, 1896-12-29
liz FIGURES IT OUT.
SECRETARY MORTON MAKES COM
PARSONS BETWEEN SILVER
AND GOLD STATES.
The Question Taken Up and Reviewed
From Various Standpoints-Illit-
eracy is Greater in the Silver Than
the Gold. States-Population is
Greater in the Gold States.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-Unde
the direction of Secretary Morton tn
statisticians of the department of ag
riculture have prepared an elaborat,
report on the conditions of the free
silver and of the sound money states
classifying them as they voted in tn.
late election. The area carried for FIRE,
silver is nearly double the area for tn,
gold standard, while its population
does not greatly exceed half the latter
miles in the gold standard states is
three and a quarter times that in the
free silver states. The percentage Of
electoral votes is larger in the free sill,
yer states than hat of population
showing that those states are favored
by that method Of choosing the presi,
dent.
Of the total number of illiterate ma,
tive whites, the free silver area con.
tains nearly three-fourths. Relatively
of the total native white population
over 10 years Of age the percentage o.
illerates in the free silver states is
three times that in gold standard
states. Including all whites in the COM
parison, the percentage In the free sill.
yer states is not increased.
Over the western part OF this terri
tory the foreign born male population
is relatively more illerate, in about the
same degree as throughout the gold
standard states; while over the south,
ern part the native whites are. except
in Texas, relatively more illiterate
than the foreign born. The percentage
of ilfteracy in the gold standard states
owing to the relatively large proper
ton and deficient education OF the for
eign element in those states, is greatly
increased by including it.: The general
average is, however, brought very lit
tie above one-half of that for the free
silver states.
EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOLS.
The reported total expenditures for
common schools Excluding colleges,
academies, normal schools and other
educational purposes outside OF COM
mon schools) in the gold standard
states are three and a half times as
great as in the free silver states. This
is higher thar the ratio of population.
1t is also higher than the ratio of per-
sonal property, and even higher than
the ratio of real property. The aver
age expenditure per capita is, in the
gold standard states, very nearly dou-
BILE that in the free silver states.
Property, both personal and real,
show a higher percentage than popu-
lation in the gold standard states. The
farm lands, though he disproportion
is less for these than for other real es-
tate, show an excess in the same direc-
ton, while the total of agricultural
products gives for this territory a per-
centage somewhat lower than that OF
population, this not very large differ
| ellcc UtlLe oil lHdI lAo SSAouo e"DASo
have to tell us of the relatively great
er devotion OF the free silver to agri-
culture. Notwithstanding the TACT that
they are less agricultural. the gold
standard states exceed the others far
less in value of personal than in that
of real property, showing that real es-
tate values are relatively lower, and
not higher, as a rule. among the agri'
cultural people.
On the average, for each %inhabitant
of a gold standard state, there are $37
worth of agricultural products, and for
each free silver inhabitant $+ worth.
The total value Of manufactured pro-
ducts per inhabitant is $50 in the free
silver states, while in the gold stand,
ard states it rises to $206. The latter
| states, as the table shows. produces
almost seven-eighths of the manufac.
lures of the country, the scope Of man
u~facturing being extended far enough
in the census to cover grist mill, bak>
cry, dairy, Strengthening n masonry
products. The ratio Of wage rolls Is
nearly IN to 1 in favor Of the gold
standard states, showing not only a
concentration of manufacturing Indus
try, but a higher average proportion OF
wages to total product.
FREE SILVER AND ILLITERACY.
The production OF silver shows a
proportion of AZ to I in favor OF the
free silver states. But one Of the gold
standard states, and that a close one
California;, produces more than an
insignificant amount Of silver. The
free silver territory is made up Of ~
IL states, in which the ratio OF native
white hliteracy is higher than the av.
erage for all the states (higher. also.
than every states but two in the gold
standard series); (2) Of the five states
ok largest silver production. and (3)
Of states Immediately adjoining the
last. doubtless Influenced BY sympathy
with them.
Reports Of savings banks are made
annually by the comptroller Of the cur,
rency, Who endeayors in some measure
10 all ont incomplete returns by esti-
! mate and naAra hfa Rs11eM for all IN,