SCrPLKMENT TO
The Heppner Gazette'
Edited by the
McKIM.lV AMI HOKAKT
HEI CNEK, OREGON.
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VEP SATISFACTORY
MEW TARIFF LAW IS PLEASING
ITS FRIENDS.
Treasury Fictire FIiow It Is Product
ive of Increased lix porta of Ameri
can Product;- and I)cere;ise! I in porta
"KuLilialiou" MeUMiirct) fail.
Totals Sin7,OT7.7S ?!.'S1.41o.'!C3
Auk. it Sept., Ani;. & Sept.,
lS'.tii. under P!)7. under
Imports from Wilson law. Dingley law.
Ansiria-Uuiignry .. l.re')..'H7 !?.".'(. 1 SO
I'.e'gium 1,. jilt, Ml) l,;'..".l.()71i
Ocnrnark i:!.0'.i'. :.r.';4
fraiice n.'J.-.ii.UHl R.Si'.t.'Jili;
Germany 17,nt;i;,so.'i lUitt.uT.'i
Italy 2,2V.m 2.(:0;i.;r7
Argentine 7."0.7tS 701. HI!)
Turkey t; IS.tMl M4.ll
Japan 2.42'.l.:wt B.tl i:i,:s44
Switzerland li. l:t7.!V.i." l..i.u.t;57
Great lirilain l!l.il.SS.4H! i:i,2uX.ri.s;t
I'iilna a.Ol'l.HW ' 2,i4S.o:,4
Grec.ee 07,0117 74.1'JU
Totals
Miovln Ih Gratifying.
fpcclal Washington curresDontlence:
The bew turil'i' law continues 10 move
monthly so far as relates to farmers and
also us relates to the revenues of the
Government. A document just issued by
llic Treasury Department showing the
September importations points out that
there has been 11 marked fulling off in the
importations of numerous articles of farm
produce compared with September of last
.year, while the exportation of the pro
ducts of agriculture has increased very
greatly despite the insistence of free trad
ers that an increase in our taril'f rates
would damage our markets abroad. The
September oxportal.ions of agricultural
products amounted to $7-i,2.il,r73, against
?r.i,n-J,W in the corresponding moiilh
last year. While the general exporta
tioits of domestic merchandise increased
-Ti nor cent in September over those of
the same month hist year, the increase in
,1'artu products was even greater, being,
(is wiil he seen by the above figures, about
41) per cent. In September of lh!.)7 ngri
ctillural products formed 72 per cent of
Ihe total exportatiotis, while in Septem
ber, IMMi, they constilulcd but 07Vj per
cent of tiie total exportntions. In iinpor
. tiiliou of farm products there has been a
marked decrease in many articles. The
S.cplciuber importation' of unmanufac
tured cotton fell off Mo per cent, bi'ing but
fiHl.iin:; pounds, against 772. '-.) pounds
in Siplcmbcr of last year. The importa
tion of llax, hemp and other vegetable
libcis, tininnuiil'uol urcd, amounted to less
tluin one-third if that of last year, being
Sll.'lO.OOO iii value in September, J.V,)7,
iiraitiKt nettrly $1,01)0,(11 10 in September,
JMMi. The importation of llax, which
rniounlcil to S(1S,7'2!) in Seplembcr, JMHi,
dropped to if-ll,h!!l in Scptenilier,
The manufactures of llax, hemp, jute,
etc., imported in September. ISO 7, were
but fibout one-half in vulre those of Sep
tember, JMMi, being but . 1.1 12,171,
against !?;, 1 :'!,n.V,. The importations of
sugar in September, 18'J7, amounled to
Jess than 2,500,(1(10, against over -t'S,-(KKl.OOO
in SciUemhcr, IMMi, while those
of vegetables dropped from $1 I.H,! 1.1 in
Seplembcr, 1M)0, to IfMi.tHll in September
of the present year. Of course, the most
noticeable, decrease is in wool, which fell
from 4, 7U."i,-17(i pounds in September of
hist year to 2.ri0."i,(17U pounds in Septem
ber, 1M7, while the nitioufactnrcs of wool
fell off in a much larger ratio, being in
value but Jf."",!!,:!'.):! of the present year
ugnlivst !ji'J,(iiHi,l(il in September, JMHi.
