Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-15

Dritlsn lrade monthly statements for
the months of January and February.
it is an official declaration published
oy authority of the British Parliament.
~ Is complete answer to the academic
tneories and vagaries of Democratic
tarih smashers and Southern free
tra1ers' 1t is an appalling exhibition
vi democratic incapacity to deal with
great economic question. By this
statement compiled from British Gus.
tom house records, it is made yery
clear that trade in practically every
article OF value which we sell to Eng.
land has alarmingly decreased in those
two months, while the trade in every-
thing England raises or produces and
which she sells to us has greatly in
creased, those articles coming into this
country in direct and fatal competition
with the American product of manu-.
facture.
EFFEoT OF DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
The falling off in our sales of apri.
cultural products to England during
the months of January and Fcbruary
thls year are especially notable. The
exports OF cattle alone show a decrease
OF over S913, 900 over the two months of
last year. The sales of American -four
were over 100000 less than in the two
months of the previous year. The sale
OF American bacon decreased over
SSo0'Oo0 in two months. The exports
OF fresh beef fell off to the amount of
over Sl65,0O0. The sales of butter de.
creased from S165,00O to $50, 1000, in
round numbers. Our sales of salted
fish fell off from one half in the two
months, representing loss of $500, 900.
while, on the other hand, England sold
us $4,000 worth of fish, represeting a
gain OF on per cent. in her commerce.
Our sales OF mares and geldings, wheat,
hams and lard showed slight increase.
while the exports of sheep furnished
the only instance of a gratifying in
crease. Ii England bought more of
our sheep, however, she evened up the
deal by selling us $261 900 worth of
English wool in the two months. and
over $2,S00,0 900 of Australian and Can.
adlan wool in the same period, shutting
out the American product to that ex-
tent.
Our sales of raw cotton decreased
over $4,000, 900 for the two months.
although we had the largest cotton
crop for many years. The sales of un.
wrought copper fell off to the extent of
$500 900, the sale of timber decreased
considerably over half a million dol.
lars, the exports of tallow fell $175. 900
to 1000, in round numbers, and the
traffic in cheese decreased to the
amount of over 5000 900.
No less appalling to American manu-.
facturers are the figures of the increas.
ed imports from England into tho
United States for these two months.
In worsted goods we bought over 49,
4OO,O0O, worth, an increase of over
S2,4O0,O0O, aud in woolen yarns and
tissue we bought to the extent of $685.
zoo, against $3S4,000 England even
managed to sell us 100000 worth of
whisky and S150,000 worth of beer and
ale in those two months, greatly in
creasing her trade of last wear.
We bought over $2,OOO,O0O worth of
cotton goods, an increase of over
Seoo,0OO. There was an increase of
over 81 900, 900 in the imports of linen
goods, the imports of carpets were more
than trebled, and very much larger
quantities of millinery and stationery
came over from England. Manufac-
lures OF silk and silk mixed goods in
creased in volume, and even old iron
for remanufacture came in to the ex-
tent of about $4,000.
So that the Democratic idea of buy
ing England's pauper made goods at
the expense and annihilation of Ameri-
can industry and American labor has
been realized within the first six
months existence of the Democratic
tariff law. That rs the condition that
now confronts the Republican party.
l believe the Republican party has the
wisdom, the brains, the courage and
the patriotism to meet this and every
other public question boldly, openly,
unfiinchingly and successfully. What
the patriotic determination of the peo.
pie of North Carolina accomplished
last year. may, by proper effort, be eff
fected in every Southern State. and
the result will be the permanent estab.
lishment of protection as national
policy and consequent lasting pros
perity for the whole people. Free trade
has succeeded slavery as Southern
dogma. Commercial has followed
human slavery. The Democratic poll
cy has pauperized the people, thwarted
the industrial development of the
Sunny South" and made of Goods
own country" where everything but
honest elections is as free as the health
giving air and glorious sunshine)
wilderness of business stagnation and
impending bankruptcy.
Speaking as Southern Republican,
l say that Southern sentiment is ready
to meet you half way in the effort to
rescue American industry from Demo-
cratic-British domination. The revolu-
ton in the South will not stop at de-
mand for honest elections. The intel
ligence, patriotism and self preserva-
tion of our people and section demand
an American policy on the great fiscal
and economic questions of the day.
The Republican party is already pledg-
ed to the restoration of bimetallism,
but the time 10 at hand when it must
formulate national policy with re.
spect to the matter and give to the
Southern farmers who are being i'm
poverished by British monometallism,
as the Eastern wage earners are being
trodden down by British free trade,
unmistakable assurance that the Re-
publican party will stand by every
American interest. .
The young manhood of the South is
in rebellion against the political oil.
garchv that has misruled, misled and
impoverished that section of this great
republic, and is ready to swear allegi-
ance to the American sentiment that
means American independence, Amer.
ican glory and American honor.