The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-26
THE NEW SCHEME,

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strong friend of Mr.. Blaine. and who is
though, to reflect that gentleman's
sentiments to a great extent, Is at his
home, at Ellsworth. Me-, aud has sub
mit,ed to an interview in which he
said is the duty of the republican
senate TO stick TO the bill until it il
completed and passed. 1t will not
necessarily be the Mckinley bill but
will retain all its good features. The
senate did not receive the bill with the
prestige that would have attached
TO it had il been reasonably debated,
and if an actual test OF the important
provisions had been made in the house.
Justice can not be done to any impOr.
tant measure in q committee or in any
body without a full and free discussion.
This the bill ,as it came from the house,
did not have
This Is very much in line with the
previous snubs given by Mr.. Blaine to
Messrs. Reed aud Mckinley. aft will
not necessarily be the Mckinley bill"
0, no; that seems 10 be understood but
when The Hale, al Blaine, bill goes
back 10 Messrs. Reed and Mckinley
what will they do with il? We have
had u good deal Of Legislation by con.
ference committees in this congress, but
the question here is, whether after ex-
tracing the distinctive Mckinlcyism
from the Mckinley bill Mckinley will
permit it 10 pass? Mr.. Reed showed
his contempt for James q. Blaine, ST.,
Il few days ago, by having James q.
Blaine, Jr., elected from the floor OF
the house. His choler is hardly to be
allayed by The declaration that
"Justice cannot be done to any impor-
tant measure in a committe or IN any
body soithOut a fuU anil free discussion.
A finer piece ot sarcasm against the
previous question dodge could hardly
| be written. Mr.. Reed will not be apt
to overlook It.
Mr.. Hale then proceeds to tell us the
difference between Mr.. BIaine's idea OF
reciprocity and Tree trade. lie says:
"Tie protective tariff gives its benefits
TO our labor, which in the am fields
has q competitor in The undcrpaid
laborers of European countries, who
manufacture the same things and stand
ready, If they can break down thu
protective system, 10 take control Of
our markets and drive out our labor.
The situation in Central and South
America is precisely the opposite. They
furnish tho products which we do moi
supply and which we need. We pro-
duce and manufacture the things which
they need and which they cannot
produce. Their market il largely il
the hands of Great Britain and France
and the money which we pay for theil
products goes 10 these countries. in.
stead of paying for their products il
money, which goes to Europe.w we ougnI
] to give in exchange ours. Wa Ought
by treaty or by legislation TO so 6a
business relations between us tina
their goods will come to us and ouI
goods 90 10 them"
Now this is a pretty cool proposition
1t simply means TO freeze out foreign
competition against the American man,
u~factures of New England, but ID
admit foreign competition against til,
raw material produced by the farmers
and miners of the west. 1t takes a good
deal of gall to make such u declaration
as this, but there it is, pnre and simple,
Mr.. Hale admits that il is free trade
with South America, but, as he says, il
Is not free trade that will break down
our protective system. Our protective
system protects The manufacturing
capitalist, aud that is all, yet it il Tia,
"goods' of this capitalist that Mr.. Hale
wishes to secure a market Tor. while he
locks the door of Europe against thu
cereals and meats of the west. On Iha
issue the west Is ready To- meet Messrs
Blaine aud Hale.