The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-05
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and DsmsespaSs sAaeellAsnsv Ne.
suited In Disastss. IL ss5tst9sSs
Following Il tho fuli text d Senator
Allison's speech at Ottumwa, Iowa, 0atur.
day night. after hs had been introduced
to the large audie1ce ~ ssthA next peeGi.
dent:"
7 Tue Republican party came Into power ID
1851. aud from that time until March Z
of our country. and has. been. Nth he
exception Of the brief period 81 Psesident
johnson and the four-year term OF presl.
dent Cleveland, Responsible for the admins
tratlon Of the government For consider
able portion Of this time-namely: from
1876 to 1881 and from 1883 to 1850. and
again from 1901 to 1893. the Democratic
party had q majority in the house Of repre-.
sentattves. During all this time the senate
was Republican, except from 1879 to 1881.
when It was . tie and NO vice president.
During these periods Il was impossible for
the Democratic house to change existing
laws without the consent Of the Nepnbli-
can senate.
These thirty-two years Of our history have
been years Of unexampled growth and
progress. The nrst four, under President
Of sacrifice. The greatest rebellion civili1a.
tion had ever seen was overthrown. The
blighting and desolatinE curse Of slavery
was destroyed. Our country was reunited
on the principles Of liberty.
To re-establish the Union required great
waste OF treasure and sacrifice Of the best
young blood Of our land, bringing suffering
TO every household and desolation to many
homes. but triumph came through It all.
With ali this sacrifice our country de-
velored like giant. The census Of 1850
disclosed an aggregate wealth, including
slaves. Of $4,000 OOO. 900: that Of 1870, with
the wars dcsolation Of four years, and
excluding slaves as property, disclosed an
aggregate wealth Of $4,000, 0OO. 600: that
Of 1850 nearly $44,000.OOO.0 900. and that Of
1910 $85, 000. 600, 600. The development from
1850 to 1890 was marvellous, the increase
In ten years being one-third more than all
the wealth Of the United States thirty
years before. The wealth per capita more
than doubled In thirty years, aud the in-
crease from 1880 to 1870 was $1G9 per
capita, or about 40 per cent, whilst the popu.
lation In the same period increased 25 per
cent.
Iacrease Of Wealth From Agricul.
ture.
Phe greatest increase Of wealth In the
aggregate and In percentage Is found in
the states where agriculture Is the largest
interest. The wealth Of Iowa increased
$3.50 900. 900, or from $1.o59 per capita to
$1.195 per capita, or $3.50 per cent, and
the population increased 1893 per cent.
The wealth of Massachusetts In these ten
years increased $1sO,OO0OO0. 2 per cent,
while its population increased 1851 per
cent. and Its per capita wealth was reduced
from 81. An in 1880 to 81, 252 in 1880. whilst
the total wealth in New England was in.
creased only $23 per capita. and though
much complaint Is male of the unequal
distribution Of wealth, that charge cannot
be brought against Iowa; here neither
riches nor poverty prevail: We have no
very rich and relatively hut few very poor.
The average wealth per capita in New
Iowa $1,108. or $38 less than New England.
and doubtless more equally distributed, and
our increase In ten years Is relatively much
greater. These facts, drawn from the CEN
sus, show that the manufacturing states
ARE not rnbbing Iowa of her Just increase,
nor are they increasing In prosperity and
wealth as rapidly as We are relatively in
Iowa. This is true except that the two
great states Of New York and Pennsylvania
New York having the two greatest cities,
New York and Brooklyn, and Pennsylvania
the two great cities of Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh have increased more rapidly than
the rest, having In their great cities the
denominations Of a century Of growth. Nor
has this progress and development been
confined to any one section Of our country,
rs shown In the last census, but has difrused
itself throughout every part Of our country,
stretching Into the new South. desolated
and impoverished by the war and retarded
for many years by the discontent Of Its
people, and by tho natural processes in
vOlved in the sudden change from slave
labor to free. Agriculture has shared this
prosperity. During these last ten years
there has been an increase In the value
Of farm lands to the extent of 1923 per
cent and o still larger increase In the value
Of farm lands in Iowa, showing our pros
perity in that regard to be greater than
the states around us. The value Of farm
implements has increased nearly 22 per
cent, and when we take into account that
the price OF farm Implements has decreased
one-half, 1t shows the enormous Increase
Of the number Of implements and utility
OF farm machtnesy a. eolnpared with 1880.
Growth Due to the Tariff Policy.
1 do not say that all this progress and
growth is due to the tnrlfr and other poll
cies Of the Republican party, but I be-
lleve 1t Is largely due to them.
Our commerce, our manufactures and our
agriculture have grown side by side. OF
these latter products 10 per cent have found
market at home Our manufactures have
ESQ to s., oo6 100000 In 1870. Our internal a.
commerce has grown almost beyond compu-
tation: We nearly doubled our railway mile
Ing CID. Ooo, 900 tons Of freight in $50. Our
external SSnn re- has increased year BY
100 In 1892, under the Mckinley law.
Our laborers have received better wages
BY one.half than have any laborers OH the
na them a EUROPE These @o wages as
stenuuy advanced, whether measured In
money or purchasing power Of the comfort
Of life, until and during 1891 and 1892 al!
isso and 1872 fair prices for Their crops.
with the exception Of 1883 and 1850, when
"A careful estimate Of the total value of
IS a5s s'!'ss
eeoo. ooo; butter. 800, 900; eggs, $soS..
100000. and 30 on. All this was a natural
prosperity growing out Of our public policy
people: or that portion Of them capable Se
Of doing work, estimated at 24,OO6, 600,
were all at work earning fair wages, or
producing things that found 2 ready and
tie people. fhns the farmer il Els "f aei d.
the mechanic in bis shop, the toilers in the
engaged In transportation, the domestic,
md the day labofkr were all occupied and
all consuming the products thus created. and
all contributing to the aggregate Of prosper.
ity.
Causes Of Present Distress.
This was the situation In outline when
Grover Cleveland again became president
of the United States and Democratic COLI
gress convened. It was not expected Ind
1t was not certainly known that the senate
would be Democratic until February. 1893
ed. increasing In intensity as the days aud
months came and passed away. This sud
den and marked change should be attribu-
ted to two potential causes, aided by a
fear that Democratic congress and a
Democratic president would carry out their
proclaimed policy respecting the tariff; that
the six thousand five hundred
%ilSns Of S sapta invested IN
II not destroyed: that the four millions Of
laborers would be thrown out Of employ
ment or be compelled to work ON short
time at greatly reduced wages; that there
~ould be 2 sudden and large influx Of for.
At greatly reduced prices; that the nine
ucts would dw!ndle because Of the Influx
Of foreign fabrics and because Of the de-
neons OF the power Of the
or working ct reduced wages; that the earn.
ings Of railways built up in relation to
and Us part Of our industrial system,
would greatly diminish and their power to
greatly diminished; that. new enterprises
would cease or be greatly curtailel, thus
throwing out OF employment those engaged
In the building trades: that the accumu
lated earnings Of the iaborers in savings
banks, would be partially withdrawn and
country would be rapidly curtaiied. - 'ns
The uncertainty OF what would be the