The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-07-18
BLAINE ON The TARIFF.

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letter from Seoret ary Blaine zhas BEEN
received by Senater frye. -
BAR HARBoR, Me-, July lL-Dear Mr.. Frye:
1have Just received intelligence from the
that American -four under the duties i'm
posed by Spain can not reach the Cuban
IN trket under cost of $lL4j per barrel
counting the shipping price in New York at
$3.50 per barrel. Spain holds the market for
fherseit and Is able To- end-European -four
at price VIII CHI totally excludes the Amer
lean Hour from the markets of Cuba and
Porto Rico. FOther articles of American
grow thares likewise taxed BY Spain-tothe
point of prohibition. This one siIed COM
meFca " li-seriousiy inture the shipping
routes, which are still In Anne; lean hands,
largely IL not Exclusively -
ItaFould certAinE be avery extraordinary
I policy on the part of the Government Just
at tails time to open our market without
/ charge of 'duty 60 the -enormous crops OF
sugar raised In the two Spanish islands.
! Cuba and Porto Rico furnish the United
4 States With nearly or Quite ona-haif of the
sugar which we consume and we are far
! iargercoh suffers than Rnysother nat ion in
the world. To give a free market to this i'm
.mense product of the Srantsh ptaSsatsous
/ at the moment Spain is excluding the pro-
ducts of American farms from her market
would ben policy as unprecedented as 1t IS
| Sour trade with the. American republics as
! well WILTSHIRE West Indfa Islands has been
for many years in most unsatisfactory
condition. The aggregate balance of trade
| with all Latin America is heavily against us.
Asingle Illustration will suffice Since we
repealed the duty onscoffee in 1877 we have
4 imported the products of Brazil to the
to her only sI56, 1885, 90 of own
| products. The difference-$664 gu 900
we have paid in goli or its equivalent
and Brazil has expended the vast sum In
| the markets of Europe. You can readily see
1 how different the result would have been If.
in return for the free admission of brazilian
! coffee into our markets, We had exacted the
free admission of certain products OF the
repeat this error with sugar Ito an amount
thres times as large as With correct Will
ketese all opportunity to establish reciprocity
rnftf9ae with Lltin Amesiee se =
| SThe charge against tke~p rofeotive policy
which has injured IL me : is that DE cents
\ goswhdilE to the manhfaefurers ana the
scapitalist and not At all. to the farmer. You
and well know that this is not true, but
stfil it-is the apiausib:e, and therefore
the most hnrttpl argument m1de By ne Tree
|. traders. sHeresis an oppest uh ny wlArs the
farmer may tie benefited-primariIys nnde-
niablys Eiahlz she 9efteds Here isan pppoF7
1a5lietsof 4OSHD.oJes poop Ts&t other FroEi-
ucts Of American farmers. shall we seize
the opportunity or shan we throw II awiy?
II do not DOUBT the in many respects that
the Tariff bill pending In the Senate is a
4 just measure and that most tSf ite pr v iss
4&fons are in accordance with the wise policy
| of protection. But there is not a section or
/ a line in the entire bill that will open a mar
| ket for another bushel of wheat or another
barrel of pork. II sugar is not placed on
1 the free list without fxacting important
trade conce ssions in return shall close
the door foga profit able. reciprocity against
Yourselves. 1 think yopsyill find some valu-
| brief message CT June 10. with as much
practical wisdom as was ever stated in so
short space.
Our foreign market for brcadstuffs grows
| narrower. Great Britain is exerting every
nerve to secure her bread supply from India
and the rapid expansion Of the wheat area
| in Russia gives MS a powerful competitor in
the markets Of Europe. 1t becomes us,
therefore, to use every opportunity for the
| extension of our markers on both of the
| American continents. With ne.rly $4,000, =
| OCO worth of sugar seeking our mark {
| every year we shall prove our
| selves most unski.led Legislators IL we do
not secure a large field for sale and con-
| stump. ion of our breadstuffs and p DIVISIONS.
| The late conference of American repul lies
| prov the exist nee of mmon d"s re
| for closer relations. Our Congress should
| take up the work where the international
| con ference left it. Our field of commercial
| development and progress lies south of us.
! Very sincerely yours, JAMES G. BLAINE
Hon. w. 2. Frye, United States Senate.