The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-14

the continued free importation Of thei
beet sugar. A few details only as to tbs
increase Of our trade can be given here
Taking all the countries with vhicl
arrangements have been made our trade
to June 80, 1892, has increased 23.7S PEI
cent With Brazil the increase was near
| ly Il per cent; with Cuba, during th'
first ten months, our exports inc 1eased
$3.50, los, or 54S6 per cent, and viii
Porto Rico, S59O.959, or 81 per cent. The
liberal participation of our farmers in
the benefits Of this policy is shown in the
following report from our Consul General
81 Havana under date of July 26 last:
During the first half year of 81 Hs-
vana received l4O,O56 bags of -four from
Spain and other ports of the island about
an equal amount, or approximately 2SO,-
ll2 bags.
During the same period Havana re-
ceived 1896 bags Of American -four and
other ports approximately an equal
amount, making about 5000 bags.
But for the first half ofthis year, Spain
has sent less than 1000 bags 10 the whole
island and the United States has sent TO
Havana alone les, ,4s7 bags and about an
equal amount to other ports Of the ISL
and, making approximately $1,000 for
the irst half Of 1892"
Partly by reason Of the reciprocal
trade agreement, but more largely BY
reason Of the removal Of the sanitary re-
strictions upon American pork, our ex-
| port Of pork products to Germany in
creased during the ten months ending
June 80 last s2,095,O74 or about 80 per
cent.
The British Trad Journal, Of London,
in recent issue, speaking ofthe increase
OF American coal exports and Of the fall
ing of of the English coal exports to Gu
ba, says:
at is another case of American eompe-
tition- The United States now supply
Cuba With about 80, 900 tons Of coal an
nually, and there is every prospect Of
thi. trade increasing as the forests Of the
island become exhausted and the use Of
steam machinery on the sugar estates is
developed. Alabama coal especially IS
securing reputation in the Spanish
West Indies, and the river and rail i'm
provements of the Southern States viii
undoubtedly create an important gulf
trade. The new reciprocity policy by
which the United States are enabled 10
import Cuban sugar VIII, of course, assist
the American coal exporter even more
effectively than the new lines Of railway.
DEMOCRATS FRIGHTENED.
The Democratic platform promises
repeal Of the tariff law containing this
provision, and especially denounces as a
"sham reciprocity" that secti-n Of the
law under which these trade arrange
menis have been made. Ifno other Is
sue were involved in the campaign this
alone would give it momentous import
anee. Are the farmers Of the great grzin
growing states willing to surrender these
new, large and increasing markets for
their surplus? Are we to have nothing
in exchange for the free importation Of
sugar and coffee, and at thesame time -
destroy the sugar planters Of the South
and the beet sugar industry Of the North
west and Of the Pacific coast, or are We
to have the taxed sugar and coffee which
a tariff for revenue only" necessarily in
wolves, with the added loss Of the new
markets which have been opened?
As have shown, our commercial III
vals in Europe do not regard this reei-
procity policy as "sham" but as 8 seri-
Gus threat TO a trade supremacy they
have long enjoyed. They would rejoice,
and, If prudence did not restrain, would
illuminate their depressed manufacturing
eities-over the news that the United
States had abandoned its system Of pro-
lection and reciprocity. They see very
clearly that a restriction Of American
production and trade and a correspond
ing increase Of European production and
trade would follow, and 1 will not be-
lieye that what IS so plain to them can
be hidden from our own people.
PROTECTION FAVORED.
The declaration Of the platform in IA
yor OF the american doctrine of protec-
ton" meets my most hearty approval.
The convention did not adopt a sehed-
ule, but principle that is to control all
tariff schedules. There may be diferen-
ces Of opinion among prO.ectiOnists as to
the rate upon particular articles neeessa-
~ TO effect an equalization between wa
ges abroad and at home. In some not
remote national campaigns, the issue has
been, or, more correctly, has been made
toappear TO be-between a high and q
low protective tariH-both parties ex-
pressing some solieitous regard for the
wages ofour working people and for the
prosperity Of our domestic industries.
But, under a more courageous leader
ship, the Democratic party has now
practically declared that, if given power,
II will enact a tariff Law without any re-
gard to its effect upon wages or upon the
capital invested in our great industries.
The majority report Of the common plat
form to the Democratic National Con-
vention, at Chicago, contained this
clause
That when custom house taxation IS
levied upon articles Of any hind prOduc-
ed in this country, the difference be-
tween the cost oflabOr here and labor
abroad, when such a difference exists,
fully measures any possible benefits to
labor and the enormous additional impo-
sitions of the existing tariff fall with
crushing force upon our farmers and
Eorkingmen.
DEMOCRATS ADMIT IT.
Here We have distinct admission Of
the Republican contention that Ameri-
can woikmen are advantaged By tariH
rate equal to the difference between
home and foreign wages, and declara-
ton only against the alleged additional
impositions" ofthe existing tariff laT.
Again, this majority report further de-
clared:
@But in making reduction in taxes, II
Is not proposed to injure any domestic
industries, bat rather tn promote their
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