Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-28

| been called upon avow any party or govern
ascertain what the public judgment might be
touching such policy, but rather what pupilc
To-day we find the Republican banner of pro-
lection aid reciprocity fighting great battle LOT
industrial independence and enlarged foreign
trade The Republican party has always stoou
for protection to American industries and Amer,
lean labor, and OH that line won the splendid
victory of 1855. Applause. That victory how
ever 6rought with it the responsibility Of reyis-
ing the tariff and in Il was the courage OF the Re
publican party NOR, fully excmplihcd than In
that revision With surplus in the treasury;
great politica, party. backed by European inter
reduction of taxation, yet the Republican party
in the face of an approaching election had the
tion and reduced taxation only when it could be
done with safety TO American interests, ana the
highest courage 10 increase duties when necessary
10 save imperiled domestic industries from unjust
foreign competition Or to establish ana bullu
iarged investment to American capital and
increased employment to American LABOR: Tap
pIause. Though the Republican party. through
a system OF Misrepresentation unexampled in the
history of American politics. coupled with the
absence OF practical demonstration OF the Dene- @
fetal effects of the measure, WAS Overwhelmingly
defeated; yet it stands to-day on the line OF lts
discontinue unmoved and mistaken, ana impa-
tent for u renewal of the contest. Though de-
feated it does not surrender. 1t stands to-day not
only for the defense of the American producer,
but with enl larged purpose, taking step forward,
reaching out under the policy of reciprocity TO the
foreign markets Tor the absorption OF the surplus
products of our farms and factories. tApplause.J
In pursuance of its protective policy in opposi-
tion tariff for revenue only, 1t places sugar on
the free list but in doing this il says to the sugar.
producing and exporting countries of the world,
IF we give you the freedom Of our markets for
your product you must accord to us equal adyan-
tages in your own CApplause.I
Take the single article of coffee. In 1889 Brazil
alone sold in our market duty free, si5 OOO 600
worth of coffee, while taking from all our prod
ucts, trifle S. 600. 600. II is astonishing
fact that in the last len years we have purchased
q
valued at more than 81 sou, OC0. 600, while these
trife over $500 OOO co., balance of trade against
in ten years of more than S. COO 0O0 600 By the
proposed scheme Of reciprocity we seek to correct
alreaty gathering the fruits of this enlightened
policy BraI IN Sn 0f rnS @ trade ad
the free admission of American wheat. corn and
rye and their manufactures, potatoes, beans
hsh, Rs cottonseed ton OIL coa rosin, agricutaral nI
tools, implements and machinery mining and
mechan ical tools implements and machinery, en-
gines and all machinery for manufacturing pur-
poses, and railway construction material and
duty Is per cent on lumber, lard ham, butter and
cheese canned and preserved meats, fish, fruits,
vegetables, manufactures of cotton. including
cotton clothing manufactures of iron and steel
not admitted free, leather and its manufactures.
except boots and Shoes lumber timber, manu-
tactures of wood, furniture of all kinds. wagons,
carts, carriages and all manufactures of rubber.
And thus has been cOnsummated reciprocal trade
with the greatest of South American republics,
Why Reciprocity Was Adopted.
But the advocates of a revenue tariff exultingly
excIaim that the policy of reciprocity, as formu-
lated in the Mckinley bill and put into practical
operation by Republican administration, is the
substantial Abandonment of the doctrine of pro-
lection and the Endorsement of the theory of free
. trade. Nothing could be more preposterous In
adopting the policy of reciprocity, the Republic
can party surrenders no jot or little of the doc
trne of protection, and accepts none of the falla-
cles of free trade. But, on the contrary. it is
rather suppementing and enlarging the scope of
the protective system. In admitting free of duty
sugar. tea. coffee and other products, which are
not or cannot be produced in this country in sufi-
cient quantity for the nome market, and imposing
duties on articles we do or can produce is en-
bodied the very essence of a protective policy.
Putting these articles on the free list exposes no
American industry to foreign competition, Grip
pies no American enterprise, nor does Ii narrow
the field of employment of American labor. TN the
contrary, the free admission into our market of
competing products, coupled with reciprocal
trade advantages in the foreign market of the
nation thus favored, opens new outlet for the
surplus products of our farms and factories and
by SO much increases the demand for American
labor. Protection is defense; reciprocity is con-
quest. [Applausc. Protection preserves the
home market for the home producer, reciprocity
opens the foreign market for the producers sur
plus, protection secures to labor the fields do
mestic employment reciprocity extends that era
to The boundary ofits capacity. prolonged cheers
and applause.1
Dalzell on the Work of Congress.