Supplement
D EM O C R A TS
A F R A ID
OF
T H E IR
PLATFORM
INCREASE IN EXPORTS
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LARGER U N D E R THE D IN Q L E Y
T H A N T H E W ILS O N LAW
MORO O B SER V ER .
FACTS AND FIGURES.
A r g e n t i n e R e t a l i a t i o n B e e n » , to Be «
B lu f f- P o p u la r it y o f th e D e p a r tm e n t
o f A g r i c u l t u r e —I n t e r e s t i n g
W HAT
T H E F A R M E R S L O S T BY
FREE TRA DE.
C n orm ou a
D ecrea se
In
th e
V a in e
of
A g r ic u ltu r a l
P r o d u c ta
in
C o n se
q u e n c e o f a F r e e T r a d e A d m in i a t r a -
tio n a n d F r e e C o in a g e A g i t a t i o n .
O ffic ia l R e c o r d s S h o w I t .
I t ia shown by official reports, prepared
by th e officials of P resid en t C leveland’s
last adm in istratio n , th a t the decreased
consum ption of w h eat w as 311.884k 196
bushels, and th e decreased consum ption
of eoru, 2,945.529.879 bushels a to tal de
creased consum ptiou of 3.257,416,072
bushels of w h eat aud corn in th e U nited
S ta te s during those four years. In this
artic le is given th e total production of
w heat and corn in th e U nited S ta te s each
y ear for five years, th e to tal value of
each y e a r's crop, and the decreased farm
value of each y e a r's crop com pared with
1892—w hen th e w heat crop of th e U nited
S ta te s w as larg er th a n in any of the oth er
years nam ed and th e w orld's w heat crop
as large as th e av erag e of the y ears since
1892—as proved by th e follow ing figures
tak en from page 293 of the "S ta tisti. al
A b stract of th e U nited S tates. 1896,"
w hich w as prepared under th e direction of
S ecretary C arlisle, as proved by th e let
te r therein su bm itting the report to the
H ouse of R epresentatives—e it e p t the fig
ures on w heat and corn crops of 1896
which have been obtained from page 559 |
of th e “ Y ear Book of th e U. S. I »epart-
m ent of A g ricu ltu re.” w hich w as pre
pared by S ecretary J- S terling Morton,
w ho is one of th e most extrem e free trad
era in the n ation:
Loss on wheat crops—
W heat crops.
D ecrease
Y ear.
Total ba.
Total value,
from 1£.*2.
1*<»2 ...515.Me.ftOO S322.111.S81 ........................ 1
1*«3 ...386.131.725 21X171.381 »106.940.5» >0
1 < 4 .. .4ft\2»17,416 225.OO2.tr25
06,3X4.856
1S5<5 ...4C7.102.A47
237.K3&.90&
64.172.883
1«8> ...<27.6S4.;M6 310.CQ2.53»
11.500.342 fa c tu re tin plate successfully in A m erica?
E x p e r i
m e n t s f o r t h e B e n e fit o f F a r m e r s .
** Washington cortsapondonco:
T h e - appear* to bo ao «bock to our
' A m erican m anufactures under
e new ta«ff law. J he treasury figure«
for A ugust,
firwT fu jj
under lhe
new law. .how -he b rg eM ex p o rt, of do
mestic m e n h a n d i* . of a n y A ugust in th «
¡“ »'ory of
co’,n tj*- Thev were »79-
a* against »V,, 685.931 for Au-
■
the contention 4 -he free trad ers th s t the
exportation of A merican m anufacture«
a is g re a tly fa c ilita te d b» low tariff. F or
the first eight month» of th e year 1897
the exports were over $61,900,000 jn «x-
ce«, o f th o se ,f th e fir.t eight m onths of
l*s»G, so th a t th e treasu ry officials «re pre-
dicting th a t the exports of thia year will
'•
»* of last year, w hich itself
was a record b reaker in the m a tte r of ex
porta. O ur hrst m onth's trad e under th«
present tariff w ith E urope gave a ha'anc«
of upw ards of »4«),0(M'J ij o in our favor.
1 he following tab - shows the balance of
trad e w ith the several continents:
E xports to. Im ports from,
b o r o p v .........
