Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-29
Campaign Liars silenced.

Mr.. Blaine Writes to an Editor in Ohio.
In response to letter from an Ohio ed
itor stating that the Democrats were seek
ing to convince the people of that State
that Mr.. Blaine was opposed to the Mckn-
ley Tariff law, the Secretary of State. from
his home IN Augusta, Me-, has written the
following letter:
AUGUSTA. Me-, Oct. IA, 1891.
John Hopley. Esq. Editor Of The ,Iour-
nat Bucyr"s, OHIO.
My Dear Sir: You inform me that the Dem
ocratic paper in your town, and many Demo
cratic papers throughout Ohio, keep the fol-
lowing paragraph standing in type:
But there Is not section or line in the en-
tire bill (Mckinley Tariff that wilopen mar
ket for another bushel of wheat or another
barrel OF pork.-.james q. Blaine to Senator
Fir, e, July IL, $780,
This sentence is garbled and taken from
its proper connection. 1t creates II wrong
impression. What did say is the following:
Il do not doubt that in many respects the
Tariff bill pending in the Senate is a just meas
cordauce with the wise policy of Protection.
but there is not a section or line in the entire
bill that will open market for another bushel
OF wheat or another pound Of pork"
The letter in which this paragraph occurs
WIS written to Senator Frye on July IL, 1890,
until October nearly three months thereai-
ter. In my letter to Senator Frye objected
to the bill because it did hot contain Il recpro-
city 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 reei-
prOcity clause was inserted and large addi-
tiOn 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 before the bill be-
came 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
admtte ! free. Flour Is made free and pork is
admitted at a nominal duty.
Cuba and Porto Rico have reduced the dutv
on flour from $5.S barrel TO 81 (Which gives
Us the markeU, besides putting nearly one
hundred articles of American production on the
free list.
San Domingo has made reciprocity treaty
with flour and pork upon the free list besides
large number of other articles. Other trea.
ties for reciprocity are in progress.
Germany, without negotiating . formal
! treaty, has removed the prohibition on pork
and our Government, in consideration thereof
has left her sugar on the free list. This opens
to US an entirely new market, and Sl5. 600 ,OOl
to $2O, ,OOO,00O Of American pork will be con
sumed per annum where not pound has beer
taken for ten years.
The reciprocity provision is proving very
useful, especially in farm products, and more
particularly In the case Of the two article.
mentioned in the paragraph quoted, flour ant
pork.
am not. therefore, an opponent to the Nc
kinley bill. as the Democratic papers Of Ohit
are constantly alleging. On the contrary,
have cordially supported it ever since 1t wa
perfected by the insertion OF the reciprocity
clause. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES q. BLAINE,