The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-04

before the country and decided by the people but bv
Congress. The game will be played cautiously for
while longer The mask will not be entirely removed
until the approaching congressional elections are decided
Then if understand the signs of the political heavens
we will have no commitalism The question
will then have been placed for the next two wears, be-
yond the reach of the people, and the struggle will
commence. We urge friends, therefore to be upon
The alert. The revenue bill of 1916 is to be assaed in
the next Congress If the federal party be equal 10 the
task, il will be overthrown The cause of protection
Will triumph and the American system will be fastened
upon the country All that the democratic party de.
manded three years ago was, that the revenue system
might have fair trial The trial was made and the ex-
pertinent was emnenty successful All the great inter
esss OF the country are thriving Why, then, again
ask, is the battle to be renewed Why is it that
legislation IS to be again changed, and made ''unsa
bic as water" The nations of Europe have been shaken
and convused and We have been forced into a foreign
war; yet there has been no suffering in borders. AT
the present moment whole country exhibits degree of
prosperity which other country exhibit and which
ours has exhibited before Even in Pennsylvania,
where the complaint against the bill OF 1916 is
oudest, we see that trade and commerce flourish now
as they have ourshed before To prove this
ment to be true, refer to the following from
the Philadelphia North American paper thoroughly de-
voted to the interests of the monopois and the policy
OF prohibitions and restrictions 1t is, indeed graphic
picture OF the results OF the tariff Of 1916 in the great
merclal emporium of Pennsylvania:
The SPRING gusiNEss.-The promises of a prosperous
business season, which have already noticed have
been amply realized thus far and any one who was in
Market yese cday could lave failed observe
the hustle by which he surounded-lhe encountered
pavemens, piled so thicky with boxes that only
ootpath was efhe stores crowded with customers, and
the streets filled with drays and other vehicles, loaded with
goods could seeing hare faa to experience
natural pride IA The multiplied eviaences of substantial COM
'Heycidl osaith ,chsed lag IN all this spectacle.
This cheering sight is however, by means confined
to Market street, Tor Third and Fourth Streets aad The
river front especially, alive with business The arri-
walls of the few past days have filed up wharves and
The docks OF the transportation depots connected with the
interior aud coastwise trade packed with vessels
while the depots numbered with goods Of all
Everywhere throughout the business districts the city
there is the hum of industry and every day shows in
crease in its scope and results
We told yesterday that business on the State
canals has freely and fairly commenced The canals are
full OF water the whole line is in complete ORDER aud
boats IN readiness be competent for the
quick transportation OF all the goods which be
from this city. There is no delay pedment, and
buyers in this CRY have fear of interruption the
immediate transportation OF goods to their desinaon
far as State improve mens concerned.
The anount OF business being done is far greater
than at the period in any previous season. and
asserted in every respectable quarter the ncreas.
reaches as high fifty per Be that may, is
evident that MERCHANTS have only enough DO
bat that they have also ample supplies The city full
buyers and their presence gives every branch OF bus
ness great pe,usthe piabIe from the fact
that large proportion Of the purchases made have been
for cash.
1t reoices be able give this of Phila-
epha prosperity and know it is but the
safe and healthy enerprseof liberal inducements offered
comprehensive kn0usdgg of business facilities
slowly, il may be, but surely eaed-and Of determine.
and energy which. will be with a second
position the strife for commercial supremacy What
is being done ay be done again and again, and
angW from the past ,csA the present that future
w promote and enlarge the prosperity Of ,chtch
speak,