The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-19

secretary blaine Writes another Letter On
the Sqhjeot of ReciprocIty-Azatters That
Interest Western People.
BosToE, Sept 1.-THE following self
explanatory letter from Secretary
Blaine was received here last night:
To eolonei W. w. Clapp, editor Boston Jour
nal. Boston. Mass:
BAR HARDoR Me-, Sept. I5-AIy ID ar Sir: I
AN in rrce1t OF your favor ask ing me IL I
can attend the annual barq1et of the Boot
and shoe Club of Boston ia Oct Der. You
add that tie members ere a. N hearty SYM
pathy with my views regarding the b. Sc -
method of,extending American trad, and
wcu be glad to have m address them"
r. greet that my engagements will not permit
me TO accept the Invitation. but you will
please thank the club for the compliments
they pay
am glad to hear that the members of the
oiuo are Interested in a system of reciprocal
trade with Latfn-America- They do
great good by coun teracting certain phase
OF New England opinion entertained at
home as well as In Washington-an opinion
which must regard as in the highest de-
gree unwise and hurtfuI to New England
interests. New England is to receive in the
new tarIn the amplest protection for every
manu- featuring industry within her borders,
both great and small. and IL will, In my
judgment, be both inexpedient and injuri-
% Tor Representatives to disregard
measure which will promote Western inter
cstS
i have lately received a letter fror1 Mr.. j.
+. limbs Of ST. Louis, a leading representa-
tive of flour interests and president of the
tate invention OF mtllerS at minneapolis.
Speaking for the grain an l flour interests
OF that great section Mi limbs says that
''adyices of recent date from Cuba state
that the duties now collected on American
-four are Mt a higher rate than was first sup
posed to be the case" And he adds: 81 re-
spectfuly submit that the American miller
VIII be unable to retain any part OF The
Cuban flour trade unless immediate relief is
secured" In view OF these facts is it posi-
Bile that protectionist Congress can even
think of opening our markets to Cuba's
products free, while allowing a gT0at West
ern industry TO be absolutely excluded from
her markets by prohibitory tariff? With
reciprocity the West can equally sell many
hundred thousand barrels of -four in the
markets of Cuba and Porto Rico, together
with large mass of other agricultural
products. Without reciprocity she will be
DIR ven more and more from these markets."
G wing the flu lest protection to all East
ern interests as the proposed Tariff bill
does. surely no man of good judgment, GER
tainly no pre- tectionist of wise forecast,
wishes 10 expose a Western interest to seri-
Gus injury especially when it Is manifestly
easy to protect il and promote it-manifest-
iy 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 ktates-
1 select Cuba and Porto Rico for examples,
because in certain quarters ii has been said
that while we might secure reciprocity with
some little countries in South Amer ca, 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: How can We sell
farm products in South America whea the
same things are pre- dueed there? Cereals
are undoubtedly grown In the southernmost
portions of South America, but the wise
men will remember thHt 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 A.
600 OOO of people who import the largest part
l..f fhafR m IA Ind hn laru
part of the sugar product of Latin America
is at our doors and We can greatly enlarge
our exchanges there If Congress will givS
us the opportunity for reciprocal trade.
Another class OF serve that they want time
to study the system. To this 1 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 oil ject 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 bC fore is the treatment of
sugar questions. Shall we make Latin
America 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: 'Lct US put sugar on the
free list now and next year VIC Will take up
the subject Of reciprocity" If understand
their logic. it is to make sugar free this year
without condition and next year TO ask
Spain If she will not kindly consent to grant
us reciprocal trade Holding the complete
vantage ground themselves, the proposed
policy transfers the vantage ground to
Spain. Instead of granting a favor to Spain
to day, to ask her for q favor to-mor-s
row. those who lake this ground belong to
that class of care 'ui guardians of property
who prepare very strong ICck for the
stable sf or the horse is gone.
do not mean In any thing havo said to
imply that ciprocliy is only Western in
y Il Senator
Frye, 1t will p owe beneficial and profitable
both to the farm and the shop. What, for
instance. could be moro natural or more just
than that giving a free market in the United
States to hides from the Argentine Republic,
should ask the Argentine Republic to
give us better market than VIC now have
for the product of leather from the United
states. The many forms In which our busi-
ness interests will be promoted by reciproc-
can not be known until the active COM
mercial men of the United States shall have
developed those forms by Investigation and
experience. We shall not realize the full
benefit of the policy in day or year, but
shall we therefore throw. away countless
millions OF trade, In addition to tho sixty
millions NE have already thrown away and.
then ignorantly declare without trial that
"the system won't workY'
Finally, there is one fact that should have
great weight with protectonlsts. Every
free trader in tn Senate Voted against the =
reciprocity propos tion. fh.~free trade
papers throughout the country are showing
determined hostility 10 it. 1t Is evident
that the free trade Senators and the free
trade papers have aspccifc reason for their :
course. They know and feel that wth.a sYs-
TEN of reciproeity established and growing
their policy of free trade would receive
most serious blow The p=otct Zionist who
opposes reciprocity In the form in which IL
is now prcsclted knocks away one of the
strongest supports of his system. The en-
actment of reciprocity Is the safeguard of
protection. The defeat of recIproef is the
opportunity OF FREQ trade. Yours very re-
specially, JAMES G. ELAINE.
banquet to Officers.
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