The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21
RECIPROCITY TALKS BACK.

The Democratic pattern eooTsec a. Sna-
eago "a 1850 was very indignant al the Re-
publican poiicy which had erected "a Gus
tom house barrier Of pr0hsbatiye tarIf
taxes against the ricA ara the countries
entire surplus Of products ans 20 exchange
therefor commodities which are necesea-
res ana comforts Of life among our pee
pie" This charming ;sealisn Of geae--
Gus word pouring TITO our lap tie COM
forts Of LIE from the eernuco71a Of CON-
neros does not seem 10 have been realized
rs fully As the warmth Of the exprsaz.Sn
promised The same Usopisa Doctrine vas
sxp;ostsd N carm.ns when the Democrats
denounced the sham reciprocity which
,uexiss with the peoples desire for en-
Iarget foreign markets ana freer ex-
cAAageA''
The Republican platform OF the same
year had the following: We remind TIE
people Of the bitfsr opposition Of the Dem
ecratic party to this oractica, business
measure, ana claim that. executed by a
Republican administration. our presen;
laws VIII eventually give u control Of the
trade Of the world"
II IL four years since these two promises
we're made. The people chose to believe
TIA Democratic platform; ve 10 longer
deal with prophecy. but have before NJ the
dannatory procfs-
The congressional committee o. ways
and means has been making q very ex-
tended investigation OF the workings q
reciprocity. and from the advance sheets
Of its report sorrs interesting contrasts
can be rnaaeA During the year 1ss- when
reciprocity was working 70 the best aa-
vantage to this country. TIE experts of
hreA6ssurs by tire UEite6 States aggre-
gated 81. zoe Doc worth. while Il 1885. one
year after the repeal Of the reciprocity
law. our experts Of hrea6stzns amounted
t. only sllacs .cc worta-
Ar-ong the fact. brought 10 the Atten-
non Of TIE country by the report VIII be
the effects q Tire aba1dcnrsns o. re-
cirroc.ty upoa eur trade IL agricultural
product. Il viii be shown that net only
have re lost markets IL the sPsnish-Aner-
tcas countries 10 the southwark, but On &C.
count Of tse discriminating duties that
have hsea levied by some CO the European
countries against orr breadsfa-s and meat
products We have lost many valuable al
vantag-s IN these countries TIE repeal
o. reciprocity WITH Germany wss q severe
Blow 70 the trade OF our milling industry.
II addition 70 this Germany rstallste9
sEa.ns; our eiSe<eztisi tuty apcn her beet
sugar with q duty Of % cents On wheat
end 8. = "a four France has proceeded
upan i,re Q, policy that has not oaiy shut
our breasssurs ost c, that country but
has resulted 4, oloxaz the markets 9:
many other eou-,r % Europe SIZE has
r.vea her raEIlers bounty 81 experts q
rcur o. 10 cents q barrel. ana \ rebate q
all duties paid upon wheat As - tbs
srs-isa-Anerieaa countries tire rePsr, vii
shcw that The peoale ot cI1oa. through TIE
medium c, reciprocity. ~ocl3 be more GER
tain e purchase American sour with TIE
ea;r sxec al Their ports az - cents a bar
rel Instead Q. as rcw szE = barrel. ana
Brazil would buy uaore - cur cottos Eoo.s
cip-Srsty policy were restored an. the Bra
rals-s were erRs'e3 10 buy cur gotten
geo.s at Oates . par cent sesow tie 5a-
ties isvi-f uaoo Ezxiixh gods
Sem. striking srar>s VII - p-eser te.
n IRE report relating =, cur trz1- Wei ne
-atsz-Arsr5es- states Fer exAm7ls It
VII :. sSowr nat r. fsss we pss-csa 80.
from thr-- countries s-ss 40 aoe worth Q.
scc.s cs wasch rsare thar - par ccrt was
s.-l-tc8 .-es c: :sty a. CIR 7e--s Dur
i-E tie ss-ns year We s1ls . tae sans
countries Ese1s 70 tSe value q cry l1EA-
40 asa An. every 7oGrt ard ya-t ard
Nz.hsl q ,ssse goods a.. rrsrcAaz ss
vzs tzxs8 a: ~ rc-ts e sztry Of taoss
c7a-trsss trc-a - ~ ps- cea.- 7-sas bal
srre % trsse against tie Czltea States
-ea-eSsztec ~ these figures. &=ac1zs.-s
20 ssaz NJ NJ. we pad II gcla
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