San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-07
WILL KICK ANYWAY.

meet the views of the southern sugar
plan ters. 1t goes also without say
ing that the failure to meet the views
of the southern sugar men will be set
down as an act of northern hostility
to sugar men. That all democratic
journals do not so regard the situa-
ton is true, and even so strongly
biased journals as the New York Her
aid, whose leanings to the southern
side of things cannot be questioned,
finds very strong grounds for advo-
eating free sugar, which is not at all
contemplated in the Mckinley tariff.
The Herald, in its reference to Mr..
Blaine's position which decidedly ia
vors the retention of tariff on sugar,
in an editorial criticism says:
with free sugar, wool and copper
and lead ores to offer, Mr.. Blaine could
make very advantageous commercial
reciprocity with Mexico, the Cen trail
American states, Peru, Chill and the
Argentine Republic. Reciprocity treat
les with all these countries would be OF
very great advantage to American
manufacturers, and if Mr.. Blaine de-
sires to negotiate such system OF
treaties he has q right to ask repub-
Iican congress not merely to leave the
present duties on these raw products
untouched, but to give him the assur-
ance that whenever he presents a
commercial treaty both houses of
congress will agree to It's terms.
Among these terms will be free sugar,
wool and copper and lead ores. With
that assurance we have no doubt that
Mr.. Blaine can negotiate with the
states south of us a series of treaties
of great importance and advantage
to eur manufacturers. Without such
preliminary assurance or under
standing his negotiations Will be
hampered, for the people and govern
ments south of us are not fools, and
they will not care to expose them
selves to such rebutfs and annOyances
as our house of representatives can
irfict by refusing the necessary leg
islation to put in operation reciproc-
ity treaty"
Certain it is that the United States
in seeking an increased trade with
the Spanish American republics,
must expect to meet them part way.
It is idle to expect that all the benefit
Is to be reaped by us. While they
open wide their doors for our manu-
featured goods, our doors must also be
opened for their raw materials and
tropical productions. Uncle Sam can
not play the part of a great BOBBY in
this exchange and eat his cake and
have it too. How far it will be neces-
sary to follow out the lead of the Her
AIDS suggestions can only be deter
mined when the matters of reciprocity
come specifically to be considered.
There are very large returns to be en-
ioyed by this country by free and
open communication with the south
ern republics, and the state depart
ment will be justified in demanding
that these benefits are not thrust
aside on account of the effect reciproc-
ity may have upon some local indus
tries. This matter is referred to here,
however, and the above extract from
the Herald given, to emphasize the
fact that should a large reduction be
made in the sugar tariff or even the
entire tariff abolished, it does not JUS
tify a charge of northern hostility
against southern enterprises and in
dustries. The LIGHT sticks this peg
in now for future reference.
WHEN the pulpits of any wide