The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-01-25
GRAND OLD PARTY.
THE EUROPEAN BOYCOTT OF
AN ERICAN PRODUCTS.
Where Are the Markets or tho World
Promised by Democratic Leaders,
Wild Populistic Schemes-What the
Senators -Fou Guilty.
A Commercial War.

The new year finds Grover Cleve-
land with something more than a con-
gress on his hands. And the new
problem with which he has to deal is
n that cannot be solved by a simple
twist of the wrist, by parceling out
executive patronage, or bulldozing
small bore politicians. 1t is a contest
in which a test of craftsmanship will
have to be made.
AS a proposition to begin with, the
United States cannot afford to have
the ports of the principal European
consumers of American products
closed against it. The question should
be as to how the threatened boycott
may be averted, and the discrimina-
ting duties already imposed be re-
moved with the least friction. But
from the indications arising from the
steps already taken by the state de-
partment all thoughts of an amicable
arrangement of the existing diff
c%ulties, if any such thoughts ever
existed, have been laid aside and it is
to be war from the word GO.
The difficulty in the first place was
wholly unnecessary. 1t never would
have occurred with the Republican
party in power, and were it now pos
sible to restore the government to Re-
publican hands the friction would
soon be over. But with the Cleve-
land administration there is but one
way of doing things, and that way is
in no sense calculated to result in
good feeling on either side.
The Democratic leaders promised
to open the markets of the world to
the American producer. There has
been no time in the history of the
country when an outlet to these mar
kets was more needed, says the Kan
sas City Journal, but instead Of open
ing them up they have been closed,
and now it is proposed to go into a
war for the purpose of forcing our
products upon them, whether willing
or unwilling.
And it is a bad time to have such a
contest brought upon the country.
With commerce and industries strug-
Cling to regain a measure of the pros.
perity wrecked by the Democratic wal
on the currency and upon the manu-
featuring interests, fresh discourage
ments have been brought forward or
the heels of every sign of improve
ment. as if it were the purpose of the
administration to utterly %annihilate
hope itself.
BY the establishment of the princi-
pie of reciprocity the Republican
party removed the same discrimina'
ting duties which are now complained
of, and our foreign commerce grew al
a remarkable pace. The treaties
made under the Mckinley law we're no
only highly satisfactory to the nations
affected by them, but were productive
of the most beneficial results to Amer
lean producers. And they were Of
the nature of contracts which should
not have been annulled without the
consent of both parties thereto in the
case of each one. But Mr.. Cleveland
and his congress step in and with one
sweep wipe every last n of them of
the books and leave no other course
for the party of the second part tt
pursue but to r~e-establish the dutie'
and restrictions upon American trade
which existed prior to the reciprocal
agreements. That is the only offens'
of which the state department has t.
complain, and it will be an uphill
fight to force the foreign powers t.
retrace the steps they have taken il
heir own defense.