»5ft.ftft0.mi0 »20,000.000
N orth A -n e ric a .. ll.Oftt . „
5.04 4J.1XX
S outh A m e ric a .. 2.5oft.ooo
6.54J9.9O4]
A s i a t i c ......... ... .. 3,<40ft.ftftft
5.tgJ0.(J<X
O ceanica
• --•409,000
3.<JftO.<KJG
A frica . .
l,994>*^yj
250.090
T he present indication« ar« th a t ex
ports of this c h a ra c te r will am ount U
nearly $30o.0oo.ft»<0 for 1897. a* a r a in r
a little over $250.900,000 for 1806 an«
$2«S4/XiO,OOO for 181*5. A lthough to thh
time th e exports of m an u factu red articlei
have held up w onderfully, it ia thought
here by clone observer« m«*re th an likelj
th a t th is exportation will .fall off to somi
ex ten t in view of the fact tbs» A m ericas
m an u factu rers are running overtim e tx
supply go» ds fur the A m erican m arket.
T h e A rg e n tin e C sae.
Consider«t*> m ore com m ent has t*es
cau-ed over the report of the A rgentine re
C A N T M A K E T IN . C A N 'T WE?
m th a t S tate. G orm an .« a ra n d .d ate fur H enry tieo rg e because he is the only ex- ' taliatio q ag ain st o n r tariff th an the eat*
T reasu ry officials now h sv e no doubt
Total decrease In valne of Cnlted
ee-electioo to the S enate, and the Legis pouen: amoLg the candidates for M ayor w arran ts ir th a n •; e reports received her»
S ta te s’ wheat crop during the
th a t th e Dingley lsw will produce ample <>I«1 F r e e T r a d e A r g u m e n t K n o c k e d
It is stated th a t Ar-
la tu re chos«*n this te a r will elect his suc- of the principle» decided a t the Chicago would indicate.
past four y e a r s ..............................»300.832.3Sl
revenues sfteT it gets fairly at w ork. T he ,
In to a C ocked H a t.
•:.»rd.narilj
Farm loss on corn crvps—
ce««©r. A few week« ago G orm an a n c o n v n tiu a , a ta v lu te loyalty to which is
earning«
of
i’s
seecud
m
onth
exceeded
!
Everybody
rem
em
bers
how
the
free
Corn crops.
Decrease.
high dn;:es on all g- <ds exp*r:ed from th<
nounced th a t he w as not seeking an o th er the test of tru e D em ocracy."
H
enry
Tear.
Total bn.
Total valne.
from lse2. those of the second m onth of the W ilson trad ers scoffed s t the idea of m aking tin
I nited S tates to th a t country. T his ac
te rtr
T h a t waa th e first confession of
1832 1.628. F'4 000 $642.146.630
.....................
law . and are steadily growing.
| plate in this country. and how '.^ug they w eakness oo the p a rt of the M ary.aod Jievrge care« more for the single land tax , tion would em an ate fr -m a desire to r e
1SM3 1.619.406.131 l e i .« 3 ,« 2 7
50.521 <B8
•--an
b«*
d
fo
p
^
e
e
n
tire
C
hicago
plat-
'
S ecretary \\ ilaon says the beet su g ar denied th a t it wes being m ade a t all. Now I Jem oeratic m anagers, for G orm an's can
ISM . L212.770.G52 5Ai.T19.162
F7 427.4»!»
form. Mr. Sbawktia kci«», th • a rd w hen i a b a t e fur the d u ties placed on h id « and
15S«5 2.151.1.715-0 H 7.5W .lo6
74.637.524 m an u facto ries ia the U nited State* will we are m akm g tin plate enough to supply didacy. as both I democrats and Republi
the tim e come* he and lie c iy G eorge was • wools by the D ing'cy ,w . B ut it is eas.ly
1st*» 22o3.x75.lC5 491.OUC.JC7 151.139CU1 l«e quadrup.ed in num ber in th e next o u r own m ark ets and sh.p some ab r a d .
ih a i th« p»*opie and m erchants ©1
cans well know, will take aw ay thousands both be found w orking to get a «ingle- i
year.
Is
this
due
to
“
fam
ine
ab
ro
ad
"?
and we are m aking it b e tte r and cheaper of vote« fn-tu the Ift-ruocratic S ta te and lamb-tax plank in th e D em ocratic plat- . A rgentine would lose more by the opera-
T otal decrease in value of U nited
O
f
course
the
D
iagiey
law
m
ust
not
be
S ta tes corn crops during th e
than th e W elshm en did. I><ndon H ard- legislative tickets. G orm an's ci-od-tiunal form .— Indianapolis Jo u rn a l.
on th an they would gt*. n or even cause
past four y e a r s .............................. »363.725.658
credited with it.
thia country to lose. D eapite the com-
w-are f Sept. I« »ay>. referrin g to the offer now to abandon th e leadersh.p of
Add total farm io -so n w heat dur
P ro f. M il«on .a so busy With his new Wei*h m ak ers: “ It is not th eir fault if the hts party and cut looae hie o ffic ii connec
pla • » fr.
