Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18
CUBAN FLoUR rEADs az DANCER

Reciprocity Not Extensively a VEST
ern HnIoTest--,Tne Wan from Maine
ThtnRs lHIs scheme a Death BLOW
to Free Trade.
BosToN, Sept. l6.--Colonel W, W. Capp
OF the Boston journal, recently wrote Hon.
James G. Blaine, at Bar Harhor, asking the
Secretary OF State II he could attend the
annual banquet OF the Boot and Shoe Club
OF this city, next month, adding that tue
members are In ,hsarty sympathy with MIR.
Blaines Views regarding the best method
OF extending American trade. A reply,
under date or yesterday has been received
from MIR. Blaine, In which he says:
II regret that my engagements will not
permit me to accept the invitation, but you
will please thank the club for the oompli-
nent they pay me. l am glad to hear that
the members OF the club are Interested In
system OF reciprocal trade with Latin
America. The, can do great good by coun-
teracting q certain phase OF New England
opinion, entertained at home as well as In
Washington, an opinion which l must re-
gard as In the highest degree unwise and
hurtful to New England interests. New
England 10 to receive In the new tariff the
amplest protection for every manufacture
Ing industry Within her borders, both great
and small, and II Will, In my Judgment, DO
both lnexpedient and Injurious for her rep
resentatives to disregard u measure which
will promote western interests.
IL have lately received u letter from MIR.
]. Il. Imbs OF st. Louis, leading repre-
sentative Of the -four interests and presi-
dent of the late convention OF millerS at
Minneapolis. Speaking for the grain and
Touring interest OF that great section, Mr.
limbs says that 'adylcas OF recent date from
Cuba state that the duties now collected
on American flour are at higher rate than
was first supposed to be the Case And he
adds: Respectfully submit that the Amer
lean miller will be unable TO retain any part
OF tho Cuban hour trade unless immediate
relief Is secured
"In view OF these facts, Is 1t possible that
a protectionist Congress can sven think OF
ops ming our market to Cuba's products
free, while allowing great western inter-
est TO be absolutely excluded from her
market by prohlbitory tariff. With reel
proclty the west can annually sell many
hundred thousand barrels OF Hour In the
markets OF Cuba and Porto Rico, together
with a large class OF other agricultural
| products. without reciprocity she will be
driven more and more from the markets.
"GlvinK tue fullest protection to all oast-
ern interests, as the proposed Tariff bill
does, surely no man OF good Judgment, GER
tainly no protectionist OF wise forecast,
wishes to expose a western interest to serl-
GUS injury, especially when 1t is maniieatly
eaey TO protect II and promote it-manl-
festly easy, because nc this very time the
| boards of trade, the chambers OF commerce
and the public opinion in Havana are de-
handing reciprocal trade with the United
States. select CUBA and Porto Rico Tor
example, because in certain quarters 1t has
! been said tn Il while we might secure reel
procity with some little countries In South
America, We could do nothing with the
| Spanish Islands. Let us ut least give the
Spanish Islands al opportunity to spsak
Tor themselves.
Certain wise men ask How can we sell
farm products III South marica wnen the
| same things are produced there2 Cereals
are undoubtedly grown In the southern
most parts OF South America, but the wise
men Will remember that cereals and sugar
| do not grow In the same soil, and that the
sugar countries OF South aud Cen raj
America and the West India Islands contain
~, VOL, 900 OF people, who import the largest
part OF their breadstuffs. Indeed, the
largest part OF the sugar product OF all
Latin America is at our doors, and We can
greatly enlarge our exchanges there II Con-
gross will give US the opportunity for
reciprocal trade.
'Another class observe that they want
time to study the system. To this l might
reply that the best method OF studying q
system ls to observe its practical workings
While studying In the abstract and refusing
to take some object lessons, these gentle
men propose to open our market to Latin
American products free OF all charge, with
out asking Latin America to give us IN TURF
some treedom In their markets. The object
lesson Immediately before us is the treat
ment OF the sugar question. Shall we make
Latin America gift OF that trader WheI
We have studied that lesson We shall bt
prepared for the second.
1.-THE worst proposition OF all Is put for
ward by those who say: Let US put sugar
on the free list now, and next year we will
take up the sui ject OF reciprocity II
understand their ICglc, 1t IL to make suga
year to ask Spain II she will not kindly
consent to grant US reciprocal trade. Hold
ing the complete vantage ground ourselves
the proposed policy transfers the vantage
ground TO Spain, Instead OF granting
favor to spain to-day we are to ask her 70
favor tomorrow. Those who take thi
ground belong to that class OF careful
guardians OF property who prepare Yer
strong lock Tor the stable after the horse
gone.
81 do not mean, In anything l have said
to imply that reciprocity is only wester
interest. AS ! remarked In u note to Sena
, Tor Frye, It will prove beneficial an
profitable both to the farm and the shoI
What, for Instance, could be more nature
or more Just than that, In giving fire.
market In the United States TO hides froI
the Argentine kupubllc, we should ask th
| argentine Nepubltc TO give better markt
. than we now have for the product Of leathe
5 from the United States. The many form
t in which our business interests Will be pre-
D NOTED by reciprocity cannot be know
until the active commercial men OF th
! United States shall have developed thoe
|, forms BY investigation and experience. "
shall not realize the full benefit OF ID
= policy IA "a day or year, but shall vi
: therefore, throw away countless millions
Q trade, In addition to the sixty millions "
Q have already thrown away, and the
ignorant declare without d trial that I'll
. system wont work 2
: "Elnaliy, there is one fact that Bhoul
:. have great weight, especially with prote
y ttonists. Every free.trader In the 5ena
voted against the reciprocity provision
j The free trade papers throughout the couI
try are showing determined hostility to
II is evident that the itea.tradn tUnnto
and tree-trdde papers hayea specific reaso
for their course. They know and feel th
Il with a system OF reciprocity estnblishe
y and growing, their policy OF free trade r
L eeives most serious blow. The prote
n ZIONIST who opposes reciprocity In the for
J, In which 1t is now presented Eaoeks avn
i, one OF the strongest supports vi his systeI
4 The enactment Of reciprocity Is the SAT
| guard OF protection. The defeat OF reel
y roclty is the opportunity OF free trade"
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