The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22


cations of war and reconstruction.
In 1850 the New England and Middle
States combined (and these are the only
states whose interests you seem to think
entitled to your consideration had more
than twice as many miles of railroad as
the South Ten years afterward. in
1860, the South had 387 miles more than
they
In 1850 the New England and Middle
States combined had $3.50, 900, 900 more of
wealth than the South Ten years aft
erward, in 1860, the South had $3.50, ,OOO,-
coo more than they.
During this decade the New England
and Middle States combined increased
their wealth S2,4S0,00OG00. while the
South increased theirs S., ,480, 100000 or
upward Of $1,000,000,000 more than all
New England and the Middle States COM
bined.
RESULTS OF CLASS LEGISLATION.
In 1860, although the South had less
than one-fourth of the population of the
Union and less than one-third, including
slaves, and though the white men of the
South did little or no work, while the ne
gro did only so much as he was compell-
ed to do, and although the South had but
little over half as much invested in farms
as the balance of the Union, yet she pro-
duced $377 1000 more of agricultural
products than all the rest of the United
States combined.
"1s it possible, Mr.. Cleveland, to sup
pose from these facts that, left to inher-
ent withdrawing capacity. any part
of New England or the middle states
could ever successfully compete with the
South? And practically since her labor
became free?
''Yet remark the overwhelming rever-
sal after our laws began to create wealth
for favored few.
I'm the last decade, from 1880 to 1896,
Massachusetts,, one of these same New
England states, grew in wealth in these
ten years $11 100000 more than Nebras-
ka, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Mississippi and Louisiana, all combined
These are ten among the most fertile
states of our Union, and are sixty-one
times as large and have nine times as
many and just as Industrious people as
Massachusetts,.
! ASK and answer to yourself, Mr..
Cleveland, why this wonderful contrast
of the two periods?
COMPARED INCREASE IN WEALTH.
Pennsylvania, one of the most barren
of these same middle states which the
South was SO surprising during the first
decade, in the last decade, from 1880 to
1890, grew in wealth $13,OOO,OOO more
than Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alaba-
ma, Mississippi and Louisiana all COM
bined. These thirteen states are nearly
fifteen times as large and have more
than four times as many people as Penn
sylvania. Why this remarkable change
New York, another one of these same
middle states, grew in wealth during the
last decade $7,000,000 more than Kansas
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virgin
| ia, North Carolina South Carolina, Flor
| ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana all combined. These sixteen
states are nearly sixteen times as large
and have more than four times as many
people as New York. Why this re-
versal?
Rhode Island, another one Of these
| same New England states, is perhaps the
most barren patch of the continent. II
is not as large as the two smallest coun-
ties of Arkansas. It has less than one
third as many people as Arkansas, yet
this little patch of sand and stone and
salt water grew in wealth during the last
decade $41, 100000 more than the four
great states of Illinois Indiana, South
Carolina and Mississippi all combined
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