The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-27

our foreign wars from the revolution 10
the rebellion Since its passage work At
home has been diminished. prices OF agri-
cultural products have fallen. confidence
has been arrested, and general business
Generalization is seen on every hand.
TARIFFS CONTRASTED.
The total receipts under the tariff act
OF 1894 for the twenty-five months Of its
enforcement. from September. 1871. 10
June, 1890, were $50, JlJ.32o and the eN-
penditures S6iV,4lS.a6J, or deficiency OF
So. $3.50
The decrease in our exports OF Ameri-
can products and manufactures during
the irst fifteen months Of the present
tdrin, as cOntrasted with the exports
or the hrst fifteen months OF the tariu
or $500 was 22O35i. 32o The excess OF
exports over Imports during the first fir
teen months of the tariff OF $50 was
S2l3,3i2!"iS. but only so. 1JS,623 under the
first fifteen months Of the tariff OF lS4,
. loss under the latter OF SlJ12l+.3ij.
The net loss In the trade balance Of the
United States has been Slg6,9Si.G O1 dur
ing The first fifteen months operation Of
the tarlu OF 1894. as compared with the
first nfteen months Of the tariff OF 1880
The loss has been large. constant. and
steady, az the rate of Sl3,l3pO0O per
month. or $J.DOOO for every business DAY
Of this year.
LOSING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
We have either been sending too much
money out OF the country or getting too
little IN, or both. We have lost steadily
IN both directions. our foreign trade has
been diminished and our domestic trade
has suffered incalculable loss Docs not
this suggest the cause OF or present de-
preston and indicate its remAlv2 Conf
dence IN home enterprises has already
wholly disappeared Our shons arc eloe..t
or running ON half time at reduced WAGES
ana small profit. n not actual loss. our
men at home are idle. and while they are
ldie. men abroad are occupied in supply
ing ms with goods. our unrfval1ed nom.
ia D. f.... l...
suffered. because those who constitute il
tho great army Of American waro-carn-
efs-are without the work and wages they
formerly mad. II they cannot earn wages
ln'y cannot buy products. They cannot
earn n they have no employment ami
NNcu they DO not earn the farmers home
market Is lessened and impaired and fha
l,sS is LII by both producer aud con
An I'D. ne loss or earning power alone
lu 1"iS country IN the past three wears is
hIii'lrnt 10 have produced our unfortii-
Httr business situation. n our labor W.
M.u employed and employed al as rs-
.,,I..i atlNe wages as in 1872. in "a fow
HpItus every farmer in the land vro,,fI
lcei the glad change In the increased do
hthh Tor his products and iu the better
prices which he would receive.
OPEN MILLS. NOT OPEN MINIS.
~ ia not an increase IN the vc.ume Of
money which rs the need or tho rim.
Dut an Increase in the volume of busi-
ness. Not an Increase 81 coin but ID
increase Of confidence Not more coin-
age nut more active use Of fne money
coined Not open mints for the unlimited
c'iuaee or the silver OF the ,yOrAl biif
open mills for the FUN and unrestricted
labor OF American WOrkincru,u mo
employment OF our minis for tho coinara
OF the silver OF tho world will not bring
the necessities and comforts OF lfa lsl,r
10 our people. This vail only come vim
the employ mont or the masses. aud such
employment is certain 20 follow the re-
e. PUNISHMENT OF ID Wise protective policy.
winch Will encourage manufacturing at
nome. Protection has lost none of It's
virtue and Importance. The first duty
or the Republicans. lf restored tO power
~ the countdy, viii be the enactment OF
"a tdiu law winch Will raise AN the money
necessary 10 conduct the Government
economically and honestly administered.
and 80 adjusted as 10 give preference fO
home manufacturers and adequate pro-
lection 10 home labor and the home mar
kct. We are not committed 10 any spe-
cidl schedules or rates Of duty. They
are and should Doe always subject 10
change 10 meet the conditions. 0ut the
principle upon which rates of duty are
imposed remains the same our duties
should always Doe high enough 10 measure
the difference between the wages paid
labor al home and iu competing coun-
tries. and 90 adequately protect Ameri-
can investments and American eater
Trisos.
FARMERS AND THE TARIFF.
our farmors have hoo, brrt Lv tbe
CHANCES i'm oi,- tariff lo,.tsl,ifion as ...,,l.-
H. as onr la'fs,rers and mauuiacfi.,a..
Iadlv as thov have Suffered Tho re-
rnl. ..rr. r,iafforr, ,,.s.t,, ,ia.I,4r..- trr
avon ~ .u-n .ncnIt,.l,...-,s.,,f a. dir
-tl...r infortsfs ...ts viii 1,,G fn the rro-
duction ON American sofl of am the SUGAR
which tho American people usc.' h.
,,r.r,isos q, an, v,o1l ar4 tyo.lI.r fr-
,-,i.r1rfv tlaf oupnf 40 commend lt-cII
H. ,v..r,. r,frioff. ,itilsu Never ,,.s
"a t,nrc rrievoiis WRONG done the farmers
80 ot.r ,.o,.rtr- tfar tb.r .n nd fi..fI,.
Indicted durir. tho mast thrpo wears upon
the wool Growers of Am.rica. Alrhoueh
among our most industrious and useful
citizens fhoir interests have been rrle-
really DESTROYED aud our woollon mauu-
facffircr Involved lu similar DISASTER. AL
D., limo within fb. r,sr fIirfv--lN wears.
and r.rh.,rs never 'drrfrr any rlr,.liois
r,nriod have So many of our WOO I.n fac
forfoe boon |elieror.ieI as now Tho Re-
r,rt.fioa.n rarf, aau no Rolled ur,on I'D
rorrec, these Great wrongs III again eu-
frrst.d win tn4 central ~ CONGRESS.
pr,l,rppo,.rq.v
.,.,..
,Aholher reci9iallon on tiie -, ",''i' '.'l
PLATFORM lhdL has my most cllnidi H.p-
port - tnat wnicn fators reciprocity.
inc SlltHuld l's NitH OF tHt 4'NiliD0it'
ARRANGEMENTS that were made under an-
tforiy ~ the farm Jaw OF ISM are SUM
Ing and suggestive. ne Dflti peilon
they were it force, IN most 't7,7 oH.y
three years, was not long enough 10
thoroughly test their gital Faiue, bul
sufficient was shown 10y the trial 90 con-
cIuslS-iy demonstrate the Importance ana
the wisdom OF their adoption. I'm l>9-
the EXPORT trade OF the United states dt-