In the matter of exports (here has been
i marked increase in a'.most every line of
farm production. The September expor
tation of cuttle amounted to !?:i,272,:'l!M,
against )?2,7."iO,t!i'.l in September of last
cnr. The value of the horses exported
was $ii7S,d'.2, aiittinst .s2:M,;!lo in the cor
, responding monlh of IMMi. The exporta
tion of barley iinn.tinlod to !f 1,111 1,22,
tt'talnst 1?7SS, !.'!! in Seplembcr of last
jear; com, 11,21 10,72."., against l-:ll,!M;2,lil2
in September of lust year. The exporta
tion of corn luciii increased from $17,
IV'.t; in value In If I liUOl: oalH from $201,
"'77 to .l.C 1 1,(k;o in September, JMI7;
oatmeal from :',n'j.i;s poiimls in Septem
ber, IMMi, to .r.." 1U.ii;;i p. oinds in Seplem
bcr, JMi". The exporlalieii of rye'id'ae
tici'lly doubled, beiic; in value lji:;r.l.:!22
in Seplembcr of ,tt year, ii::ain.-.t 1120,
1 10 in Soptom'. er of Ihe present ear. f
liopN the exportation in Scpicicbcr. 1MI7,
Wiis mote than four times in value that of
September. JM"i, hoim; li.".,2i!.", avsailist
Sl.l.-l.'iS. Of bacon tin- eiorlalioiis were
III September, 1M". over .iO.ooO.imm)
pounds, iiu'iiinst ,". 1 ,1 it to.i m h ) poiimls in
Seplembcr of IMMi. Of li iiiei tlie pounds
ovporltd in September, 1S'7, was over
J7,t'Uii,i0(t, ncuiiisl !i,ruO,(MiO in Septem
ber of last year, while the expoita lion of
butler jutiii ed from .'t. III !,.V,2 poiimU in
September, IMMi, to Mil'di, J(i7 poumU in
! tomher, J-',i7.
At the Tliiisury Itepitrtment th( tiew
,':i',V is proving ciiinliy atisf.'ietory. 'I'he
leielplt nie sleadily llieteasiiii;, urn) for
the iiioiiih of .November nveraire fully a
ladlioii d'dlurs for ciuli biHincs il.iy,
wlii'e there is every ietl,.n to expect that
the l'n iiae in the Importation of miiiiu-
f.ictmid tilth-leu find touar which will
i.one won the iMVummt; of the new cur
will nod from cUht to ten tnilljon dollars
f.-!).rtr.40t $i4,';i.'(.r.s3
The above tables show the utter fallacy
of the Democratic prediction, for they
show that not only have we curtailed our
imports from those countries to n very
Inrne extent, but despite their threats,
they have continued calmly buying -our
products and in greatly increased degree.
UHOUUK MELVILLE.
What Caused the Change.
What does, high-priced cat'.e and hojrs
mean? Simply that more people east of
the Missouri river are eating meat. Yv hy .'
liecause they are earning wages. They
are at work. The people who were idle
under the Wilson tariff of the Fopocrats
are employed. The people who were
employed under that tariff are get
ting higher wages. What caused the
change' Faith of business men, capital
lsls, employers of labor and money, in
the Itepublicun party and its well-tried
tariff policy.
The taril'f nothing to do with if? It
has everything to do with it. Caiuiditui
eggs and chickens are shut out on the
north and Mexican, cattle (in the south.
The American market for the American
fanner, is the Itepublicun principle, ami
it is working, as it always litis worked,
for the welfare of the nation. Pauper
labor is shut out. Pauper made goods
are shut out. The American market is
reserved for the American laboring man
and the American fanner, and both are
realizing the benelits of .this patriotic,
business-like policy, tested and vindicated
by American history for more than lil'ty
years.
The Kansas farmer gives away cattle,
hogs, corn, wheat, hay, eggs, butter and
milk in every vote he gives for liryanisin,
Populism or fusion. It is bad business.
No level-headed fanner will permit the
calamity orators for free silver and fiee
trade to deceive him again and induce
him by specious but false promises to vote
away his own property and prusierity.
Topeka Capital.
JKxpurt of Corn.
Corn is about to become one of the food
utaples of Kuropo. In 1M)2, we exported
7.),4."il,St) bushels of corn and 2S7,(ilil)
barrels of corn meal. In the Inst year we
exported 17li,Ul'VHi5 bushels of corn and
47."i,2(i: barrels of corn meal.
As till tire aware, l-ltu-ope formerly had
an intense prejudice against American
orn, rega riling it as unlit for human food.
