New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-05

| VzLUABLE SERVICES TO THE COUNTRY
There is one fact on which opponents OF the
present Administration may rely. The Amer-
can people always try to do justice to their
officials. They Judge public servants by their
work. If an Administration has done useful
things for the country, If ii has substantially
benefited all classes of citizens, if it has in
creased the demand for American labor, ex-
tended the demand for American products, and
thus contributed greatly to the National pros
perity, the plain people Of this country can be
relied upon to remember that fact and to give
it infinitely more weight than all the SANDERS
and slurs that partisan malice can suggest
1t will not be denied even by the most
preiudiced partisans, that the present Repuo-
lioan Admins tration has done something Tor
the country About details, about the extent
of benefits secured, men may honestly differ
But Democrats as well as Republicans frankly
admit that certain measures inaugurated ana
successfully carried through by the Admins
tration, have been Of real public service. For
instance, no one now denies that the Reciprocity
Treaty with Brazil has enlarged American
trade, and in branches which especially needed
stimulus because production had somewhat out
of producers and merchants who personally feel
this Improvement in their business, and are not
slow to recognize it. They are also aware that
the good results of this step have been realized
only in part as yet and that an enormous fur
Their expansion of trade with Brazil may be
reasonably expected in the future.
Looking further, producers and merchants
also realize that similar negotiations with Venez-
uela Mexico and other Powers Of Central and
South America will in all probability result in
additional and important benefits They know
that within the last two weeks steamers have
been crowded with American products destined
for Cuba and Porto Rico and that the new
treaty with Spain has given great impetus to
trade with the West Indies. Nor do they for
get that the preliminary treaty at present in
force is far less beneficial than the more com
plete treaty of which this country will feel the
advantages year or two hence. In the prose-
cution of this policy alone the Government has
undoubtedly added many millions to the foreign
demand for products of American industry, and
without lessening in the least degreesthe de-.
fences of that industry against foreign competi-
| ton.
Now comes another achievement OF real i'm
portance. To millions of farmers and to thou
sands of manufacturers and merchants it is a
grand triumph, and one Of enormous value, that
the German prohibition of pork products from
this country has been abrOgated. No one can
now tell whether this single change will add
Sic, 10000 or 500, 100000 to the exports Of
provisions in year, but everybody must ad-
nit that it is certain largely to increase the
foreign market for such products of this coun-
try, and thus to strengthen our finances at
time when a large excess Of merchandise ex-
ports over imports is especially desirable The
same policy it is well known, has been en-
ployed with every promise of success in ,secur-
ing removal of similar restrictions by other
European Governments and the concession
made by Germany will doubtless have some
influence in fastening a favorable decision in
France and other countries.
The people never treat honest and valuable
public service with indifference or ingratitude
To the party which has thus helped American
producers and American merchants there will
come at the next election a material addition
of strength because of the practical services it
has rendered. The remembrance of those SER
vices, the conviction that a continuance of them
can be expected from the same party and from
no other, will have great weight in the next
Presidential election.