River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-09-12

We sent abroad. How is it today The last
two years, the lowest, S257000. COO
IN our favor--5nore than sao'g 1000
the panic. Now this ia progress, and the bal
ance Of trade IL don't propose 70 go into phil
osophical discussion Of the question, but 1t
does mean something) are better to have IN our
favor than against us. In the last resort, the
balances have TO be paid in cash. and the bali
ance being against us, whatever it is, that
much cash goes out and across the water, and
away from us. Nov 1t comes to us, and not
from
go WEST YoUNa MAN
There is another interesting subject that is
worth giving attention to, aud think is en-
couraging and full of hope. The surplus popu-
latons of the Atlantic slope of States arefinding
their way us they never have done before, TO
these beautiful Staten and Territories at the
West. Applause. And does il mean?
Il means relief for the East. The surplus of
population that goes off gives better oppor-
lanitv for employment of labor and industry
there and here, and in the new
States, they are making their homes; and they
are furnishing them; they are furnishing them
a market for the supplies from the old states.
Bat it has more than double advantage; it has
treble. There are three advantages: IL
relieves the old States; it furnishes market
70 the old States. and with their products
in the neE States, they help TO swell the tide of
exports to the old countries. That Is what his
chage Of population means. You know much
move about it than do. You have lived here
and seen it.
OUR LOCAL GROWTH AND OUR FUTURE.
To-day, in conversation with very young
gentleman, Gov. Ramsey, of Minnesota,
Great laughter aud applause. l thought
some of the people would be pleased ia hear
me call him SO young" laughter remembers
about thirty years ago, when in this whole ter
tory of Minnesota and Dakota. they managed,
by counting breeds and all sorts of good
counting to make, in a census, 4 800 people.
In this town of St. Paul they perhaps had $50
inhabitants; down at Minneapolis perhaps 90,
the precise number I DO not
know. And now, If YOU are
not a million in Minnesota you soon will
be. and St. Paul-well. | can't venture upon
| that. l am little afraid, but the truth is, my
friends. and the neighboring fiourishing city OF
| Minneapolis, whatever You may think, are one
in interest, one in the future. great city, in
| spite of present difficulty. Laughter and pro-
| longed applause. They laughed at me a little
| "a being disposed to conciliate you. | may be
| mistaken but think ten years will show you
a city here of 100000 or 10000, embracing IN
| its prosperous folds both the cities of st. Paul
|
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY.
| And now this movement of population, what
is it doing? Here we see three great States
one IN the distant south, one in
the center, and the other here. There is Texas
an empire in itself, having received into hel
population perhaps more than were ever re
| ceived in any State whatever in the present de
| ea1e,-and raising sugar, cotton, wheat and
cattle. There is the State of Kansas. the pio
noer in the great struggle which dedicated al
America to freedom and the stars and stripes
| forever Enthusiastic and prolonged APP
plause) and she is having her share of this
prosperity.
And Minnesota ,need not say God bless Min
nesota--He ia blessing her. Renewed esp
plausel. And here let remember what grea'
| blessings we have. Ii is not merely materia
prosperity, 1t Is not merely great crops o.
wheat aud corn and cattle, but the faces se'
| around me show that no shadow of pestilenc,
| is upon the community perhaps ever can be
while down your noble river affection is spreaC
over all that country. We admire and sympa
hize with the noble men and women who a
physicians and nurses carrying sGccor Il
Grenada and Memphis and New Orleans anC
the other cities afflicted; and / am told tina
Won of Minnesota, of your abundance, propos
to-day to do something towards giving relief t
those stricken communities. Applausel.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE.
| And now, my friends, with this picture, as
think so full Of hope, what of the future 70
you and / individuals? do not ventur
with confidence upon predictions of prosperity
reviving; | have no spirit of prophecy, bu
re aoning. Let us see how itstands. The deb
is a great burden upon capital and labor, and
productive industry. II is greatly diminished
and is still diminishing. Taxation q grea
burden upon labor, upon capital, upon exports
ia greatly diminished and is still diminishing
Expenses of the government the same And
then that which help VI
IS sound currency coming, snl
emigration coming, may / not conhdentialll
say that these are indications at least that W.
are marching to the threshold of reviving gen
eral business prosperity,
FOLLOW TIE OLD PATHS.
! And now shall we look around for new way
to pay old debts or shall we march in tbs
paths marked ont by the fathers, the paths o;
| honesty, of industry, of economy Shall We
| do what Washington and Franklin would ad
wise? That is the question before the people
to-day. My friends, | enter upon argu
ment disputed question: but say as my
| opinion I've may be mistaken, all of us, but
| believe it, that restored financial prosperity
depends largely upon an honest currency
Great applausel. And why do say this
| The commerce of the world is the commerce il
| which now taking part, and that is one
thing the globe around. We have with us to
uaN, tine gentleman VINO IL hb Tue nedu OF ltlt
signal service of the United States. he is
known properly old Probabilities" Grea
laughter. lie is not old, and | fear he is moi
always probable. Laughter, But certainly
in the science of meteorology he has gon'
further than any other And what does he tel
us? He says that tins atmosphere of ours thai
surrounds the globe il one. is
unit, and that they have discovered
by observations all over the glob'
that great commotion, great disturbance
on any sea continent sooner or later is fell
on every other and every other con
| tlnent.
Aud so the commerce of the world is one
Where there is very hard times in grea
nation, sooner or later it goes clear around. W.
should then bear our financial system on prin
ciples and by instrumentalities that are sane
toned and approved by the best judgment Of
the whole commercial world. Then, / repeat
if we want our standard of financial prosper
ity to be based on sure and safe foundations
let us remember that it's best security is ar
untarnished national credit and a sound con
stitutional currency. Great and prolonged
applause.