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Miles No.

From these figures it will be seen that
the number of miles of line increased
from 1868 to 1892. l39.393; the numb a.
of messages sent increased jJ,9S:, io3.
the receipts increased Sl6,102.3iO, the
profits increased $4.75GS31; while the
average cost per message has decreased
ALI cents and the profits per message
.yi cents.
1t will also be observed thai from 1892
to 1895 the number Of miles of lines has
increased 13S: the number of messages
has decreased 4.019.9S3; the receipts
have decreased $l,4SS,3SG: the profits
have decreased $l.257 ,S59; the cost per
message has increased | cent; the profit
per message has decreased Ia cents.
These facts show the depressing ef-
feet that the change of administration in
1892 has had upon the telegraphic bus
mess. The falling off of 4,O79,9S3 in the
number of messages sent, and the cut
ting down of the profits $l.257. 159. while
at the same time they have added 13S
miles of line to their plants, is a sig
nificant indication as to what effect the
destruction of business consequent
upon the effort to secure free trade and
lines. The total public telegraphic
lines. The t otal public telegraphic
mileage 'of the United States is over
100000. besides railway. government
and private lines. the length of which
is not ascertanabie.
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Increase in Honey Circulation Per
CAPITA.

There are a large number Of people in
this country who believe that the pre-
vailing hard times and business dis
turbance are due to contraction of the
currency. They claim that the act of
1873 which suspended the coirage of the
standard silver dollar has been the
means of lessening the volume of
money. thus increasing the value Of
gold and greatly injurng business.
Such people are controlled by theory.
and ignore the facts which prove their
theories false.
The Finance Reports for 1894 and the
monthly reports on Finace for 1895 con-
tain tables that show the population
and the amount of money per capita in
circulation from 1860 to 1895. From
these tables we copy the following:
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These figures show the following i'm
portant facts: That during Garfield
and Arthur's administration the pro-
duction of wheat was 134. .7S9 72O bushels
more than 1t was during Cleveland's;
the value of the crop was $3.50. .5S6, ,6S4
more: and the average price per bushel
was 14.135 cents more.
The production of wheat during Har-
Tison's administration was 55i. .G24 600
bushels more than it was during Cleve-
lands; the value of the crop was s227.-
442,577 more; yet the average price was
only 1.65 cents less per bushel
Again during the last three years Of
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war. a large amount of one-year. two
year. and three-year notes. compound
interest notes, and seven-thirty notes.
that We're legal tender. which tempor-
arily served the function of money;
but, as they Were all interest bearing
obligations, and all redeemable within
three years after issue, they were taken
out of circulation very soon after be-
ing issued. and We're held by banks,
saving banks and trust companies, as
investments. After the war closed, the
government Immediately began to re-
fund all these interest bearing obliga-
tions into bonds bearing lower rate of
interest and at the same time began
to withdraw the legal tender notes from
circulation, for the purpose of getting
to a specie basis.
Under this process the circulation per
capita decreased from $20.57 i'm 1865 To
$l5.32 per capita in 1873. The act of 1873
prohibited the retirement of any more
legal tender notes, and from that time
the circulation per capita began to in
crease utnil it reached $2302 per capita
in 1885. the year Mr.. Cleveland was first
inaugurated President. The next year
IL fell off To $2i.S2 per capita. but from
that year it gradually increased until
November, 1899. when il reached So. 81
per capita. Since that time il has fal-
len off until in November, 1898, it was
only $22.Gl per capita.
On pages $50 and ISL of the Finance
Reports, before referred to, is found a
table giving the per capita circulation
of gold. silver and paper in each of the
principal commercial countries of the
world. The per capita circulation in
the United States is given as follows:
Gold, 5000; silver, s9.0S; paper, $3.50.
Total per capita So5.O7
There are only three countries in the
world that have as large a per capita
circulation of money, and but three
that have as large a per capita of sill
Yer as the United States. Is it not
evident that there is still plenty of
money to transact all the business of
the country. as all of this money is at
par with gold?
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REPUBLICAN, vs.. DEMOCRACY
A Plain Statement of Fact Which Shows
Which is Best for the Country.

