The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-03
POINTS On RECIPROCITY.

VESTS late speech on reciprocal trade
agreements. The full report, as it appears
In Tue Congressional Record, is at hand, and
as 1t fairly glistens with sharp points,
summary of some Of the best, without the
Verolage, will be interesting to political
readers. After referring to the change of
'front.' on the sugar clauses, and MIR.
bLnNE's bitter opposition to the reduction
on the duty, as also the elimination of
canada from the first draft Of the recipro-
CITY amendment to the MCKINLEY bill, the
speaker shows that the Republican plat
form OF 1888 was q total departure from the
previous doctrines on the tariff, in that it
was meant to exclude from the United
states all competing foreign products.
AS 70 sugar, the theory upon which the
bounty was given to producers is that with
The fostering care of the government
enough will be made here to supply the
whole demand. MCKINLEY SO says in his
report, and on any other basis the bounty
is naked robbery.
To the statement of Senator HALE
that imported do not compete with
American hides, it is shown that the
large foreign Importation has had very
depressing effect upon the market in this
country. 1t is singular fact that cattle
rslsers are not treated like the sugar pro-
ducers and are not offered any bounty.
thus sugar and hides, produced in this
country, are brought into competition with
the same articles imported from abroad,
and the claim that reciprocity is part of
protection falls to the ground.
MIR. VEST presents an array of facts and
| figures proving, in relation to Brazil and
other South and Central American coun-
tries, that not only have agricultural ex-
! ports thereto not increased, but they have
been actually reduced under reciprocity.
From 1854 TO 1896, when there was re-
ciprocity between Canada and this country,
Canada bought from US 1859, 900 worth
and we imported Sl97 600, coo, leaving gold
balance in our favor of 1852, 100000. There
were, as Mr.. SHERMAN said, many reasons
why Canada should be included in any re-
ciprocal trade connections, but Mr.. HALE
declared that it was "a very different ami
NAL from reciprocity with South America"
So long as New England dominates, there
never will be fair trade with Canada.
The Democratic party is in favor of real
reciprocity, and opposed TO the sham arti-
Gle which holds out false hopes to the
farmer, but does not give him a market for
another bushel of wheat or another bar
rel of pork" The market Tor our products
is Great Britain, and not South America.
In 1891 we shipped to England S29, 161, 491
worth of cattle, and to all South America
and the West Indies, 100000; corn 500, 900.
600 to England, $4,000 to South America
So Of wheat and flour.
Statistics are given to show that if reel,
procitY is sustained, the present tariff tax
alton is unmitigated robbery On cotton
and iron manufactures duties up to 100 per
cent. are exscted as necessary to enable
competition with the foreign maker, not
outstanding we are on the ground and the
importer must pay freight. Then how can
we carry goods to Rio, over G, 100 miles off,
freight one-half to per cent per pound Of
the value, and compete there with British
goods. Says Senator VEST; Take of
the duty on the raw material, and lower il
in proportion on the finished product STOP
boastiug about free sugar while we pay or
shelter and clothing the added burden Of
the sugar bounty
But American manufacturers sell to for
eign at lower prices than 10 home pur-
chasers, and the speaker gives unquesuon
able proofs. The editor Of protection
organ, The Formers Cal, at Quincy, III.
wrote to a. B. FARQUHAR, president of tht
Pennsylvania Agricultural works, at York
Pa, for facts on this question. He replied
in substance (the letter is given in tn
speech) that their manufactures were soil
much lower abroad, as they could only neet
protection for the purpose of getting bette
prices at home. They sold in Canada
South America and Europe many agricultu
raj implements and machines. Further
Mr.. FARQUHAR said he believed it would b
to the interest Of the manufacturers them
selves to eliminate the protective featur
from the tariff laws, and with the free raw
material and commercial advantage fire
trade would give, America would becom
the great manufacturing emporium OF tn
world.
The fundamental doctrine on which tn
, Democracy stands is larger trade, free
intercourse with the whole world. Tn
protective system enriches the manufaC
turer and piles up money IN the east at tn
VESTS expense. Our farmers sell in tn
free markets of the world against India
wheat and South American beef, but the
buy in protected market--seII chea
and buy Gear. Reciprocity, pure an
genuine, is the basis of Demo
cratic faith. 1t opposes putting artificial
restrictions upon trade to build up elias
interests. After ten months of reciprocit
with Brazil, the agricultural sections o
the United States are more depressed thai
they have ever been before The politica
, system piles up the country's money in on
section and makes the other section furns
the wherewith. We cannot sell agricul
turll exports to an agricultural people VIII
themselves produce surplus. The radica
defect OF the reciprocity scheme is that
is attempted with the wrong country. Gu
market viii always be with Great Britain
until the conditions are absolutely revolu
tionized. The whole project is an attemp
to escape the logical result of Republicar
high protective tariff by stealing a portion
of the system OF the Democratic party
The Republicans never would have adop,
ed reciprocity with any country if it ha
not been for the indignation of the peopl
against the MCKINLEY bill.
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