The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-03
MONDAY. APRIL 3. Is83.


,Eureau OF Statistics from Washington,
ID, O.. conveys some very interesting
Information about the transportations
OF the United States during the last
year and ms to what they were and
where they went The report will
prove exceedingly interesting to man.
ufacturers and labor. II Is o notice.
able fact however, that our Demo-.
cratic contemporaries clamorlng for
free trade have not published the re-
port with favorable Communications
and many Of them not OF all.
1t might reflect too much credit
upon the Mckinley bill under which
manufacturers have been operating
during the last year, 70 those who
read this report It need occasion no
surprise that the present administra-
ton has called 10 extra session Of
Congress to repeal the "unconstitu.
t.onal fraud of oppression, the
Republican tariff, as the Democrats
called 1t In the Chicago convention.
4But to the figures, which for once
are not dry and embarrassing es.
5pecially TO protectionists, and should
be as much 80 to our free trade friends.
The exports during the last year, the
largest ever known. amounted in
round numbers to $1,000, 0Oo, 900. or
this great amount carriages and horse
cars made up $1,000, 900. Australia
got s497oo worth; England, Scotland
and Ireland got s35l.G55 worth, the
most OF 1t going direct to England;
$llS,6Ss worth went to Moxlco, and
$27O,276 worth went to Cuba under the
reciprocity treaty which the Demo.
Gratis call an unmitigated fraud.
OF the 1890. 965 worth OF railroad cars
sent abroad ss7s. 525 worth went to
Brazil; sl77,605 worth to Cuba, SIS, 900
worth 10 England and $40, 1876 worth
to Canada.
The exports OF anthracite coal for
the year amounted to s3,4l9.66O. and
bituminous coal TO S5.229, 49s. And
yet In tho face of all this goes up tho
senseless cry of tho free traders, RE
peal the Mckinley tariff" Well, IL will
not be repealed. Tho Democratic
party Will not dare to carry out the
provisions of the Chicago platform,
however much 1t may feel inclined to
do so. .-. "..5
The expectation of copper ore from
this country during the year amount.
ed to $1,000, M worth, of which s5,C6l,-
el3 worth went to Great Britain, the
great mart of free-trade. The expor-
tatton OF ingots and bars % copper
amounted to s500o,O 900 worth, OF which
t2,555,4l6 went to France. sl,5ia,l10
worth went to England and 1858, ga
worth went to Belgium. oh yes, by
all means let the Democrats put cop.
per ore on the free list and break up
this valuable trade. They will do II,
will they not2 We'll, we will see.
But here is something that directly
interests large class OF workingmeu
of this country. The glass exporta.
tons amounted to 100000, about
ten per cent. OF which was window
glass. None OF this went to England,
because under flee trade and low
wages, England could manufacture
her own glass cheaper, but S2s3, UsS
worth went TO Canada, sl2O,975 worth
to Mexico, and SEATS worth TO Brit
tsh possessions in Australasia The
Democrats have promised to repeal
the tariff on glass. but they will not
dare to do 1t. ..
In fire arms this country also leads,
Notwithstanding the great Krupp
works of Germany. About sI,OJO, 900
worth of fire arms were exported dur
Ing the year, of which England got
$4,000 worth, Canada s25, USl worth,
Bolivia 500, $50 worth. Eazil sGa,3Ii
worth, Mexico si4, 93l worth. BED.
GUM SCI. liz worth. and Germany
s73, 40l.
In iron and manufactures of iron
our exports were surprisingly large,
Notwithstanding the free trade and
low wages competition of England |
and other low wage countries OF Eu- |
rope.
OF the 100000 pounds sent abroad, |
500 600 pounds went to Canada. 700.
0oC to Belgium, 1000, 900 to Mexico
aud 200,0o pounds to the Hawaiian
Islands. About 100000 pounds OF
steel in ingots, bars and rods, aid H.
100000 pounds OF nails were sont
abroad during tho year not taking
Into account 1000 900 pounds OF horse
shoe nails. tacks and wire nails.
Nearly all OF these went TO Mexico,
Cuba, Chile, and Btazl, under our
reciprocity arrangements with those
countries, treaties demanded TO lie re-
pealed in the Chicago platform. The
Democrats dare not do it. They would
rather declare the Chicago platform
Tissue OF living lies than TO repeal
these troatiHs. They carried the late
election by those platform of lies, but
they have not got tho courage TO al
tempt their appeal.
The jury boxes In the United States
District Court mist also need a little
shaking up. On Saturday last when