A r.» :. ne. our first month'«
in g the four y e a r s ........................ 300.S32.239
P o p u lis t « D r p p ln g It.
dut.ea th a t he h a sn 't had tim e to explain A m erican w orks, brand new in all their tion w ith it m eans th a t he and the oth er
as.ness w ith S nth A m erica undeT th«
T
he
Popuiist
party
is
rapidly
ab
an
d
o
n
Total loss on wheat and corn $664.558,239 why farm products and prices of labor in appointm ents, tu rn out plate« a little m anagers believe th a t the p a rty ’s chances
I'.L -y £W resulted
a a la a c e o f trad«
I t will be noticed th a t the lose in the creased as soon as the D .a g le j law went cheaper th an the W elsh mills. Beside*, in th e cam paign are hopi-.e*«.—S t. I. >u.t ing the free silver proposition. T he T«.»- n ’heir fav o r of over $4 90.000. r abvut
!**ka. K an.. A dvocate, a recognized offi
value of th e w h eat crops of the U nited into operation.
the A m erican» g»-t th eir tin b ars cheaper. G < >he-Pern oe ra t.
<••
a year, and ur tra le during
cial organ of the Populist p arty , in a re the j»ast y e a r has b e e t ab at three to one
The D em ocratic New York Jo u rn a l say - • • • < Jf course t? •• Io«# o f th e A uier.
S ta te s during th e p ast four y ears—$3»A>.-
cent
editorial,
says:
“T
he
principal
differ-
'
th
a
t
“
gold
is
on
its
way
to
New
York
and
D in g le y L a w D o in g S p le n d l lly .
822.581—w as nearly one-third of th e to tal
n favor of A rgentina. O u r trad e w ith
can trad e is a g reat d isa ste r, but it cam e
value of th e crop» fo r the fo u r year» when th e tide of dom estic m an u factu rin g in te r ia th e n a tu ra l o rd er of things, and m ust
A good deal has been said in the I ’emo- ! enee betw een th e orthodox P opulist and S outh Anten.-a ha* been aptly said to ta
the
R
epublicans
and
D
em
ocrats
<*n
the
com pared w ith th e value of th e w heat ests rises h ^ h e r each day. T he railroad« l»e accepted p atien tly .” T h ere never w as crwtic new spapers, and m ore particular- j
v«ey much like a jug handle—all on one
crop in 18921 I t will also be noticed th a t are blocked up w ith the crush of busux-»* a g reater trium ph for the protection prin- ly iu the m ugw um p free tra d e papers. money qu«*»ttou consists in the fa c t th a t i side. T he offi s a l figures of our dcaliag«
he
believes
papeT
money
of
th
e
right
sort
'
, iple. r a pui ne J *. ion»trat
th e total decreased farm value of th e corn all along th e line.”
el*>ut the fa ilu re of the D ingley bill to ) is as good a s gold or silver, and does not « arith the prir.- .pal S -h A m erican coun
It will be noticed th a t the to tal I©«* on e f f e c t i v e : lesa, th a t the establi
tries for the fis- ai y ear ec< ilng J u u e 30,
produce suffleieut revenue. T hey w ere ■
crops of th e pa»t f . u r years a g g reg at’d
need to l«e redeem ed i* c .th e r m etal. • • 1897, n...w* th a t we imp*-tied from them
not willing to w ait until the bill had b<«*u ,
$363.725.658—1 to tal loss o f $664.55.8.21.9 th e value of the farm an im als of the U n it the t;n plate indù« try wi th is ct
H e know s th a t the fiat or th e Law w ritten al*out $101.4)00,4)00 w orth of th eir pro-
ed State« du rin g th - year« 1893. 1'94. appreeiatkxs of th at fact was
fairly tried and until the «lock of im port
on the farm values of th e w heat a r d c m
oo the coin tone dollar* is its commission i
ed g <«ls had l*een ex hausted, but ta g a n 1 and gives it its k g a l value, an»! he r u e * j incts. ad m .ttin g over '.*» ]* r cent of th a t
crops of th e U nited S ta te s d u rin g th e past 1*95 and 1S9»1 rea he-1 the enorm ou* ag why th e free trad er« fought I
as m w o as the bill w ent into effect to corn- i
fo u r years com pared w ith th e farm valn e g reg ate o f <2.5*iU.422.9»S»: T h a t is ’he l i f f a a a d y . — L o u i a v iU e G o a u n e r c i a L
nothing ab o u t th e value of bullion. * * * I
"« -. ;•
8 ••
< th -f
plain th a t it w as not a revenue getter. I here is uv m<>re room in the bim etallic ! • ‘
of those crops in 1892! R em em ber th a t it 1 ss in th e v alue of farm an im als alone
C o m p a r e « t h e T w o Lavra.
