Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-23
Mr.. Blaine is Satisfied.
HIS VIEWS ON THE McKINLEf TARIFF BILL
IN LIS PRFsENT EORM


IN ITS PRESENT FORM.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-An Ohio editor
having written to Mr.. Blaine that the
Democratic papers were para6ing him as
an opponent of the Mckinley bill, he re-
plies as follows:
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. ii, 1891.
To Hon. JOHN HoPLEY, Esq, editor Of
the Journal. Bucyrus, Ohio;
MY DEAR SIR: You inform me that the
Democratic papers III your town, aud
many Democratic papers throughout
Ohio, keep the following paragraph stand
ing in type:
"But there is not section or line in
the entire bill Mckinley tariff that will
open a market for another bushel of wheat
or another barrel of pork. -James G
Blaine to Senator Frye, July IL, 1890"
This sentence is garbled and taken from
its proper connection. 1t creates a wong
impression. What did say is the fol-
lowing:
II do not doubt that in many respects
the tariff bill pending in the Senate Is a
Just measure, and that most OF its pro
visions are in accordance with the wise
policy of protection, but there is not
section or a line in the entire bill that
will omen a market for another bushel Of
wheat or another pound of pork"
The letter in which this paragraph &C.
curs was written to Senator Frye on July
n 1e9C. and the Mckinley bill did not
become a law until October NEARLY
three months thereafter. In my letter to
Senator FRYE | objected to the bill be
cause it did not contain a reciprocity
clause, which would provide market for
wheat and pork, for other products OF the
farm. and for various fabrics. Before the
bill was finally passed the reciprocity
clause was inserted, and large addition
was made to the free list. 1t will, there
fore be seen from what said in my letter
that the objection which l made to the
Mckinley bill was entirely removed be-
fore the bill became a law. Let me
further say that the reciprocity clause has
given ample market for many barrels OF
flour and many pounds of pork.
Brazil. some months since, entered into
a treaty by which many American articles
are admitted free. Flour is made free
and pork is admitted at nominal duty.
Cuba and Porto Rico have reduced the
dnty on -four from $50 barrel to 81
(Which gives us the market), besides put
ting nearly 100 articles of American pro-
duction on the free list.
San Domingo has made reciprocity
treaty, with flour and pork upon the free
list. besides a large Member OF other
articles. Other treaties for reciprocity
are in progress.
Germany, without negotiating a formal
treaty. has removed the prohibition on
poIk, and our Government, IN considera-
ton thereof, has left her sugar on the Tree
list. This opens to us an entirely new
market, and $15,O00,O00 to S2O,OCOOOO OF
American pork will be consumed per an
nun where not pound has been taken
for ten years.
The reciprocity provision is proving
very successful, especially in farm pro-
ducts, and more particularly in the case
of the two articles mentioned in the para
graph ouoted-hour and pork.
l am not, therefore, an opponent OF the
Mckinley bill, as the Democratic papers
of Ohio are constantly alleging. On the
contrary, l have cordially supported 1t
ever since it was perfected by the inser-
ton of the reciprocity clause. Very re-
spectfully, yours. JAMES G. BLAINE