This prejudice was largely ailayed. by a
commission sent to Lurope during llarri
son's ndiiiiuistralion for the purpose of
introducing corn as u food. This commis
sion gave lectures about corn, demon
strating its usefulness as a food by prac
tical Instruction in cooking. As a result
of the work of this commission, a largely
increased demand for corn was created.
The business depression abroad, and th
food shortage in many countries, has caus
ed corn as a cheap food staple to estab
lish itself li 1-111 1 v as a permanent food.
There will be an increasing foreign de
ma ml for it from now on, and the A uteri
can overproduction will each year tint!
more of it sale awaiting for it in European
markets. This means n better price for
the farmer. The commission, discontin
ued during Cleveland's administration,
fhoilld be re-established in the interest
of the American farmer.- Exchange.
e'.pu, thus bringing
k -neiits for Ihe run
i" ( lovi 1 iiiioiit and
11 ..i:a In 11 p siti
en! unpins to enrrv
dm ci inncm ii
cwh.it lit h-ltnl th
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PARAGRAPHS WITH POINT&
to
) r ti .uuli lo tlie re,
them iib.i the i ipn
I .! eH-i-cii of t!
pu.tiiU' the Ooniir.v
t 1 umulate n miitt'
;t the lot -iiii'-s of tiic
to.ti-iv and icihce fotn
lid ii-l -l 111 - liiciiricii under I lie Vt Hoii
li bj liberal ceiitt but "lit to the Hint, ng
fund and the i-u-il mi ir iu-i a nop us
1, will l-e I,. -,bd 1.1 iiHii the imlstuiobiijs
l.oio! w hen they full due.
Another very .itit.ieinry fenturp of
t!:e opciHl'mti of tin' re v law i found
il the f.ict licit ledh.im whiitevcr Ini
nlne of pud ctioin tuttdi' by the I'ctnu
itnU diiiini! the ib-1 o--. 011 in t'onH t
if the l'iiij.-:ey bill to Ihe illcct t!i:it the
-i !. tioi-nt i.f the r.'ti- liaim-d in the b.ll
..ni'.d fi till in 1 ' our timikets in
f .11-1,11 1 .-uiitt c. It ill be 11 no mbi i-c.l
Ci it nun, 1 11.111 pioti , i-ie in.ule bv the
I .-,ii e ,i-lil ,il il 1 of U roillilric to
t.m I ci iiieoiit wl.h the p. 1 d thritit
' ;tt if the imic i.t l Iii . tT w:n put mi
1's r it Hoiihl be 1 1 iry t r the
I i,.in nun nt "f t !:" cm ! 1 ,c t.i ctci.-t
t '.,.!. ' tin tt 11 . 1 I 1 .r o 11 i .. . .,
V I 1, Ii th. f bid lull fi . bin:.
fi lo-ie tti n tl.ii!' . n t,f tlo e co iiiti
I'rnctlt'al ami Prudent Protection
In our manufactures we start with the
advantage of having our raw materia
ready at band, wlnle l.tiguind must go
thousands of miles for every col ton ball
she spins. We can prodi ec nil the Wool
cotton, woods and metals requited for any
and every varielv of iiiaiiiilaeluie, It is.
therefore, clear that with tln--e three lint
111 1; ndvaiitai.es of food, fud and raw
iiialeiial in available iibiiiiilauce, we only
Heed faVoiable comlit lulls of enterprise
and competition to alum mid maintain
libsoluie siipiciiiucy in every line of lu
loan iadiistrv. These cotidilioiis can only
be provided by t!' system of protection
This proposition require no argument
It has been amply demonstrated by t-xpe
riciu e.
We require for continuous nml Increns
ing orcpei ity, not m much any purlieu
lar larilf schedule, a the general, vital,
cou-i'i viug principle of protection, prai
lically npp'.icd ami pruitcntly ailjiistcd t
the industries ami iitri-te or mi vo
lions and cln-si-s. W ool KeeurJ.
Il l Coining A Ion i All I C i 3 ti t .
