The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-27
He Gives the Republican Campaign =
Good seud-OG in a Forcibie Ad-
dress at MsrshaiItown.
A REVIEW OF THE ISSUES
IN WHICH DEMOCRACY APPEARS AT
DECIDED DISADVANTAGES.
New Jersey Democrats Nominate
Chancellor McGin for Governor aud
Launch n Platform of Principles.

Republican State campaign was formally
opened here this afternoon under the aus
pices CT the Iowa Travelling Mems Repub-
lican Club. whose headquarters are IN this
city. The crowd was not as big as an
ticipated, owing largely TO the fact Of cold
and threatening weather this morning. The
sky cleared toward noon, however and
the attendance was good at all three meet
ings this afternoon. Des Moines sent q
delegation of five hundred by a special
train and fair sized delegations came from
number OF other points. The principal
meeting began at d. m. i'm the opera
house, which was packed. United States
Senator Allison delivered the leading ad-
dress. a thorough review OF finance, tariff
and other leading issues. The Senator first
spoke of the national growth. saying: The
growth and prosperity Of any country
largely depends upon the virtue OF it's
people. These, in turn, are promoted and
stimulated by wise. laws faithfully and
inteiigentiy administered Thus the public
policies Of nation become important To
each individual composing it," The Sena-
tor then defined the various forces that
benefit communities and said:
THE result of these physical and in
teilectual forces has been an enormous I'M
crease In the aggregate wealth OF the coun-
try shown BY each decennial census.
reaching in 1880 the enormous sum OF S65.-
created IN ber ssf ssn' ftv 6r ~nlen mas Dssa @
analyze the distribution of this wealth In
our country. We find that the geographical
vorably with every other. although COM
| paratively new. We cannot profitably COM
or ws sns ons or bn ns s
| can with profit compare our growth with
the older Atlantic seaboard States. II we
States carved out OF the Northwest Ter
| ritory, and the seven more northerly States
formed from the Louisiana purchase. name
| iy, Missouri, Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska, Min
| nesota, and the two Dakofas twelve in
| all. with the north Atlantic seaboard States
| New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware and
! Maryland. eleven In all, we find that the
wealth of New England between 1850 and
| 1880. covering the period OF a single genera
| ton. increased three-fold. That New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Delaware and
| Maryland increased more than four-fold
and the twelve States Northwest. I have
| named, increased more than eight-fold.
WEALTH OF WESTERN STATES.
"Two-fifths of the total wealth of the
United States is to be found within the
| twelve States 1 have named; so that our
wealth is s2,oo9oOoooo greater than the
wealth Of the eleven States On the Atlantic
seaboard. and our per capita wealth il
nearly equal to theirs, the accumulation OF
two hundred years, whilst these twelve
States only fifty years ago were without
large cities and centers of wealth. and.
with the exception OF Ohio and Indiana.
iafion OF aericuifurisfs far In '' the interior
| OF the country with no access TO markets
TSe aotn tnal tb or oy %
1860 and 1880 increased f0rty-nine thousand
| millions OF dollars. one thousand millions
Great Great Britain, ard of his sr increase 81
| 81, l,0C0 C00.0o0. or more than two-hfths Of the
Stsl nrsTe IN staf shs United & states 4 in the
THE aggregate wealth per capita In the,
United States has more than doubled fr
the-e thirty years, and il we consider the
| two decennial periods from 1870 10 1870 n
appears that in these twelve States our an
nuai increase OF wealth. per capita, has
been twice that OF New England. one-third
more than that of the Atlantic seaboard
States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. Delaware and Maryland, that the
United States. in these twenty years has has
| been $1 per inhabitant, whilst that OF the
| prairie States i have named has been
shows. whatever the causes were that pro-
| duced this wealth in the United States.
during these these & years. o, IN It's distribution.
| their full share, and that IL was not ere
ated and did not go in unjust proportion to
| the States OF the Atlantic seaboard.
I'm 1890, the United States had 45s4o0
| farmers. with aggregate wealth. includ-
| ing value OF stock and implements. OF six
| average TO each OF $500. The total prod
duct of these farms In 1893. estimated.
was s. 100000. or which three thousand
one hundred millions was. In round num-
bers, consumed I'm the United States. and
S515. 900 was exported, or about IS per
cent of the whole value h produced. OF
and coo raw cotton. leaving an eN-'
| portation OF all other agricultural products
agriculture. excluding wheat and cotton.
providing a home consumption or "a per
cent. under the diversified occupations or
our people. Thus IL Is seen that the home
market for the products Of agriculture con-
stitutes the real market OF the farmer. and
Is constant and stable, whilst the fore.sn.
except for cotton, il unreliable. fuctuatin4
with conditions abroad changing from year
TO year. This growth in our country has
not neen cennnea ay 20 any oeupauon @ n or IN ~.
largest growth, however mas been in man
ufactures, as i shall presently show.
REPUBLICAN POLICY
During the whole of the period between
1860 and 1892 the policies OF the Republican
party substantially prevailed. although for
considerable periods the Democrats party
held a majority in the House. and for four
years the national administration. but dur
ing no part of this was this control ex-
tended to the legislative and executive
power at the same time. SO that laws could
neither be enacted repealed without
Republican votes. do not claim thar this
prosperity is wholly due TO these policies.
but that they greatly contributed 10 II
cannot be doubted.
l. From 1861 TO 1865 We were engaged IA
civil conflict which cost more than half
the total accumulated wealth OF the coan-
try In 1860 Yet, with this vast expenditure
our wealth increased between 1861 and 1879
60 per cent Between 1919 and 1850 there
was a depression and shrsnkage OF values
incident TO the return OF specie pap mcnfs,
vet our wealth increased $500 ro0C91. and
with the return OF specie payments In 1S7S
our wealth began TO grow apace. that
In a single decade. from lsSo TO 1880. IL
Increased So 600. 0oO00, CT a sum equal 10
one-half OF our total wealth from the
foundation OF the government up 20 1k>0.
That contributcry TO our tariff policy
causes may be found in the general intelii-
gence and in the inventive genius OF our
/ people, with natural conditions highly fas-
orahle and with effective and relatively
cheap means of distribution OF products
from the places OF production 10 the places
OF consumption, cannot be denied: that
much OF IL Is due. during the last ten
years 10 the soundness. stability and
p,ertifu.ness OF our currency " II be ad-
mitfed: that Il could nave taken plscs
under a tariff for revenue only. Is not prob
able.
statistics become tedious. yet cannot
forbear an illustration OF this development
in manufactures as shown by the census
returns OF 1860 and 1870 and In the inter-
| vening years In 1850 the capital inseste4