Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-11-20

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parties are aware, Mr.. Seymour says,
that "a bad currency will harm trade
and industry, and a good currency will
help them
But Mr.. Seymour further argues that
currency cannot of itself make wealth
nor prosperity. There are other vital
questions besides the currency question
which should not be oversbadowed by
it. The American people have much
good wheat, corn, and oats to sell, and
also large amount of excellent manu-.
factured articles of all descriptions I;
consequently one Of the grea, questions
of the day is, "What can VIC do to sell
what we have, and what we can pro.
duce The answer TO that will solve
all our troubles will make labor glad,
give comfort TO our homes, and give
life and hope to every form of industry.
The other Nations OF the World need
IN greater or less measure what is
grown on our fertile farms and made
by our skilliul mechanics, and, there
fore, whatever onlargcs and facilitates
our commercial relations with the out
side world tends to enrich us and rem.
der us prosperous and happy. 1t is
then evident that by enlarging the
number OF our merchant ships, and
thereby ohoapening the transportation
across tho ocean Of our farm and manu-.
iactured products, We dopreciscly what
is best calculated to put in operation
the connected wheels OF industry -
and TO make us great Nation. And
it just in this matter that !hc Repub.
lican party has most wonderfully blum.
dered, and has persistently adhered to
a most ruinous policy.
Mr.. Seymour charges upon the Re
publican party the folly of having
"swept our carrying trade from the
ocean so that we cannot send, as we
did, what we make into every harbor
OF the Garth" The Republicans have
made law that no American merchant
shall buy a ship to DO used upon the
great FREQ ocean of the world il ii is
built outside OF the United States, he
is told that sLch ship, although owned
by one of our own citizens, shall not
have the protection of the American
flag, and "as we are not able to build
the iron steamships now used as cheap
ly as they are made elsewhere, our
merchants cannot compete with those
of other countries" Eighteen years
ago, under Democratic rule, our flag
was found in all the harbors OF the
world, however remote, and was seen
more than that of any other Nation
now, under Republican misrulc, our
flag is fast disappearing from even the
highways of the seas. Whoever, Mr.,
Seymour astutely remarks, will trace
the result of this policy of the Repub-
lican party upon the labor and trade
Of the United States, will find it, more
than any other cause, hinders the return
of prosperity it, in effect, stops the
sale Of what we have and what we can
make to meet the wants Of other
people"
The free competition between the
railroad aud canal lines OF New York,
brought about by the wise administra-
ton of the Democratic officials of that
great State, is used as an argument by
Mr.. Seymour, TO illustrate what should
be aimed at in our National politics
the reduction OF the tax on trade
through that State TO New York City
has resulted in more grain being sent
from the West this year to that great
commercial metropolis than at any
other period in our history, and the
whole Nation has been benefited by
the wise policy of the Democratic party
of the Empire State The result is
shown by the following statement; In
tho year ending July 81, 1877, the ex.
ports from our country amounted in
value to s6Ol, 900, 900 they will exceed
this in the year ending July 81, 1878
OF this vast sum exceeding in two
years, 81, 200, 900, 900, nearly the whole
was made up Of farm products. But
through the unwise legislation of the
Republican party, which controls the
National Government, the great profit
of carrying these exports across the
Atlantic falls into the hands Of stran.
gers. American enterprise is forbidden
by the Republican party to compete
in the profitable business of carrying
the products of American skill and in.
dustry TO foreign lands. Our wheat
corn, oats, and manufactured articles
go cheaply TO the sca.board, but there
they are confronted by the Govern
ment which, under Republican control
has destroyed our merchant marine
and iorbds any American from buying
a ship in the markets Of the World tC
carry American products whore they
are wanted. The plan Of Republican
Congressman is TO give subsidies to 9
few lines, and this, says Mr.. Seymour
. is only TO grant to small number
monopolics Of tho best routes at tb,
peoples expense. Subsidies can never
cover the ocean with American ship,
looking for new markets and carrying
ourvaricd products at low rates. Othel
Nations scck to build up their trade
: ours socks TO hinder those who wish 4
sell our products abroad wherever they
can fnd market for them.
In conclusion, Mr. Seymour says
"Can il be that the farmers, the mer
chants, the manufacturers, the mechan
les Of our country will not help th'
Democratic party to correct this grca
n wrong7 They know and feel tha