Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-01-01

III tney tOucn, Lney- are sdlspaIcneu
East again in return for all that is
1ecessary to impart comfort to West:
srn life. All this makes their exist
ence continuous round OF useful |
ness. g-as<. s. ias,eas.58 -. H. ss1a.a
Again, at this time last year, it was
that resumption, or ssre-
turn to honest money as the shy
locks loved to call it, would I SO re-
duce the cost Of American fabrics as
TO, enable our merchants TO undersel
those ofother nations in the markets
OF the world but it has been demon
strated that prices were toe low then
and that cur manufactures, in place
Of being over productive, have not
to supply eheaply domestic.
consumption, And now the eroakers
say that prices have reached rates
that will admit Of renewal Of impor-
tatisn, and that consequently - soon
~ agricultural productlonsin3 Europe
assumes its nominal condition i'm
ports 1ill again exceed exports and
furnish test Of the ability of the
treasury toprsvide sufficient sums of
gold each year to liquidate an annu-
a.iy recurring debt. Let it be re-.
membered, however, that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has not fully
availed himself of tho pewer confidsd
to him of coming silver. The annual
yield of cur gold and silver mines,
converted speedily and fully, will
doubtless. serve to. meet all foreign
demands as readily and satisfactorily
as greenbaeks do those of a domestic
nature, and surely our bullion could
not be better applied. zg,ss, Vital,
But we have dwelt longer on the
unlocked for events of last year than
waa intended. We started out to di-
rectsattention to impending problems
and must return to the consideration
Of them. Among those Of financial,
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we place the following: Full and
free coinage of silver, substitution
Of greenbacks for National Bank
notes as medium of domestic ex-
change, and for receipts and disburse-
nsnts Of the treasury. "A revenue
tariff to the place Of onr present sys-
tenn of protective duties. Increased
facilities for the transportation Of
Western and Southern products. Re-
vival of our shipping interests and
such an alteration of our internal
reverue laws as will confine the tax
on whiskey to its consumption and
admit of a home competitive, en-
quiry for grain and tobacco, SO that
when foreign demand for coin shall
cease cur ability to furnish the world
with cheap alcohol and whiskies may
be developed in order to form q
market for our grain and enable
other nations to reserve their cereals
for food. -s.,"' : z-sj
All these measures touch interests.
that are more or less sectional. Being
largely dependent on the West and
South for food and raw MATERIAL the
East naturally desires to procure
them as cheaply as possible. Being
also an industrial and commercial re-
gies. it. as naturally wishes to sell
dearly, andaas constantly seek aid
and protection from the general gov
ernment. Itfavors subsidies, grants,
monopohes, harbor Improvement and
high rates of imports. If it cannot
feed it would at least clothe the
West 1t aims also TO supply numer-
Gus other Of it's wants, and above all
else, just new, it is elamorous to fur.
snish the whole country with circu-
lasion If National Bank notes. based
upon bonds yielding considerable
revenues, and creating a vast fund
for operations in industrial, agrlcul-
tural. railroad, and" stock and bond
speculaticns. We cannot Justly CEN
SURE the East for seeking to promote
its own welfare. We rather praise
those that do well Tor themselves,
but tgvhat shall be said of those Cen
trail and Weston States-of Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnssota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and Califofnia,
which sre led, either by hereditary
psrfisanship. lsstsefl hunger or .re-1
nnembranee Of past sectional cenAiots, !
70 surrender the lntsrests OF thoss1
great States % ! ! party chemical 10
their rapid ard true Development. q
iss.his anfortanats ,esndltian Of san
timent prevailing in such large extent
Of territory that impafts danger to]
probierns tIat sthef*ise might bs or
easy solution. The wonderful ad-
vancsnent aof the States pamsd, dur
ing the paat1tsn yeazn, has sfiarnishsd1 !
matter forsmuch glorifcstioaofth fthsn. |
lt u hot 4 grim commsntary upon
The result of 90 much iInmig migratioa
md snsesprisss thst Eestsrn Rapab-
licsn leaders lsbessa astlieis lgiahaastl
hopes Of rbribuy 30 dominate and /
subsidies Tie nation, heresfser upon
Ehe A. increased yotss of these, common |
syssa4asass saass .sz .ssal i ,1staovssE ]
Besfdes the social and Industrial |