The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-20
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Tariff Reform by New hOl-Oe-
Notwithstanding the announcement Mr..
Blaine made the other day that ne IS Sans
fed with the Mckinley tariff, there are good
reasons for saying that lei, her be nor many
other republican leaders are sat'snsu VITA
IL Mr. BIai e said he was satisfied Win II
because II contains a reciprocity clause,
which enables the country 20 secure ne"
rnsrsats fer our products by making cons
cessions to other c aunsvieS. Ever SINGS tne
adoption of the Mckinley tarih ne mas been
TRYING to find res markets for our farm ana
manufactures products. He mas made sew
eral reciprocity treaties with countries TO
the soutl of US. but tie Dement'S derived
from tbeSe treaties. or which are likely TO he
derived, are comparatively Insignificant.
a very small part of our surplus farm
products Is sufficient 70 supply the demands
of thoss countries for such products. If
reciprocity, therefore, is extended to those
countries only it viii not 90 our farmers
very much good.
Before the reciprocity feature was incor-
porated into the Mckinley bill. Mr.. Blaine,
in letter 10 Senator Frye. said that the
bill would not open @ marke. for an addi-
tional bgshel Of wheat or an additional
pound f pork, and he has discovered that
ualess there is reciprocity with European
countries, which take the bulk Of our SUR
plus farm products. the Mckinley tariff
with its reciprocity feature viii not help the
farmers to any appreciable extent.
The republican leaders, therefore, are, it
is understood, trying to negotiate reoi-
procity treaties with number of European
countries A recent Washington special to
q republican paper of Philadelphia states
that the administration is endeayoring to
negotiate such treaties with Germany,
France. Russia, Italy. Austria aud Hun
gary.
This looks very much as if the Repuoli>
can party had about admitted that the POI
sition Of the Democratic. party with respect
TO the tariff is right, aud is trying TO reach
tariff reform by route different from that
which is being advocated by the Democratic
party.
While the Republican party, therefore,
still fsvors protection in theory, it does SO
no longer in practice. II it gets concessions
from Germany, France and other European
countries, it will do SO by making holes in
the Mckinley tariff, through which prod
ucts Of those countries which are now
virtually shut out viii be admitted.
It is the impression that Mr.. Blaine came
very near having quarrel with the Presi-
dent last summer, just before he went to
Bar Harbor to recover his health, because
the latter would not encourage reciprocity
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now toe President sees the necessity for
for suoh treaties and is willing to do all he
can to secure them.
It ia source of satisfaction that the Re-
publican party has been forced to scknowl-
edge that the tariff reform doctrine of the
Democratic party is the right one. Maj.
Mckinley may continue to tell the farmers
OF Ohio that the protective system is what
will make them prosperous, and that the
higher and stronger the barrier is which
shuts their products out of the markets OF
| the world the better their condition will be
but they will not believe him.
And why should they believe himg Dc
they not see that the leaders of Maj. Nc.
| ley's own party are trying TO break down
the tariff barrier? They would be dull
witted indeed il they failed to be guided by
the evidences OF their own senses,
The republican leaders may deny as en-
phatically as they please that they are
| abandoning protection and coming over tc
tariff reform by way or reciprocity, but in
the face of facts their denials will go for
nothing. If Mr.. Blaine is permitted tc
have his way he will so use reciprocity thai
in a short time comparatively little will be
| left of the Mckinley tariff.