New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01

PODuiatOn
Wfeai produced bush. l7Alq4924 iaa"Vo 0o0 ~
Wheat exported, bush. 4lhj,l53 175000OOO4l lls
Corn Corn e.fssssf 's @ ss
Cotton produced. bales. 45231l0 .oeievIV 90
Petroleum produced. obls S90e00 ls14do9i $685. SO
Rails produced tons. 49,. 2O5.05s lIl3273 49,
Rasst Exported. n - 7S4ogl ss24so5 looe
Merchandise imports $685. 2sS4S5 s9d9o0Ho gs
Merchandise expOrts ~ - t-tzo so12gvyvoVI iOd'-
GOLD and silver exported 80. s57 800, lO4
Gold and silver imported ...... sIoll9,ooIL...--.-
In one word we never before produced so much
IRON So much cotton, much wheat, so much corn
much petroleum. as during this past year we
never made many manufactured articles; we
never sold MANY TO other countriesj we
never bought many from other countries, anu
vet 40 vast is the increase of our production, that
we still have heavy balance OF trade III our favor.
This Is the prosperity that comes from wise ana
good national housekeeping where we can afford 10
buy more than ever did before, and not only pay
for II with our own productions out nave Dand-
sum in cash 70 the g0od Oeslde me hepuuln.sn
party has so managed the business OF TINS country
as TO bring about not only vast increase OF prOduc-
ton in every department OF human activity Dut an
enormous increase iii the permanent wealth OF the
nation Under Democratic rule. ittook all our specie
and something Ove!, 10 meet the excess Of our ln-
ports over our exports. Now after twenty years OF
Republican administration. we keep all our vastly
increased production OF the precious mctals and
have called on Europe beside for over S10.OOO,OOO
in the eleven mouths preceding the Isl OF june 10
pay for the excess of goods which we have sent
over the water. We not only doing this vast
volume of business but we are making proht and
lavIng up wealth at the rate OF about 9l1oUoO'UOO
WHAT does this rrove' That not only has the
Republican party administered the material inter
ests of this country wisely and well, but that the
ideas and policy of the Democratic party were a
positive hIndrancc and obstacle to prosperity. Any
intelligent and candid man ought to see that TINS
amazing dev eOpment OF the country under RepuO-
hcan rule is due great part 10 he practice OF Re
publican principles II Is due 10 the change III the
policy of the Government III regard 10 the great
h.. urtn nj Y
alton the fostering care the Government has shown
toward manufactures; the more honest and system
attic collection and management or the revenue !
and more than all this Is II due 10 the strong ana
irreslst bic rise of the national prosperity anG SPIRIT
through the abolition Of slavery. the maintenance
Of the financial honor of the coHntry' aud the maj
defeat of the spirit of dIsunion. Who can truthfuy
deny that all this is the work OF the Republican
party and at every step OF TINS greal w0rA they
had to stand like the builders OF Judca, building NJ
the national prosperity with one hand, and hgnu1g
the Democratic party with the other
TWO SUPREME FACTS.
Before dropping this branch of the subject. let
me leave with you two facts which are better than
hours of argument. One is this: In 1850. after
over twenty years OF Democratic rule, the Govern
rnent found 1t hard to sell its per cent bonds for
50 cents on the dollar. In 1880, after twenty years
of Rem blican rule the markets of the world catch
M cTeedlly our per cent bonds az premium OF
per cent. What more brilliant 1eat OF nnanclai
management Is recorded IN history than that And
10 show that Il arises not from any lack OF legit-
mate employ ment of money the circular OF Dun
Barlow & Co. Tor July IL SHOWS that tne failures
for the first half of 1850 less than 1900 IN num-
her Y 1917, with Liabilities amounting 10 only
S33 600 600 figures relatively smaller than nave
been curoniced IN the memories OF business men
4 ne moment resumption was accomplished through
the honor and the courage OF tins keDuDllcah ad-
ministration. this astonishing Improvement IN the
mercantile world began The hrst halt OF 1917
showed a lessened loss by bad debts Of fully one
half over the first half Of 1873 the year before re-
sumption. But TO the amaZement oil me most san
,ltt f,tatr -b naf wen rms
nous ratio of improvement l. tully sustained Tor inc
liabilities of the last half year are only S33OoO.oOO
as compared with SbooOO.UOO IN 1888, anu
$3.50 600 900 in l67S-One-quaTter What they were
in the wear before resumption, when the Democratic
marty were moving heaven and earth 10 prevent the
Republicans from accomplishing II, ana prOphesS-
lug widespread ruin If II was carried through
Now III view of this showing winch speaks
TO the understanding and TO the interests OF every
work ng man and every business man IN this coun-
try the question arises Are we SICK OF al thls pros
perlty DO we wish TO go back TO the low wages,
the small profits. the constant excess OF deDt over
credit the constant unfayorable balance OF trade
winch we had under a Democratic administration
Have we had enough of this liberal employment OF
labor of these profits OF manufacturers III whicn
the worklngnen participate, OF these comfortable
homes of these thriving farms 7 DO we Wish 10
turn back this tide OF immigration which Is coming
to shores in greater numbers and OK DETER
class than we have ever seen before There were
l77 900 immI grants landed at the port or New OK
during the six months ending with july ana are we
ready to say to them aud to their friends VINO hope
a.