Inlelltuent ici.p!e nodi rMtaiid Unit, fl
far n the new tariff is concerned, it
too early to foteiiit dcliiniciy what it
ill ccoiiiph.i. It i true that It does tint
fmiiitt suilicuiit ruciiue )et, 1ml with
the ciioiioius iiiiti.'ip:it.n-y iuqni-ti t inns
luiide Wlice tlie I .1 : iu:i nils peiioiiii,'
thU vii not to le e!" i le t. .Moreover,
it requites time fi f iiidiiitry and trade to
adjust lhciii-e'.vc to the I cn ttnnl.tintis
cre.itcil by I tvit 1 : i.-n.-i 11!, n i roii-.s that
has been 111:1. le i!-nih!y l llicibt on account
of the iicakt:itn it Kale through w tilth
they ht'e picd s lue the jit iunucurM
t'eoi of Mr, t';itf!,i:i.-l. lb f.Ut' luhil .m-
pie wiil be iib'e t.i ni j'l.itiiicnt Illicit.
Kelilly i ll the l.li .d, 11 lid, I;:. - all gnu
ate nun., epi'i ,cio e "ill amply Viieli-i-aie
the miiiUm and rvptsl 1 ucy of tint
lueanlllt'. NetV tt W C.'Uooi i . till A.iver
too r.
THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
HE new Congressional Library is one of the greatest architectural achievements of the century and is -without ex
ception the most magnificent building of its kind in the world. It is twenty-four years since the idea of the building
was conceived and ten years since its erection was actually commenced by the tearing down of tne seventy or move
buildings which occupied its site. This palace for books is 11 mongment to American advunoeiuent in building design and
art. It is strictly American. American architects and designers, American builders a'nd American artists have done all
the work upLn it. Such shortcomings as may be found in it are to be laid at their doors, but to them is also due the
originality of conception and excellence of execution which mark it out among other buildings of its kind in this country.
At more than one time there seemed a possibility that much of the beauty of the design would be, lost through changes
in the arrangement or in detail. In the ten years consumed in its construction the library passed through numerous vicis
situdes. John L. Smitnieyer and Paul J. Pelz, the original architects, were superseded by Brigadier General Thos. L.
Casey, who employed Mr; I'elz to make the plans under the direction of B. It. Green. Later Edward ' P. Casey, Gen.
Casey's son, took Mr, Pelz's place and curried on the work of the interior decoration. The death of Gen. Casey before
the completion of the building gave to Mr. Green the task of finishing his labors. But through these numerous changes the
consistency of the design has been maintained. Each new architect has contented himself with carrying on the work ol
his predecessor instead of undoing it, and the building shows no evidence of its checkered architectural career.
The general. form of the structure is rectangular. From the center of the pile rises the dome of the rotunda, but
aside from this the stern roctnngularity is almost unbroken. The four corners of the rectangle are emphasized by pa
vilions, and the entrance hall, in the center of the west side, is of the same form. Within the rectangle the building
has the shape of a Greek cross, the center of which is markerl by an octagonal rotunda or gcneml reading room. The
decoration is lavish, but everywhere governed by artistic conception. One arm of the Greek cross which forms the inner
plan of the building is occupied by the entrance hall. The three others are devoted to the stack rooms. In these facilities
are provided for shelving 2,000,000 volumes, with possibilities of further increasing that capacity to 4,500,000 volumes
without encroaching uixin the reading or working rooms. This total is about twice that of the library containing the
largest collectioli of volumes in the world, the National Library of France. Elevators and pneumatic tubes and other
mechanical' carrying devices and a telephone are arranged so that the attendants in the stack rooms may be informed
as to what is wauled in Hie central reading room and forward the books to the attendant there. There is also a funnel
between the library and the Capitol, a quarter of a mile away, so that books and papers can be conveyed rapidly from
one building to the other without extra handling. In the main reading room the attendant occupies a box in the center of
ttie space, so as to be eusily accessible from all pnrts of the room. Around this the desks for readers are grouped in con
centric circles. Besides the principal rooms of the main iloor, there are olliees for the librarian, catalogue and copyright
rooms and records, special libraries and periodical rooms In the basement below are rooms for clerical work, binding,
repairing, receiving, printing, packing and mailing, and storerooms. To reach the second story it is necessary to return
to the main entrance hall and mount the broad staircases. On this door there lire exhibition halls for rare books, curios,
etchings, art works, engravings, .photographs and the like. Of these the library already possesses an extensive collection,
unseen for years because of lack of space for display. In the attic, with a restaurant are some minor ofUces. Throughout
the whole building the decoration has not been stinted. All is of a high order, and a profusion of beauties may well be
pardoned. The total cost of the building was li.lloO.OOO.
