Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1891 — Political Reciprocity. [ARTICLE]

Political Reciprocity.

Tho political “reciprocity” of tho high-tariff advocates Is working out its legitimate resu ts. It has been lauded by high-tariff organs as the means by which our merchant marine is to be rejuvenated and now markets for our surplus farm products are to be provided. Its sham character has, however, begun to show itself. It was never intended, evep by its author, to be anything but a political dodge by which attention was to be drawn from the real object of the McKinley tariff, which was the protection of the “trusts” and combinations from foreign competition. Soon after the Brazilian rec procity treaty went into effect » lino of steamers was put in operating between Baltimore and the most important Brazilian

,r ' l '' l ' * -orts. At the time the high-tariff paeablished this fact with flaming head fin,. 3 as rst faults of reciprocity. After -*L ,Jt »u?»ths’ trial the company has di9teen-* inuotl no * oi " 'he reason that it doe* nJ 1 * pay- ;. It 3 ''fh® 10 history is btf'#hothor Illtn>.. rat °. n of t,le difference betVeon political aw practl ' cal commercial undertaking!.