The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16
SOUTH ANERica MAKES 4 FEW re-
Marks ON REclPRocirv-

president 70 pct duties On tea. cc<fee.
sugar. n0l1sses AMI hides
:. A--Arenr JON mistaken Itho1cht
your constitution gave yonr congrs-s
full and exclusive power . lay and COL
Isrt taxes. duties. etc
e. S.-Yes- % il dos. but I hzvenr
time TO discuss a cons-ir1<io1 now mare
than TOD years old As I was going 70
s1y. tie president can pu- duty q 3
cents Per pound on your cot{ee. IL cents
per pouri on your hides and cents per
pcuni On Tour sugar. If II his orinion
Jon rn-uly tax the goods imported into
. ycrr cuunrri--s from the United Stats.
X ! % learn what you intend % DO N
re<-rd - this matter that have called
yu1 NJ.
: Ali your President wishes <opuf :
TN On these articles AL n v lich are now
on ypur free list. and your r-eorle donx
object 70 paying il. don't s-e xhy W
shoulL Il % what Kind n duties ~
sh0uli hare. think ve CA de>1e fu<
ourselves without any f0rei-n inter<r-
enee-
T. S--0f course We don't wish 70 IN
rsr-ere- brr don't vou unters<z1l nat
if VI tax our imports Of thnse Arric1es
fr0u your countries and not from cfher
countries yuu viii lose so-ss Il your
trade up heres
:. A--oh. yes. of course re might
lore n little with YOU. bur we would gain
about as much with other countries II
y0u tax raw hiies and increase their
cost your manufactures vii male
fewer gloves and shoss. bur Europe viii
make nnre- 80 II you tar sugar IS yo1
have been d0in< your eznner and rrs-
servers viii 10 less br-Siless and Europe
VIII % more N rhi< lrne. re clearly
tk-r while such = policy might injzre a
a little i would harm yc1 much more.
% mach more that I ca1r think ron
would be - foolish - 10 ador< Il hit
only intend \ fo- bluf- No. Nc dont
care - swap any tariffs this year
e. S-Bur wait little. don't tax
qrirs - loudly After shall have e.
planned = few things you Ray take qufss
different view
s. A--Vell- 70 CT
O. S--yon So 70 have hid : k{<h
protective tariff here for thirty years
:. A-Ye<. know that's whax IN
call Z ia-ree. though. that rs high
C-S--Weil- the Republican purry thns
made this ra--if ms been telling tn
farmers and lsborsrs thai II was % help
tbem b. giving them home nzrkccn.
high WAGES. etc
:. A--you di.ln's have % gire re.<ons
% your manufacturers. guess They
ditnr ctier- % > policy tha- would give
them exclusive ownership q yorr s-hozne
rl1rkecS.- and
Z. S--PieaSe w1i> Until am fkruuxh-
- ! uas gping % say. tie farmers who
expected everything q protection b.
cane spendthrifrs. and. because nearly
half 81 their farms were norrEaSei. ana
oerauSe farmers est II the NisSissirrs
river hive ins- half q their valrs during
the last hfter- years. they gcs II into
rherr heats that -rrCtecrion- was %
blame t0r al their sxtraragznce md
fooll<hness- Tie SAFE kid of "a ab-
srrl idea was taking possession q fhs
wage earner~. who because they hsd %
Do r-n-e work q Sc their wares retuczd
nearly every year. le<an 10 think thas
rrcrec-ipa was - fault. Though Is 49,
explained % them that II was due -
ovsrpruiuc-ion. excessive conpe<ifior.
etc We'll. anyway. BY 1850. when No
kinley vss revising the tarif. few q
y saw clearly that the prOsecfion 81
TEN could not stand much lonxsr unlen
i wa again repaired with view %
helping the farmer Ifw1< for TINS pur-
po<s thar that Is we-hif upon this
scheme Of reciprocity to open markets
II your countries fur orr farm rrOduceaL
3 A--Yes- I see hut ron don't e.
pect 10 ind markets f0r farm Troducss
down here Nes-e IN the farming buni-
ness ourselves. and unless y01r farmers
Iook weIl to their laurelz they rin soun
lose some Of their markets IN Cen<xz1
America nd the West Indies. where 49,
are already selling -Four and other ~,
cultural products II j inpleneu<z q.
agriculture rstherfhan rrod1c1 q agri.
culture that We want
u Snow y0u understand Cur Yre-
dicamenf. We must make The fnxmek
believe thar we really expect tha< r
procity VIII open Up new markesk
= A-Buf isn't the scheme > - COT
mentary On your home market- t1e-
oyf Doesn't Il admit thnS pr0escorn
can't make .-home uaarkefsy
Canasis-Hezlo, Hellos = this emit
Sta<ezs
u S-YeA
CT called you Up tolezrn vhax kiz1
ofareeipOclty treaty yo1 intend tomas
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