Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-09-02
PROSPERITY on THIS COUNTRY uS.
DIR REPuRIICAN RULE.


facts, derived from sfilcsl sources, r,iat- |
Ing 20 the growth In population. produe.
ton and wealth Of the United States. un-
der Republican management, for the last
twenty -four years, that deserve TO be re-
msmbsred aud their teachings needed by
every good citizen We cobdense them,
necessarily omi,tlng bis numerous and In
ieresting illustrations and differences.
The population. Notwithstanding four
years q war aud the destruction Of half .
million lives. has decreased from 81 ,oOo, 900
10 lsoo 10 100000 In 1855. our pro-
ductlon Of pig Iron 10 lso0 was small, and
Of steel and steel rails practically nothing.
Now Of pix iron, the type Of strength.
l. 5000. 90 tons per year. and the snnasl
capacity OF our steel rail mills Il 1000, 900
Of tons. Then our yearly oat-pai Of coal
wAs only n. O0O 900 tons. Now II IL lOi.-
10000 tons and the energy In three ard
half tons OF the best coal Is equal TO tina,
OF man for his lifetime. This coal Il
farming our machinery and driving our
steamships Ani locomotives In fact doing
work equivalent 10 that OF CO.,. OOO. 900 ofhu-
man beings and creating our wealth. Then
wchad d, 900 miles ofrallway now We have
10. 900 miles, giving constant employm"n,
1, I coo 90 men. These railways have cos,
u. o0O. 90 81. and their annual gross earn
logs ate ssoO O.. OOO, equal 10 the Who e
value of The shipping, mercantile and "a
val. ofEnglaud Then We bal only p, 600
mii,s % telegraph, now We have 10000
miles. fshirg Intelligence and moving
Business 10 every city. town and village In
the country. oar entire foreign CON-
meToo then. that Is The value of All mer-
chAnd'fo exported and all merchandise
Imported pr year was only $3.50 90, 600
and the balance % trade was 30 largely
agalus, ~ A. 20 draw cot Of Us our god
and silver and s,nl leave Us In debt 10
Eugland and Europs Now oar forcisn
commerce amounts b 81. 500. 0O0. 900 per
year. aud for the lasi eight years the bal
Ancc Of trade l. 10 our favor N 900 ooo, 600.
This has kept our gold and silver a. home,
paid a dsb; ~ over one thousand millions
~ Owed abroad. stopped the outnos Of
The precious metals and drawn - great a
quality of gold from Earopc. that While
In is0o We has ouly $4,000 90 of gold
AL silver 10 this oo1uiry, row ~ have
$4,000 eoHi bsirg more than any other
nation posssss,s and 10 addition 10 Ills
oar Mics arc Welding 100000 PER
year thirty Of go'i AMI forty Of silver
~ ooanify At the present tine has 30
solid basis for P'Per money convertible
q, the will ~ ,he boiler into specie ss
oars
oar cereal crops now amount In an as-
craze year 10 ]. o9O. 0oo e'1 bushels IN ls'o
they we're les than hslfihAt THIS has besn
hfoaghi ai.ogt chiefly BY The extension q
railroads luio The rich lands ~ The West.
the increase ~ population aud The Improve
men, and cheapnsss u farming utsnsils.
oar manufactures 10 l,cl were compsT'
a. ye.y snail. 80 that ~ hsi % s,ni
abroad for supple. - carry on ihe war
now hey amoaut 20 a. ooO 90 ooo. per
year. comprise everything Necessary for
The health and comfor, % human HE, ami
Az thespcf than ever before. Eleven
years ago We were paying Loglani sili
per ton fof steel rails now our Own mills
stand really 90 furnish any quantity az
50 fo PER ton or iast one-quaf,er What
~ hai 81 pay foi them when We bought
them abroad and yet wages, on an aver
crage. are seventy pr cent higher
here than 10 Europe.
The attraction o. high wages, plenty 10
eat. drink. aui wear. and good and free go
yerumeni has iu the last twenty-five years
drawn 20 our shores 10000 immigrants
who are worth b this country a. mere
producing machines At least 81 900 each
that L. 10 al -. 900 ooo 0o0, aud Is equiv.
alsui % balance OF trade 10 our favor
10 thl- item - ,hst enormou. smouut
FROM iss0 10 lsso. ten wears. the annual
value Of our manufactures increased s2.-
coo 10000. while Tor the same period
those OF EoglAnd Increased only si.oo,.
o,U.O OO. or a thousand million dollars lees
thsn ours n We cou,Rue this growth =
few years more. We shall be the great
manufacturing aud exporting nation Of the
world. Many articles that have been high
~ protected Tor years. now through the
excellence aud sbuuJance Of our raw ma
terials. the skin Of our artisans, and the
superiority Of our machinery, are shipped
% the very markets In which we formerly
bought our chief supply. We nov send
cotton cloth and tools 10 Epgland. farm.
log utensils and machinery 10 Germany,
and Russia, and watches not only 10 Eng
land bot even 10 Switzerland.
II Is the manufacturing nation, no, the
one that merely produces The raw matsrl-
as. that becomes rich and powerful
The entire wealth OF this country n
1890 was only sic 900 600 600 now Il Is
over 80. co. 90 900, making us no, only
the most thriving spd prosperous, bu, the
richest nation In The world. The war
cOsi us. a. the books Of the Treasury
show, over O. Oo0. Oo0.0 90. Any other ma
llon would have staggered under this Dor.
den. But our affairs have been so well
managed. ths, Instead OF staggering We
have marched with a nrmer tread every
year, have paid OF already more than
three. quarters Of this cost; aud our only
dlflcsliy promises TO be TO induce our re-
naming creditors 20 surrender our bonds
a. fast A. We are ready with the cash 10
pay then We have the respect and nj.
miration Of every other nation and states
men search history In vain for an example
OF any other great country that for twenty.
| four successive years has demonstrated 50
great prosperity, wise administration. and
good government.
All this has occurred under Republican
rule. What DO our Democratic friends
propose 10 90, n we will only pat them 10
power
They propose 10 DO Just what they have
already done three times In the last sew
eniy years, and bsnkrupted the country
each time via repeal AL the protective
features OF the tariff In 1916 they did 10
and by 1919 the whole country was pros