Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-05
production shall BE- transferred to ths Ds.
psrtmsnt o. Agriculture,
TUE CIVIL SERVICE.

Tha law relating to the Civil Service mas,
30 far as can learn, been executed By tfore
having the power disappointment In tho oin5s-
ifsi ssrvics with fidelity and impartlality,
aud the service has been increasingly salts
factory. Tho report Of the commission
shows d large amount Of good work done
during the year with very limited appropria-
tions.
WORK oS THE FfFrY-FIRsT ooSGREsS.
| congratulate the Congress and the coun-
try upon the passage at the first. session OF
the Fifty .rst Congress OF an unusual num-
Der of laws o. very high importance. That
the results Of this legislation will be the quick
eniny and enlargement of our manufactur-
, ing Industries. larger and better mark
cts for our breadstuffs aud provisions
both at home and abroad, more constant EN-
p,oyn.nt ani better wages for or working
people, an 1 an incrsased supply of q safe cur
/ rency for the transaction OF business do
not doubt 50 ne Of these measures were en-
/ acted at 50 late a psrio1 that tins beneficial
effects upon comm src3 whica were in the con-
1 temptation OF Con yress have as yes but par
TALLY manifested themselves.
IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS.
The general trade an | 10 lussrial Goa litiol5
throughout the country during t1e year have
/ shown a markell improvement. For mluy
/ years prior to 1888 tle merchaniise balances
/ of foreign trl1s had been largely in oar IA
vor, but during that yelT a11 ths year f0'-
/ lowing they turns against us. Il is very
| gratifying II know tAlt the last fiscal year
/ again shows bllancs in oar favor
! Of over siS,0)),0)) Ths bank clear
| ingS which furnish a gool test %
/ ths volun3 OF business transacted fof
i the first ten months OF the year lSJl show,a'
/ compared with tle sams months or 1881, an
/ increase To- tue wl1le country OF abolt S4
/ Der cent. lille the ucreass outsids this city
/ OF New Yo-x was over 13 par cent. Daring
| the month of Ocs)ber tds clearings of thu
whole country shovel an increase OF 3. Der
/ cant. over October, 1889, while outside OF New
/ York the increass was IL Z per ce1t. Tae'e
| figures SHOW that ths increase in th9 volume
/ of business was very n3ral throu ghodt the
country, That this larger business was
| being conducted upon a safe an1 profitable
{ basis is showl by ths fact that thsre We're
| $50 less failures rep)Ttet in Octooer, 1871
| than in the slne molth Of the prec eilnS
year. with liabilities diminished by about
/ S5O,0)00JJ.
INCREASE IS EXPORTS.
Tn, valu, Of ouc exports OF do nsstic m,c-
! claniise during ths last year was over Sll5,-
| O00. .OOO greAtsr thln the preceding year, AMI
| wasonly ex ,oded oncs in or history. About
! slOl 000 0)J 1f this ex cas- was In Bricultucal
proiucts. The production OF pig iron
l always god gauge of general property
/ is shown by a rece1t census Dllletln
/ II have bssl 1j3 Per cent. grelter In
/ 1899 than in 1881, anl the production
/ OF stsel 30 per celt. grelter. Mining
/ in coal has hal NJ limitation except that re-
sultiny fro1 def cent transportation. The
general testimony is that labor Is severywhere
fully emp,oye1 AMI the reports for tina last
wear show smaller number Of employees
affected by strikes anl lockouts than in any
wear siucslS The depression in ths prices
Of agricultu al pro lucts hal bae1 greatly re-
| Hevs1. an1 a buovaut and hopeful ton3 VAS
BEGINNING to be felt by all oar poople.
