The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-07-19
z,A rrs ON THE SUGAR TARIFF
In View OF Cuban Duties on Amer
- can Flour, He Opposes


M. blaine recently wrote the follow
ing letter from Bar Harpor' WAN"
Senator fys: .sivea
penr Mr.. rrye:@l have luss 's,sr,,iai
,,,,ili,ancs from tho highest coiiiiii -.
,,,nIssy in Havana that American NJ.
1890 m, new dutie. imposed ny
~anngt reach the Cuban marsce ~ nm,
eost Of 81 40 per barrel, conh'nk .,. hsrrcl
,,is. price in New York II - and i.
Srsi, hstSs the. market Tor hoer anu .
~ % srtS gsropean hour at 80
which Totally excludes the Aye .s'. it..r
from the markets 81 cuba anu :. arr,
oth.r articles of An,sr,can gfon ~ -
if,.e,Ni.e taxed by spain " the ln,-,,,
ns.,'n.,,,,r Srhis ope-sidcd CON ~
ts,g SERIOUSLY iniure the sh,ppnS 70 siX,
which SIS st,fi iS Amcricas hAh"'
II not exclusively. -. .,x,-.or,h
II would eertalhtg bc yery s-,,rn.,n,
nary policy on the part ~ tue & ~. IT,
80 ~ mis- time To open 0dr riarsct VIZ
oout charge OF duty TO the enus~onF III
OF sugar raised in the two SpanisS -
Cuba and Porto Rico furnish ~ - q
states with nearly or quite ohe-hnA - =,
sugar which we consume, and we ar -
larger consumers than any other nation IN
me world To give free market 70 t.l'
Immense produce OF the spanish PiauII .''
tions ~ ths moment Spain y 49, -.
me prod,-c,s Of American farms from hcl
market woald - policy as unpffSeie''e ~
as IL would be unwise. ,..htf,..
our trade with the American repupllos
rs far as the West Indiss has oeen ZOE
many years in n most unsailsiae.osIs ~. -.
ditiou The aggregate balance OF HAu.
with ali Latin Ausvica Is heavily ASAinst
tho United States A single illustrator
will snfice. Since We fnpealed me 49, ~,
on coffee IN 1917 VIC have importer -
products of Brazil 10 the extent o. 49,
sOi nOn aud hsye sold 10 her only $50 To-,
ooO Of our own rroducts- The dineronet
-s5s4, t7i. oOO-,ye have paid in gold, or its
equivalent aud Brazil has eNpeuucu suo
vast sum ia the markets OF Europe 9u
can readily sec how different the result
would have been H. In return ieF = lIeN ~
mission of brazilian commerce lnto CUR
markets. we hsd cxaetcd the iree 49, si..
sion of certain products OF tAe ~. -
States into the Brazilian market 10 r.
peat this error with sugar TO an aIhouht
three times as large as with eoieoi VII
close all opportunity to establish Te>,ipFo-
city of trade with LAtin-Ancrtsa
The charge against the pruteeiFe isel -
which has Injured " most is that its oci,s
Its Eo wholly 70 the manufacturers aha
the capitalist. and not al all 70 the farmer
| You and / well know that This - not true;
therefore the most persistent argument
made by The free traders, here Is an oppcr-
tuutty where the farmer may be benenica
primarily, undcaiAbly, richly oeoentesi-
Herr Is an opportunity for the kcPae4le-n
| Congress TO open the markets OF sH,uoi.uSo
| peouie TO the products Of American farm
/ ers. Shall we seize tho opportunity, or
! shall we throw IL away
| do not doubt that In many respects the
| tariff bin pending in the Senate = U.S.
| measure. aud that most OF Us provisions
| arc In accordance with the wise pohcJ OF
| protection. tsat there is not a section. or
/ "a line IN the enitrc bill, thai Will open a
| market for another bushcl Of wheat OF al.
| other barrel Of pork II sugar = PiAcei
| on the free list without cNacuuE ta2Iser tant
| trade conoessious In return, We shail Gloss
/ the door for profitable reciprocity
| against ourselves. / tktnks therefore,
some valuable hints on the suo!ect IN the
/ Presidents message OF June : were a.
| much practicable wisdom as was ever
stated in 50 short a space
| Our foreign mArke. for breAfstuGs
grows narrower. Great Britain Is exert
| ing every nerve TO secure her bread sup
/ ply from India, and the rapid expansie.n OF
/ Of the wheat AREA in Russia gives ~ 4.
i powerful competitor In the maF<cts OF
| Europe IL becomes -, therefore, % u> ,
| every opportunity for the eHtension Of ouf
| market on both Of tho American coEt-
| ncnts With nearly siop.0pu,uuo worth OF
| sugar seeking our market every year we
| shall prove ourselves most uusSillcd
| Legislators II VIC do not secure a large ncid
| for the sale and consumption Of cur
| breadstans aud provisions The late con
| ference of American republics proved the
| existence OF common desire for closer
| relations. Our Congress should take up
the WORK where the International coufor-
euce left IL Our field OF commercial dc
velopmcnt and progress lies south OF Us
Very sincerely yours,
JAMS C. BL,INr-
1 Hns Esn,1w fF-rs.sN SANTA