Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
Reciprocity Talked ABOUT.

SENATOR EUGENE HALE ADDRESSED THE |
BOSTON BOOT AND SHOE CLUB LAST NIGHT.
BosToN, Oct. I6.-The Boston Boot and
Shoe Club dined at loung'S last evening,
having as guests, Senator Eugene Hale, Of
Maine, Hon. George b. Loring and Col
lector A. w. Beard, of Boston. About
$50 members were present, with President
+. +. Emery in the chair Senator Hale
spoke at a considerable length on rccipro-
city with the Central and South American
States. The plan which he supported was
plain business proposition Ia open up,
either by treaty or by legislation, to the
products of our country the markets of
the countries south of Us which can and
will pay US in articles which We do not
produce, but which we need and desire
very much.
He said in part 1t is no lnfraction OF
the doctrine of protection under which
our great industries are built up; but, on
the contrary, is helper to that doctrine.
We protect the laborer and mechanic, the
artisan and the manufacturer in the nited
States against the product in foreign coun-
tries of the under-paid laborer, mechanic
and artisan, who make similar article 10
| that which we produce. and who without
the imposition of tariff duties would flood
our market with his cheaply made product
| and drive out of existence our own estab :
| lishments; but we do not need to protect
| the shoemakers of Lynn and Haverhll and
| Brockton, or the manufacturer, who EN-
| plovs them, or the dealers of Pearl-st.,
| who mass and sell their product, against
the labor which produces jute and other
| grasses in Mexico; coffee, India rubber and
| sutta percha in Brazil; hides and skins. in
~,
| Peru and Chilli, and sugar in Cuba and
Porto Rico. Every invoice of cotton,
woollen goods, or the metals from England,
| France or Germany completes with and
| threatens the labor in corresponding
branches IN the United States, and so pro-
lection and tariff duties are invoked for
the security and prosperity of our labor
against these importations; but every in
voice of coffee, sugar, gutta percha and
| the other articles that have named from
! the Central and South American States
! furnishes supplies which we cannot pro-
| duce to be used and consumed by us. to be
| paid for by the labor Of our farms and
shops and mines.
| Mr.. Hale then gave statistics showing
the Importance of reciprocity. In conc'u-
sion he said
! With these great measures harnessed
! -
future for our trade and commerce with
the countries lying to the southwark.
| expect to see the manufacture and sale OF
boots and shoes in all New England to 20
no further. increased in proportion never
| hitherto attained. | expect to see not only
the American people supplied with these
most necessary articles of wear at prices
| constantly decreasing to the wearer and
vet rendering a fair profit to the manufact-
urer. the merchant and the dealer but 10
1 see these huge factories which form 80
! great a part of the business and prosperity
of New England sending their surplus pro
duct to all the peoples of the American
hemisphere. receiving in return the great
natural products of these other countries
and with lines of swift steamers plying
between all the ports OF America, not only
in the trade which you represent. but IL
all the other trades which represent Amer
can industry, Will follow such thrift anC
prosperity as viii be the highest testimonial
TO the wisdom and patriotism of the policy
that has been this year so happily inaug
urated. Brief speeches were made by DR.
Loring and Collector Beard.