Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1892 — The Beneflts of Reciprocity. [ARTICLE]

The Beneflts of Reciprocity.

For a long time it has been apparent that in some way trade and commerce between the South American States and the United States should be increased. Europe had a monopoly of this trade, and the question arose, how could the United States get all or a fair share of it? As usual, the Repu v ' >-h party not only saw the difficulty but found the remedy In the laws passed by a Republican Congross, authorizing treaties providing for .recibrOeaL trade relations with Sonth American Stutafj. Under those laws treaties have been made and entered Into with Brazil, Rico, Santo Domingo, British West Indies, Salvador, British Guiana, and Guatemala, and although a begining has just been made, the results show an increase after only one year, or a little more, of about $10,000,000. The Democratic party, true to Its traditions and practice of opposing all great measures, opposed Reciprocity, declared it was a sham, and that no good would come from-it, using the same arguments that it used against levying.a tar on steel rails, tin-plate, and other products manufactured in this country, and against all the great measures which have resulted in increased manufactures, and an increase in trade and commerce.