF both houses
i'll advance in q distinct and
definite offer Of free entry 10 our ports
OF specific articles. The executive is no,
required to deal in con lecture as to what
Congress will accept. Indeed, this re-
clprocity provision ia more than an offer.
Our part OF the bargain is complete; de.
livery has been made; and when the
countries from which we receive sugar,
coffee, tea and hides have placed on their
free lists such Of our products as shall
be agreed upon, as an equalnent for
our concession, q proclamation OF that
TACT completes the transaction, and in
the meantime our own people have free
eugar, tea, coffee and hides. The indi.
cations thus far given are very hopeful
Of early and favorable action by the
countries from which we receive our
large imports OF coffee aud sugar, and it
is confidently believed that if steam
communication with these countries
can be promptly improved and enlarged
the next year will show q most crafty
ing increase in our exports Of bread
stutfs and provisions as we'll as OF some
important lines OF manufactured goods.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
In addition to the important bills that
became laws before the adjournment OF
the last session, some other bills Of the
highest Importance were we'll advanced