New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18

apparently. because steam vessels have been more
used of late and steam vessels count more rapidly
m tonnage than in cIrgoes. Like reir0gYadr AMI
Il Igna ion appear at other Southern ports. Ba't-
more Is not treated Southern por' because u il
the ocean terminus Of great East and West hue
OF traffic.
Now turn to Northern ports.
Bo,ton,. imports. $50 5GS,eo se@ siS.e5,
sSy,Is; sSsl5 s!s 81;
phla elphiFs imports..... II 90 sol 3596l.292
PhadeIp;a'. ex 1ocfs 5'3l2 ZEE 449slSJes
3 itmore's exports. 8.sol,GO6 76.22os75
The Imports OF these four ports in 1850 were
1919. 491.y75; their EXPORTS S24s,4?9.OS6 Total,
1865. % ,G04 their exports S572, 29S.3i5 Total
81 2iO.42 1920.
In $50 The foreign commerce Of New, Orleans
lt.1ssO It is only 8 per cent, falling of ron
$3.50. 73j, $50 in 1860 70 Sloi ,o92, 1913 N 1850.
The foreign tonnage of New-OyleaHs III 1893 VAS
$50 Os3. ~ 1860 G32,39s. In 1880 il Is
700 go. Foreign tonnage of Charleston m 1859
was 12976i. In 1850, 1854 1850. 1888.
In 1860 o., 6l3 In 1880, 1880 Foreign tom
mage OF Mobile IN 1859 was 13l 500. Ia 1860
10000. In 1880 81 AZ, Eorer.n Tonnage Of
1,347 ,457, Foreign tonnag, Of New-Ycrk IN 1850
was 1,973sl2. IN 1880. 1851 252. Foreign ton
mage of Philadelphia IN 1850 was is5l62. In
1880. 1891. 312. Foregn tonnage Of Baltlnore m
1860 was 1s6,417. IL 1850. 1,502.7l3 In 1850
wear ending June 3Ol tonnage of vessels entered at
staports south of the Potomac 3 Is large as the
tonnage of all Northern ports, bOfD Atlantic and
Pacific. This year lending June 80 1880 II 70 only
about One-seyenth
Democratic orators bid us look at the exports os
cotton. have looked at them, and lind these facts
touching cotton and breaustuns
Is6O-B lies of cotton exDorted 3sl23$5 S101 sO655a
ls70-1aes of cotton exported 2095,323 22!021 90
IssO-Baes OF cotton exported. .3.8lO13 2llj359JJ
Fewer bales this year than twenty years ago.
In 1860 breadstufs exported sold for..-. S2il22329
In 1870 breadstuifs exported sold ior.... 7222OS{3
In $50 breaGstus ported sold foF--.-- 2sSO36s
Cotton has stood STILL while surplus breadsiuffs
have multiplied twelye-fod.
Look again-lOOk at the value of all exports as
they have and fallen in part OF the country
and in Others. The value Of all exports rom ports
south of the Potomac was, III 1850 : lJ9.JO3,I 40;
in 1870, 1892. 1855, 800 in 1880. S1s1,lfD,J13.
Here is seen a steady decline
The value of all exports from Northern ports was,
in 1860. S173.279,499; IN 1870 $500. lO2,423;
IN 1850, $64G, 1868. Here Is steady lncreaS,9;
of nearly four old. The valdc OF Imports - Ill
kinds ports south OF the Potomac in 500,
$50 790,233; IN 1870, $22,774.373; IA leoV'
$I7,37J. 79G. Here again is steady decline
The value of IMPORTS at Northern ports was, m
1860, 1891 376,O21 in 1870, $439 633,Oli; IN
1880, %743.613,260. Here IS an enormous constant
CarolIua was IN 1860, ~ ,569.J1O; IN 1870,
1906 394 F.; i'm 1850. 1913 ,J3J. Here Is sad decay.
ne van Of exports 3G s at ths DOTS q S9Hi9 se
IN 1880, T21 ,G60 703. Here Is stagn@llOh loF
twenty years.
WHAT Is AT STAKE II THE ELECTION.
These un nrFlur proofs Uap itIi ioHstc bN' ptih
and substance of the Nations wealth and business.
