| Show the republic of brazil has asked for reciprocity with the united states secretary BLAINE has notified the cabinet of this request of our sister in the south and a report will bo drawn up and submitted to the coming session of congress it now re meins to see what the republicans will do in the matter heretofore reciprocity has had too much the flavor of free trade to suit the taste oi republican statesmen bul their crys have toned down after the elections wherein the country so very emphatically declared against the escau si veness in commercial relationship with other countries sought to bo enforced by high tariff laws reciprocity does away with this and is really a kind of free trade though not as liberal as that proposed by democrats but as the stlouis globe democrat puts it here is an opportunity for the es encisa of a little practical statesmanship which the republicans can not afford to disregard brazil is earnest in this matter she sees that the enlargement lar gement of her markets in thia country would be a powerful aid to her in the exigency and is naturally desirous to secure a convention in this direction at the earliest possible moment of course it is understood that in arrangements of this sort the advantages are shared by both parties to the compact the united states has at least as much to gain by a feer exchange of commodities with the other countries of the hemisphere thia ow prevails as any of these orations and should show her appreciation of brazils proposition dy acting upon the promptly and intelligently and ia the light of bar best interests WE believe the next brought before the country by the republicans will be reciprocity in lieu of the stringent tariff law passed and ad located by them the mckinley bill does not need to be repealed to accomplish com thimas a treaty of reciprocity can be made with any country in tho face of existing laws |