policy which, the best You can say OF IL, VIII De
doubtful IN IT'S effects upon public prosperity
THE DEMOCRATS SHALLOW PRETENCE OF ECONOMY
I know in the platforms and speeches of the
Democrats they put forward pretence OF economy,
of retrenchment aud reform, but nowhere can they
show you the facts and figures to Justify this pre-
fence. Ii is true that they have been vigorously
attemnting for the last few years 10 uul!lfy the
laws by winch our marshaIs are paid aud 10 starve
the courts into closing their Doors Their reason io
tins being that their sensIblltles nave Detn Out
ragged because the Republican marshals ana tneli
ries do not seem sDOsed 10 allow earnest and
sincere Democrats vote more than once, ana
where thrv are not citizens do not allow tnem Il
vote af all Several OF The United States marshais
have been borrowing money at per cent nOutu
in some of our Western States aud territories %
keep their courts open aud To prevent the
course of Justice from being blocked by the
muli.h obstInacy of this Democratic Congr' IS The
Marshal of Dakota has been paying interest az Tue
rate OF Is per cent ON the money WITH when he war
| running the courts The Marshal OF Iowa has adj
yauced 81 o. 600 and then III NJ OF perfectly JUSTIN
abe di-q1lst he asked that the courts migh. be- adj
ioured IN Maine the Marshal has lent tue Govern
inc 81 500 and the United states Circuit judge, III
anger anu shame, says that he viii not ask him To
! increase this amount by another cen. In New
HAMPSHIRE the court has been closed, ana III many
other States the Government OF the United states
- placed IN the degrading position ot owing money
10 its own officers when Congress VIII not allow
! 10 nav For such economy as this they are emitted
10 ali the credit which belongs TO IT, but SO lar as
! their claim IL concerned OF having reduced pubit
exn.ndItures II il as false and fraudulent as any
other claim which they make upon the public favor
! During the last five years III winch The hepuOl
cans controlled both branches of Congress, the an
nual expenditures OF the G0vernment were leuuceu
| from X292 I771SS to T25S, 45t,767, a saving Of
| about S34 JOO. 900 year In the new ana ignorant
| zeal with winch the Democrats came into Owel
working for party cry rather than Ior the inter
ests of the country they slashed at the apprOpria
| mons 80 az 10 make apparent SAVING OF some
! 500 600 900. They made the most OF TINS IN ihri
! newspapers and on the stump ana perhaps peoP'
J,d NOT nav sufficient attention to the fact That tn
| policy SIMPLY resulted IN heavy deficiency bills
| Tho crIppeo pubic service had 10 be taken care o
| m tins clumsy and expensive way bnt a. sooh a
! tho, tei, ar boms IN their seats all pretence o
! econouv M the administration OF affairs was Throw
| ASIDE For the fiscal year ending june 50, Is 90
| the aDuropriatiOns swelled TO I2obV4I.O 600, 10
! mo uev1 wear they went To SOS. OOO,Oou
| and for the current hsca year thel
appropriations, independent OF any delcIency Una