New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20

been a famous city In the history Of the Mis-
sissippi Valley which, to my mind. will become,
IT, indeed 1t has not already become, the seat OF
the greatest product empire of any equal ter
ritory on the face of the globe.
IF to the six great States. including Mime
sofa, which originally were comprised In the old
Northwest Territory. of which Cincinnati was
the capital. you add the rapidly growing States
beyond the Mississippi and east of the ROCKY
Mountains. and those to the south of the ONO
and between it and the Gulf and contrast their
present population and Importance with what
they were in 1850 or 1870. even the most cursory
examination will he full Of interest and suggest
possibilities for the future of the most amazing
character. In these nineteen States and two
Territories is a greater population to-day and
more than half as much wealth as in the whole
country in 1860; a population approximating
3S,0O0,000 in 1890 gain since 1870 of practi-
cally 100 per cent, and property of the assessed
valuation of nearly ten billion dollars.
This was the achievement of twenty years,
this creating a new Nation within the Old great
er than the parent itself. under the wise laws en-
acted and enforced, or under the policy marked
out by the great Republican party. In those
twenty years the protective policy was steadily
pursued, and our present gold standard Of value
was the basis Of all the money issued whether
gold. silver or paper.
ABSURD POPOCRATIC CLAIMS.
yet there are those who insist upon de-
claring that this excellent monetary system, and
with the gold dollars now have in circulation,
every one Of which has been worth 100 cents in
gold every minute of every hour of every day
since January |. 1879. is impoverishng the West
and bankrupting all It's people. Appause) The
Mississippi Valley is surely part of the West,
and the marvellous growth told by the census
figures the official authority, proves the falsity
and absurdity of their statements. The new
promising States of North and South Dakota.
Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota are certainly
young giants of the West. and their growth in
population from 100000 in 1870 to 4,29O,OOO in
1890 and wealth of S1.2S5, 100000, demonstrates
to any fair-minded man that however much they
may have suffered by drouths and poor crops
they are still reasonably vigorous 0aughter) and
In no very great danger of being abandoned OF
bankrupted. (Appause)
Dakota had progressed from 14.lSl to OIL
527 in population in these twenty years, and
has assessed property Of $22O,OOO.Wo. Kansas
had gained nearly 400 per cent in population. or
from 364 300 to ,427 O96 while her assessed
property amounted to sol 100000. Nebraska
had gained more than 500 per cent in popula-
ton In these two decades. springing from H.
093 to LOS 80 inhabitants. with an appraised
valuation in property of S1S5OOOcOO Mime
sofa had trebled In population In the same
eventful period, increasing from 439,iO6 to
J. 2O1, S26 inhabitants. while her assessed valua-
ton of property S5S9,OOO,OO0.
$50 might be enumerated all these nineteen
States of the Mississippi Valley with like re-
suits All have made remarkable progress, all
have gained immensely in both people and
wealth. the older States not so rapidly as the
Fewer but all going ahead at steady and
healthy pace and all the time they have been
making this progress we have been under pro-
tective tariff and upon sound-money gold
basis. Continued applause and cries OF 'Good')
There is nothing the matter with any Of
them. whether Of the Southern, Middle. Eastern
or Western divisions. whether Of the old slave
territory or the virgin prairies. except that their
people have not the full occupation at the full
wages which they formerly enjoyed
LACK OF WORK THE GREAT TROUBLE.
1.-THE great trouble In this country is that we
have not enough to do for our people. Applause
and cries Of That's right"o We had every man
employed in this country In 1872 at the best
wages that had ever been paid TO any work
"a voice: Why. the mills shut down!) 1t
IS the same country and the same people; the
same factories, the energy and enter
nr,se and skill that we had four years ago
what's the matter vita the country now com
mercial men OF Cincinnati? Cries of Lack Of
confidence y 1t IS lack Of confidence you all
with one voice say and why this lack Of con-
fdence / ask you. commercial men of Cincn-
natl? What we want in this country in the
first instance is a restoration OF confidence; so
YOU are right about that-and the only way TO
have confidence in the Government ana
among the people Is for the Government
to have a revenue policy that VIII supply
enough money to pay It's expenses Applause)
You cannot create confidence among the people
II you have no confidence in the public Treasury.
Our dollars now are all full and sound. and all
we want is an opportunity to earn them Wocif-
erous cheering and cries Of That's right")
How can this be secured? "a voice: Elect
NcKInlevvO Well | do not know what you may
think about it, but believe the best way to re-
store prosperity the people Of the United States
is to do all your work at home at the American
scale OF wages and on the basis OF American In
stitutions and ideals fully recognizing the neces-
sjty Of a free. enlightened and dgnihed citizen
ship. (Applause)
"Cinclnnati the Queen City Of the West has
pointed the way for the right to all the people OF
the great Mississippi Valley in many important
contests In the old time her influence was great
in the first uprising Of the people Of the West for
National money and protective tariff In the days
of William Henry Harrison. In the contests be-
fore the war. although a border city her voice
was for Lincoln tremendous applause and her
attitude during that struggle was always hrm
and patriotic In the fat-money craze or 1910
her Republicans won signal triumph, and again
in 1879 and 1876 her example was especially con-
spjcuous for the important and decisive action
taken. More than once Hamilton County has
saved the State OF Ohio in the close fights "a
voice: I'VE will do IL again") preceding resump-
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