The Brookhaven leader., 1891-10-22
DEMOCRATIC oARsLlaa.

2eeretary Els.as rays IbaT Ohio Dem
Gratis Are Placing Him la a False Positi"
on the Tariff Bill.
NEW YORK Oct l7.--An OliD editoi
having written to Mr.. Blaine that the
democratic papers were parading him
as an opponent OF the Mckinney bill,
he replied as follows:
Joh Hopiey. O.. EIitor Of the journal.
Blu yTuI. o:
AUGusTA. Ne Oct II-My Dear Sir: You
inform me that the democratic paper In your
town and many democratic papers through
ort Ohio keep the following paragraph
standing in tyre: "'I5ut there l. not a section
or line in the entire bill (McKinley tariff
that will open a market for another bushci
OF wheat or another barrel OF pork James
G Blaine TO senator Frye, July IL, 1880. -
This sentence Is garb'eI ond taken from
its proper connection. II creates wrong
Impression. What | did say is the follow
ins: 81 DO not doubt that In many respects
the tariff bill p"ndng in the senate Is just
me isrre, and tina. most of its provi ions are
In accordance with the wise poll y of pro
lection, but that there Is not &c 'tion or line
In the entire bill that will open market for
another bushel OF wheat or another pound
OF pork" Tne letter in which this para
graph occurs was written to Senator Frye
on July II, r0l and the Mckinley bill, did
not become a law until October l-nclrly
| three months tn reafter.
In my letter to Senator Frye l obiccte to
| the Lil because il did no, cont lin rcci proc
| ity clause, which woald row de a market
| for wheat and pork, for other products OF
the farm and for variOns fabrics. Before
| the bill was finally passed the reriprCc ~
| clause was inserted and alarge add ton was
male t. the free list 1t will therefore b.
seen from what said in my letter that the
| objection which made TO the Mckinley bill
| was entirely moved before the bill became
| a law.
Let me further say that the reciprocity
| clause has given ample market for many
| barre of -four and many pounds of pork.
| Brazil, some months since entered into Il
| treaty b. which IN any American art cl"s are
| admit, free. Flour Is made free and pork
| is admitted at a nominal du Y. Cuba and
| Por o X co have reduced the duty on -four
| from - 30 barrel to 81 twhich gives US the
market) BE sides putting near 10 articles
| of Americ IN production on the tree list. san
| Domingo has made a reciprocity treaty with
| flour and pork upon The free list. lc-tdcs
| large number of other articles OF er
treaties for reciprocity are in progress.
| Germany, without negotiating formal
treaty, has removed tie prohibition on
pork. and our government. in consideration
| thereof, has left her sugar on the Tree list
| This opens to us an entirely new market
| and 81 1900 to $2n,010,0OI of American porE
| will be consumed per annum where not
| pound has been taken for n years.
The reciprocity prov sion is prov ng vei
succ essful, and especially in far products
| and more particularly in the case OF tie tw
| articles mentioned in the paragraph quotec
| flour and pork. ! am not. therefore, al
| opponent of the Mckinley BILL as the demo
| cratic papers of Ohio are constantly a leg
| ing On tine contrary, I have continually
| supported it ever since Il was peri cted by
the insertion of the reciproci clause Very
| respectfully yours, JAMES &. BLAINE.