The National tribune., 1880-01-01
The New Year of 1880.

LIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE meets It's many frlenuS- /
with all the good wishes that belong to this
of good will and good hopes 1t recognizes all over
country the established certainty Gf better times
the sure and steadfast onward current of great
agricultural, manufacturing commercial, and mining
industries Over this broad land innumerabe acres
have whitened for the harvest. Cotton in larger
crop than ever before known wheat and corn in
overAowing abundance the products of the dairy,
the grains and in fact every form of agri-
cultural product immensely increased - and at the
time for all these q sufficient market at fair and
remunerative prices. Factories and shops all over
the land ring with the hum of unceasing and honest
labor The furnace fires in the iron dstrcts-many
extnguished, all burning low in the period of de-
presson-hame now with renewed energy from the
rugged regions, in which their tall chimneys seek
the upper air Rollng-mills running day and night,
are yet unable to supply the imperative demand
Millions Of spndles and thousands of looms pour
out their product of cotton and woolen goods to be
rapidly absorbed by rising market Old railroads
repaired and regenerated, and new ones planned
and executed swell the vast volume of an internal
commerce, more precious to the Nation than all her
foreign trade. Our large surplus of food supplies
fills the holds of a thousand steamers that bridge
raise, and which they must have Manufactured
articles, products Of American skill in every branch
are quietly suppanting in the markets of the world,
the merchandise of our old competitors and from all
these causes the United States long on the debtor
side in the worlds exchanges, becomes heavy
creditor and commands the balance of trade.
A currency of gold, silver, and paper each of
equal value and good for all purposes and convert
be the into the other furnishes supplies of the
medium of exchange And the fall of interest, the
large purchases of per cent bonds, the wonderful
development of all industries, shows that the capi
tai needed for any promising enterprise is ready
This unlocking of funds long sealed up, this atten
ton to legitimate business, indicates that the war
threatened between labor and capita-a war not
real or necessary, but fomented by demagogues on
unreal suppostions is TO be averted and these
two great factors in the worlds wealth will move
amicably together to do work which neither can
dc alone. The future greatness of our country de-
pends upon hearty and thorough alliance between
these two, Honest economy in the family in the
State and in the Nation just fHment of all duties
the support of law, reverence for the Union, pay
ment of all debts-these are the measures of public
safety which The TRIBUNE comlnends to it's readers
in this New Year
And with all these good gifts ready and waiting
for the worker hope to add before the year closes
full and complete justice to those who have ceased
to be workers because of injuries received in defense
of their country.
To their efforts it is due that the Nation has sur
vived until now, and the glad good times of $50
could not have been, had their efforts and heroism
failed in the of the rebellion Thousands, tens
of thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands of their
just claims are locked up behind the coseshut doors
of the Pension Office, to the great misery of the
claimants to the disgrace of the Office and the dis
honor of the American name.
The voice of these baffled claimants comes up to
the Capitol in loud tones, the mails are loaded with
letters of complaint to Senators and Representa-
tives the utter failure of the administration of that
Office is sefconfessed and the attention of Congress