The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-10-12
Pros0erity Under Grant.

The increase of the business, the wealth and
the construction of public enterprises is one of
the most reliable criterions of the prosperity of
the nation under the administration of Presl-
dent Grant Folks whose dispositions make
them chronic grumblers constantly repeattheir
lamentations about hard times and make dis
heartening statements concerning the business
of the community in which they live. Our
ears are saluted almost daily and hourly by
these people who seem to be delighted only by
being ia imaginary misery, and using their
best efforts to put those about hem in the same
dsagreeable predicament. These people grum-
BILE about government taxes when they have
been reduced one hundred and fifty millions
during President Grants administration. All
this is done for its effect. 1t has an evident
purpose in its incipiency. The impression is
sought to be made that President Grants ad-
ministration is responsible for what they con-
slider dreadful calamity. And they are
silly enough to think that the only remedy is
to elect Horace Greeley, and this is sure
remedy to them, because IL is change. This is
about the best reason they could give for ad-
vocating the election. of Horace Greeley and
their opposition to President Grant
Let us see how much foundation there is to
ali this useless nonsense upon this subject.
During the year 1871 the American people
built 1853 miles of railroads at cost of $685.
900 ,OOO, and equipped them alta cost ofS5O, OOO,-
900 more. Hereare S275, O0O,O that the people
have spent in this item alone. In 1870, the
wear previous, there were built GAS miles of
railroads, in 1859, 1899, ia 1868, 3,O33.
Thus it is seen that the amount of railroads
built by the American people has been on the
increase-and greatly so-every year since
President Grants Inauguration. In 1871, the
tonnage of the railroads of the United States
amounted to 100, 900 tons, whose aggregate value
was $4,000, OOO,O 900.
Cracking will not alarm the people who have
so increased their railroad facilities-2o,0 900
miles in three years-and produced such abun-
dance of freight in one. Letthem keep at their
business. This sort of people always have lived
and we doubt not always will live while human
ity is in its present state.
We know o. no crlJeTlOu Uy WHICH INC wei
being and well-doing of the Iaboring classes Of
people may be so correctly Judged as by the
amounts they deposit in the Savings Institu-
lions. The laboring man who deposits 5000 pei
aunum in savings bank is in prosperous
condition.
The savings banks of the State of New Iors
alone had an increase Of their deposits in the
wear 1870 by sS6,SS9, IO9. This gives to each
deposition an average of s2s6.SO. During the
wear 1871 these deposits were increased by SS7,'
966, 500, giving to each dePOsitor an average o.
ss24O3. It's seen that the savings banks o.
the State of New York alone have received from
her Iaboring classes deposits to the amount Of
s74,ss5,77s. Does this show decline or pros
perity for the country? Is this indicative Of
Incidence and poverty or industry, thrift and
prosperity among those who must make the
material wealth Of any nation The facts
speak for themselves and repute the futile
grumblings of effete Democrats.