The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-08-13

The exports and imports of gold and
silver are net, and as to 1850 are for only
eleven months ending May 81. The
merchandise imports a1id exports fol- the
year just closed, and some items of pro-
duction, are estimated from trade re-
turns. These comparisons might be in
definitely extended, but surely more are
not needed to call attention to the enor-
nous expansion of industry and trade
within the past twenty years. The
quantity of cotton produced is the only
item in which there has not been an in d
crease far greater than that of popula-
ton, and the crop of 1879='SO was ex-
ceptionally large. Compared with any
crop raised prior to that year, the crop
of 1879'80 shows an increase of over AZ
per cent. Moreover, our ability to
market cotton is limited by the growth
Of the demand for that product in other
countries, and thus has no proper rela-
ton to the increase of our own popula-
ton. But the conduct of affairs under
Republican rule has been such that vast
ly-increased quantities of other products
have not only been pf0diced, but mar
keted with profit. Our own people are
so much more prosperous that they buy
about 100 per cent. more goods from
abroad than they did under Democratic
rule, and their industry has been SO en-
couraged and developed that they pro-
duce, in excess of all their greatly IN
creased wants, and export to foreign
countries 164 per cent. more than they
did at that time,
The consequence is shown in the last
three lines Of the table. In 1860, under
Democratic policy, we had to pay out all
the specie which we produced, and a
little more, to meet the excess of inn
ports over exports. In 1880, under Re
publican policy; we hot only raise from
the earth 70 per cent. more of the pre-
cious metals, but keep it all, and import
besides from foreign countries SS75, 7OO,-
900 in eleven months to pay for the ex-
cess of our exports over imports. In
1860, raising SIG, 100000 of specie, we
were paying out $59, 900, 900, and getting
poorer or running into debt every year.
In 1880, raising $50, 100000 of specie,
we are also receiving for our surplus
products sold $75, 900, 900 more in specie,
and so are paying debt or accommodating
wealth at the rate Of $155, 100000 a
year. The difference is one which every
intelligent man understands. is due al
most entirely to the changed policy Of
the Government in regard to finances,
taxation, development of industries, and
substitution Of free for slave labor.
These are a few evidences of the
wonderful changes which Republican
rule has wrought in the condition Of the
country. They are feltin the better en-
ployment which labor finds, in the higher
wages which the workman receives, in
the innumerable comforts that he now
enjoys, which twenty years ago were not
within his reach, and i'll the vast increase
of wealth, Of comfortable homes and OF
thriving farms. They are seen in the
fact that III, 900 immigrants Of a better
class than ever before landed at this city
during the past six months. The ques-
ton comes home to the personal interests
of every voter Are we so sick Of the
marvellous progress and matchless pros
| perity of the country under Republican
rule that we want to go backs to De-
mocracy aud its practical results?