New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-02
4 GREAT POLICY ~ SAFE HANDS.

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parment Of State involves the ORDERLY devcl-
opment of the Reciprocity policy. lie has
shared at once the confidence of Mr.. Blaine and
the President and has taken an active part
in the negotiations conducted with European
and Southern countries for an enlargement Oh
the American export trade. No other pupIlc
man could take Mr.. Blainc's place and have
less 10 learn about the actual condition oil buSi-
ness in the State Department General Foster
understands the temper of Spanish American
nations and the tendencies of their CIVILIZATION
lie can deal with them with the requisite degree
Of neyibility. and can safely be depended upon
70 enlarge the scope of operation of the Rccl-
pr,citv amendment The results of pol
lev. which have already excited the envy and
admiration of an English Prime Minister, and
drawn from him the dcSpairng confession that
nndcr Free Trade he cannot hope to compete
with high-taIiff nations in Reciprocity ncgotla-
tions. will undoubtedly be greatly expanded
undcr General Fosters direction Of the state
Department
The President by this admirable appoint
mcnt has done much to emphasize one OF the
great principles proclaimed at Minneapolis.
Reciprocity has been at once the most conSpc-
uors policy of the Harrison Administration and
also one of the most practical and successful
features Of the tariff legislation Of the last
Republican Congress In the Mckinley Act
Reciprocity was brought into harmonious rcla-
lions with Protection. and the Administration
armed with power to carry into effect a homo
gcncouS policy and 10 promote the prosperity
Of the productive interests OF the Nation. hc'l-
procity and Protection arc the two pillars sup
i l..
porting the triumpha arch OF Republican legs
lation and Administration uprcarcd Tor the
glory and prosperity Of the American people.
The Democratic party is entirely consistent
when il condemns Reciprocity in lis National
platform. Under "A tariff for revenue only Eng
land cannot enter into the Continental Ioll-
ycrcin. nor obtain any Of the preferential rates
which have been secured by the United states
in countries like Branl Central America and
Cuba. As Lord Salisbury has frankly stated
the case England is without armor or weapon
for protecting its industries and obtaining
special advantages in foreign trade The
United states under tariff for rcvGnuc only
would be in the same position in which ing
land is now placed. The Democratic tariff
makers when they framed the Morrison and
Mills bills were very careful not 10 remove
revenue duties like those on the imported sugar
supply. They preferred to reduce the duties
on foreign manufactures which were competing
with home productions. If they are restored
TO power under a Democratic President, and
can muster majority in the Senate rs well a.
the House. they will inevitably rcimpoSc rcve-
nue. duties on sugar in order TO obtain sufficient
margin for scaling down the protective Sched-
ucS Such action will involve the reputation
of the entire series of Reciprocity treaties which
| is now operating most advanageously III en-
| areing the export trade Of the country.
| The adoption of revenue tariff, while II
would paralyzc the Reciprocity policy now IN
| force would not open the way for a larger de
| yclopmcnt of the export trade under Free Trade.
| Democratic platform makers condemn the cree
| ton Of a custom house barrier OF protective
| tariff taxes against the richest countries in the
| world that stand ready q take our entire sur
| plus Of products but how little de- their empty
phrases mean England is the only country
which does not have high tariff Of its own
and openly sOlcitS commercial relations on the
| basis of revenue tariff and its markets are
already open, practically without restriction, t.
| American exports. With the tariff a il is, the
| United States has no difficulty in selling its
| exports in that market and il has a manifest
advantage in making treaties with high tariff
nations Reciprocity is a great and useful pol
| icy The Democracy has nothing to offer i'll It's
place save high -soundng phrases.