Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
McFADDEN BROS,
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hundred thousand barr is OF Hour IN the
markets of Cuba and p .rto Rico, together
with a large mass Of other ayr cultural
products Without reciprocity she will be
driven more and more fr, IN these markets"
Giving the fullest protection to all East
ern interests as the proposed Tariff bill
does, surely no man of good Judgment, GER
tainly no prOtectiOnIst of wise forecast,
wishes TO expose q Western interest to seri-
Gus injury. especially when It is manifestly
easy to protect 1t and pro mote it-manlfest-
ly easy, because at this very time the boards
of trade, the chambers of commerce and
the public opinion in Havana are demand
Ing reciprocal trade with the United States
I select Cuba and Porto Rico for examples,
because in certain quarters 1t has been said
that while we might secure reciprocity with
some little countries in South America, we
could do nothing with the Spanish islands.
Let US at least give the Spanish Islands an
opportunity to speak for themselves.
Certain wise men ask: GLOW can we sell
farm products In South America when the
same things are produced thereT' Cereals
are undoubtedly grown in the southernmost
portions of South America, but the wise
men will remember that cereals and sugar
do not grow in the same soil, or that the
sugar countries of South and Central Amer
lea and the West India islands contain 90
100000 of people who import the largest part
of their breadstufis. Indeed, the largest
part Of the sugar product of Latin America
is at our doors and we can greatly enlarge
our exchanges there IL Congress will give
us the opportunity for reciprocal trade.
Another class observe that they want time
to study the system To this / might reply
that the best method OF studying a system is
to observe its practical workings. While
studying In the abstract and refusing to take
some object lessons, these gentlemen pro-
pose to open our market to Latin America
products free OF all charges, without asking
Latin America to give US In turn some free
dom In their markets The object lesson
Immediately before US Is the treatment of
sugar questions. Shall we make Latin.
America a gift OF that trade? When We have
studied that lesson we shall be prepared for
the second.
The worst proposit on Of all Is put forth By
those who say: ''Let us put sugar on the
free Hat now and next year we Will take mn
the subject Of reciprocity" II understand
their logic il Is to make sugar free this year
without condition and next year TO ask
Spain II she will not kindly consent to grant
us reciprocal trade. Holding the completes
vantage ground themselves, the proposed
policy transfers the vantage ground TO
Spain. Instead of granting a favor to Spain
to-day, we are to ask her for a favor to NOR
row. Those who take this ground belong to
that class Of careful guardians of property
who prepare q very strong lick for the
stable after the horse Is gone.
do not mean In any thing ] have said to
imply that r ciprocity Is only q Western in |
terest. As I remarked In a note to 5 .nator
Frye, it will prove beneficial and profitable |
both to the farm and the shop. What. for 1