The morning call., 1891-11-26

place, but the campaign prevaricator is out OF
business on that law now. AS said, il has been
III operation twelve months. We never had so
much domestic trade in any twelve mouths OF
our history. We never had as much foreign
trade in any twelve months since the beginning
OF lie Fedeial Government as we have had
since the operation OF this law We never bought
as much abroad in any twelve months OF our his
tory as we bought in the twelve months under
this law, largely because OF the increased free
list that was made on protective lines under that
law, We put everything on the free list that we
could not produce ourselves and permitted il to
come in uHtaxed to the American people We
not only bought more abroad In those twelve
mouths. but We have sold more abroad In these
twelve months than in any twelve months since the
administration of George Washington, and when
Europe came to settle the balance OF trade with
us alter the first twelve months OF operation I'M
der that law Europe paid 10 the United State,
500 100000 In gold, representing the excess of
what Europe bought of us over what we bought
OF Europe. And yet they do not like IL. Why
they say they want free raw material Wby wa
never had anything but raw material under
Democratic revenue taItf. 1t was the rawesr
of the raw. The coal aud iron ore which God
Almighty placed in our hills and our mountains
were permitted 10 sleep through the years of the
Democratic revenue tariff aud were never de-
veloped and opened until touched by the magic
hand Of protection"
peatediy asserted that the new tariff would cut
down our foreign trade. but they were greatly
mistaken. for Chief Statistician Brock has pre.
pared a statement showing the exports for the
past month were larger than any other month in
the entire history of the country's commerce. 1t
was the first time in The history OF this country
that the exports of any month exceeded $780,.
100000 In value. The Two months of the larp-
est value OF exports prior 10 this were the months
oil December, 1870, and December, 1890, when
they were respectively S9S,S9o,214 ana $685.
45l,752 but In the month just passed American
exports of merchandise reached the handsome
figure OF $Io2, 1913. 296. The imports were S6e..
1885, 39 During the year ending October 3lst
our exports amounted to 1927 966, sos and our
imports TO SSlS 96l, Z so, the balance of trade
In this country's favor for the year being $780,
o04 9l5
The South is beginning TO appreciate the
present Republican Administrators effort 10
open new markets for its products. President
Hickman OF the Southern Manufacturers Asso.
ciaiion at the recent meeting held In Augusta
said: 1--WE VIII in the near future have an out
let Tor our goods that viii take all We can make
at fair prices. Reciprocity Is the stepping. stone
TO an outlet for all our productions. We want
steamship lines to South America and The West
Indies. We want the American flag TO cover
our products. We want and must have banking
facilities with South America. II Is shame
that this great country should be dependent on
London for banking facilities with the outside
world especially with that portion OF II that b.
longs TO us by all the laws of trade."
The attention OF Secretary Blaine has been
directed to the injustice done to the citizens o;
the United States with respect to tonnage pass
ing through tile Welland Canal, Canadian
shippers securing the advantages OF rebate in
clear violation of tho terms OF the treaty Of
Washington guaranteeing the use OF the canal
connecting the great lakes upon terms of
equality. The vessel-owners and the Chicago
Board of Trade assert that the effect OF the
discrimination is to build up Montreal and other
Canadian ports 10 the manifest disadvan age OF
American pOrts