Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-27


Oh, no, Mr. Sharx aays that won't do a
all. Yos must resort 10 free trade; but
would Ike to ask Mr.. Shurx brfsre ihi,
Ohio auIienee how free trade 10 going u
let Us into their markets uith our pro
ducts,
We have been giving Brazil a market
for theit nearly 50. .000.0uo Of products
and they were taking from us 81 .ooo, 600
or ss 900 90 or -. coo, 900.
i Nov suppose ~e declare absolute free
frads, how would that help Us with BRAZIL
! They have not been buying anything
and they do not let anything in free.
Thirty six million dollars worth Of coffee,
eral millions OF hides and a great many
dyes stuffs and wood Of that kind coming
into the United States without shilling oi
duty.
But we vart to send down there some
-four sor, ianhcr. soms corn and wheat
the pfoaulls of the West as we'll ~ Of the
/ East. and are no. s,'i.fiei as things we're
going. (Laughter.)
| Well, We went on and awakened them to
the necessity Of the situation. and we found
thst they feel just as We do-that two ma
tions dealing with each other must deal as
two men do with each other, fairly. honest
| y and literally, so that the advantage
shall pot always be on the side Of one man
or on the side of one nation. {Applause. }
| Wei. that was reciprocity.
| II is not = very complex problem.
| Mr.. Schurz rather iniimases it 10 = strange
way of getting at things.
| How strangely mysterious reciprocity is.
Ii is Just as strange and mysterious as
when Stsrke county farmer brings 100
bushels If wheat TO Canton, gets money for
it. buys supplies for his family and goes
back home, (Lsughter.l That is 4 mys-
terious process and very difficult to under
stand. Yet am sure that Brazil AMI all
the South American States understood i,
the moment il vas mentioned.
| am sure. and speak with great candor
| when say that believe that We will make
| u very favorable arrangement to trade with
South America. Take country like Ven-
ezuela of large area but small population,
not more than $500 900 to 5000, GOO.
They ibIieg US SIC, 400 .00o worth of pro-
duets. But how much of that is taxed, do
| you suppose, at the custom house: Only
5000. Every cent of that except 5000
| escapes taxation. We send them a COED
many ttings, but we do not send them one
| shllliogs worth that is not taxed by them.
That is not fair. They admit that il is not
fair, and they are glad and willing to right
the matter and place US on reciprocal
ground that will be to the prosperity of
! this country and to the prosperity of the
| other, because trade that is so one sidei
as that cannot be continued forever.
have not seen an approval from any
free trade country of the reciprocity idea
that has stood the test for three months.
When reciprocity was fir,t suggested, the
free traders, all or nearly all. approved.
At that time they thought il would tiyide
the protectioni,ts in Congress, aud they
urged il very eirnesily as long as they
thought there would be some division, ss
long ss they conceived that it was the di-
viding line that might obs;ruct the protoc
florists.
Mr. Blaine did no, fiuish this paragraph,
as the crowd in the gallery at his left hand
became excited and started, half panic
stricken for the exit. MIR. Blaine AMI
Minister Phelps discovered at \ glance that
the gallery was in no danger of falling, and
both shouted TO the crowd aud waved their
hands to reassure the excited tbrong When
quiet was restored Mr.. Blaine resumed his
remar.s.
Now, as | was saying. these free traders
thought they heard a little crack cheers /;
they thought that the republican party
would be stampeded. Appliance. Now
the republicans are not frightened by II
crack, [Cheers
As long rs the free traders thought that
here would be n division in the Republican
party, they encouraged reciprocity. but very
soon they found that the Republican party
was not in the habit of having divisions in
its ranks. The ranks closed up ard the
| reciprocity provision WAS adopted by the
Republican Congress. (Cheers.)
Just as soon as the free traders found
that reciprocity could not be used to divide
the Republican party. they were all sganst
1t (Cheers Every one Of them, and
now they are reprdiatiug it and telling you
what humbug it is, and how little value
there is 10 it, and how small a result there
viii he to the people to this country from
it
Well. it is never wise to make a predic-
ton before an event. II is not wirc for the
free traders to proclaim its failure at pres
ent. don't propose to say anything about
its success. We are giving yesr in which
to try it. Let us wait year and see what
can be done.
/ am rot here 10 boast of it, | am not
here to condemn the course of the free
traders Who, as long as it promised to di-
vide pvO'ectionists, we're in favor of i., but
who are set against it the moment they find
proteotionists will not divide. (Cheers
Mr.. Blaine aud raity left at 6 O'Clock to-
night for Chicago