1MMS; that of sill; broad stuffs 4,202 yards,
against 0,Mi:' in September of last year;
that of woolen tissues 22,000 yards,
against (i..0,000; that of worsted tissue
24, (-,00, against l.-l.il.OOO, and that ot
woolen carpets O.NiiO yiH-dsf, against 41,-
400 in the corrosponding.,)itnulh of last
year. No wonder our Eiigliisji friends do
not like the tariff of the Diiigley law, and
no wonder that Ihe law is popular w !i
our manufacturers aiitftheir employes.
Keeping V,'e,ajl Distributed.
Out in the Southwest, in 0110 of 'the
., ! , . - V 1 ...
new settlements, ma -citizens rcstnveo 10
take time by the foieiock and avoid many
of the hcnrt-bimtingi that are common
furl her east regarding tlie distrihutit 11
of wealth. A citizen of that locality vis
iting the East was asked rcjnrding the
practical workings of this new' theory in
this community. He was questioned ai"
to how they were getting along in main
taining a reasonably fair average in tli
aeqiiisiton of wealth. lie. replied that
they were getting along first rate. Don't
t oil tint! some of your people more enter
prising than others, have a bettor busi
ness capacity, and acquire more wealth
than olheis' Yes, we imd that out there.
lnm't von also discover that some of your
iH'on'.e get up earlier in the morning than
others, do mme wmU than others, nnd so
produce more: Yes, we liinl thnt there
too. Then how in the world do you tiuin
11 go to keep things on the dead level with
regard to the acqiiUiiiott of property'
Why, it is the simplest thing in the world.
When we lind a fellow getting alip.nl of
the rest deciiicilly, we appoint a good
Hiet committee whiih w ill" lie able to
Hurt ihe occasion, and fend them out
there to live with him until they eat liiin
mm address ef Sectet;iry W llsot
tic!.!, O., Oct. 12, JMi
GREAT PRODUCTIVE POWERS.
back.- I' rot
at Mid.lli'ti
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AtiKu.t an. I
.to! v . . r under the
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t, 'loiiy M.iik 11.8 i:i.i."
1 -, funny to s In n u. ' 1 r,
' at the :.i. h n mi II "
it w ,: o i-r. .1 ftfti f 1!
the lotlnl.r in I. li ! e 1
their li.;-.' mi tu:i...i
lh. iii itid ..'. ever !.; t
it ii.. hi r rum of "be !.n
Older t ell w.
1 miui.iin.i-d pi !
Mortf liemofraflo Tariff" BUisfer.
The wait of the free trader over the
mpposed iiielcilMi in prices under the pro
tective tariff is not fully j-.ts'i ic.l by the
facts. A tecent invest igiitinti by the New
York Tribune shows that the advance In
the price of articles imported, basing the
intimate on the in t hange in mine ttioii
M mis of article, is less than 1 sT cent.
'I lie Tribune hints in ti e mime Invesli.-it-tioii
that there is a limrked increase in
the prices of farm prod dots generally.
When the Inereiin in in nings of th.we
employed III me itia uniaci ut intc i.ih- on
the liicieawl prohu which thine I'ligaueil
in i!kj-iculture msUe. are iN..iub'ri-tl, it m
1:1. y lo fee that Ihe slight iiuree in
price f the ej!i of KMU nffeeird by the
ta1.1T is f ir loon Ihaii balntu-td by the
caiu in raruiiik "f 1V1.C rmployt-d io
prtijui ing ami l.uiuuf.u lurin;:.
(irailiinltf I'ropjilii It.
Th ft it nU '.f mlvcr are becom nn fewer
go,) frwer. Sena 1' r Stewart h toitl Ihe
p,,.p;e that t' cy m.iy n vm II in.l In Itue
uid the r in' 1 f I it
I,., . to u.k .;ver now, f l.nr, Alt
v, d ..i die-,; e I s ier. and 1 ud lo b
tn.iiii..iiC I'liper lii."i) l.ri.v, "ml ev-
I n, ii.-uoiKi. 1 ! the Id to 1
n mo tl,!, ill I fW ef th
, , ), v U-tHi- u the foiin.,e
Results of Protection as Pointed Out
by un KuliMli Statistician.