'1 bey utterly ignored the fact th a t in an- j theory for the fiat idea th an there is in , >u^ prudu*•'.* and impu««-d dotiea on near-
is th e “farm " valu e o f th e g rain s th a t is during the past fo u r years.
T hese are vitally im portant facta to the
y all of it. at :
some cases extrem ely
T he A m erican Econom ist contain« an t ic . ¡.aturn o f it the country had been fi >od- !
quoted from the offic.al tables. I f figured
the m onom etallic theory.”
h.gh duties. 1 he PreridewT Of th e A rg en
_____________ ________
on the expert valne of w heat and corn f..r fa n n e rs of th e n ation, and they are only in stru ctiv e com i«ri»oti betw een the first »«I w ith im ported good* aud th a t c«<i«e- ;
tine R epc‘ lie h as r*- • m aiended retalia
th e years named th e loss on th e w heat and an o th er link in the chain o f official proofs * tw o m*«iths of th«* W ilson tariff and the quently im portations fell off as su»>n a* i
“ M o n e y P«»wo.-" A g a in .
tion agum st th « c an try for curtailing
corn for th e y ears nam ed th e loss on the —prepared by free tra d e official»—th at the , D icgley tariff. T h e figures »how th a t dur- th e new law w ent into effect.
T he W ileon law w as declared on its 1 1« it th a t terrib le “Blooey pow er” th a t - privileges heretofore ai-corded th a t coun
w heat and corn crops is nearly- double th a t farm ers of th e I nited S ta te s !>>st over j mg th e first m onth of its operation.
is destroying the cr-p s all over the world I
fo r the “fa rm ” loss—for it is over a bnl- five billions of dollars by th e decrea*ed J temt»er, 18544. the W - • bill yk ded a I face to be a revenue g e tte r purely, and for ’he purpose of giving A m erican firm - J try, in com e. »□ w ith o th e r countries, far
g re a 'e r th an any privilege« we have eo -
consum p'ion and decreased values of th eir revenue of »22.*>21.22i* and during the tec- its advocates asserted th a t it w as a tariff
ion dollars.
crops during the four y ears of free trad e ood m -nth f 19.139.24«». T he D ingley bill ' fc»r revenue only. It went into effect in ers higher prices and thus vh-jw.ug them 1 j *yed from them , but it is cot probab e
L o sse s o n O a ts a n d H a y .
the falsity of the w heat and-»ilver theory? I th s t the A rgentine C ccgres« will take Je-
governm ent and free silv er ag n atio n . T he ' produced $19,923,4113 during th e first S eptem ber. 1S1M. In it* first m<»o!h the
T h ere is Jaat as much sense in assutn.ug j • :«ve steps w hen the true relations of the
T h e following official sta tistic s give the
- -•
* _ -
readers should co n stan tly rem em ber th at m onth o f its operation and $21.933,4
th a t the money pow er could control th e j two co n n tn es are sh wn by the discussion
1 o » m - of the farm ers of th e U nited S ta te s
m onth, th e receipts were $19.129.- ;
th e statistic s g.ven here are not “ R eg.ater during th e second. T he point of co n trast
on the:r o ats and hay crops for th e years lies." but are tak en from th e official re ; is th a t while the W ilaon bill showed a 24ft. T he total receipts for the fir*t tw o ! wind and w eath er and grasshopjieni and i which will ensue in th a t body.
nam ed in consequence of th e decreased porta of the free trad e S ecretary of the large fallin g off in th e second m onth the m onths were »41.7»5ft.4’19. The Dingley oth er cause« of foreign grain sh»»rtagts 1 S ecretory Wil>on has arranged with the
hon:e consum pt.on during th e four y«-ars T reasu ry and the free trad e S ecretary of I Dingley bill show« a large gam and $2.- I bill w a« in o|icratioo tw o m onths on the as ii w aa to assum e last fall th a t a hand- ! Postofflee 1‘ep artm en t to allow farm ers t*
o f free trad e governm ent and free silver A g ricu ltu re of P res.d en t C leveland’s last 793.85S more th an the total revenue re- 1st o f O ctober. In A ugust the receipts , ful of financiers located in a o u e mysteri- I i*e G o v ertu . -r.t fra n k s for sending their
on» secret cham ber in Loodon o r else- j s a m p l« of su g ar beets to the dcpxrtm eat
ag itatio n :
I reived during th e second m onth of the
I
B j
•• r » Jl
ad m in istratio n .—P c s Moines R egister.
w here could control th e legislation of the ’ and to the experim ent statio cs for analy
L o s s on o a t s —
IKB.ftQG,
the
total
for
the
first
tw
o
month*
'
W
ibon
bill.