Harrison's administration the produc-
tion of wheat was 203,0SS,9l2 bushels
more than it was during the first three
years of Cleveiands present adminis-
tration; the value of the crop was Si93,-
3t5, sos more. and the average price per
bushei was % 1874 cents more.
Now if this great discrepancy can he
accounted for in any other way than by
the difference in the policies of the
Democrats and Republicans in regard
TO money and tariff, We would like to
know ii.
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1t seems from these figures that in
1860. before the war. the per capita cir
culation was sl3S5; i'm 1862, after the
war was fully inaugurated, and before
the legal tenders were issued, the per
capita circulation was reduced to $1O23:
in 1865. after the close of the war. the
per capita circulation went up to $2O.57.
There was also, at the close Of the
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dence. demoralized business and caused
a lowering of prices of products. Had
both houses of congress been controlled
by his party at that time. similar catas-
trophies would have followed his acccs-
sion to office that have taken place dur
ing the last two or three years. Is 1t
not evident that what the country now
needs to restore it to prosperity is to
protect the industries and give assur-
ance of a sound currency?
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1t will be noticed from the above that
while the production of steel rails dur
ing Cleveland's first administration in
creased only 5,6S4,767 tons over that of
Garfield and Arthur. in HarriSon's 1t
increased 1G13l.25S over that of Cleve-
land: during the last two years Of Har-
risons there were 2.322. 365 tons more
of steel rails produced than during the
first two years of Cleveland's present
term.
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creased $746.O13,612; during Cleveland $,
it decreased $47. .3S4 g6i. The decrease
during Harrison's term was only s.
Oyo. sos less than during Cleveland's first
term. and the three years of Cleveland s
last term it decreased $7l2, ,59O9 927 more
than it did during the last three years
of HarrisOn's.
These facts are very significant and
give an indication az to how the policies
of the different parties affect the valu-
of farm animals.
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The election which is to take place on
the Sd of November will be one of the
most important in the history of this
country. The main issues are whether
American industries shall be protected
and promoted, and Il sound currency
and the public credit maintained; or
whether we shall have free trade With
ruined industries ANA free silver with a
Grhascd currency and Il ruined public
credit
The following Important facts ana fig
ures, obtained from the public reports
on finance, commerce and navigation,
show the relative merits of the policies
of these two parties, careful analysis
OF which should convince every intel
lieent voter which party has done the
most to promote the general prosperity
OF the country and the happiness of the
people in the past, and which is most
likely 10 secure the same in the future.
How the Clearing House Business. of
New York Is Affected by Change of
Administration.
The business transacted through the
Gearing houses Of the United States
each year gives an indication as to the
general prosperity and the amount IF
business done. The Finance Reports for
1871, on page $50, contain Il table Civ
Ing the transactions of the New York
Clearing house every year from 1854, the
time il WAS organized, to 1894.
The total amount of business done in
each ot the last four administrations
I
thur is as follows:
Garfield and Arthur. .1SSl-Sj $lGG jO3. $780, $50
tleNcland ............... lSS5-Sy y, So, unL ~
Harrison .lSSg-9j ~ 79a, i5G lGI
Last years Harrison lSSJ-9G lO1 g9i, 29o57S
iirst years Cleveland. 1896 IS i93, 30 100
An examination of these figures shows
that the business done through the
Clearing house of New York durilg
Garfield and Arthur's administration
was $i5,l4l so ,9lS more than it was dur
ing the four years of Cleveland'S first
administration. During Harris6n's ad-
mnistration it was $lS,i2S, ,7i7,O56 more
than it was during Cleveland's. Dur
ing the last three years of Harrison's
administration it was $l9,5O0 ,96S, AIS
more than it was during the first three
years of Cleveland's present adminis-
tratiOn.
These facts are very significant, as
they clearly show that the entb'e
amount of business in the country has
besn seriously injured every time that
Democratic administration has been
in control of the government The
above statement only applies to the
Clearing house of New York city, the
business of which is little more than
half that of all the cities of the United
States. The falling off in the business
of the whole United States for the on
Iil, four wears of ('lnN.lDnu's nrpSInt
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The Production and Value of Corn
During Different Administrations.

The statistical abstract of the United
States for 1895, on page 29S, contains
statements of the production of corn
each year from 1872 to 1895, together
with the value of the crop and price per
bushel An examination of these tables
from 1881, beginning with Garfield and
Arthur's administrator. to 1895. shows
the following facts during four presi-
Dental terms:
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The Bullion Value of the Silver Dol.

In the Report of the Director of the
mint for 1895. on page 2iO. is found Il
table giving the bullion value. or the
value in gold, of 37lA grains Of pure
silver. the amount in the standard sill
yer dollar for each year from 1887 to
1893. inclusive. We quote in part as
follows
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The Effect Of Change Of Administra.
ton ON Agricultural Exports.

The reports ON foreign commerce and
nayigation for June 30, 1895, on pages
Sc and 81. contain tables giving the sx-
ports Of the leading products of domes-
tic agriculture for each year from 1865
to 1895 From these tables We quote the
following concerning the exports of
agricultural products during the differ
ent Republican ami Democratic admin
istrationS from 1881 To 1896:
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These variations and fluctuations
have arisen from various causes. one
of the most important of which is the
increase of production without CORE
spending increase of consumption.
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Increase in TcIesraphic Lines in the
United states and Decrease in Rates.

