Dodge City times., 1890-12-05

party caucus. Such legislation is always
and necessarily the product of compromise
a. to details and the present law Is no excep-
tion, but in its general scope and effect
think it will Justify the support of those
who believe that American legislation
should conserve and defend American trade
and tho wages of American workmen. The
misinformation as to the terms of the act
which has been SO widely disseminated at
home and abroad will be corrected by ex-
perience, and the evil auguries as to its re-
sults confounded by the market reports.
the savings banks, international trade bal
ances and the general prosperity Of our peo-
pie. Already we begin to hear from abroad
and from our custom houses that the prohib
itory effect upon importations imputed to
the act is not justified. This i'm
ports at the port of New York
for the first three weeks of November were
nearly per cent. greater than for the same
period in 1859 and 70 per cent. greater than in
the same period Of 1883, and SO far from be-
ing an act to limit exports I confidently be-
lieve that under it we shall secure IA larger
and more profitable participation in foreign
trade than We have ever enjoyed and that We
shall receive proportionate participation
in the ocean carrying trade Of the world.
The criticisms of the bill that have come to
US from foreign sources may well be rejected
for repugnancy. II these critics really be-
lieve that the adoption by us of a free trade
policy or of tariff rates having reference
solely to revenue would diminish the partic.
ipation of their own countries in the COM
merce of the world their advocacy and pro-
motion by speech and other forms of organ
lied effort OF this movement among our peo-
pie is an exhibition of unselfshncss in trade.
And on the other hand il they believe the
adoption of protective policy by this coun
try inures to their profit it is noticeably
strange that they should lead the outcry
against the authors of policy so helpful to
them, and crown with their favor those who
would snatch from them a substantial share
of a trade with other lands already made
Quate to their necessities.
There is ne disposition among any of our
people to promote prohibitory or retaliatory
| legislation. Our policies are adopted not to
| the hurt of others, but to secure for ourselves
those advantages that fairly grow out of our
favored position as Nation. Our form of
Government, which is incident of universal
| suffrage, makes it imperative that we should
| save our working people from the agitations
| and distresses which scant work and wages
| that have no margin for comfort always be-
get, but after all this is done it will be found
| that our markets are open to friendly com
mercial exchange of enormous value to the
other great powers. From the time
of my induction into office the duty
| of using every power and Influence
given by the law to the Executive Depart
Iucnt loT tHc ucbSicpuici.t VI Sci hcts
| for our products, especially our farm pro-
ducts, has been kept constantly in mind and
| no effort has been made or will be spared to
promote that end. We are under no disud
| vantage in any foreign market except that
| we pay our workmen and workwOmen better
wages than are paid Observation-Disclosures abb
| stractly-better relatively to the cost of the
necessares of life. / do not doubt that a
| very largely increased foreign trade is acces
! sible to us without barteriEg for either our
home market for such products of the farm
and shop as our own people can supply or
the wages of our working people.
| In many of the products of wood and iron
and in meats and breadstuffs We have ad
| vantages that only need better facilities of
intercourse and transportation to secure for
them large foreign markets.
The reciprocity clause of the tariff act
| wisely and effectively opens the way to Sc
cure a large reciprocal trade in exchange for
| the free admission to our ports of certain
products. The right of independent nations
| to make special reciprocal trade concessions
| is well established, and does not impair
| either the comfy due to other Powers or
what is known as the Favored nation
clause" SO generally found in commercial
| treaties. What is given to one for an
| adequate agreed consideration can not be
claimed by another freely. The state of the
revenue was such that we could dispense
any import duties upon coffee, tea, hides and
| the lower grades of sugar and molasses, that
| the large advantage resulting to the country
| producing and exporting these articles by
placing them on the free list entitled us to
| a fair return in the way of customs. Conces-
siOns upon articles exported by us to them
| was SO obvious that to have gratuitously
abandoned the opnortunity to enlarge our
| trade would have been an unpardonable er-
ror There were but two methods of Obtain
ipy CONTROL of this nuestion omen tn Coporess
| To MACE ali Of these articles upon the dutia
| ble list subject to such treaty. agreements as
could be secured, or to place them all pres
emily unon the free list subject TO the
remuneration of specificd duties il
tho countries from which we re-
cciyed them should refuse to give to
| ma suitab,e reciprocal benefits This latter
method think. nossesses great advantages
II cxnresses in advance the consent of Con
| yr.ss to rec;nrocitv arranpemcnts affecting
these nroducts which must otherwise have
hcen DELAYED and unascertained until each
tr.otv was ratified Inv the senate and the
necessary LEGISLATION enacted by Congress.
Experience has shown that some treaties
.H e 80 t,,;r,,s - =, .,,o Sn,.tn tor
| rot;f;cation and others having passed that
| stage have for wears ava tied the concurrence
! of tho House and senate in sucb moditico
t;ors ~ our revenue laws az were necessary
To oive effect to their nrovisions We
now have tho concurrence of both
bonscs I'm advance in a distinct and
deHnite offer of free entry To our ports of
specific articles. The Executive is not re-
ouircd to deal in conjecture as to what Con-
1resa viii accent Indeed this reciprocitv
nroyision is more than an offer. Our part OF
the bargain ia compIete. delivery has been
| made and when the countries from which
We receive supar. coffee. tea and hides have
nIaccd on their free lists such of our pro-
| 3ncts as shall be agreed upon as an euuiya.
| lent for our concession. a proclamation of
| that fact complete, the transaction. and in
| the meantime our people have free sugar,
| tea coffee and hides.
| THE indicotions TINS far given are yery
boneful of carly and favorable action by the
| countries from which we receive our large
| imports of coffee and sugar, and it is conf
dentlv believed that if steam communication
with these countries can be promptly i'm
proved and enlarged the next year will show
| a most gratifying increase in our exports of
breadstuffs and provisions, as well as of
| some important lines of manufactured
| goods.
Tho Elections Bill.