Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-18


| duty on sugar. by securing corresponding
. benefits in the way of reduction of duties
/, imposed by Brazil and other countries up
on these products Of ours. propose to re-
/ peat the disastrous course pursued by us
in taking of the duty upon Brazilian coffee
, in 1872? Would 1t not have been the part of
craftsmanship and Of patriotism at that
time to have tried to secure some cores
ponding advantage in the removal of Bra
lillian duties upon our products. which
would have tendad TO increase our trade
with Brazil and the consumption by her
of our own goods and products:
Upon this point President Harrison. in
| his Message TO the Senate of June ~,
1890, says
II sugar is placed upon the free list,
practically every important article ex-
ported from those States will be given
untaxed access 10 our markets. except
wool. The real difficulty in the way of
negotiating reciprocity treaties is that
| we have given freely 50 much that would
| have had value in the mutual concessions
which our treaties imply. | cannot doubt,
| however, that the present advantages
which the products Of those near and
friendly States enjoy In our markets
| though they are not by law exclusive
| Will. with other considerations, favorably
| dispose them to adopt such measures. by
| treaty or otherwise, as will tend to quail
| fy and greatly enlarge our mutual eN-
| changes.
And Secretary Blaine in his letter to my
colleague (Mr. Frye, dated July H. 1870,
following in the line slopted by the Pres
| ldent, says;
| 1t would certainly be very eXtraordi-
| nary policy on the part OF our Govern
"a ~ In atL
ct without charge or duty to the enormous
| crops of sugar raised In the Two Spanish
| islands. Cuba and Porro Rico furnish the
| | nited States with nearly Or quite one
| half of the sugar which We consume, and
we are far larger consumers than any
| other nation in the world. 70 give free
market TO this immense product Of the
spanish plantations at the moment Spain
is excluding the products of American
farms from her market would hc polic,
a unprecedented a. il ould be unwi>c
The charge against the protective poi.
icy which has injured ii most is that it.
benefits 90 wholly 10 the manufacturer
and the capitalist, and not at all 10 the
farmer. You and We'll know tina, this il
not true, hut still it i the most plausible
and therefore IN most hurtiul argument
made BY the Free Trader Here j. an on
tltcd-prmarily undcLjabIy, richly henc-
fited. Here is an opportunity for 4 Re
publican Congress to open the markets Of
+o.poo,noo Of people 70 the products Of
American farms. Shall We seize the oppor-
tunity or Shall we thro.y it away:
do not doubt that in many respects the
tarih bin pending in the senate j. a just
measure and that most OF it, pro, i-ion-
are IN accordance with the wise policy Of
protection, but there j. not a section ar a
line IN the entire bill that will open 4 mark
ct for another bu>hci oi heat or another
barrel OF pork, II sugar i now placed
on the free list without eNacting important
trade concess ons IN return. We shall close
the door for a profitable reciprocity against
ourselves. | think you will hnd Soma val
liable hints on this subject in the Prcsi-
dents brief message Of June -, with As
much practical wisdom a, wa. ever stated
IN 80 short space.
our foreign market for brcatstuii-
grows narrower. Great Britain u exert
ing every nerve to secure her bread sup
plies from India and the rapid expansion
OF the wheat area in Russia gives us a
powerful competitor In the markets Of
Europe Ii becomes Us, therefore, to use
every opportunity for the extension of
our market on both of the American con
tinent>. With nearly 500, ,0nn .""0 worth
of sugar seeking our market every year,
We shall prove ourselves most uu~killed
legislators If We do not secure large field
for The sale and colsar : tion OF our bread
stuti> and provisions.
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