It is a singular fact that the people of
the United States are more indebted to
nn English writer than to, any American
for information concerning the industrial
and commercial resources and progress
of their country. The papers published
by Mr. Mulhall dining the past ten or
twelve months have been a revelation to
even the most intelligent Americans of a
vastness of wealth and power in the
United Slates of which they had no pre
vious conception. In the "North Ameri
can Keview" for November Mr. Mulhall
presents tin interesting summary of the
results of. American trade for thiity
years, in which lie says: "The world is
only beginning to have evidence of the
enormous productive power of the United
States."
Our farms, he says, raise food for 100,.
000,000 of persons every year. lie shows
that in twenty years our production of
grain has increased 77 per cent am! that
of meat 72 per cent. In the same time
the cotton crop in the South has increase 1
12.- per cent, and that, it seems to us, is
quite sutlicient to account for the lw
price of cotton n compared with other
great tsltiph-s. It is probable that the
people of the cotton States would have
been more prosperous had they been con
tent w ith less increase of production. Mr.
Mulhall does not lind any indication that
our resources are approaching n period
of depletion, but ronliilently predicts that
our exports of food and cotton will in
crease with our growth in population,
Th's increase in our exportation has been
coincident with a wonderful development
in our internal trade, which, Mr, Mulhall
says, "is tlie best gauge of national pro
gress," because it relied the power, eu
eri.y nnd resource of a ieopie,"
Our free trade frends will not fail to
note the simiilicnnt fact that all this ad-viini-e
in both foreign and domestic trade
lias bit-n riccomplisheil under protective
larifls. Ai d If they are disposed to argue
that agricultural 1 sirts are not a proof
of the beiii ;it of protection, we have
only to say that our cxiiort of tnannf.ie.
turcd nrticlo aie altaining a splendid J
uroHth, And they owe that grow th to
Ihe policy that bus built thi-m Up lint lo '
than In natural advantages. In i.pit of
the mii-ermnty of our nuttiral rewittri-c.
It would have hi-eit imjnni! .; to have at
tained proin nciue in miutnfacUifUrg un
der free trade or '' tariff for roetuie
only." Without protection we nhooll
have lieen ptim-ip'iHy ctu-itgisl 'ti t.i.- ug
f m si to exchange for the pr.idii -f of Lii
rtipoin fai-ti rii , and our poptihition and
wealth would have toadi cuinnirstiveiy
muail gaut, O.ir Internal lrni! i, a
Mr. Mu.IimII nr. "the bet gnu? i t n
tonal prugres," nod it iure'ots
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KI'iiMI I l.i i not- in nil- ".ii" ? t 11 1 1 t fJ nip t) g
, h is 1,1 pt ti'e loot e ti. I' krl lor lh l-i.i 'it '
I of our own people It is f.ir tiime iiup .r-1
than thirty years' opportunity to ohserv
the court. In his letter announcing his
retirement he said, "As I look back ovc
more than a third of a century that I hav
sat on this bench, I am more and more
impressed with the immeasurable impor
tance of this court. Now and then vv
hear it spoken of r.s an aristocratic fea
tine of a republican government, but it
is the most democratic of all. It carries
neither the purse nor the sword, but
possesses the power of declaring the law,
and in that is found the safeguard whit;
keeps the whole mighty fabric of the Gov
eminent from rushing to destruction. This
negative power, the power of resistance.
is the only safety of a popular govern
liient."
We Can Prutliioe Our Own Sitjrar,
Secretary Wilson, the head of the De
partment of Agriculture, continues h
practical work in po uting out to the farm'
era of the United States the importance
of supplying from their own production
the .1imi, ooo.ootj worth of . articles for
which we send this 'amount of money
abroad every year. One hundred million
of tins is for sugar and the remainder for
hides, fruits, wines, animals, rice, (tax,
cheese, grains of various sort and other
articles which can be produced by the
farmers of this country. His annual re
port, which has just been presented to
the President, state that his eXieriuionU
thus far with the sugar boot convince him
that the jieople of the I'uited State can
readiiy produce all their own sugar,
while nearly all of the other articles of
agricultural production cau also be glow u
by them.
Brief Politica.1 Comment oq Men mat
Pnblic Affairs,
The proportion of those who fail to
the returning prosperity is estimated no
at something less than one-fourth of on
per csnt.
The Kansas State Board of AgTicultur
estimates the total value of Kansas agi
ricultural products for 1837 0 be $178:
UIHJ.ihju, the greatest since 181)0.
Editor McLean of Washington, D. O
has surrendered his house in CinoimiatL
rented temporarily for the Ohio campaign
establish residence in Ohio.
