Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17
MR.. BLAINE ON THE TARIFF.
He Says He 10 Satisfied With the Law - 1t
Stands.

He Says He 10 Satisfied With the Law 10 II
Stands.
An Ohio editor having written TO Mr.. Blaine
that the democratic papers were parading him
as an opponent Of the Mckinley bill, he replies
as follows:
AUGUSTA, Me-, October IA, 1891.
TIC Hon. John Hopley. esq, editor Of the Jour-
nal, Bucyrus, Ohio:
My Dear Sir: You inform me that the demo-
cratic papers in your town and many demo-
cratic papers throughout Ohio keep the follow
ing paragraph standing in type:
'But there is not section or line in the en-
tire bill mckinley tariff that will open q
market for another bushel Of wheat or another
barrel Of pork.-James G. Blaine to Senator
Frye, July IL, 1850"
This sentence is garbled and taken from its
proper connection. 1t creates a wrong inn
preston. What did say is the following:
81 do not doubt that in many respects the
tariff bill pending in the Senate is a lust meas
ure and that most of its provisions are in ac-
cordance with tho wise policy of protection,
bat there lie not a section a line in the entire
bll that VIII open a market for another bushel
Of Wit at or another pound of pork
The letter in which this paragraph occurs
vas written to Senstcr Frye or July IL, 1890,
and the NJ ,kinler bill did not become a law
upti Octooer l-Eedriy three months there
after. in my !etrsr 20 Senator Frye objected
to the bill because it did not contain a reci-
procity cl' use, which would provide market
for wheat and pork for other pI oducts of the
farm and f;r various fabrics Before the bill
was finally passed the reciprocity clause was
inserted, and large addition was made to the
free list. 1t wiz. therefore, be seen from what
said in my letter that the objection which /
made to the Mckinley bill was entirely re-
moved before the bill became a law. Let me
| further say that the reciprocity clause has
| given ample market for many barrels of -four
and many pounds Of pork.
Brazil, some months since. entered into q
treaty by which many American articles are
| admitted fIee. Flour is made free and pork il
admitted at q nominal duty.
Cuba and Porto Rico have reduced the duty
on flour frcm $3.50 barrel to 81 (Which give,
us the market), besides putting nearly 100 arti
cies OF American production on the free list.
san domingo has made reciprocity treaty
with fo1r and PORK upon the free list, besides
a Lar &c number OF other articles. Other treat
| les for reciprocity are in progress.
Germany, without negotiating Q lorna
| treaty, has removed the prohibition on pork
and our government, in consideration thereof
has left her sugar On the free list This open
10 US an entirely new Market and SIS, GOD, OOl
| to $50, GJe. eco OF American pork will be con
sumed per annum where not pound has bee,
taken fcf tan years.
The reciprocity provision is proving yer,
suce eisfa,; esrs. ia.iy in farm prcducss, am
mentioned in tbs paragraph quoted-hour an,
pork.
am not, therefore, an opponent Of the Nc
| Kinley b. l. as the democratic papers of Obi
are constantly. alleging. On the contrary.
have cordially supported it ever since IL Va
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