The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-03
BLAINE ON RECIPROCITY.
He Makes a Long Speech in Waterville,
Maine,

He Makes a Long Speech in Waterville,
Maine.
WATERvlLLE, Me-, August 29.-A pub
lie mass meeting was held tonight and
after Gov. Bnrleigh made a, speech, Pres
ident A. W. Small of Colby university in
troduced as the leader of the republican
party and the famous advocate of a pro-
tective tas;ff, Hon. James G. Blaine.
In regard to national questions Blaine
said: 81 wish to declare the opinion
that the United States has reached a point
where one of its highest duties is to en-
large the area of its foreign trade. I'm
der a beneticient policy of protection we
have developed the volume of our manu-
features, which, in many departments,
overruns the demands of the home mar
ket.
In the field of agriculture, with the
immense aid given it by agricultural I'M
plements, we can do far more than pro-
duce breadstufs and provisions for our
own people. Nor would it be an ambi-
tious destiny for SO great a country as
ours to manufacture only what it can
consume or TO produce only what it can
eat. We are already, in many products,
far beyond that and our great demand is
expansion. / mean expansion of trade
with other countries where we can find
profitable exchanges. We are not seek
ing annexation of territory. Certainly
WI do not desire it unless it should colne
by ~volition of people who might ask the
priceless boon Of peace under the flag of
the union. l feel sure that for q long
time to come the people of the United
States will be wisely content with our
present area and not launch upon any
scheme Of annexation. At the same time
it is time we should seek to engage in
what Young Pitt so we'll termed "annex-
alton Of trade"
For nearly 80 years now the United
States has had the great advantage Of a
protective tariff, by far the longest period
since the federal government was organ
lied. Happily the great majority of our
people without strict regard to party
lines, believe that the results to the
American people from the protective
policy has been i~ncalcuable, ~aggregating
in a quarter of a century of national and
individual wealth beyond anything ever
dreamed of before in the history of the
world"
Mr.. Blaine then briefly recited, what he
termed the "victories of protection" and
next spoke of a system of reciprocity,
not in conflict with the protective tariff.
Int complementary thereto and present
ing a field of enterprise that will richly
repay the efforts and energy of the Amer.
lean people. He said we shall find it in
structiye and valuable to examine into
the sources of our imports and the des.
tination of our exports and to strike
balance between the two. Take the last
wear 1889. In that year our whole ex-
ports to all the countries in the three
continents of Europe, Asia and Africa
and to Australia. Canada and Hawaii
amounted in round numbers to 1868, 600.
} 600. Our imports from all these .coun.
tries amounted to in round numbers
S579. 600. 900. showing that from that vas
trade we had a balance of S129, 600 900 in
our favor. equivalent to that amount o.
gold among u people.
But when all accounts were closed, in
stead If having 1929. O0O. 900 in our favor
we had a balance of $13,OOO.0oo agains'
us from our foreign trade. We mus
thereioie nave Ao'' pA1~'0oo'o'0