The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
MONDAY, JULY %, 1895.
This paper Is Democratic an principles
md is Independent In its vie.os Q" q" local
questions.
The Eternal Tariff puzzle.

II is amusing to see the manner IN
which the news department of the
estate Gazette, discounts the efforts OF
the Ded Oak. Iowa. and Fargo, N. y.
Editor of that sheet to howl calamity
In the interests of the G. o. p Whhe
the Red Oak. ETC.. Editor on one page
means and walls about the marker
dullness in business the City Editor
skiranishes around Trenton and finds IN
dustrfes fourishing to such an extent
that the erection of new plant is talked
of. The object lesson presented by the
enterprising and accurate City Editor
this morning is drawn from the brick
trade. OF course. that industry does
not fill up the expanse of the commercial
horizon: but it is a very good trade from
which to read the signs of the times.
when business is dull, nobody builds,
and the brick yards shut up. When
business revives. building starts up and
the demand for brick is active.
But besides the contradiction which
the Red Oak. ETC.. Editors assertions
meet with in his own paper. he is fatty
negatived in all of his assertions by the
REPORTS of the Commercial Agencies,
notwithstanding his deliberate misstate-
ments and meanly garbled extracts from
their current reports. When he says.
at is noticed that the trade reviews.
chronicle a well defined dizziness, he
not only falsifes. but he must know
Well hat he f~alsifies. for here is the
opening sentence from Bradstreet's
estate of Trade for this week.
All the previously reported favorable
industrial and commercial features are
continued this week. the in~duranee 81
the revival in demand for iron and steer,
the further advances in prices OF me
same. ana additional increases or wages
of Industrial employees, being the most
significant.
The weekly Review of R: G. Dun &
Co. distinctly ascribed any falling off
that there was in the weeks business to
the natural summer relaxation. 1t spoke
of the steady upward tendency in prices,
of the numerous increases of wages still
taking place. of the abundance of money
notwithstanding the gHeatly increased
activity in commercial loans and of the
excellent prospects of the crops. es-
pecially of corn and cotton.
Then the Gazette tries to create the
idea that disaster is in the air by giving
fake figures of alleged business failure.
Here is 'Bradstreet's'' report on this
subject
There are 214 business failures in the
United States this week. Last week the
total was 266. one year ago 1t was zlz,
and two years ago it was 81.
This is certainly a magnificent show
ing. But it does not suit the state
Gazette" That more or less ably edited
Republican organ is still of opinion that
the country is going to the 'demnition
bow wows,' on account of the tariff.
We are rather surprised to find
how much the Gazette" is at
variance with other Republican or
gans. The greater number of
them not only admit hat there is a
boom in business. but also claim the
credit of it for the q. o. P. The fact
that a Republican Congress will meet
with its hands tied-in December next,
they say. has set the wheels going
round again.
Now. we would k to know who is
right. the .State Gazette, which says
business is rotten. or the Philadelphia
press" for instance. which says it is
booming. and the G. o. P. is responsible
for its condition?