The daily critic., 1890-10-31

A BLAINE BOOMERANG
Air scuruz has taken Secretary
ItNNE seriously and bHs published ia
The New York Ersg.sg Post a replica
Hau To- Mr. BIuNE's answer az Canton.
ohio. Co his remarks az Boston. Mass.
touching the WAtkEH tariff of 1916.
Mr. RLNNE. the historian. admitted the
uuexampled prosperity which followed
the adoption OF that measure. Mr..
SCurRz quoted this admission ia his
Boston speech Mr. BLAINE. replying
90 Canton attributed the indisputa5le
prosperity of that period 10 certain
"fortnitous happenings as follows
t0 The Mexican war, which caused
the Government TO disburse one hun
jred millions in one year ,3J The
Irish famine, which called for ex,raor.
dinary exports OF breadstuns. Bl The
discovery Of gold in California, which
added greatly 10 our wealth o. Tue
revolutions OF 1918. which "paralyzed
the Industrial energies Of Europe l5l
The Crimean war, which "paralyzsd
France. England and Russia for two
years and a half in their Industries
Without these uncommon accidents OF
history Mr BLAINE thinks the country
would not have been prosperous under
The low tariff Of 1916 at all. With
th,m he says Ct would oni y great
~ sperlly atouy lime without any IA IT
~ any kiud
MI SDuUUl then shows what "acci.
dents Of history have happened since
ne high tariff period Set Ia IN 1861
They are
uJ From 1861 20 1865 we had a war
compared with which The Mexican war
was but a holiday excursion, causing
he Government to disburse not pal,ry
one hundred millions, but many thou
sands Of millions. Cd Since 1861 there
has. indeed, not been great Irish
famine. but not a few crop failures and
local dearths abroad 70 call for our
lrcadstuHs In more than ordinary
quantity l3) The supply Of the newly
discovered California gold Jill not stop
with the end OF the low tariff period.
On The contrary, while the production
Ci gold and silver averaged from 1919
inclusive 10 1860 per year So, 400 900,
i' averaged during twenty years of the
Ligh tarih period, from 1861 inclusive
20 1850. as much as 500 500, 600. aud
after that over So, 900 600. In adj
ditOn 10 this, we had 10 contribute 20
our wealth a new product, petroleum,
worth annually the output Of scores Of
gold and silver mines a. There were
10 revolutions 10 Europe as great as
those Of ISIS. but many smaller ones
one in Greece In 1859, Polish rising
AGAINST Russia in 1868. revolutionary
movements In Spain in 1866 and ln 1868,
iLe great CaTlist insurrection in the
same country in 1872 etc. lj.) While
tie revolutions were comparatively
limited, there was full supply Of
Wars-lhe French Mexican war from
lsC2 20 1867, the second SchlesWig
Ilolslein war IN 1864, the great war be
tween Prussia and Austria in 1866. the
great Franco German war In 1870 1871,
The war between Russia and Turkey Ia
ls7T1S5s, and several smaller conflicts.
The Crimean war was but a petty AFFAIR
compared with these an together.
VIII not Mr BLAINE or any other
Totsctioui-i admit that with these
"uuuous happenings these lucky
'srgidruis Of history this eoualry
"a ula have prospered even if there hai
teen 10 tsIiff % an during these thirty
1ertt
AF. ELHSE sald az Canton rl.t the
revolutions % 1s4s paralyzed the iu-
fusuial energies of Europe If that
lei trsn he Imports of this country
-h0uld have fallen of greatly How
Was i,1
In 1876 and 1871 the two years pre-
gsdiBg the great European revolutions
cur imports 0f merchandise aggregated
f240, ,5ss ,4l4, but iu ls4S and 1919, The
years 0f the revolutions themselves. they
aggregated $3.50 s44 ana, an increase Of
SO 4j6. 600 q very healthy Kind Of
"paTay SIS indeed
Again Mr BLAINE insisted thar the
CrimeaH war psraIyzsd France, Eng
land and Russia for two years and a
LaIf iu their Industries
For he three years preceding the
Crimeau war our imports aggreg tted
3tsl $50 O92
ID the years of he CHmeaH var
1854 55. l6-our imports aggregated
is65 sG3 u51, an increase Of S1s3, ,,13.-
ad5 another remarkable instance Of
healthy paralg Sis,
Notwithstanding his sharp cJmDeri-
lion from foreign countries, our manu-
faciqrers JhraYe as they had never
ilIgeu before while0ur sea going ell-
msfce reached rs highest state Of De-
Eelapment
Dir BLADE SAID lla- rbe I1g Iarid 81
1876 vas responsible for he financial
crisis of 1851 Then was the high
laHd responsible Tor tbe crisis 0f 1873.
crisis as severe and long as any the
country has ever ku0Hu Theu there
Nas he depression III business be-
ginning iu 1851 anI only ending iu
1857 Was that caused % ths high
aHa
Really Nr BLAEE should over
hAul his speeches and make them mgra
llEs.stent si-h ths facts TheY are
perhaps good specimens 0f s-amp ora
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