Telegram-herald., 1890-09-18
RECIPROCITY.
Ane.heE Letter from H.. Blaine
en the Subject.
Re Nrites - a 5oston 5os.rnaiist Ss-
l1ar41ng ard Fsrthsr Esps4.aing
siis Views.
sEcazrAEv HLAIsEs lATKsn

SEG1LTAL4 GL8fhE AAHE~E
Bosr8S. Sep1 11- Ellsoz Cl2pR ot
tas Bostoa Jograal, has geeelvsi a loas
lsgleF lFon Secretary blzins 81 response
% aa inylE4Eloa - attead tAs sana4l
baaqEes - TIE Boot aEd sh9s Club -
hosren. aae invlsatloa = As aceomp pan .et
~ IA ezeressicn ~ sympathy u-fh
4ir. h-aiue's Viees concerning tie teas
method ef e1tea3lng American trade.
Ar k-siae regrets his inability - at
tend the banquet sn3 proceeds 10 ea-
large ca tae sub. .set ol reciprocity He
gees over mueh 81 tie gsoen1 that be
has already covered Ia hls published a.
terzucs5 on This theme. tie SAYS,
q haze 'a1sis received letter lra.a 2ir. J. ,.
luas. ~ s. kosls. q leaa-ag fepzcse1tatlFe of
tas caaF interests ana president of the late
convention ct mllsrs al lllllsaEoi Speak
ius FOG ne gram and hcGE.as interest 90 t4at
great section Ar IE4ls s4Js tAa- advises oi
receel Gate frem Cul4 state tlag tba
datrs nos celec,ed ca American deur ate
~ ghcr rase thLa was larst supposed 90 be
r1e cass. Ana Ee aads. Z re- peetlaLF sucIl.t
toat tne Amefican uill-sF viii % uua0is % ie-
ta-a any par- az tas Cunan noar tsace unless
Immediate relief Is secured il yies 60 thcss
facts h .t possible tEat proteellouist "a gres
can even t1ilz ct Cgeailg Cur marSet %
Caeas produers free white aIlosing a gTe@t
Western Interest to be lesoiu-ely excluded
fron her market og a prohl0itory tartns with
reciprocity the West caa .lcuAllY ssl many
luldrl3 Thousand barrels % fouf in The mar.
ksts Of cuba and Porto Rico, together with a
large mass a. o-ler agricultural products.
Wi.Aoa- reciprocity she VIII os driven mose
aad mere fsom those markets.
Giving the ruAest Profession % az kastern
Interests. as the proposed tarin Bill does sure
ly no man OF good judgment, eertaialy no pre-
tscti0aist % wls- forecast. wishes 70 expose a
Western interest 10 serious injury, especially
wlcu iE IS lanlfessly easy 70 prosec- u and Pro
mote IT. nlanfestly easy because attais very
tine the Boards oi Trade, The Chambers OF
Commerce ana public opinion "a Heyana are
demanding reciprocal trade With tue United
States.
81 DO not mean in any thing have said, toiu-
ply that reciprocity Is only Western interest.
As 1 remarked ia a nole 10 Senator Frye IL
viii prove beneficial aud profitable both 20 the
farm and the shop. What. Tor instance, could
be more natural or raore inst than tha; in Civ
ing C. free market IN The United States
20 hides from the Argentine Repub-
lie We should ask the Argentine Republic 10
give a better market than We now have for the
product OF leather from the United States'
Tho mG1y forms N which our business Ia
terests VII be promoted D. reciprocity can not
De known until the active commercial mea
Of the United States shall have developed
those forms hy Investigation ard ex-
perieaoe. We shall not realize the full beneh;
o. the policy IN day or year. but shall VIC
therefore throw away countless millions OF
trade. in addition 20 the 100000 We have el
ready thrown away, and then ignorantly de
clare, without trial, that the system won't
wCrkT
Finally, there Is one fact that should have
great weight especially with the protection
lists Every free trader in the Senate voted
against the reciprocity provision The free
trade papers throus sh9ut the country are show
ing determined hostility 20 It. II is evident
that the free trade Senators and the free-trade
papers have a special reason for theil
course. They know and feel that witt
a system OF reciprocity established and grow
Ing their polcy ~ free trade receives a mos
serious blow. The protectionist who oppose:
reciprocity in the form IN which II is now pre-
sented knocks away one OF the strongest sup
por.s ~ his system. The enactment Of reel
procity ia the safeguard Of protection. Tho de
feat o; reciprocity is the opportunity OF free
trade. Yours very respectfully.
JAMES q BLAINE