Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
BLAINE ON THE M'klNLsY BILL.
lie Says lie Has supported 1t with Reel
procity Attached.
rRr telegraph TO the Dispatch.

New YORK. October 1G.-An Ohio editor
having written to Secretary Blame that
~. democratic papers were parading hlm as an
ouponent OF the Mckinley Oili, hc replies as iol-
'o"'' "AuGusrA, ME., October II, 1891.
"yhn Hoplsy, Esl., Eihmo u the Jo"rnai' B"ey-
rus, o.:
Nv Dear sir.-You inform me that the Demo
cratic uaper IN your town ana many Demo =
...aur ,,srers throughout ONO tee2 ihe lolIJw-
ins. rarag-aph stauding IN type: l'u, ihcfe Is
not i section or line In toe enlire oili one Nc
kiuley tar.1 bilD that VIII Op the harho' ior
another bushcl OF wheat or anOlhcr DarFoi ni
r,or-- yqUss g.. E'd,Hs ~ senator RYE, "n.y ~
: ~, 1hs sentence is garbiei ana taken from
i.- rro,er connection. II creates WRONG lrl-
preston. what did sey u the iol9"iht ,.,, 90
not doubt that in many resvects .io tadin U.l'
necGiug ia the Senate II q Just nc 4sure'
ami mat most Of lis provisions are III h'coru-
tiice with ins wise policy Of ptotcci!Oh' ou,
,rcre - not Il section or line In TIE entire bhl
tAai viii open the market ior ano'hoi p"sno' VI
wheat or another pound oi pOIh' -
.Tho letter IN whlrh this paragraph oc'urs
wa- written u Senator Frye on Juiy - IoyJ,
ana tns Mckinley bill did not become a ia"
at.r. amy lester 10 senator FRYE ! oD!ec.ea
10 no bn becag-- Il di not conan a ISci.
prD.ity clause, which would proNie a ii - r.,
ioi wheat aud % h. for o.n.r P''u'1'' - Wv
farm api fJr various iabric' ,
-. Ieinre the III vas finally passed inc ie.'
,ro,,ty clause wa- Inserted aAd large a1i-
i,nu ,sas made 70 the Tree list III ".i lhot"4v.o
-. -e.u from what said 10 my letter ihat the
offec,ion which made 70 the Mchriicy O'i va. w.
enfiraly removed before The bill became u iAn.
"Let me further say that the rccipiOliy cIiuse
has given ample market LOT many t, Dat 0o 80 y,
r0ur aud many pounds VI pork. BRAN ro'ne
r,orth. since entered into treaty Dy "l'Vh Ia
srnerl-an articles arc almitted lree. flOut rs
,,'a,f fr-e aud pork is admitted al a h'iiiIaI
ds,v- cuba and Porto RICO have relucol tno
80, "a, t,our from $3.50 "a barrel 10 %i l"hlch
- ,,1 The market, besides putting nearly Que
h,',',-cd articles OF American production on the
-, Het san Domingo has nGao u ictiprOSlly
,reatv. with hour and pork upon the Hee i's',
s.''i.s :, large mum Der Ol other articles othCf
,.,is Tor re ,ifrO.ity are III piO {f'ss- OerhaDy'
~t,ro,t negotiating u formal troaty' AtS re- re-
,,..yfI the prohibition on pOfh' wnho ou, r"'.
- ..1,t IA confederation thereon. las ici' NJ
- ,.r -" TIE free list. This opens 70 US an
.ssi,,,,, new market. and flo,VOO,VVV to
s3o ooo 600 of pOfk will TO consumer per an an
nnfn yhere not pound has been lahon . ~, 80 80
years. The reciprocity provision 10 proving ,oiy
succeseful. especially IA Iafnl ptvuuo',, -, o.,
nor uartlcuierly in the case of ie t"o atiies
,ncrtt med IN the paragraph ql0'oi-HVdi anu
PORK. 90, o,,o,cnt OF tho
McF iuiey bill u the Democratic ilpsIs" "i & Oii.o
,,cou,iantiy alleging. On the cDutf1ts' -. 10. :,
.I,,.liv g,Uvorted 1t ever since II was perIec'ou
-, DO inser.i,n Of the reciprocity clause.
"very respectfully yours, p,,xvy