Telegram-herald., 1888-08-21

VIVA - - - a ~ "a - AsAE
OEs " ihs oft- fspsaged ssssrsoss en-
piogsd - aa srsamaaG D. Ia tFse-tEad-
srs . lhat andsr ths opssaf.oa u our
pratsailfs sanf tie Working classes have
scnstaatly sro-R poorsr. Lsi "a sec Il
this BE- tFaa.
Ia Investigating tbs ssb.sct 4 -
natafsl ID tara hfsf ~ ths resorts u TIE
szssoxs bga4a la 1901 tie az Nsw
Gas zna .lAtss. t0zsthsr &tth Ass York.
Ns~ jersey al PsansyiFanis, hs1 ~
savings oasks SlbOD0O.l00 ot dsposilsi
pa On January / i-S0 thoss deposits
bal s~oilsa to sL09loo0OoO. DuriHg
ths interval 10 population Of tLoss nins
states hAd Only iseFsased 50 Psf cent
yst ths savings dspositsd lad .anpsd
aP.sfd 80 per cent
Takisg ap tie fasmlag Industry 80
ind from tks esnsusss tEAl farms 90
Only doubled Ia number ostssen lso5
snd isso. bar, WhAt Is more gratifying,
issssnsd Ia - Ihis isss fact proves
fhsG q cousisiefsoly xreasss uumoer o.
persons 5scan So prosperous 40 20 Be-
able 10 bay farms That tesy we're psr
sons Of modsrz,s means = proven by
glance a. the average acreage per faru
sincs l5J4 "a fhat year tas aVsrAgs vas
2o3 acres 70 a arm. IN is60 the sysFags
sas 10, IA lS1 ,hs avegazs sss l53 ar.
IA ISr0 Il vas l3L IL lsos ths unmbe
q arms had increased % 5,0OO, ,OO0.
whereas froa l617 10 1880 they nuG
bsfsd cniy 2Olig7l. So in twenty-e.ghi
ysars ot pr0tettson farms bad increase
I5O psr cent. "a nun0er. That farmer
rna1s money q svidsncsd by tas incgsas.
of farm galusl. which IN 1850 were s.
27l5Ts i26. IN 1850 s6.645.045. .O07. and IL
1882. si0. ~. .Gb. 176 TIE vslGs OF fsrm
products Ia isF9. ,hs csasus ysar. IA
not lsss than s2.2l3.402. .5cs. or ussr.y =
per esst- oa farm values la 1910 sls,'
vars 5.s92 All parsons engaged
sgricultars. aad 7.64o. l93 IN 1889. an 10
ersass OF +5 per cent
The growth OF the life Insurance. bas..
ness . another evidences OF inoreesins
prosperity among sbs masses. Men VI,
can barely snbssst, who live from hanC
70 moaih,' cannot carry hfs insursnc'
10 1881 ths entire amount Of life insaI-
sncs policies IN force u Europe amour
eel to si6Sl. sSl 9l5. but IN 1884 the III
insursncs polisss n this country sggrs-
gated s430O.070.595. Issued 10 2l70,7U
persons. being an average OK 81 Coo eac.
With an average premium oi go. II
1887 ths reports OF t02 mutual oeret
sssoc. shops had outstanding 20Z7 ,03
pokciss fog g4.t75, rs. a., being al aver
ace 10 each ot s2.l57. costing OF an aver
szs iog dues and assssensnts SIS year
Another svidsncs OF The vide disirinu-
ticu q wealth among ths people ot TIN
country ls found IA toe conditioa OF Il
bonded debt OF The United States a
stated 10 1890. In that year ons-hslf G.
the registered boaJs were held by lodi
viduss and 6l02i parsons owned So.
10000 bonds. or a. szsrags OF sl.23l 81
10 each Of The entire national debt, Ind r.
viduals ownsd thrss-E Efihs. The last re-
port q the Comptroller OF tie Currsncs
states q The 228. SD shares q uaiiorai
bark stock. 1894 persons own ons-
hsli 10 shares of 1000 or lsss. aud seven
eizbtbs 4 he Whole ara owned or persous
bcidlng iess thar 5000 ssch.
-
sources. They shOv that the masses oi
the people have become more and mors
abe IA save m0ueY 10 put into he
ranks. to b1y farms, 20 iosurs their hvss
and % held hsnk stocs. ihssst they have
not grown poorer buf. oa tue other hsnd
bsve grosn into mach better eircum-
stances. Ws DO Ros cay that thsr7
sra uo poor ~bo deserve cot siderstlon CT
that ths rosdieion - ihe sorkingmsn of
this conofry - coed enough and cannot
be improved. The poor ara always VT n
a. and thsre . abundant aeld FER further
Improvement ~ ths condition Of TIA
vsss- workers. Bus s0is = not the point
st issup. The question a whether tee pocr
have grown poor-r under the protective
tarf. The scts s5drCsd show they
hsve cot
rba aresfion which ths voters ara 70
decide nex, Novenber = sbeihsr or Dot
IL - val - shaadoa the protective
sysfsm undsr whics th- condiiion u th-
pccr nss hen coaafsutly improving. sud
sacvt one vhich = iu ssseHes ard eject
BE reverse II tbe praisetiva svstsuL