The statistical abstract for 1895, on
page 332, contains a table giving the
number of miles of telegraph lines,
number of messages. receipts, profits,
cost per message and profit per mess
ag.. from 1861 to 1895. From this table
we obtain the following facts:
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1t will be seen from these figures that
while there was gain in the number
of sheep of 7,056.727 and i'm their value
of s15.S31.947 during the four years of
Garfield and Arthurs administration.
there was loss of 6.S15.4SS in the num-
ber. and of S1S,6SO, 73O in the value. dur
ing Cleveland's first administration.
Notice again, this table shows a gain
of .2S6 in the number of sheep and
5,4SO,921 in the value, during Harri-
sons accninistration: but there has been
loss of S,974,770 in the number, and of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-31
How Changes of Administration
Affect Our Foreign Commerce.

The report on finance and commerce
Tor 1879. page 81, contains tables giving
the amount of foreign commerce each
year from 1881 to 1895. In the following
table We give figures from this report
for the last four presidential terms, be-
ginning with Garfield and Arthur's, 1881
to 1850.
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These figures show that our exports of
agricultural products decreased during
Clevelands first administration from
what they We're in Garfield and Ar
thurs $402 l69.025. They increased dur
ing Barrison's administration over
Cleveland's first term S5lS,9S. ,439. Dur
ing the last three years of Harrison's,
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Statistical Report COnccring the Pro.
ductiOn and Value Of Oats During
Different Administrations.

The production Of oats during the ad-
ministrationS of Garfield and Arthur,
Cleveland. and Harrison, with the last
three years of Harrison's and the first
three years of Cleveland's present ad-
nniStration, was us follows:
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From these tables we learn the follow
ing facts: The exports during Cleve-
lands first term We're 3S3.420,311 less
than they We're during Garfield and Ar
thurs; the imports were $l2S.942, ,462
less; ouS total foreign trade was $5l2,-
3G2 7I3 less.
During Harrison's administration our
exports were $6Sl 1851 more than they
were during Cleveland's first adminis-
tration; our imports Were S5T7, ,520,372
more; our total foreign trade was ST.
25S657, ,0S6 more.
We observe also another important
fact. and that Is. that during the first
three years of Clevelands present ad-
ministration our exports were $225, ,243,-
III less than they were during the last
three years Of Harrisons administra-
ton; our imports We're $20S ,263. 55S less:
our total foreign trade was $433, ,50l ,259
less
These are facts that the voters of this
country should consider carefully be-
fore election. An active foreign COM
merce indicates prosperity. and a duh
foreign trade, business depression and
low prices.
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"$3l,9lG,S1S .slo, isG,63S
Decrease. 1,04S
lncr's Sc 80. .l92, ,SSl

From these figures we ascertain that
while the railroads of the country have
increased 9,2l9 miles between lSY2 and
1895, the net earnings have decreased
SS1, ,132,SO4; the net receipts from freight,
S5O,743,O49; the receipts from passen-
gers, S3l9l6,S1S; the dividends Sl2.4S6,-
OBS: the number of passengers carried,
3l,195, 731; while the freight carried has
increased 80. l92SSl tons.
The last three years of Harrson's ad-
ministration the number of miles of
railroads built in this county was 49,
CPS, an average of 4,5i3 per year, while
the number of miles built during the
first three years Of Cleveland's present
administration was only 6OS0 tan aver
age of 2,021 miles per year,, and de-
crease of 7,54S from the last three years
of Harrisons administration.
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they were $500. .7S0,2i7 more than they
were during the first three years or
Cleveland's present administration.
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eveland's present administration

IHIS NUTutTiuI DfO5ftsS made IN
building railroads during Garfield and
Arthurs administration Immediately
followed the resumption of specie pay
inents In 1879 Every department of
business in this country was prosperous
so long as the industries were alnpiy
prOtected: and the revenues of the gov
ernment were such that portion could
be applied annually i'm redu ing the
public debt.
The election Of Cleveland i'm 1854 and
the attack on the tariff destroyed cunfi-
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Decrease in the Business OfOur Rail.
rOadS

The statistical abstract for 1895 con-
tains tables giving the mileage, earn
ingS and business of our railroads in
1882 and 1895. From these tables We
obtain the following facts. which indi-
cate the great falling off in business;
that has taken place in that period:
M {,
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Decreasing Business in New York
and Increasing IL in London.
Excess Of London over New
York So

These figures show that Cleveland $
administration seems to have decreased
business in New York 9i4,3S9, S69 in one
month in 1876. from what it was in the
corresponding month in 1892, and at the
same time it Increased in London $780,
32i.1l2.
They also show that in March, 1892.
the business Of the New York Clearing
house exceeded that of London by SiiS,
.t@,"2i, while in March 1896, the London
house exceeded New York by $725 ,957, =
!1i. Is this what our business men
want? Is it what our voters want? Is
II what any true American wants?
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The Production, Value and Average
Price Of Wheat During the Last
Four Administrations.

