New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
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,,o roO almost a. the end O, Their resources ana
poysess neither capital nor credit 10 any ehec"'e
extent FOR cotton planting on great scale
In the cotton exchanges OF tho country. among
ia. cotton factors o, the United States, among the
cotton manufacturers and among the cotton
nlanters themselves IL is universally conceded iha
there VII he a huge reduction OF acreage devoted
10 cotton fl the Southern States this year. Al
these classes or people say tina, this reduction ~
inevitable and unavoidable. No matter how anxious
The planters may be TO every acre that IS
available for cotton planting they cannot buy the
fertilizers 10 keep up anything Ike the acreage
O, 1884, and they cannot borrow money OF !" any
way make arrangements sufficient 10 carr! o."
cotton planting to the same extent as III 1871 Inc
most watchfui. sagacious and thorough students OF
! the situation who can be found in New-fcrK are
practically agreed in this judgment The Democratic
ascendency in this Nation has brought the wheat
growers OF the West and the cottonpianters o. 'He
South TO such a pass that they are absoiu'eN con"
PEELED matter what their WISHES MA! w. :"
restric; their production this year simply because
they no longer have the money 10 hre iaoot a',u
10 make the expenditures that are incispe"S"p'e "
order to approach the acreage OF 1874
TO REDUCE THE COTTON ACRkA"h'
As The Tribune has stated in a number OF articles
recently, conventions, gatherings ana conferences
% the planters have been held In all parts OF
the South and general determination has been
reached TO reduce the acreage o. the cotto, neus
this year Distrustful and suspicious people mn ny
saw ina; thousands o. planters may MOI De SIN
cere In decla airing that they VIII diminish 'ne COZ
Ton acreage and that a. me e" ,Se more
honorable planters by planting cotton on me afees
pppoises IN order to get the advantage OF the
higher prices which IL Is seneraily eHpeearu &
these evil-mnded sceptcs who have no confidence
in the good faith of Southern planters 1oisel th.
great numbers OF the planters are IN such slrals
that they cannot In any way raise the capital or
secure the credit requisite to maintain me pre sen.
acreage No matter how much bad 'ath theTe
MAY possibly be in this matter among some OF me
planters of the South. experts say thai planters
the honorable planters. simply cannot secure inc
necessary capital or credit to keep up 'heir present
That is the judgment Of men in %ew-Y y, RI. who
mens bearing on the questions OF crops. The same
arguments and consdera tons these observers say
the West and these observers declare ihat
big rise in the price OF wheat :T b o ana Of ,bs
year Such rise would surely be most sratiiyng
and pes of 70 the inc
OF them are in melancholy and dsprted MOOD az
They cannot make living with wheat st 50 cents
bushel and cotton al cents iound Inc 9 Samx
snS West due the low price. Tor and
ton, are iamentaby numerous II prices for the
.ow level through 1885. the tradesmen OF the West
south who carried the rsa os s snoD IL:
will be involved in general calamity and ruin
REACTION SURE TO COME.
But with such a country as this the commercial
and trade experts OF this metropolis say the re-
action Is sure 10 come, sooner or later. Even
Democratic blunders and follies cannot !rretrlev-
ably ruin this Nation. Its resources are TOO eN-
tensive its people too courageous, enterprsins
ingenious and resoluie, and it enjoys TOO many
natural ADVANTAGES Americans TOO intelligent
and high minded to allow themselves to be over.
whelmed by irreporabe calamity. IL rs eV,nsn,
now TO one. to the most tnick-heaoen
and fat-witted Democrat. that the furest way 10
bring back the prosperity OF 49, Is 10 MAKE IL
plain throughout the country that the policies.
methods and purposes Of the Republican party are
to be sustained by overwhelming maiorites. by tho
voters in the North and In the South. in the East
and the West. and In every sort OF eeclon
election in 1896 and that the voters OF the niied
States will most surely hasten the return OF con-
fdence. the restoration OF prosperity ana me OK
pan sion OF American industries. by making u clear
in every way in their power. from now until after
the votes are counted In November lS'o. that they
intend trust their fortunes In every par or the
land 10 the control OF the Republican party II
is generally believed in these davs that nothing
vember. 1896. As that conviction grows stronger
in every part of this Republic. all the people VIII
take heart: and. feeling sur" that all the ~Ni
results OF Democratic rnisgoyernment Will he done
entire control Of the Government ~ tho Irrsi-
dency. of the Senate, and OF tho House OF Repre-
sentaiives. the revival OF business Of commerce
and OF trade need rot he delayed until 1897, hut in
anticipa ton OF o magnificent Republican victory I'm
1876. the wheat -growers Of The West the cotton
planters OF the South. all the producers. manu-
facturers. the wOrkncmen. all the bone ana sincw
and brain Of the country. seeing tho certainty OF
far better times with the return OF the Republican
party power. devote themselves from this
| time forward to renewed activity and effort When
distrust and uncertainty overcome. then the
country will make swift progress onward and