Sharp County record., 1890-08-21
A PuZZlER.
What Republican Papers Think Il Bh,,.
A ruzzler For ProtectionI.,s

Mr.. Blaine's letter to Senator F,,
the subject of reciprocal trade relatio.a
with South America and the islands J,
Cuba and Porto Rico, has called o~,
variety of views from the RepubBo,'
editors. The letter evidently nn,,Ia
them. Some of them treat it liLa
pointer dog when he finds box.sn,,,.
he frisks around, throws up his t,N
cocks his ears, takes a sniff or tvo 80,
wonders what on earth it can be,
The curioNs thing about the mat,o,,.
that some of the most hide-bo n,a
tectionist papers who always Stand s "
horror of British trade" apN.na
the letter as exhibiting qualities Of a.,
sighted craftsmanship.
That stalwart Republican iourna, ~
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette s,r' '
"Mr. Blaines letter on the tariff 4
which he suggests an opportunitv ~
opening the markets Of forty million N, ~
people to the products of Amerio,"
farmers, is of vast public importanoo
and will command great attention.
The Chicago Tribune sees the im,,.
tance of Blaine's policy as tendina sVl !,
give our farmers a wider market Ss
Tribune does not believe in the pro,a0
Zionist notion that the home market :
enough. 1t says: "Mr. Blaine's metbos
of protecting the farmer is by openIrs
new markets, which will take his .nv
plus crops, and thus increase the vain,
of all he raises Were corn bronch.
into this Gountryin immense quantito'
Mr.. Blaine would put duties on il N
protect the farmer. As it is not hs
seeks for more markets for surplus csp,
as the best way On protecting him. Tbs
McKinleyites have but one mediclna
warranted to cure every ailment and
that is high taxation of consumewn
The Tfhune does not believe in irwin.
to humbug the farmers after the Me-.
Kinley fashion, by putting duty on
corn.
The New Haven Conn., Palladium
insists "that Mr.. BlSine's signifcsn.
utterances, urging the securing Of moro
foreign markets, should be crystallizS
into law. To fail to do this, and to fail
to bring the bill more into the shan
which the people expected and desired
is to give free rein to the agitation
which Mr.. Blaine notes-an agitation
which, if unchecked, has defeat for Us
in store as surely as night follows day
And Senator Hawley's paper, the Hart
ford Courant, thinks that Blaine has
struck out in line of Developments Of \
American trade which is full of promise !
if it can be followed"
The Rochester IN. W Democrat Z
Republican paper notwithstanding its
name, agrees with Blaine that 'the
present bill is unjust to the American 4
farmer in that it neglects to guard hb
interests in foreign markets, although 1
abundant opportunity is olTered."'
The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Chronicle says
"Secretary Blaine points out very clear. I,
ly some of the great mistakes Of recen,
years in our commercial policy asa
warning against the blunder Of admit
ting sugar free of duty without exact 4
ing some concessions from the iC. "a
Gign producers by way of reciprocity N
And the Philadelphia Press one Of The
most hide-bound Of all the hide-bOuli
protectionist papers grows enthusiasts |8l
over the scheme for continental free
trade. 1t says: "Reciprocity oncebe a
gun, will spread over the hemisphen IA
At a stroke the United State will step
into great trade, equal to that Of lr
dia." ~
But there are some discordant notes
The Boston Advertiser, for example AZ
which thinks the letter more strange
every time it is read" is "forced 70 "
think that Mr.. Blaine has gone too 'a 4
in assuming that under the propOsa
tariff revision any trade relations Sh
be entered into with the South Amer ~
can republics which will, in his woN1
open the market for another buShel % 81
wheat and another barrel Of pork" an'
At any rate, Blaine has done nv li
friends Of low tariff an incalculao,' IN
service in enforcing their views IN ,n pas
high places of his party. He has hlaa'l dad
the leaven in the meal, and IT h% WI
ready begun to work ~,