Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-20

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While the Democratic committee OF
foreign affatvs Of the House report,
iav0rsbly = resolution looking TO the 90
adjustment of reciprocity with Mexico
q Of the LAtin-American states. thu
asserting to the soundnese Of M Rlsine.
Harrison reciprocity doctrine. the fndi.
ana Democrats denounce Il. They ~
In their platform:
We condemn the S"-called reciprocity
policy ~ q Transparent attempt % impost
| upon the American people The shadow Of
commercial freedom for it, substance in
order to ~perpefuate the existing system Ol
licensed spOliatiOn for the benefit Of trusts
q monOpOlies, which are the chief SUP.
port Of the Republican party.
1t 10 charitable to suppose that these
Democrats have not the least idea What
reciprocity is-that oil they know of il
10 that It lie something which was defn.
ed by Republican statesmen. and was
put IN practice by Republicans, and
that therefore it must be something
which Democrats must oppose. Any
Republican measure ID attacked by most
Democrats simply because 1t 10 Keprb-
lican.
Yet the Q who drafted this resolu-
ton must be sufficiently familiar with
the history Of the last year and a GUAR.
ter to know that the reciprocity policy
which they call the shadow Of COM
mercial freedom has opened 70 their
" farmers and manufacturers not
merely the markets OF the southern
continent but those of many Of the lead.
ing countries of Europe. By . OF
the reciprocity provision President
Harrison and Secretary Blaine have So
III rod thu pAuuSusnn - A. -.---s--
duties which lessened the consumption
American states. They have also
forced Germany and France to abandon
the policy Of prohibiting the imports
ton OF American PORK or of imposing
prOhibitory duties on American bread.
stuffs.
These are substantial gains for Amer.
can commerce, and they have been &C.
cured without sacrificing q solitary
American interest. Would the Demo.
Gratis have done a much for the coun.
try had they been in possession of the
government? Not If they had been
true to their often avowed policy.
Germany and France would have
been allowed to pour all their
manufactured products into the United
States duty free, and no return would
v been insisted On in the form of
the removal of q prohibition. or the
lowering Of . duty. Commercial free
dom" with the Democrats means free
dom for the manufacturing nations OF
Europe to rush their cheap products into
this country, while the former are left,
free to adopt what restrictive measures
they please regarding American pod
ucts.
That 10 not the Republican definition
OF commercial freedom, and the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana will find it difficult to
convince the wage.workers of that state.
that 1t is to their interest to enter into
direct competition with the cheap labor
Of foreign lands. They will prefer the
Republican policy Of reciprocity in nom
competitive articles to the Democrats
policy of the free admission of compet-
ing goods and consequent lowering OF
their wages or their loss of employment.
Mr.. Cleveland's pinguid presence and
oleaeinous oratory could not convince
the worksngmen Of Rhode Island that
his tariff for revenue only" policy was
. good one for them. They repudiated'
him, for they believed his goal was free
trade. Nearly four ye ars agothe Indiana
workingmen repudiated Cleveland and
his tariff tor revenue only" aud TIL,
Democratic denunciation of reciprocity.
the value Of which they are seeing more
clearly every day, will not add to their
eagerness to vote for the fat incarnation
of free trade.-Ch Chicago Tribune. +,