New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
THE VERDICT OF HISTORY.

Il OBVIOUSLY yI&pICATEs THE REPUBLICAN,
POLICY or PROTECTION.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. The historic record OF Republican policy and
practice Is expressed In the inexorabe logic OF TACT
as follows
F!rst-rhc wealth Of the United states Increased
from SsI59GGc;, in 1859 to So go o9l.lT in 1880
Scronl-The wealth per capita Of the peop'e Of the
United states Increased from tli In 100 TO SO3S In
ls.o
Thlrd-rhe total amount paid wages In the
manufactures u the United States increased from
So. s1S>.6 IN l>d0 to So. rs In 1870.
Fourth The amount paid per capita In the manu-
features oi the United states increased from $50
u 1871 90 So; IN $50
F.uh-Thc population u the United States in
cf' ased from 81. ii] 81 In 1870 to 626222.0 In lsso.
Sixth-Thc total foreign commerce OF the country
decreased from S5s7lg2l76 In lVO 70 sl,Si6sO6lO in
$50
- It appears that while the population OF the
country doubled during the period OF thirty years
from 1~o 20 is.i under policy OF fun protection
90 American Industry. tn wealth OF the country
Increased fourfold. the wages pail In manufactures
Increased sixfod and the foreign commerce Of the
country Increased nearly threefol The wealth per
capita increased from Sli In $50 20 N03s In 1872
AMI the wages pad Ia manufactures increased from
s-sa per capita l>5p % sisi per capita In 1880
on. u the splendid results 81 Republican nnan.
c.crlug ls seen The fact that the amount OF an
nual taxation was reduced from $40 e. IN 1870 % s. q
IN $50
The foregoing are official data OF the Govern
mrnt. Every other possible expression Of Ma
'ional welfare exhibits a corresponding progress
during the thrty-two years OF Republican rue.
II is also a fact beyond all question that the
country continued TO prosper ny 10 the year 1892
when was the hlgh-water mark OF prosperity IN
this country. And yet IA the face OF all these
facts tn New-York Democratic platform utters
IA, shallow fa.schood that tn Republican policy.
" lN.A had boon tDtl Ia
for thirtytwo years. VAS thn cause OF tn terrible
rrvulaion which accompanied tn advent OF the
u mOcrdtlc party to power. S'nG'or I'M capped
tn climax OF POLITICAL misre9re. 1t"tion 10y re-
tcrating this charge and further declaring ihat
thu Mckinley act had caused trouble In the Ma
Sn cn ,c G ,nr @ h sam is To
reuditurcs for tn year ended June 30 1897 showed
mai b. e..rctary carlisle for The year ended
Juno 81, j.. showed surplus OF s93il.G7i o. even
Cleyoland had been in progress FOR ,ight months.
Furthermore 1t a declared purpos, OF the
10 expenditures and receipts would not have fallen
below Expenditures but FOR the advent OF the Demo
The next year. the year ended jun -; 1879 when
th~ ,r@r irai. coilapSe had PROSTATE me business
81 The country, tn treasury shovel delcn a., OF
y%.s89D -. At that tine also nearly two million
| aborrrs were thrown out OF employment. In this
whole matter IN" Democrats arr stu-uiElng mem
selves In M, most absurd manner The hepuhll-
whelmlng disaster. Th- Democrats vigorously de-
|
! immediate result % Democratic success.
Tho verdict of history Is plainly before Tin
! country verdict pf actual experience eyer re
corded. and It l. an insult 10 In" intelligence OF
the American people 10 suppose that they VIII not
heed that verdict or the 6th of November.
There IL another very SHY att 'mpt being made
! by the Democratic leaGtr9 to deceive the paopr.
The, all this distress has occurred while the
/ Mckinley tariff was In force no to tn passage OF
the German act of August p 1891. How long
did 1t take the sugar refining interest 10 make an
| upward bound AFTER the Senate sugar Trust bill.
| was reported; only twenty-iour hours. And In
/
! hours Tor each and every manufacturer In th<
| United states to calculate Just what effect The
adoption % the Democratic tariU policy OF bJs
would have on his interests ana upon the wages
he cOufe pay. Tn" manufacturers made that com
| putaton. and down went Industries and wages
| with crash.
II H. the naked truth which Is going to win Re
| publican victory this year. not eloquenc~.
JOSEPH NIMMO JR
Washington, oct 3. 1891