The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-18

The prices of sugar in New York
and San Francisco have not changed
since the last report by the Mari
posa. Another large feet of vessels
came in from Hawail early in the
week, replenlshing the already
ample stocks, particularly those of
the American Company. The
Javan cargoes are expected in by
the California Refinery Company
in time to meet all demands when
the supply from Hawaii begins to
diminish.
Blaine on Reciprocity.
The tariff bill is still under dis
cussion by the Senate, but since
the publication of Blaine's CORE
spondence with Senator Frye in
favor of concluding reciprocity
treaties there is not the least
danger that any free sugar meas
ures will go through. The Demo-
cratic papers, always eager to
scent trouble in the Republican
ranks, think they have discovered
evidence of great war brewing in
the Republican camp between
Blaine on one side and Mckinley
and Reed on the other. An attempt
to read Blaine out of the party for
so embarrassing the party pro-
gramme has been mooted. 1t cam
not be denied that Blaine has at
least made free sugar an impossi-
bility, for his arguments IN favor
of reciprocity have met with such
unqualified approval from all I'M
prejudiced people that the McKin-
ley-Reed wing of the party has
been forced to hear him. The New
York Herald's Washington CORE
spondent Charles Nordhoff) has,
however. been joined in the fray,
and he had the following to say on
the 9th inst:
"The prediction was made to-day
by a Republican leader who has
long burned incense at Mr.. Blaine's
political shrine, that the Premier
would, if possible, keep alive the
Behring sea troubles, growing
more and more audacious in CORE
spondence until the summer of
1892, when public interest would
be so conferred upon the Secretary
of State that he would be swept
into nomination upon the wave of
popular enthusiasm. But he added,
with blunt candos, that the scheme
would not work.
In this declaration another of the
speakers party associates joined.
A leading New England Republi-
can, who anticipates a hard fight
for reelection next autumn, said:
"Mr. Blaine has placed us in an
embarrassing position. When |
make my canvass and tell our farm
ers that McKinley's bill was franz
ed to meet their wishes, that it in
creases the duties on a number of
farm products, my Democratic OPP
ponents will spring Mr.. Blalne's
first letter to Senator Frye upon
me, wherein the statement is made
that there is not a line or section
in the bill that will open the
market to a bushel of our wheat or
barrel of our pork.
"What can / say in reply to this.
Mr.. Blaine is the acknowledged
apostle of protection. Will my
audience believe him or me? Mr..
Blaine may not have thought of
this, but Republican politicians have
and they are going to find it hard
work defending the bill in the face
of Mr.. Blaine's thinly disguised at
tack upon it,
All foreign protests against the
McKinley bill appear to have died
out, there being no prospect OF
passing any tariff measure this ses-
sion.
The San Francisco Chamber OF
of Commerce on the 31st of July
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, the Chamber of Com
merce of San Francisco desires the
adoption of a policy calculated to
develop the trade and industries
of the Pacific Coast, as well as OF
the entire republic, by securing for
our products the control of ada
cent markets; now, therefore, be il
Resolved, In view of the consid-
Grafton of this question in connec-
ton with the Tariff bill before the
Senate, that this chamber is strong.
ly in favor of commercial recipro
city, as embodied in a letter re.
ceived on July 25th by Senator
William P. Frye of Name from
Hon. James g. Blaine, Secretary Of
State, and requests the Pacific Coast
delegation in Congress to give il
theirunanimous support.
Resolved, that this resolution be
telegraphed to our Senators anc
Representatives in Congress as the
unanimous opinion of this chamber
War on the China Lines.
The Canadian Pacific has ac
cepted the Pacific Mail Company
challenge, and hot rate war is
anticipated. Arrangements have
been completed with J. D. Spreckels
4 Bros, by which the Canadian
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