The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
THE RECIPROCITY HuMeuo.
Losses to American Commerce Under Re-
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, Losses to American Commerce Under n
pabiican Rule.
In August. 1890. Mr. Blaine. recoe
niziny that there was "A growing a,
mand for larger markets., suggeste
, reciprocity as palliative of the evil
OF protection. In "A speech delivered a
Watcrville. Me. August 20, 1880. MI
Blaine said: 81 ann here to speak Of N
expansion OF our foreign trade" Com
pairing the returns for 1889. he declare.
that with the countries 10 the south @
us we mad 10y commerce "lost" Sl4a.
100000 in one year. With Cuba ",
lost according To Mr.. Blaine. sal.
ooo.ooo, MS we imported So. 0o0. 900 ane
exported only Sli 900. 900. With Brazi
we lost $1,000. 900. importing $50
Ooo, 900 and exporting $1,000 900 With
Mexico we lost" $4,000, 900. buyinu
t2l,OO0,O 900 and selling sli 900, 900. That
was MIR. Blaine's idea Of commerce:
that was his plea for reciprocity.
Turning now to the record of 1892.
under reciprocity we find an alarming
condition infinitely worse, according tn
MIR. Blaine's philosophy, than i'm 1859
In 1872 we lost" with Cuba 500. 600 0Oo
as against $40. 600 900 in 1889. importino.
s's,oOO,OOO and exporting only ais. 0oO.-
600. With Brazil our losses in $50,
We're slo4,34l. .3l. as against s5i .05a. ,as
in the dark year" Of 1890. In lsoa ve
imported slls.65s GOA and exported only
$4l,.fo, oO9. With Mexico our losses
in 1892 were si3.sl3.5 a6, against 50. 766.-
7oo in 1889, our imports being SIS. lo,.-
595, our exports only $1,000. ssl.
Throughout the record is the same.
Inc discrepancy between imports and
exports is growing at an enormous rate.
ana II this discrepancy represents a
loss" as Mr.. Blaine contends. then we
are rushing headlong to ruin.
That there should be some increase
IN our exports was inevitable. Every |
obstruction, natural or artificial. les |
sens commerce; every removal of an OBJ |
'truction increases the volume of com
nerce. The relaxing of the protective
principle led to an increase in ex-
'hanges. but absolute free trade would
rave led to a fair exchange and TO
arger exports. OF course this discrep-
Incy between imports and exports is in
10 sense a loss" but it has its lesson.
'razii. Cuba and Mexico offer us their
roducts at prices we are willing to paw.
nd SO. they sell to us in great QUAINT
les
We offer to Mexico. Brazil and Cuba
roducts of our mills at prices greater
nan those named by Germany, France ,
no England, and so our neighbors send ,
ieir orders across the water Com .
erce VIII continue to run in thes, (,
lannels until we revise our tariff for +,
ir own benefit: until we relieve orr
vn people, manufacturers and con- !;
liners OF outrageous burdens and en- !.
r competitive markets on equal term, !
tn other nations. What we need i
% reciprocity, but free trade. We ;,
ust be able TO show all nations that :,
IT manufacturers do not need 'protec- :
IN; that they are able To hold their !.
me markets against all corners and !,
ready to undersell Europe in any .,
nerican market. :.
our protective tariff is proclama- r,
n 10 all nations that the American ~
cannot compcte ON =;
ual terms with the manufacturers ~ !,
rope. what would be thought of q "
y merchant who ADVERTISE that he =.
iid not sell goods at prices named bv \,
competitors That is what Amer u,
does with its protective tariff and Is
alleged treaties of reciprocity. m
these reasons we should abandon 90
hypocritical pretense OF reciprocity Tn
substitute for it the offer of J.ffer. IL,
'free commerce with all nations ex
'ut other reasons remain for this II
nge. A Washington dispatch saws.
'aln has imposed an excise tax real
'qual to the duties RENTED bv the N
kinlcy bill"
ne same dispatch says the BRAZILIAN
eminent is also making trouble over yea
treaty with that country, lint II iic'
rot apparently violating the treaty I'M
hagrantly as the government ~ In
In. 1t was understood when the ior
dulles of determinations in favor of Wi
United States were made that the 'ne
fral scale OF Brazilian import duties "n
mt be raised. The determinations
avor OF this country were based isc'
feductions of % per cent. on the sha
rs levied on imports from other pot
titles. whatever those might be ohi
al took advantage of this arrange mas
/ 10 raise her du,;, hIa .s,..a'', foil,
the reciprocity arrangement cra'
made. and she was Obliged 10 eiec
SO in order to obtain sufficient tne
nues for carrying on the federal spir
The
Al, America needs this dutv-which s'.'
ultimately be paid by the con- "'', |
r--as much as it is needed by Spain :, ~
rail. A slight tax on coffee and ~. 80
gar would relieve the treasury of ''''
noarrassmcnts and supply the de-
u the revenue. Abolish reciprocity
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Deal
-.oi. GARRISON doesn't know Just -
the republicans are going 70 do at cow
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