The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-29
THE OBJECTION WAS REMOVED.


Secretary Blaine Says the Mckinley Bill
Gives Ample Market for Flour and
Pork.
NEW York, Oct. 16.-An Ohio editor,
having written Mr.. Blaine that tho Dem
ocratic papers were parading him as an
opponent Of the Mckinley bill, he replies
- follows:
AUGUSTA, Me-, October, 1891.
John Hopley, Esq, Editor of the Journal,
Bucyrus, o.:
My Dear Sir-You inform me that the
Democratic paper In your town, and 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 will open
another barrel Of pork. G. Blaine to
Senator Frye, July II. 1890.
This sentence Is garbled and taken from
its proper connection. It creates wrong
impression. What did say was the fol-
lowing: II do not doubt that in many re-
spects the tariff bill pending in the Senate
is just measure, and that most of its
provisions are in accordance with the wise
policy of protection, but there is not Sec
tion or line in the entire bill that will
open market for another bushel of wheat
or another pound of pork"
The letter in which this paragraph oc-
Cured was written to Senator Frye on
July II, 1890, and the Mckinley bill did not
become a law until October 8, nearly three
months thereafter. In my letter to Sena-
tor Frye objected to the bill because it
did not contain reciprocity clause, which
would provide a market for wheat and pork
and other products of the farm, and for va
rious fabrics.
Before the bill was finally passed the rec
iprocity clause was inserted and alarge ad
dition was made to the free list. It will,
therefore, be seen from what said in my
letter that the objection which made to
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 -four and many pounds Of pork.
Brazil, some months since, entered into q
treaty by which many American articles
are admitted free. Flour il made free, and
pork Is admitted at q nominal duty.
Cuba and Porto Rico have reduced the
duty on hour from S. 80 barrel to 81, which
gives us the market, besides putting nearly
one hundred articles Of American produc-
tion ON the free list.
San Domingo has made q reciprocity
treaty. with hour aud pork upon the free
list, besides large number Of other arti-
cles. Other treaties for reciprocity are in
progrsss.
Germany, without negotiating q formal
treaty, has removed the prohibition on
pork, and our Government, in considera-
ton thereof, has loft her sugar on the free
list. This opens to us an entirely new
market, and 4l5, ,0O0, 900 to $20, 900, 700 Of
American pork will be consumed per an.
mum where not pound has been taken for
ten years.
The reciprocity provision II proving very
successful. especially in farm products.
and more particularly in the case of the two
articles mentioned in tho paragraph
Quoted-dour and pork.
am not, therefore, an opponent of tho
Mckinley bill, as the Democratic papers OF
Ohio are constantly alleging. On the con-
trary, have cordially supported 1t ever
since it was perfected by the insertion OF
the reciprocity clause. Very respectfully
yours, JAMES G. BLAINE.
The first seven months under the Nc