The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-17
BLAINE AND M'KINLEY.
THE MAINE STATESMAN CoRRECTS
A FALSE IMPRESSION.
with Reciprocity Added. He Is In Favor
of the Mckinley Bili. and Has Cor
dially Supported It-AlI Objections to
the BIN Removed by Its Amendment.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. l7.-The campaign
slander that Blaine is opposed To the Nc
Kinley bill is pretty effectually disposed
of by the following letter, published here
to-day:
AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. IA.
John Hopiey, Esq, Editor Of me Journal"
MY DEAR SIR--You inform me that the
Democratic paper in your town ana many
Democratic papers throughout Ohio Keep
the following paragraph standing in type ;
" But there Is not a section or line IN the
entire bill mckinley Tariff that VIII
open amarket for another bushel of wheat
or another barrel of pork. - james g.
Blaine 20 Senator Frye, July IL, 1870
This sentence is garbled and taken from
'ts proper connection. IL creates wrong
impression. What | did say is the fol
lowing II do not doubt that in many
respects the tariff bill pending in the Sen
ate Is just measure, and that most or
its provisions are In accordance with the
wise policy of protection, but there IL not
n section or line In the entire bill that
will open "A market for another bushel
OF wheat or another pound of pork.
The letter in which this paragraph oc-
ours was written to Senator Frye on july
H. 1890 and the Mckinley bill did not be
come law until October--nearly three
months thereafter. ln my letter 10 Sena-
w ~ Nbl''N'N eAN M NNN''Ns'FN
did not contain "A reciprocity clause, which
would provide a market for wheat and
pork, for other products of the farm and
for various fahrics.
Before the all was finally passed the re
ciprocity clause was inserted and "A large
addition was made 20 the free list IL will.
therefore, he seen from what said in
my letter that the objection which made
20 the Mckinley bill was entirely removed
before the bill became law.
Let me further say that the reciprocity
clause has given ample market for many
barrels OF flour and many pounds Of pork.
Brazil some months since entered into a
treaty by which many American articles
are admitted free. Flour is made free and
pork is admitted at a nominal duty. Cuba
and Porto Rico have reduced the duty OF
flour from -. 80 a barrel 90 81 (which gives
up the market), besides putting nearly
100 articles OF American production on
the free list San Domingo has made
reciprocity treaty, with Hour and pork
upon the free list, besides large number
OF other articles. Other treaties for reci-
procity are in progress
Germany, without negotiating formal
treaty, has removed the prohibition on
pork, and our government, in conSidcra-
tOn thereof, has left her sugar on the free
list This opens 20 US an entirely new
market, and Sl5,0O0,OOO TO S9O0OO,O 900 of
American pork Will be consumed per
lnnum where not pound has been taken
Tor ten years The reciprocity provision is
proving very successful, especially in farm
products, and more particularly in the
case of the two articles mentioned in the
paragraph quoted-flour and pork
! ann not, therefore, an opponent of the
Mckinley bill, as the Democratic papers
of Ohio are constantly alleging On the
contrary, / have cordially supported II
ever since it was perfected by the insertion
Of the reciprocity clause. Very respect
fully yours, JAMES e.. BLAINE