The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-25

The Predictions OF Democratic Alarmists
Disproved.

The Predictions OF Democratic Alarmists
Disproved.
Since the overwhelming rebuke to
Democratic methods in the state Of New
York, administered by the town and city
elections in March. it has been clear to
every observer that the current, both Of
public opinion and of the popular vote
was setting toward the Republican party.
The result in Rhode Island, like the cleo
tions in Ohio, confirms this view. We
do not suppose any candid, impartial
observer doubts today that the general
set of the popular tide is in the direc-
ton of Republican success and suprem-
acy.
Local causes are ordinarily cited to ex-
plain the elections which have taken
place in the past six weeks from Rhode
Island to the Mississippi. In New York
there was the great Democratic state
steal which put a man judged guilty of
larceny by the ablest Democratic law
yers in the state on the bench of the
highest appellate court in New York.
In Rhode Island there was local con-
test and a struggle over federal sem
ator. In the west license and other local
issues aided the Republican party.
The primary cause for all this, how
ever-the cause which causes the cause
Lies deeper. 1t is to be found in the
amazing impetus which has been given
business, manufactures and foreign
trade in the eighteen months which have
suooaaIaI tho MoK,nlaxy ta,..H Drns-
perity always helps the Republican par
ty. 1t has staked its success and future
on the growth of the country. Calamity
is no part of its stock in trade. Disaster
does not help it. Its platform speakers
are not engaged in showing that the
country is going to the devil
This is good year for the country.
The Mckinley tariff was going to destroy
our foreign trade. Has it? By no means.
1t was going to cut off our purchases
abroad. 1t has done nothing Of the sort.
A vast increase Of foreign commodities
paying duties under it was to follow.
The exact reverse has come to pass.
The Mckinley tariff has added 60 per
cent. to the imports free of duty. In the
past eight months the imports Of free
goods have been $277 ,266,3 This is
k109, ,031 ,261 more than the average for
1--WE preceding years, which was $685.
e35, 5,13S One-third Of our imports used
10 come in free, or for the average of
eight months ending with February for
the years 1SS7-91 $16S, 235, 1873 of our i'm
ports were free out Of total of $780,
80 80 y140 In the past eight months ever
one-half, or $277 ,266, ,309 out of $523, ,776,-
100, has been free.
The United States is getting more of
what it buys abroad free than at any
time since the war opened. But! And
it is "but" of the first tariff magni-
tude; this increase comes simply and
solely because the United States is i'm
porting more of what it cannot grow at
home proftably and less of what it can
grow and make here.
When we come to analyze the growth
Of the trade of the United States for
eight months past under the Mckinley
tariff with unperturbed conditions, the
imports free of duty have grown chiefly
in these items:
Chemical dyes and drugs. ........... $201O,5l6
Coffee ol01I,.W
sugar r....................... o3oi4,o-O
Textile grasses. ........ .............. 5564,S5
Total. $&,3S 70
This covers nine-tenths in the growth
Of free imports. In the same eight
months dutiable imports have fallen
E5, ,494 ,592, or from an average OF 1922,