Tnase promising Influences have been in
s)ne degree clecGe1 by ta9 surprising
and very uniavorlble monetary events waicl
have recsnt'y taken pla;o in E1ylani. 1t Is
gratifying t) know that these did not grow
/ In any degr e out OF the financial relations OF
Lon1on with our people, or ont OF any dis
credit ATTACHED TO our securities held in that
markss rhs return OF olr bon1s
and stocks was cause by m0nsy stringency
| in EaZanl, no. by any lo3i OF value o.
credit in the securities themselves. we
could not however, wholly escape the Ill
eff of foreign moaetary agitation &c.
conpane1 by sucl extraoriinlry incidents
as charact arze1 this. 1t Is no. beiieyet
/ however, tlat these evil incidents wlic1
/ have for the time unilvOrably at
/ fectsl values in tAis c)Intry, cl1 long
withstand the strong, safe ant wh)eso NJ
| influences wnich are operating 70 give TO our
! naoole profitable returns in all b.anc1es or
/ icritimats trade AMI in lus57J. Tne aqpre-
hension that oar tariff may again AMI az
oncs be suDiectel T. important general
/ changes wo1d ullol5ss lily aid a de2-ei'-
/ ing indusnc, OF the n)5s serious claVa;.,''
TIE new TARIFF.
The General Tariff ac. has only partially
| eone into lsrati)n, sons OF its im)ortlnt
provisions 6,inE limitsl to take effect at
/ dates vet in the future. Thu general pro-
visions Of tue law have basn in forceless than
sixty days. Its perm inent ef3ctS upon
trade AMI p ices still largely stand in con-
lecture. IL is curious to n)t3 that the
advance in the p-icss OF articles wholly
uaaffsc 4 ~ toe Tariff act was by mlny
hastily a,,'be1 t. tilt az. Notice was not
taken Of Ia fact that tls general tendency
| OF the ma"Ss5s WAS upward from influences
wholly apar5 from the recsnt tariff eyisla-
ton. The e1largs nent Of oar currency by
thu Silver bill undoubtedly gave an upward
tendency t. trade AMI hal a marSei eject
on prices: but this natural and desired effect
. of the silv n legislation was By many erro-
neously attributed 10 the Tariff act.
There is n,ither vision nor juSsics in the
suggestion that the bject oi tlrif rsvl sion
shall be again opanel before this Law has had
fair trial Il IS quite true that ev3ry tariff
sche lule is subject t. objections M bill was
ever framsl, supooso, that in all OF it3rates
and elastic atoms had the full approval even
Of party caucus.
Such legislation is always an necessarily
the product of compromiss as TO details, and
II l.. Il. Ru n
general scope aud effect thinkit will justify
the support OF those VINO bslieve that An merl-
can legislation should conserve AMI defend
American trade and the wages OF American
wOrkmen.
The misintormatioa as 70 the terms o. thu
act which has been 50 wdsy disse minated at
hone AMI abroad will be corrected bo expert
ence. and tl9 evil auguries as to its results
confoun1e1 by thc market reports. the saw.
iuys banks international trade balances and
the genaral prosperity OF our people. Alrea1y
We beyin t. hear from abroad AMI from our
custom houses that tae prohibitory elect
upon inDor atioas imputed 10 the act IS not
justified lie imports at the po-t OF New
York TO-. tn first three weeks OF Noyenoer
were nearly per cant. greater than for the
same perio in 1899 and 30 per cent. greater
than In the same period OF 1888. Aud 50 far
from being an act to limit exports l conf
IDENTIFY believe that under IL We Slall secure u
larger and more profitable participation In
foreign trade than we have ever enjoyet, and
that we shall recover apro2ortionats partici'
patton in the ocean carrying trade OF the
world.
The criticisms of the bill that have come TO
us from foreign sources may well be rejected
for repugna1cy. IL these critics really be-
lieve th It ths adoption by us Of free trade
policy, or OF tariff rates having reference
solely TO revenue, would diminish the partici-
patton OF their own couutrics in the COM
mercs Of tho world, their advocacy and pro-
motion by speech an1 other forms OF organ
izel effort Of this movement among our
people is a ARE exhibition OF unssidshnsss in
trade AMI on the other hand IL they SIN
cerely believe that the adoption OF protsc-
) tive tariff policy by this country insures TO
their profit and our hurt, it is noticeably
, strange that they should lead the outcry
against the authors OF policy 50 helpful 70
their countryDlsn, AMI crown with their
favor those who would snatch from them q
substantial share of a trads with other land;
. already naiequate to their necessities.
> There Is no disposition among any OF our
: people to promote prohibltory or retaliatory
: legislation. Our policies are adopted not tS
the hurt OK Others, but TO secure for ourseive
! those advantages that fairly grow on
= OF our favored position as nation. OuI
: form OF government, with It's incident