With only $1.33,000,000 of silver coined
by the United States mints last year th
silverites cannot make out a strong caMt
about "discrimination" against silver.
A free trade tariff: general depression
and distress. A protective tariff: pros
perity and plenty. This has been Bimply
the history of the country since its first
President.
The "Chinese wall," due to the Dingle
Jaw, don't seem to be seriously interfer
ing with our export trade. In fact, thai
trade is larger with the wall than it w
without it
Wheat has gone up again, but the ca
lami tyites have some consolation left in
the fact that the New England mackerel
catch is 00,000 barrels short of that of ft
year ago.
Thef comparison between, the railroad
earnings and the bank clearances at th
present time and one year ago indicate
nn astonishing change in the business of
the country.
Indications in Washington tend to th
probability of an early reopening of nego
tiations for the adoption of a treaty of ar
bitration between the United States and
Great Britain.
What has become of tie three Senator
of the Capitol who went boldly forth to
discover why Japan fell into tlie hands of
the 'money power and abandoned th
silver standard'
Wheat, silver and Bryan! tast year
they all stood together, but they hav
siaice parted company, though Bryan ha
been trying to keep pace with silver in it
downward course.
The total value of the agricultural pro
ducts of Kansas for 1807, according t
the report of the Board of Agriculture of
that State, is $17(1,000,000, the largest
in the present decade.
"The first six months of tlie McKlnley
administration were the most disastrous
in the history of the. country." W. J,
Bryan. This is well in line with most of
Mr. Bryan's remarks.
The export trade continues heavy, not
withstanding the fact that a proteetivt
tariff law is in operation. It was 22 per "
cent larger in September, 1S07, than It
was in September, 1800.
"Uncle Hod" Boies continues to pro
test that lie had nothing to do with th
construction of the Chicago platform.
There are others who wish that they wer
in a position to similarly assert.
With nil the Democratic vituperation 1
against the oppression and wickedness of
the Dingley law, we hnven't heard any "
wish expressed yet to return to the henett- '
cent provisions of tlie Wilson law.
It is not known what amount Bryan
received for his specifies in Ohio, hut it
is thought he made good terms in view of
his willingness to accept payment in li
ver. McLean dislikes paying out gold.
The receipts under the Dingley law con
tinue to increase tnontlt by month, nnd it
seems likely that the prediction that it
will meet all running expense of the Got
eminent after January will prove tu.
Still tlie Republican strengthin th
South continues to grow, nnd the latest
and most notable addition to the list lath
prospective successor of Arthur P. Gor
man in the Senate of the United State.
The increase in the postal receipt of tli
country for this September over thos of
September of hist year simply augment
the evidence piling up on all hand t
show a condition of increased business.
Secretary Wilson want the establish
ment of agents of the Government at all
the etiibnssii-s, to secure information fol
tlie benefit of American fanners, and t
help in the extension of our foreign trad.
With a hundred thousand ton of Ala.
banta coal going to Mexico for the us of
her railroad locomotive in competition j
w ith English coal, it look n though j
new field i open to the South for her ric J
product.
"The revival of all Industrie nw
l.nre Increase 1 11 Money.
The October statement of the Treasury
Department xhow that the money in cir
culation to day is, In toluol number,
$l(Hi,(m, MK) in execs of one year ago.
Curiously, more than one-half of this in
erciiM i in gold. Tlie following table,
issued by the Treasury Department on
Oct. 1, liow the money in circulation
OcL 1, 17, compared w ith Oct. 1, JMMi:
Aint. lu circa- Ami. in ctrcu
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commencement of prosperity In aJj , ,
of the United State were (he
and neeeary results of the action
President and a Itepublicau Congrt
John Sherman. ij-
The ejipurt trade of Feptemlier wa. ifi
neavieni or any mouin in the year,
w greater than In any September
years. It amounted to $liJ,i;01,7i
gain of over 22 ier cent over Ulat
September of a year ago,
Mr. P.ryan kept up Iii calamity ei
Ohio this year ilopite tie f.ict that
October itnl qnent of the national I
of the emiiilry khoweil that the ladW:
iteposiu in the national bank wer
liisi.isH) in t-xccMi of t!ioe of one year
Mr. P.ryan n In-nr.l to nay ;
monlh sgu li st he would le glad li'
Mckinley adm'mintmt'on could t
prosperity lo Ihe country. That w
patriotic, luit lias anybody lo-ard hi
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