The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-23

Two years ago the Democratic pa
pers were sure shat the Mckinley
tariff would knock everything to
pieces. Every domestic necessity was
to be enormously enhanced in value.
many millions OF dollars woro to be
added to the revenue, taxation would
be raised In such way as would para
lyze the people in all industrial en-
deavors and It was going TO ruin for.
eign commerce and blight home In
dustries. Many other dreadful conse-
quences were tignred out.
Have those predictions been verified
in any sense? The Mckinley tariff has
been in operation one full year, and
what Is the result2 Not long enough
to let it get into full swing it is true,
hut long enough to show that it will
be greater benefit to the nation in
Its industrial lines than ANYTHING that
has ever happened to 1t. The benefits
OF this tariff are now ascertained and
fastened indellibly In the figures OF
the Government returns. The McKin-
ley tariff and those who made 1t are
ready to stand up before the country
and be Judged by the proved and un'
alterRble facts and its enemies must
accept the tests. Mckinley, the au thor
OF the law himself will be In this city
tomorrow night, and to Wilmington
audience he will tell OF Its great bene.
fits.
What are some OF the results OF the
lawH In one year our revenue has
been reduced s5l, 867, go. 1t was to
nave been largely Increased according
to Democratic predictions. Though
our foreign commerce was sure to fal
of, 1t has increased $40, $40 $40, as
compared with 1890. and on Increase ui
e400, 357. 5S4 over the annual average
of the ten years prior to 1891.
Notwithstanding that our exports
were sure to fail of. for the first tint
In the history Of our nation haze the!
exceeded billion OF dollars Deins
el,oSO. 27s. O3O, and sl72, $685. NOR,
than in 1890.
Another fulse prediction Goored, an,
Just look at the sale OF cotton. Tn
increase in the exports of cotton owe
1890 WAS, 81, 492, $40, and $50, oi2 owe
the annual average for ten years, Thu
sale OF breadstutls has Increased aloni
the Jane line. The excess OF sales o
breadstuffs for 1892 over 1890 wa
tI44. 437, 100. The exports of provision
In 1892 exceeded 1890 by S4,0g7, 653, nnt
the export sales OF live stock In 1850
exceeded those of 1890, s9, eli 03l.
Nobody WAS to have been hurt worse
than the farmers. aud yet increas
ell exports of farm products for 1879
over 1890. amounted to sl5e235, AZ
The poor ruined farmers Why di
not Senator Gray give some of thes
statistics in his recent Dover speech
He could have done so had he wanted
and thep the farmers would haY
gone home without trying to max
themselves believe that they were
poor, crushed class OF creation. grow
ing poorer year by year, and the
lives made grievous by taxation.
Turning 10 manufactured produc
they amounted to 1884, 1857, MOI
than In 1890; the value OF our impor
in 1882 was S3s, 091. l64 more than
1890, and of FREQ imports In 1892, Il
sum exceeded 1890 by tl92, SS2, l43. h
virtue Of the tariff our farmers haI
Increased markets. The importation
Of horses, sheep, cattle, barley, oat
oatmeal, rye, eggs, vegetables, hop
fisxseed and tobacco during the ye
1892, were $50, o4l, 495 less than in IS,
This amount has been given direct
to the farmers.1t The value OF our e
ports of domestics and foreign me
chandise exceeded tho value of our IL
IL. ports for 1892 by the large sum
S2O2, SIC, 457. Tho results of tho re
procity part of the Mckinley tar
amount to s1o. ESQ ssl.
But In nothing has tho Mckinle
tam been more beneficial. than to Il
labor OF the country. Establlshe
Industries have been stimulated al
new industries started which are gi
hug employment to hundreds Of tho
sands Of meHso that great prosperit
exists in all lines OF trade, while
nearly every other country there
great depression. There has been
steady decline in the prices OF h
Iscessaries of life, except for far
products as compared with pTiG
prior TO the adoption of the tariff u
OF 1890. There mas been an adyau,
OF wages of three fourths OF ono I
cent, equivalent to s25 a year !
family,or an aggregate saving for ST.
100000 of 1896, 100000 per year,
prices OF farm products have increi
cd since the passage OF the tariff I
of 1890, 1897 per cent.
These are all hard-bottom facts a
cannot be answered by more false p
dictions and new avalanche of Il
trade lies. They are backed up by
reports OF the commissioners of lal
and Industries In the States of N
York, Indiana. Massachusetts, and d
sean and wherever else reports hR