Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-09
A DISMAL FAILURE.

Children would become tired of a picnic
If it should continue six months. II is not
strange that the party Mr.. Blaine has been
entertaining at the expense of the nation
became weary and desired to go home. Its
members have been taken over all the north
ern States and treated to the very best
They attended all the receptions in that
section they cared TO and then engaged in
junketing tour through the land of rice and
cotton.
The body that has been dignified by the
name Of the Pan-American Congress has
formerly adjourned. Its not expected that
1t will ever meet again Ii would have been
just rs well II it had never convened. Ii
has made some recommended tons that will
be printed in three languages and read by a
few persons who have not much To occupy
their time. 1t has afforded an opportunity
for some gentlemen from Central aud Sou ih
America to see large part Of this country
and have good time.
The chief object in cAllias the Congress
together was to make arrangements Eag e.
tablishing reciprocal trade hssweea 4tI the
countries represented. Bat nothing was
accomplished in this matter. In fact, the
Congress Of the United States has been put
ting obstacles in the way of reciprocity of
trade ever since the international congress
assembled. The Ways and Means commit
tee have reported bill that convinced the
representatives of other countries that in
the future it would be more difficult to trade
with US in the only articles they have to
dispose of than it is at present
The scheme of a railway from our north
ern frontiers to Patagonia was talked over
and approved. But no one thinks such q
road will be constructed in our time, or that
it would pay If it were built. When rail-
roads were first projected it was believ ed
that those running north and south would
be the most profitable, as they would con
meet portions of the world having unlike
products. Essays were written to show
that railroad connecting tropical coun
try with one in temperate zone would d.
an immense business, but experience ha
; shown that railroads running east and ives
pay much better than those running nortl
and south. Such is the case not only il
Europe and Asia but in this country. Road
connecting Chicago with New York ant
Philadelphia pay much better than thos
running from the northern lakes to the Gul
Of Mexico. The great lines of travel AM
transportation run parallel to the equato
and not across it,
The report on international arbitration
! failed to receive the approval of Mexico anc
Chilli, while this country opposed tn
scheme Of free navigation of rivers tha
formed boundary lines. The proposition t.
establish an international bank, or fisca
agency, and that to adopt common stand
ard for silver coinage, met with no opposi
ton, but it is hardly likely that we shall
ever hear Of either measure again. The
steam ship subsidy scheme is the one that
is most likely to receive attention There
are always persons who favor taking money
from the public treasury and putting it in
their own pockets. 1t has repeatedly beer
shown that there are thousands of vessels
ready to engage in carrying goods between
the different countries in North and South
America, but there are no merchants who
wish TO charter them. The international con.
gress was failure and the party in power
at Washington did much to make it So It's
tariff bill is inimical to free trade or fair
trade