New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-06
Mr. BLAIyES RECIPROCITY POLICY.
COLONEL coXGER SHOWS THAT 1T WAS 10 HAVE
BEBy CARRIED OUT UNDER GARFIELD

.oro,,rr coxcEp SHOWS THAT IT WAS TO HAVE
pEEy CARRIED OUT UNDER GARFIELD
Chicago Nov 5.-"The Chicago tribune wiz "
morrow print an interview Win ooio'o' -, Com
the Ohio member of the Republican Nauonal ooni
,t,eo wbo s in the city to-day, and wfile oiscusss
,no rr,ncine of Reciprocity Colonel Conger ria'es
little incident which occurred during Presiden' oa'
fields Administration. 1t shows tha' recip'oO's ""
10 be the great policy to be developed III rie'nep
Garaelds Administration, and that his great eeoio"s
Of state was Enthusiastically its author Coiohei Conso
says he was at the White House, speahhe Wv"
dent Garfield when Mr. Brown the PRESIDENTS Pn's'o
oocretarv came in and handed the President teie-
gram II was from the Capitol, announcing that eei'
ator COnkIing had resigned his seat III INC o"'o
States Senate. Il Aall never ioigct tie i"oA "P',
President Garfied's face when he read the eeerai'
said Colonel Conger He handed 1t to me ana saiu :
1T is UP. The die is cast. senator CohRlhs ms ~
signed his seat in the Senate, ana tie consequences
must rest with him nothing further can be done now
7 remarked To the President that / was very sorry
nj the tnrp matters had taken; that was fearful
the stslwart Republicans would side with Conkins'
and that II might create split IN the party auu ueie'
his denomination Now, mark his reply Putting ms
hand upen nv shoulder, President Garfield said
".Nr Conger, do not be alarmed We shaii ae.
velop a policy during my Administration WHICH VIII
make the Republican party more popular with tho
dsy Of It's BIRTH We parted, and never saw poor
Garfield again . -,
Now. as TO the policy about which he spoke, that
was IN become so popular with the people: visited
Washington several months after President Arthur ma
taken his seat as President, with his Cabinet feOr
panized | think Mr. Blaine at that time was work
ing upon his book / met Major Mckinley ana VIC
went together TO call and pay respects TO Mr.
Blaine We found him at his house, and lad pleasant
chat with him for half three-quarters OF an hour
During this conversation Mr. Blaine took up ana ds-
cussed the proposed Pan American Congress, which
he said would have been held and the project carried
out under the Garfield Administration. and expressed
his great sorrow and disappointment at the unforeseen
calamity which prevented It, He then went on 10 DC
moustrae the great advantages that would accrue ID th'
country under the proposed policy which they had hopea
TO nauplrste. lie discussed the policy OF reciprocity
coupled with protection, and tie benehts tiat "ouiH
accrue to the American people and especially 10 our
manufacturers our laborng men and the farmers no"
it would provide an additional market for American
cereals American beef aud pork. and American farn
machinery, etc.
Being largely identified and connected with TIE
business OF manufacturing American agricultural ma
chinery business which had mt that time more uah
2OOOOO,000 invested in the manufacture Oh VARIOUS
kinds of farming machinery, was quick to eaten every
word that Mr. Blaine uttered during the Conversation
saw In IT "a policy that would put III mouon uie
wheels Of nearly every manufacturing establishment IN
the United states; that would give employment to the
great mass of American worklngmen; that would
further the interests Of the American farmer ana The
last words that Garfield had spoken to me touching
the popularity Of thu policy that lie would develop dur
ING his Administration flashed across my mind was
particular To catch ali OF this. because In politics egs-
iation which affects ones business always att.ets u9
eT%-aiesf attention have 10 doubt If Garfield had
lived that the same policy which Mr.. Blaine has now
fully caried ont by Mr. Blaine under President Gar
field IL is this wonderful, practical and farseenG
satpsmanship flat has given Mr. Blaine such strOng
hold in tbe hearts of the American people He is to-
day a million votes stronger than his party"