The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
,..,,-oc,,v R,oyys at McIkinleyism.

Reciprocity Blows at MoKinieyism.
President Harrison has by proclamation
,.nnnnced the negotiation of a reciprocity
treaty with Brazil. Under 'ts terms '""s
country will after April alm'' Tree Q.
ali duty, the staple agricultural p'ouuo.' VI
,ho limited states and the general line OF IRON
....,ns.ctures. and will reduce by 20 per
cont, the duties imposed on sucn Articles az
,.rd hutter and cheese. canned ana pre-
s.rvod meats. fish, manufactures OF cotton
manufactures of iron and steel not '"''uuou
In the free schedule. leather ana tne manu'
factures from 1t except boots ana snoes' Ium'
her. furniture and articles OF rubber. rn'S
Is al, In return for our free admission
=, no,as.es. coffee and hides from Brazil.
:. these articles are already all admNted
,.o. the truth seems to be that brazPs
concessions are to prevent any duty oe'ne
ro,n,nosed on them by tie exercise
80 The powcr conferred on the ex'
oc,,,ve nv the Mckinley bill. On the race
r. looks as II we were getting good de'i lot
. very little concession, and as wnolc IL -
oo-to,n,v true that the best end OF the bargain
- o,,rs Rnt the concessions that Brazil Oh
fers are very much like ours, free admission
If articles which she does not prouuce
IN sufficient quantities for her own use any
more than we do sugar, molasses anu n,ue,'
At the same time It is blow at the nian
nrotect,ye theory In vital part. That tne.
orv says Of tin plate and Of WOOL 'us' as :.
nigh, with equal propriety say OF sugar anu
hides. that II we do not produce enough ioi
our own needs it proves that the tarln Is not
high enough, and II we put on enough noie
tariff Il will enable us to supply the nome
market-which is true. 1t is equally true Oh
nearly all the products on which braz'i one'
concessions. A Republican contemporary
commenting on the treaty says
This Ia not free trade. it Is an extmanSt
of surnIus products, based on an iu.cI''s0"'
conception OF the needs of each country
When since the world began was Tree 'raue
ever anything else? Reciprocity Is a'"a.
free trade so far as it goes. And some III
,,ustry must suffer every time 1t is adop'eo
Is there farmer In America VINO uoes no'
| know that free hides have hurt hiln' in'
ro.son for them is that the benefit TO tne
country as whole is greater.
But regardless of theories, Secretary blalns
hos done good thing In the negotiation OF tni'
treaty. The benefit Is to be In the extension
of trade we already have rather thah III o'e'
ating new trade Reduced prices always en-
large demand, and Brazil Is going to be
larger consumer. Besides this as mere
matter of sentiment closer trade relations De
tween the Republics of the New Worid at
going tc have large results of practical gooo
Mr. blaine ia understood to be pursuing SIM
liar negotiations with other countries, ana te
he well on the way towards the CONCLUSION
of other treaties IN the same line with ven
eznela and with Spain in reference tovCupal
products. He believes that they VIII re
sult in an increase of trade $l50,OOO'U'
to 5000 900 900 year. This Is. quite ways II
the tuture, undoubtedly, but whatever ex
tension It does accomplish will be blessing
to The country, because fair exchange, VIII
equal conditions, Is always benefit TO Doll
parties to trade.
simultaneously with the conclusion OF THU
treaty. comes the announcement that MI
! R,a,ne Is to be q candidate for the presidenc
and IA hopeful OF winning with "biain
and bustness'' as his war cry. HIS gen'u
for politics Is illustrated by this daring NOV
to pull his party out of its desperate strait
It is Disraelian In conception. But the TACT n
mains. 1ust as it was when Disraeli jumped
the support of the Reform bill he had so Ion
fought, that it is a reputation, howeve
skillfully he may conceal 1t, OF all bialn
talked and taught In 1884 and 1883.
A curious sign of the times Is the way 81
John A. Macdonald Is trying to lead the Cans
dian Tories to reputation of their Ion
time protectionist doctrines. For years Tory
ism mas lived on the cry that tariff line
must be put up against the Unite
States Now he has dissolved parliament an
proposes the appointment of joint commits
sion which shall consider the renewal OF tn
reciprocity treaty of 1854 with this country
with necessary notifications, and settle
ment of all questions relating to the Mort
Atlantic fisheries. On this issue he make
his appeal to the people. Like Blaine he cal
1t the "highest kind of protection" and lik
his American model he recognizes that tn
old Chinese.wall-ta superstition has ha
its day and that the craftsmanship OF til
future must aim at better things.
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