Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-06-12
RECIPROCITY.
A Pen Picturc.

ton offered 10y him on the 3lst day of
May, calling upon the President for
copies Of the dispatches and corrcs-
pondence between tho Government of
the United States aud the govern
meuts OF IIuyti. Colombia and Eenez-
uela in relation tn the reciprocity
offered tn those countries prior to the
date OF the ProSilent's pr~pc!a,nations
l n The premises Of tho 10Th OF March
last and addressed the Senate at
length upon the subject Of reciprocity.
10 concluding his address, he paid
his respects to the fraudulent schene
aud it's author in tho following terse
language:
An impartial survey OF the field and
terms Of these reciprocity n~got'a-
tons will show that the objective
point OF this policy is not bales or
barrels, but ballots. 1t is not de-
signed To- affect foreign, but domestic
affairs. The purpose OF THIS diplomacy
is not commercial, but political. The
whole purpose is TO divert the attcn-
ton OF the people from the excessive
extortiuns and exuctions OF the pres
ent tariff, coupled with he design
also 10 uESrauLIze the official position
and partisan prestige Of its putative
founde. and author.
Under the provisions OF the McKin-
ley bill il Was most Jleiunly PROMISED,
pledged, assured, and declared that hs
reciprocity Was to furnish markets
abroad for our farm products, pro-
lection Vas 20 furnish at home In-
crease Of both work aud wages for
labor.
Both these promises have failed.
Yet, | would not misrepresent the
known effects of the policy OF our 20,
littcal opponents. Nothing is gained
by Il denial Of such effects. Let us he
frank, there has been both an increase
OF wages and work for one class OF
employees the PInkerton detectives.
Strikes, troubles, collisions, espe-
ciaiiy IN the p.Itected industries, have
abUundel, and this armed militia OF
monopoly, subsistcd, fe!, clothed,
paid 10y the funi derived from the
tariff taxes, these with their masters
have been its chief beneticiaries
ii.Eugn;e7.l Much has been said
EJDnt the assaults, atfEays, violence,
ind murders which sometimes attend
tho administration Of our internal
revenue Laws. Our external revenue
laws produces much wider and more
murderous conflicts and disaster.
These hircling personal guards, these
jaulzaries OF the sul;aIs of protection,
have all the insignia OF espionage,
t!ranus. and despo;ism. These blood
stained protectors of protection are
forbidden by our law 10 set foot in
Indiana. This interdict ought TO b.
enforced throughout the Union and
throughout the world. -
The benign forces, influences, and
agencies ot PinkeIton and Mckinley
have joined together To protect Amer
lean labor by delivering il to wounds
and death. So in like marnrr this
Administration carries into effect its
p!et-9cel established policy Of using
aud coming sl'Sr and gold in SIuns
P!-ity rs money; by coming no silver
Il, All. There is n very distinguished
Republican leader who il is said has.
hHu Caesar, oAcs and again refused
tne utTuTei crown Of his ambition; Of
wuO.n II is said be would rather make
Il President than loo one.
II it be 50 then, that this chieftain
lii" another Atlas, will bear the world
o. Hcpnblicanism upon his shoulders.
let the lift and carriage be fair. Let
moi this labor De assisted by the spur
ious prvteyt that q market has been
found for the great surplus products
"t The farmers OF the United States i n
Ga ateiuu.a or Honduras.
II was and has been our earnest de-
sire on this side of the Chamber, when
tho very ehiTent statesman who has
charge Of the Department OF State
took possession OF his high trust, that
IT might haze been said of him us was
sad OF anoth~E secretary in another
az.
Zine .ec'ctary so II alone-modern
dczenerary had not touched him--
without corruption he made a venul
age I'm ~ u
hut there Is nothing in the past
history or : OF such a one that
might induce n fair-mindcd man TO
como Ia any other conclusion than
tiiIt The present raid for reciprocity
may heye for its cnici ends tho pro.
motion Of hiiBsolf and the very numer-
oIS, ~C:ientdIc ~hiri, .toliows liza Tor.
tunes. We may Tecollect q time. hot
t)h remote for human momnry, when
IA R.publicGu from II nf the States
in tue group called New England was
chosen prcsiding officer Of tho other
branch OF CpDSross-chuscn Tor three
successive tcrmsto that high position.
1t was u period Of stirring adven.
iurc. Of largo subsidies mud land
grants, oi almost unlimited Goyurn.
inent aids AMI %subvcntions to corpo.
ratio projects and enterprises. II was
A. era we'll marked in Congressional
hnnuls ns being the time When parlin
meutnfy motions, questions, and or.
dTs first acquired a monetary ap.
pF,isemnnt. The motion to amoud.
the motion 10 commit, tho motion To
adjourn. each had its quotublo rates
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