From
an
o
th
er
point
of
view,
j
O ats crop.
g r e a t « < t a n d most intelligent nations of sis. T his relieves the farm er of any ex
D ew *
of
the
new
law
being
$40.956.713.
o
r
!•■««
M c K in le y a m i 2 & -C e n t W h e a t !
covering expen d itu res a s well as rece.pfs.
T e a r.
T o t a l bo.
T o ta l v a lu e .
the world in ta h a lf of the gold standard,
18Z t .. .6K l.f«35.i«0 »2UO.253,611
T h e free ailverites la«t y ear m ade su n , th e deficit during the fir«t m onth of the th a n a million below th e receipts of the as w as asserted from day to day and I pense in the m.arter and will enable him
1ÍSH3 .. .638. « 4 . 850
to deterni.:.-* w eth er his soil i* adapted
187.576 4B8
»21.677 519 dry bold sta te m e n ts a b ,u t a «x-ntTaeted Dingley bill w as nearly $7.4M.i)jkx» great<-r first tw o month* of the W ilson law.
1 « H .. .662.fO 6.tC 8
week to week during the entire cam paign to the gr- w th o f the su g ar bceL
2 1 4 .816.tQ 0
•3.36X30»
H
ere
is
an
o
th
er
way
of
p
u
ttin
g
it.
l
a
th
an
d
u
rin
g
th
e
first
m<>ath
of
the
Wils<m
cu
rren
cy
:
th
a
t
th
ere
w«»
not
enough
m
on
18Ö5 . . * . . i , - *
- -
,
of 18!«6.
l»a.655.U 68
T h ere is co d ep artm eat of the admin-
1 & 6 . . .797.346.404
132.4*«5. i a »8
76.768.578 ey in th e country w ith which to do busi bill, while in th e second m onth of the th e first un-nth of th e W ilson law the de- ,
stratio n w ore popular or doing b etter
Dingley
bill
th
e
deficit
w
as
over
$10,000,-
ficieccy
w
as
$7.706,799;
in
the
se
ood
ness. and th a t th e only way out of it w as
A
n
o
t
h
e
r
M
u
m
p
.
»144.044.640
work th an th a t of Ft* :etary W ilaon. H e
by the adoption of th e free and unlim ited 4WJ0 less th an in the second m onth of the n v n th . $13.573,800; the total deficiency
•Increased vaine - t co m crop !n
A nother fall in silver is recorded from
1S94, d*~l acted from dccr»as»-d
coinage schem e. T his would fix things up W ilson bill. T h e W ilson bid deficit grew in the first tw o month* being $21.273,44X1. i the financial centers in this country and has been m aking interesting experim ents
with reference to good roads; he has beeu
value of the other years named.
»563.309 all right, b u t un'es« adopted, m any te rri a s th e bill got older and continued to in- ' U nder the D ingley bill in th e first month
Europe. D uring the closing w eek in Sep
working to get in an increased and profit
crease,
while
th
e
Dingley
bill
deficit
w
as
the
deficiency
w
as
$14.7>*’
»
4.452
and
in
the
ble
things
would
h
appen:
w
heat
would
Total net loss o c o a ts crops of
te ro ta r the price o f silver bars dropp»*d
drop to 25 cents a bushel, m ortgages $1,000,000 less in th e second m onth than second m onth, S eptem ber last, $3.435,718; * from 5 7 ^ cents per ounce to 54 cents, in able m arket a! -a f r *. u r b u tte r; he is
the four y e a r s ........................ »13»,
L oss on hay crops—
would be foreclosed, men could find no : in th e first, show ing th e superiority of the to ta l fo r the tw o m onths being »IS.- 1 New York. A money m etal which would working u p a th e introduction of f >te ga
H ay crop s
em ploym ent, and a general gloom would the Dingley bill as a producer of revenue. : 000,150, therefore the deficiency in the fluctuate obj per cent in value in a single <ee»i likely to be beneficial to onr farm ers;
Tear. Total tons.
