New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-02
BENTON On RECIPROCITY.
THE DoCrRINT IS STATED BY THAT CID TINE
nENOCRATIl SENATOR.

DEMOCRAT SENATOR.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir Two speeches recently made In this city by
trc Mossrs rIorr and Eurrow, called forcb'e atton-
don IL the fact that Will" reciprocity had Immensely
Increased our foreign traffic, 1t was still denounced
Nv The Democrats %, i sham. sviHdc and fraud In
their platform and press and Individually from SAINT
WattciSon down TO the vorlc>t sinner In their con
grcSitlvn. all unite IN ca llrg Republican reciprocity
hard names. This It probably for The reason tot
Mr. Blaine is supposed = bc the father 81 that hnd
Of rcclproclty: although h, be cvc. claimed
be its par,nt Indeed it is Of very Oh Dem cratic
origin and (, not Nj Blaine's offspring at all. II
may 10 concluSlvcy proved that the ve.y Kind OF
reciprocity the Democrats arc now 20 So'cmAy Dc
nOuncng born in to Democratic party, ana had
lis cradle rocked ly Democratic statesmen. d"Sr"
Z, show that This /, in 'ricg that the denuncla) ms
II these lattciday Democrats fall upon their own
head. ! quote from Thomas II. Bcnton's thirty
Years View" hume I, page $40:
The Constitution Of tho United States gives to
Congress the power rcguiac commerce with foreign
rations That power las not yet been cXccut d, IN
the sense intended By the Constitution for the com
morcill cac, made by the President and the Senate
are not the legislative regulation intended in that
grant Of power. the tariff laws, whether for
revenue protection. any the more So"
Mr.. Benton t'rn shows. upon the authority OF
Hamilton Madison ana jefferson that his view OK
the matter wa, correct although they did moi all
agree a to the best way in which TO exercise that
power ana he goes On TO say.
The principle # the regulation to be that
Of Rccprocty-that j.. that trade WAS not te fr.c
on one sid" and fettcrcd on The . h'r-that goods
were MT be- taken from foreign country fee 4
duty or at low rate unies that country sho Id
take something from US also free or n low rate.
And the mode II acting 10y discriminating In the
Imposition OF duties between those which had nnl
had not commercial treaties with US
Acting upon this theory. Mr.. Dcnton In 1880 In
roducrd bill in the senate thu frat section Of
which read a. follows: That, for tho term Of ten
wears from and after the first day Of January. In tho
year l-3.. or ~ SON thereafter AS may be agreed
upon between the United states and any foreign
power tho dutio, now payab" On tho important N Of
the following articles. such OF them may BE-
agreed upon shall and determine. De- re-
duced iu favor 81 such countrio, shall by treaty.
grant equivalent advantages TO tho agriculture. manu-
f.ctfr. commerce and navigation Of the United
,,nt.,.7
could ANYTHING more exactly cypress the spirit Of
tho reciprocity cllu,c E. tho Mckinley bin Com
montus on ihl- section. Mr.. lcntDn wrote: TN"
idea ~ equivalent, which ihs section also pre- o1ts I,
not nrv. bar ha. for -, sanction h-h ana '"n'.ah'"
autloinv. That We oa-ht {, have equivalent, ipr
aboI -hins ten COZ tF,,c million, 4 d.iie, foreign
m,rAandi.c f. Gear" Thu # appears that IN"
-amc Reciprocity dcnnuncod in the Democratic plat
form md pto.,. j. the same which that rugged "d
Democratic man. Thlnn, II. Benton. advocated
md embodied in !l, iil Vow. "a No.d - to Bcnon'a
In th" ycar 1893 Mr. Madison iniroinc,d into nc
IIoi-r of Representatives -"rc- ~ resolution ON
tod>inr il' dmo p.ndp."N Of EcIpr CIV Bis indi.
ca''d later if Va. i"ni"u. Win Ni- ci'rrru,r Ul'
Will" the e. 'm"r proposed - ."'y duty %, . "r 10
per cont NOR" on imp)1r from countries which did
ut enter ini' "i' ir loIi u- f'F l''ipr,'N' ~"
~ # thc latter. ad"pn r th' incipl N Madison b,
re OLAF . ami bel Oh" SANE iu substance and p,ac
teal 'r''t lW - l"s'r~" action. "a~ l'vy Of >
or 10 per cr'f To- The commerce ~ th' r"rip.