The statistical abstract for 1895 con-
tains table giving the production of
wheat, value of the crop, and the av-
erage price per bushel each year from
1872 to 1895. The following are the
facts concerning the last four adminis-
trations as indicated in this report:
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Increase in Production Of SteelRails

The following table states the produc-
ton of steel rails in this country during
the four different administrations from
1881 to 1895, which is as follows:
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Increase and Decrease in the Mum.
ber and value of sheep Under Re.
publican and nder Democratic Adj
ministratiGns.

The following table gives the number
and value of sheep during the first ani
last three years of each of the last four
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Total Value of Farm Animals During
Eour Different administrations.

The statistical abstract for 1898, On
page 3OS. contains a table giving the to-
tai value of farm animals each year
from 1870 to 1896. An examination or
this table shows IL change in the valu-
alton of farm animals during the four
different administrations from 1881 to
1896 as follows.
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Increase in Railroad Mileage.

During twelve years. from 1881 to
1892. this country built over 81. 900 miles
of new railroads. The number built
during three administrations were as
follows.
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presidential administrations; (see sta
tistical abstract for 1895, page 302):
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-14
THE FIRST NIGHT
OF the Park Casino Engagement OF
the Lyric Company.
Or NORMANDlEn GIVEN
TO a Large and Discriminating Audience.
TIT Principals, Without Exception, DID
We'll amd were A%pplnnded- The Chorn.
was One Of tho strongest Heard Here.
The Tenor, MIR. iscil, was s"psrb-,tis
Knox Pleased An.

Last night at tho Wheeling park II
sino the frat performance OF tho Lyric
Comic Opera Company took place. Peo-
pie went out on the 1880 special motor.
while many drove over or rode on their
wheels. The Casino was nearly filled
and had It not been for the threatening
weather,u better house would have been
certain.
The performance was "Chlmes OF
Normandy" and 1t was given In tho
very best manner, Tho opera was
nicely mounted, the costumes pictures
que, the principals well up in their
parts, and the chorus was without doubt
the best balanced that Wheeling has
had the pleasure 10 hear.
Miss Villa Knox. who last year play
cd In Wheeling with tho Della Fox
company, rendered the part OF Serpo-
lette In n very crcdltnblG way, her voice
being good. while her personality and
acting was charming. The part OF
Germaine. the lost Warehouses, was
taken by Miss Minnie do Rue, who WIS
heard to great advantage In the duet
with the marquls; her voice Is sweet.
clear and her high notes good. while stss
Is n clever little actress.
Special credit must be given to John
O.. Bell. the mlSer Gaspnrd. for his
work: his acting and facial express
Ions In the scene In the chateau were
splendid and he thoroughly deserved
the encore he received Frances Gall
lard. as the maquis: Phil Branson, ny
the Fisherman. and Herman Waldo, rs
the Ballli. must also be complimGnted
on the way they took their parts. and
they all proved themselves good vocal
lists.
There Is no doubt that the company Is
not an inferior one, but n strictly high
class, and there are many good voices;
the chorus Is one OF the best that ever
visited Wheeling. and Is made up Of u
pretty and attractive set OF girls. To-
night Chimes OF Normandy" will he
given and Wednesday niGht-"l1. ". S.
Pl%nafore."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-14
MARTINS FERRY.
Hap. and Ml.,ap. In tic Thriving city

iisps and A'isiaps In tho Thriving City
Across tho River.
Martins Ferry Republicans nre much
pleased with the convincing arguments In
tho l%ntclllEcnccr al,ros, every day on tho
financial question and the splendid speech
es of Mr.. Charles liurlctt Hart on tho
subject. All nro OF tho opinion that there
Is no doubt as TO where the %lntclligenccr
stands. while with tho Register It has hCen
different. Some Of tho Martins Ferry
Democrats openly state that they dislike
tho ticket and tho platform. and II mum.
her OF thnm VIII vote for Mckinley and
Hobart. The nomination OF llryan. who.
less than four months y declared Mt MI.
NGrilon, ILL.,, tllht lie wls neither n Dem
ocrnt nor Il populiSt.". created no Cnthusi-
hHil In Martina Ferry. Tho nomination
or Mckinley was different. Several Re-
public1nS who were carried hwny by tho
free silver crag0 say they cannot stomach
the. ForulistiC-D Democratic platform and
VIII work for the election of the ticket.
~ number who ut first thought free silver
was tho thing. now think differently
since they understand the question, and
tho indications arc that the Republicans
VIII Eain two or three votes for every one
they lose. The question In being argued by
the. old II young, both male and female.
and interesting discussions arc heard ev-
cry day. People nre reading up on the
question who have hitherto paid very little
attention to It.