Valne.
fro
18 8 6 .. . 65.766.15«, »570.862.872
settle over the country, such a« bad never while as a producer of prosperity there is first tw o m onths under the W ilson law week can scarcely commend itself to the he is doing goo! w ork looking to the pre*-
1>94 . ..5 4 .8 7 4 .4» >8 468.578.321 »i«¿
been «een b-s'ore. It will be rem em bered, no r»«m for com parison. T he W ilson bill i was over $3.04)0,000 g re a te r than in the average voter a« a safe one for adoption ew atioB of c u r A m erican forests and a
1- V. . .47.078.541
393,185.615
177.
how
ever, th a t th e free coinage proposition destroyed prosperity, while the Dingley first tw o m onths of the present law. P ut- i by a single nation w ith, at least th e co- ■ hundred oth er things which the Agricul
1396 . . .5W.2S2.15» 3S8.145.614
182.
ting these results in ta b u la r form we fur- | oj»»*ration of o th er countries to su stain its ’ tu ral D epartm ent can d«v for the benefit
w as not adopted by th e voters of the coun bill is restoring it.
of the fa n n e r of the present day and (Ito
nish the follow ing sta tistic s:
»462,730.066 try . and yet in spite of this fact the circu
value.
A n E m i n e n t M a n 's \ le w « .
Add loss on oats crops
l-e-tietit of w h ch his children will r<«P a
. 138.841.331 lation of the country w ithin a y ear has
F irs t tw-o m onths:
year* to come.
People
who
are
railing
ag
ain
st
the
U
n
it
W
ilson
Dingley
n
r
y
a
n
iw
it
i
F
r
e
e
T
r
a
d
e
—
F
r
e
e
H
u
l
n
.
increased
nearly
»190.4JOO.fttlO.
w
heat
has
Total four years' loss on oats
G E O R G E M E L V IL L E .
B ill.
Bill.
and h a y .......................................»6ul.220.397 gone up to th e d ollar m ark, m ortgages are ed S ta te s courts aud th eir m ethods would '
If Lo'tise Michel *h<>u!d come to this |
;
do
well
to
read
w
hat
retirin
g
Ju
s
tic
e
Field
Exi*eoditurea
...$63.036.959
$58.95»'».M3
J
T h official reports on the <*ats crop« for being rapidly paid off. men are employed
country to preach the gospel of an arch y j W h a t A b o u t C o m , P o r k a n d M o o l?
th e years 1892 to 1895 w ere obtained from everyw here, and the only gloom o b serv a said of th a t highest of all U nited S ta te s R e c e i p t s . . . . . . . 4l.74j9.4tR4 441,956,713 she would probably begin by avow ing her {
11 *w do the free silver *od free trade
tribunal*,
the
Suprem
e
C
ourt,
a
fte
r
more
page 294 of th e “S tatistical A b .tra c t of b le in th e country comes from the fac
allegiance to B ryanism . free tra d e and j
th an th irty y ears' opportunity to observe
$21.275.500 $18,000.150 free ruin and w ind up by denouncing { th eo rists who ar« charging up th e a J f* n c e
th e U nited S tates. lb9G.” and the oat* tory smoke.
in w heat to the shortage abr*«d accouwt
, th e court. In his le tte r announcing his ,
crop of 1S96 from page 567 of th e “ Year
M ark H anna and the Dingley ta riff.— ’
( n d u ly E x e r c is e d .
for the advau -e n all other farw products,
retirem ent, he said, “ As I look ta c k over ■
Book of th e U. S. D ep artm en t of Agri- j
O u r F a r m e r « W ill P r o f it .
G rand R apids H erald.
i«om. rve. beef, pork, wooL-***^** ♦lor***»
i
the
m
ore
th
an
a
th
ird
of
a
century
th
a
t
I
H
enry
W
atterso
n
,
the
Louisville
phil«»»-
j
cu ltu re. 1696.“ T h e official hay crop sta- • E stim ates m ade by th e Governm«-nt s ta
sheep, hops, t b n e e o a m ’ < » -'totoe** T h e
P o l i t i c a l B ir d S h o t.
tistica were obtained from page 571 of th - ; tistician s of the I nited State« and Aus- have sat on this bench. I am m ore and ‘ opher. has been view ing w ith alarm again. I
fact is th a t it i« dne t»*<h * increaaad con
“Y ear Book U. S. D ep artm en t of A gri tra -H u n g a ry place th e deficiency in the m ore im pn*»«ed w ith the im m easurable H e sees evidences th a t the French revolu
R eports from th«* farm ing regions show sum ptiou a t h- nte. >*• P!e n h o earn ,itd *
culture. 1886,” which sta te s th a t no offl | world*« wh» a t supply for this y ear at 292,- i im portance of thia court. N o w aud then tion ia to be revived very soon on the th a t th e corn is shocked. So are the free economize in e a t-« - th<* * who’* e a ru -
i we h ear it spoken of as an aristo c ra tic j A m erican »tage w ith A ltgeld. T illm an and j
cial estim ates w ere m ade on th e hay crop« 9<MJ,999 bushels. T h e to tal crop of last
silver advocates who note its advance in
,
-. 1 spend f a r more for
featu re of a republican governm ent, but ; H enry tieo rg e cast a* R obespierre, D a n
y
ear
fell
130,000,000
bushels
short
of
the
for the years 1S89 to 1892 inclusive. If
value.
