Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-18
BLAINE AND RECIPROCITY.
ne writes q sting.ag Rejoiner 90 Den
catic fafsehoods

eotis
An Ohio editor having written Mr..
Blaine that the Democratic papers
were paradfng him rs an oppunent of
the Mckinley bill, he replies as fo.-
laws:
Augusta. Me-, October II. 1891.
John Hopley, Esq. editor o. the Jonr-
nal, Bucyrus, o.:
My Dear Sir-You Inform rre that
the Democratic paper in yoir town
and many Democrat papers II hrour,,-
out Ohio kept following paragraphs
in type,
But there is not a section or line
In the eatire bill (McKiniey tariff thsr
will open market for another bushel
oi wheat or another barrel of pork"
James G. Blaine TO Senator Frye.
July II. 1890.
This seiiIencc is garbled and taken
from it's proper connection. 1t creates
IA wrong impression. What / did saw
Is the following:
DO not doubt that in many respects
the tariff bill pending I'm the Senate
- Just measure. and that most Of
It's provisions arc in arcor.ianrr with
the Wise policy OF protec lion, but there
- not "a section OF n line in the entire
bin that viii open n market for an
other bushel of wheat or another
pound of pork.
The letter IN which this paragraph
occurs was written TO Sena tor FRYE
ON July IL. 1890. and the Mckinley
bin did not become law until Octo-
Ter 1--nearly three months thereafter.
In my letter TO Senator Frye oh
iected to the bill because it did not con-
tain reciprocity clause which would
provide a market for wheat and pork.
Tor other products of the farm aud fer
various fabrics. Before the bill was
finally passed the reciprocity clause
was inserted and large addition was
made TO the free list. II viii. theI q
fore. be seen. from what ! said IN my
letter, that the objec 'pns which |
made 10 the Mex inlcy hi was entirely
removed before Il became law.
Let me further say that the reel.
procity clause has given ample mar
ket for many barrels OF flour and many
pounds of pork. Brazil. some months
| since entered into n treaty by which
| mary American articles are admitted
| free. Flour il made free and pork Is
| admitted at n nominal duty. Cnha
| and Porto REQ have reduced the duty
| on flour from $3.50 barrel toSl
| (Which gives US the market) besides
putting nearly 100 articles of Amer
| team production on the free list. San
| Domingo has made reciprosity
| treaty. with Hour and pork on the free
| list. besides large number of other
| articles. Other treaties for recipfoc.
| itv are I'm progress.
| Germany. without negotiating TO-
NAL treaty. has removed the prohibi-
| tion on poyk, and our government. in
| consideration thereof has lift her sugar
on the free list. This opens TO ms an
| entire Iihw market, and $4,000. 600
| TO S20.ifto. 900 OF American pork win
he consumed per annum where not a
| pound has been taken for ten years.
Tho reciprocity provision has proved
very Successful. especially ir farm prod
/ d-eSs and more particularly In the
cas5 ~ the two articles mentioned in
| the paregreph quoted-flour aud pork
I ans aot. therefore. an opponent a
| the Mckinley bill. as the Democrat
Isapcrs oi Ohio arr constantly ailcg
| ing. ON the contrary. I have cor.
daily supported II ever since it was
perfected by the insertion Of the reel
procits t;alsSal -
Very respectfully yours.
ItNE% & RT.ATNE