The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-26

III shOuld like % - the UomAa VhO
could 20 through Paris without buyibg ,
new goUh.p II would Be difficult q ind
tasteful woman anywhere Who dos not
approve d the latest style FROM Paris.
The tribute which other nations pay to
the ingenuity Of French artisans and ar
lists in the manufacture Of dreS%go0dl,
and the making up Of dresses, is exceed.
I ingly large. Even in England, 50 differ
eni in the character Of her people, not
only has French cookery superseded the
English, but French taste in everything
appertaining 70 Wearing apparel Is the /
standard Of fashion.
3, France has q fne climate and an ex-
cellenG soil, and her lAnds, which have
been cultivated for centuries, Instead Of
being exhausted by = vicious system Of
husbaAdEy, yielding les than formerly |
BY unskillfnl tilllge, a is unfortunately |
the case in many PaEts Of The uRiIed
States, are nov more productive than /
they ever we're before, while the division ,
into small OWnerAhiPs-lhe resVll Of the
FpeRce Law Of inheTitance- incPiAes every I
year the acreage under cultivation. Not |
ViIhSIaRdiRg Der large Populatioa 70 be 4
led upoh shat her soil PrOduces-a l
population i some IS, Q0Q. 900 uP0u ter
ritoEy nuch smaller than TeGAs-shs i . |
large exporter Of TaTiOas kinds d agricql- |
tural products A. purely agricultural |
country, she i undORblly the tiFst IN En-
rope; in manufacturers, second ORly lOt
GFpaI Britain. " l. rsf !
But notwithstanding the ecODODy, the
| industry, the Skill, tbs general thrift Of
her peOPle, and her great agricultural nj
sources, together with the AecumnlatiGNs
Of iOrmer years, FrSRee BQuid pOi haEe
beeh able to pay the indemnify eG-
acted by Germany, and " FeOoTeF, ~ she
has done, from the disastrous efecls OF
the var, had not the management Of Der
finances and reTeHHe beeR cOAfRei 10 he
hands Of able, experienced, and upright
Hen, and had not her OTH people and The
capitalists VI other nations relied imPllcli-
" upon her good faith French slaies.
men have not h'sn notable examples OF
political UisdORl OF conservatism, Dor
have the Freneh people bseR especially
trust Uorihy on Questions Of gOyeEnnenti
bat no cOuaIEy has heeR more favored in
the possession 81 reAlly abe 6RancieTs
and political ecoBomists. Fortunately
also, for PraBce, agiIl;sli and disIurbFd
a. she has b<rn on political question: the
quesliOIas " hhaBCe lRd TeyeRue, up
on Ehich the great material Interests u
the nation depend, have been excluded
from the political areRa-(Uil it not he
4 happy thing for our people ghea the
same can be aid Of the United State ,
80 that the sans general financial and
economical policy has been PurEuei Tor
Yeas, notwithstanding the changes that
have taken place in her forms Of govern.
meni. The transitions from monarchy
to democracy, from democracy TO i'm.
periali.m, from impeTiAlpm back 70 mon.
afehy, from monarchy hack 70 imperial
i'm, aBl iron imperialism to tnPublicln'
ism, have Seen anomalous and startling
bat during al thee political changes the
financial ard reTenus departments 81 the
government, eIcsBi tot the brigf IeFioi
Ebsn al landmarks we're FVtpa away,
hare been 1dminis;e'ai With Eingul3G
.ieziibsss and uis11m, AID With single
ere 70 developing the resources ct shs "a
ton. stimulating pTo11ettyn, and incTe1s-
ing foreign iTAiIs. Generally The rev
sLue LAYS, although bA Frequently
charged, have kept PACE Sith tie pro.
Eres.ire gpifii Of ibs age, TIE tendency d
1hieh, ubqUe.;i0nably, il 70 give full
ylzy 10 International exchanges 10 no
pierious period 0f her history hare
greater ability and 6rmb4ss kEea die
plIysd 10 the management d her fn1bnes
ard the impgitiOn IL I1reI than during
IL last bar ye4f,. TIE tank note cir.
eBistiDh, temporarily iBcTtASsd tFyUDd
iie nyBreftibIc point, "a. 10 le brought
Up 10 the TlFcie 'tabdzfj, 10th ~ are
d1ctiyn IL iI,e volume aud an iuerv1e Of
tyin. TIE interest on The public Debt,
ra.1Iy Augmented A. il had tetn, Tas 10
le proridei for, and this could only b.
done By iBcrcasc Of taxation. In dealing
Nth tlIe-e questions there has been no re-
snri 10 eITsIiieniy, no ihnHling. prUCraSl-
batting policy has been Pits0ed. What
Uas NECESSARY 10 be done 10 accon.
pli.h GIes4 6bjets vas dOhe veil abd
promptly. ard the Nisil1m Of the pol
icy which has been enforced has
been ViDdicated by the The results.
All this, however, would not have
saved France By relieving her from the !
German armies, II there had teep distrust
In regah % Der good iaith. PTAhee,
notwithstanding het great resources, VA
only saved by the confidence which
money .lenders At home and abroad had
in her integrity. Some there may have
been HhO doubted her ability to pay, but
bObcdy distrusied her fidelity. In her
darkest days there wa no apprehension
that she Sould ever fepudiate her debts.
II such an apprehension bad existed; II
any member Of her Assembly or any per.
son Of prominence had expressed doubt
in regard 70 TIE maintenance Of the ma
tional faith, either By failure in The inn
position Of taxes or By an issue Of paper
money, based, in the Language Of our in.
Gaiionists, upon the resources Of the ma
ton and this doubt had obtained any
eonsidetAble currency, the indemnity
would not have been paid to-day. Never
before did | understand and appreciate
the Importance and value Of high nA-
tiOnal honor a. did in HilBesAibg the
sueuess Of the French indemnity loan.
No people undenstahd better than French
men that nothing is more important to
nation than credit, nothing more danger.
Oh. than the loss Of II. The idea Of repd.
diation has no lOdgment in the French
mind, and this ii EAl which made the in
demnity loans . success when 4 failure
would hare been in the last degree disas-
tr0us | shOnh Be happy Il I could say
that the SAme confidence exists 10 the
ubliRaiiOns al the limited Htatas. WhVl
ii doe not will explain hereafter. The
great mistake Shich France makes i in
not reducing her governmental expense
in tiBes Of peace. This will he referred
to In MY next letter.
HUUI MCCCLLOCH
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