The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-27

Conan manufactured pfuunrts ~
fer.d Nv citixcns OF this country are Y"
" received AZ the ports of liraxil fvrc
az duty. llc who has agricultural tools
for sale may trade with the people ~
the reciprocnting Nation. l;nt me ciu-
zen who wishes a. trade his sewing
machines for the hides or other products
81 Brazil must pay pcinity ~
Twenty-Five per cent. for not cngng-
inr n an industry which Is looked
upon with favor Nv the m~n from
Maine has undertaken 10 regulate the
affairs Of sixty-three million Tree pco-
pie. The list might bc extended to
cover the varying schedules Of the new
treaty which il 10 vindicate Blaine anu
save remnant Of protection from tne
onslaughts Of apcoplc awakened 70 the
evils Of the System. II may he ~ me
with the ethics OF the ''demoraiizing
system" 10 divide the benefits ~
Recommendation by mctcs and
bounds Of twenty-five per cent;
|it may he in accord with That
political conscience which fcigns
insulation as shield from mcrited pun
ishment. hut il falls short Of satisfying
those who believe that equal and exact
Justice can be 50 npportiuned.
II Is claimed by the Chicago organ,
which no longer peats its just charges
against the great lctter-writcr alId
manipulatof Of railway bonds, that the
proposed condition is preferable 70 that
now existing by favor Of Mckinlcyism.
The people. says the organ, are TO re-
ceivc moiety 81 free trade and should
raise prans 10 Blaine because he has
| broken the chains Of protection-run-
wild II may be conceded that half
| loaf is better than no bread to q hungry
man. but il Is also true that the taking
| of the half-loaf by fraud under cover Of
law is still robbery. II will not satisfy
the western producer who is to be
mulctcd in twenty-five per cent. TO be
told that New Englanders are TO have
| free trade in fish and that the twenty
| five per cent. fine against the rest Of the
world Is less of a robbery than has been
sustained by the party Of morality.
! Not even the fcrvid oratory which APP
| pcalcd for the election of Quays copar-
cencr Dclamatrr will serve 10 hulnbug
| the people on this question when once
| they determine to find the truth.
| hut there remains no consideration
which may lead to thanks for MIR.
blaine. BY this proposition he has
| added an unanswcrable argument to
! those ~ which men have sustained
| their right to freely exchange their sur
| plus products. The first step in the
defense ~ this scheme OF limited reci-
procity rs ever the corpse Of protection.
\ If II he true that the people are To be
benefited by removal Of q part 81 the
| restrictions which have been hitherto
placed upon their intercourse with their
/ fellows of every nation. then Il is al 70
true tlat those restrictions have not
tended to their welfare. In this respect
does reciprocity for the benefit Of the
few fall within the category Of direct
| instead Of indirect bountics for the use
| Of the few at the expense of the many.
! What the sugar bounties were limited
reciprocity is. Both stand as confessions
Of Judgment before the bar Of public
opinion. The popular verdict Of last
November indicates what will be the
fate Of the criminal when the power of
punishment finally rests in the hands Of
the peoples representatives. Blaine
will need a better lightning-rod than
reciprocity 10 shield himself from this
attack 1t will be in vain for HIM "a
look again for the adjournment Of a
Democratic Congress to make his re-
coycry prudent Chicago Times.