But some man may say what has all this 70 do with
eectlnq Garfield and Arthur and Republican
Congress | answer it has ev6ryth.rg TO do WIKI it,
Arlin some man NAV say. all these vast ENTERPRISES
ana transactions are managed By lndyiduals ana
corp ,ratjOns private business. and what are they
10 politics or politics to them l answer that the
good of every one of them depends on Just aud
friendly laws and wholesome administration oil the
Goverum mt.
Isav this. speaking IN the great commercial me-
tropplis OF the Western hemispnerr, and speaking
to men whose wisdom. integrity andenterpns' have
made this of the greatest, and ia my belief the
most generous. benevolent city on the globe at
firm tua the broad Issue at this election Is whether
our colossal fabric of commercial, industrial anu
and financial interests shall be under the manage
ment and protection of those who chiefly created
and own 1t, shall be handed over 60 the sway ot
those whose share il is small, and whose eXDerl-
euce autecedents. theories and practices do not nj
| them or enttle them to assume its control.
Tariffs. tax laws, finances, currency, banks
| courts, appr prlatiOns, the maintenance AMI en-
forcement of National as well as state lawS-these
are the things upon which prosperity depends, aud
these arr the things at stake IN This election. The
party winch represents the taNpaYlng portions ot
the country the party whose representatives. can
best he trusted TO vote upon drafts on the treasury
4 Congressman nose constituents foot the bills"
may not stand uD alone, or with lew Others.
against his party and lis caucus; but If be belongs
| 10 the party al OF whose Congressman represent
taX-Daying constituencies, they may be trusted 10
stand together AGAINST raids on the treasury winch
| tHey know all their districts wOuld condemn. II -
still more certain that II you place the taA-laNlhg
power III the hands of those VINO do but Mite OF
| She taX-payEg Your situation Is like that OF the
| man WHO Sal GA u limb and sawed oil the limb be-
| tween himself and the tree,
DEMONSTRATION Of Sparity of interest if il stood
! alone, ought To turn the scale III deciding whether
to put the Government into the bands of the Demo.
cratic parry AS now cons -ituted and controlled.
| in the language OF General Grant But nfeuonty
| OF interest or antagonlsm o. interest," Is unfof-
| tunatcly not the only consideration. Banded SEE
uoual resrntments aud sterile hates dishgure AMI
| perycrt she political policy of those who DOM ale
| the South, foreboding mmeasurable peril and evil
should they come tn WELD the whole forces OF the
| National Government
Intolerance of free action and of equal rights m
political even business affairs. is too patent and
| hagrant TO be denied OF doubted. One glance at
! southern elections proves ostraclsm, tyranny ard
wrong III mohstrous proportions. In 1865. eight
Southern sta IS gave malorites FOR Grant In 1877
| seven states Ill, the same thing. Their R'puOii-
can vote very large. Only four wears aiterward
100000 of these votes disappeared from the count.
In che nire other southern States, IN the sam tour
! years. 100000 Republican votes disappeared from
| the returns also, making an absence OF J6O.OOO
votes. Most OF these stcd votes were the yO1cs OF
| men who had been slaves-frredmen. only just
crowned with the crown of American citizenship
! and proud and eager-mOTe proud and eager than
the most of the right 60 vote. Does
| any sane doubt that they would have voted II
they could, or that those who dared and consd. dd
vote, and that their votes werenOt honestly Counfed
| III any does doubt 1t, let BIN look AT the spcc
| tacle presented IN INDIVIDUAL states.
| wPING OFT THE REPUBLICAN VOTE IN TIE SOUTH
The voters OF Georgia registered before the
election IN 1866. The white voters numbered
| % 1903 the coOred 93,45S
| In 1916 the whole Republican vote counted was
! J0.446. Only two years later the whole Republic
can vote counted was 5,257. Pretenees have been
made that the freshmen OF Georgia do not care TO
vote, and often vote the Democratic ticket. Only
| read the savage laws of Georgia under the fiction
of vagraacy and prison MANAGEMENT. and then
| learn of their slckening. beastly admmistrai0 ion.
and human nature will tell you that the freedmen
of Georgia do not support the Democratic party,
but would cast 1t out II tney could.
| In 1876 the Republican vote Of Louisiana was
| 77174. Two years afIerwafd the Republican vote
disappeared from the election returns Yet IN 1867
| in this same State the registry OF voters showed
| 40 1919 white voters, and s4.43l eolored voters :
| no rpg n Ipn ah.t,yg tclu