fo.nl and g* th a t of * b<*n e r
j it is th e most dem ocratic of all. I t car- : ton and M arat respectively. As a uiat- t
average,
so
th
e
net
deficiency
of
the
tw
o
th e statistics for 1S92 had been collected
j rips n eith er th e purs» nor th e sw ord, but te r of fact, there w as never less dang* r i Th«*se dark clouds th a t hang over every W hen th o * o r*t*nF I**'"'?’-* of the L nited
th e to tal loss on the hay crops would un- 1 y ears agg reg ates 332,000,000, or ni';re I it posMV'se« th e pow er of declaring the th an now th a t we a re near to a conflict m an u factu rin g tow n now daya a re not of S tates - e empl o ed at good w ages they
doubtedly have been largely increased by th a n one-sixth of a norm al y e a r’s supply. law. and in th a t is found the safeguard w ith the forces of disorganisation. T he i a dangerous ch aracter, except to the c a buv ir. *‘e
*Df*
UF ’ban when un-
com parison w ith th e total value of 1892. T h is is au fleien t to account for the a d w hich keeps the whole m ighty fab ric of ; A m erican people arc b e tte r fed. better lam ity how lers.
v,r . eyed or w**rk?..g for h alf pay. It is
vance
in
price«,
w
hen
tak
en
in
connection
L o sse s on F a rm A n im a ls .
j the governm ent from rushing to destruc- i housed, b e tte r cloth»«!, b e tte r educated,
T he B ank of E ngland is becoming a .rvtectivc ta t iff th a t d< »*s the business.
T he fa n n e rs ’ enorm ous losses ©n the w’ith th e fact th a t th e consum ing popu'a- tion. T his negative pow er, the pow er of , and more contented th an any oth«»r people alarnu*d at the outflow of gold from its
tion
ia
co
n
stan
tly
increasing.
Re|>orts
T h e y W o n l I I ' u i n U a.
value of th eir farm anim als during th e j
i r e s ista n c e , ia th e o n ly s a f e t y o f a p op u in the world, and if they should conclude coffersf to this country, and various mea«-.
It is a pity th a t thi« «»untry should be
fo u r years of free trad e governm ent and from the w heat ex|M»rting countries of la r g o v e rn m e n t.”
th a t any political or social changes are ! ures are being attempt««! to stop it. B >
th
e
S
outhern
H
em
isphere
prom
ise
a
good
so completely a t the mercy of the “gold
free silver coinage agitation -n d in g M an h !
necessary or prom ising they w ill m ake ’ it .«till continue« to come.
T r a d e R e v i v a l N ot T h r e a t e n e d .
pow er” of E ngland. Gold has been posr-
4, 1897. are proved by th e following tig av erag e yield from th e next h arv est, but
them peaceab'y through th e ballot box.
T
he
D
em
ocratic
new
spapers
are
b»
wail
T h e sam e sort of reaction which has Mr. W atterso n should cheer up and re- ' ing the fact th a t the deficit of th** second ed into tl:«* Un > >1 Stat«*«. at San Fran-
ures tak en from pages 574, 575. 57« and tin* outlook for next y ear's A m erican w in
577 of the “ Y ear Book of th e U. 8. D e te r w heat is bad enough to m ore th an b al occurred in th e «lock m ark et in the p ast I tu rn for a season to those mild Sw iss m onth «»f the Dingley law was o 'e r three ci«co. New York and all the great potto,
unt 1 our gold <irculati*«n :« fifty uiilSon
p a rtm e n t of A griculture. 1897.” prepared ance the good prom ise of A u stralia and tw o w«*eks took place iu the la tte r p art of i wine«.—E x.
million dollars t$3,99ft."99* They prob
A rgentina. On th e whole, th e outlook is 1S79, th e y ear of gold resum ption, and i
u nder the direction of S ecretary J . Sterl- J
ably did not notirv* th a t the deficit of the m o r e t h a n it was a year «go. wh.V the
P r o b a b ly a n O v e r s i g h t .
for j w b etter supply uext y ear th an this, m any persons predicted then, as they do
Ing M orton, who w as the free trad e Secre
second m onth c f the W .ison Law was over total increase in circulation is m arly s
including In d ia.—P itts b u rg D ispatch.
