The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08
REPUBLICAN, RECIPROCITY.

70 Foes Not Apply 90 the Relations Ne
tween blaine. Hen aud the Major.
Whatever may bc meant by the pol.
icy of reciprocity" which IL inter
pretcd In so many ways by the repub-
lican statesmen and organs, u Is plain
that II does not include reciprocal good
feeling between the three great rcpub-
lican leaders Blaine, Mckinley and
Harrison. As a matter Of fact there
Is nothing in the Mckinley tariff pro-
viding for reciprocity directly. There
Is only clause giving the president n
limited power of retaliation upon gov
crnme nts which do not accord what he
regards rs fair concessions 10 the
United States That power has never
been explicitly used. Whether there
has been a threat of using il or not we
cannot say. Mr. Blaine. ia his recent
letter, intimated that there had been
such threat made To Germany. that
German beet sugar had been left" free
of duty In consideration OF the admis-
sion TO Germany of American pork.
But II that Toe the case the public has
not been informed of IL. Mr.. Harrison
Is authority for the statement that the
admission of our pork has nothing To
do with any question of reciprocity,
but Is based upon the acceptance by
the German government Of the inspcc-
ton OF meats by this government under
the law Of the last congress"
This is not the only sign Of fatal
want OF agreement between the prcsi.
dent and his nominal secretary Of
state on this point II will bc remem-
bercd that when Mr.. Harrison was on
his famous trans-contincntal tour last
spring he claimed all the credit fer the
insertion OF the reciprocity clauses in
the Mckinley bill. But whether he or
Mr. Blaine be really the father of this
legislation il is impossible TO tell.
What is entirely clear is that they are
quarrcling over its character and effect
rs openly as the convcntionaliticS Of
official life and the cNigencics of party
politics will permit Meanwhile poor
Maj, Mckinley has become sadly
tangled in the difficulty" The demo-
cratic papers in Ohio were quoting Mr.
Blainc's famous letter dcnouncing the
Mckinley bill because there was mot
n section or line in the entire bill
that will open n market for another
bushel of wheat or another barrel of
pork" Whcreupon Mr.. Blaine writes
to say: Before the bill was finally
passed the reciprocity clause was in.
serted and large addition was made
To the free list. 1t will. therefore. be
seen from what said in my letter that
the objection which | made To the Me.
kiuley bill was entirely removed be-
fore the bill became "A law.
am not, therefore, an opponent 10 the
Mckinley bill, rs the democratic pa
pcrS of OHIO are constantly alleging.
On the contrary, have cordially sup
ported it err since il was perfected by
the insertion OF the reciprocity
clause.
As we have already pointed out, this
is very cold comfort for Mr.. Mckinley.
So far from explaining or rctracting his
savage criticism of the bill. Mr.. Blaine
reitcratcs and iustites it. Upon the
bill rs Maj, Mckinley made it, carried
il through the house, and sent IL to the
senate, Mr., Blaine now passes the
same Judgment that he pronounced in
July of last year. lie has nothing
good 20 say Of the law except for the
reciprocity clause of which he claims
TO be the parent So far as we have
been able 10 get at the facts in the
very confused record, MIR Blaine's
claim has very slight foundation in
fact, and the so-callcd reciprocity
clause was In reality due 10 Mr., Har-
rison, who did not care very much for
il, but who wanted To head of any OPP
position that Mr.. Blaine and his friends
might make. Mr.. Mckinley, however.
$ entirely out Of the whole affair, and
can only claim that he killed Mr.
Blaine's original notion of putting
hides on the dutiable list in order 10
give Mr. Blaine something 10 trade
on" Considering the utter futility OF
the RECIPROCITY legislation the heated
dispute carried on around IL is curl
Gus indication Of the state of the repub-
lican mind. N. Y. Times.
HARRISON AND BLAINE.
An Interesting situation In the Repue,