A b o u t th e only wild vagary th a t the
hundred million.
h«*re really <a-ms to
novv, th a t th e “boom has b u rst.” T he
ta r y of A g ricu ltu re during P resid en t
$13,000.090.
I»«» no way to stop these * e h e m < ra in ’ «to
very sam e infioccicc which caused the re- i Chicago platform did not indorse and
C leveland's last term :
A n o th e r E v id e n c e .
"M r. H an n a ft* the ow ner of •. mine in old <»tuitries fr. ui floodinc us with their
action then caum « it now —wild specula- j ailopt w as the single land tax. and it looks
L o s s on f a r m a n im n ls —
An evidence of th e im provem ent in b ’.s- tion. P rices w ent up too fast a t th e be now as if th a t m ight g» iu th«* next mi- ' M ichigan. I i i s tlie «»n!y one in M ichigan gold and swe» i» : aw ay the uvien»m ning
De<*rea«e
iueaa since th e people of th e country de ginning of the trad e revival then, as they tionnl D em ocratic platform . T h e tr u th w here the u*.tiers own th eir own home*. of the Chicago and other free eom aga
from
Tear.
Total value.
Jan. 1. 1893. cided iti fav o r of protection and sound have «lone iu th«* past few mouth«. Buai- j is. th ere is not m uch else left fo r th«* par- | In this mine they are getting b etter pay p l a n k s . _______________
Jan. 1. 1 8 tR ___ I2.4S3.3Q6.41M
money is found in figures in the receut re tie«« expansion w as not checked in the ty. T he tariff question is settled for than at any «»tin r mine in the S tate.
Jan. 1. 1894 ....»2,1744.816.734
»312.WC».927
W h e a t W ill K e e p U p.
S taten <*et by A. W. W right, ex M ember
Jan. 1. 1 8 9 6 ----- 1,819.446. .'tuft
664.060.375 p o rt of tin- In te rs ta te 4'om nierce 4'oinini*- •lig h test degree, how ever, by the tempo- j m any years to com«*, fr«*e silver w ill never
llur* eat* cv ;• ro| r 's confirm the e«-
Jan. 1. 1 8 9 6 ___ 1.727.936.061
755.SS0.5O7 sioti. They show th a t the freight tonnage rnry drop in stock« in 1879. nor is it iu i figure iu an o th er national election, “gov- | Board K n ig h ts of Labor.
Jan. 1. 1897 ----- 1.655.414.612
828.092. ft»!9 for th e y e a r ju s t ended is the larg est in
em in en t by in junction” is too thiu for a
The P hiladelphia Record says th a t the t i m a t e d s h o r t a g e * t h a t b v e b e e n made
1897. St. Ix>uis G lobe-D em ocraL
a«suran«?a
th e history of th«* railw ays of the country,
national is«uc, so w h at is the poor old i Dingley law cotues thundering d»*wn the frotu t me to - inc #■ -i ►
Total loss on farm anim als dug
r!n the four free trade years »2.560,422.968 and is i:o less th an seventy millesn tons
i h«‘i r < a a e ftepeleae.
I»emocn»cy to do? John G. S hauklia, line in tlie «e«*ond m onth of its operation that the foreign deu . . 1 w ill keep tha
T h e largest tin plate mill io th e world ia iu excess of th e preceding year.
T he
S en ato r <»onnan’s off« r to su rren d er 1 D em ocratic national com m itteem an fr««m J w ith a deficit of three and a half million p i i c e s o f A n « r i *an b r - \o l t u t « u p to th «
to b - erected a t Newcaatl», I ’a. See, gross earning» of th e railro ad s of th e the 1 »viuocrati«* leadership In M aryland this S tate, ha* beeu a pronounced advo «lollar«. W hat a noise there m ust have ¡ s .i n i a b o u t w h ic h 11» -y h v e f l u c t u a t e d
d id n 't somebody predict ju s t a few years country for the y e a r were nearly $75,999,- provided th e B altim ore Suu supports its j « a te of the single land tax f«>r year«, ami berwi iu the aeeoiid m outh of t lie W ila o n
•
ago th a t no am ount of protective en co u r 999 g re a te r th an those of the preceding party iu the S ta te and legislative cam ; a few days ago he said to au interview ei
a :n.v’li i l any
law, wh»u the deficit » a.« th irteen wad a the A m erican **111 < r *
agem ent would m ake it nosaible lv m anu
y tm .
psign, la the D em ocracy's ua< of distress "W e ta I in New Yoik I should •upp'-rt h a lf niiilivn.