The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-05-07

miles more than they.
I'm 1850 the New England and mid
die states combined had $3.50. 900, OO(
more of wealth than the south. Tel
years afterward, in 1860, the south
had $3.50, 600, 600 more than they.
During this decade the New Eng
land and middle states combined in
creased their wealth 81, 400, 600, 600
while the south increased theirs SO.
$50, 600, 900, or upward of 81 900, 900, 00t
more than all New England and the
middle states combined.
I'm 1860, although the south haC
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 negro did only so much as
he was compelled to do. and although
the south had but little over half a.
much invested in farms as the balance
of the union, yet she produced S31,.
600, 900 more of agricultural products
than all the rest of the United States
combined.
'Is it possible. Mr.. Cleveland. tc
suppose from these facts that, left tC
inherent wcalth-creating capacity, any
part Of the New England or the mid
die states could ever successfully com
pete with the south? And practically
since her labor became free:
"Yet remark the overwhelming re-
versal after our laws began to create
wealth of Il favored few
I'm the last decade, from 1880 to
1890, Massachusetts, one of these same
New England states, grew in wealth
in these ten years 1000, 900 more
than Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indi-
ana, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana, all combined.
'IheSc are ten among the most fer
tile states of our union, and are sixty
one times as large and have ninc times
as many and just industrious people
as Massachusetts.
ASK and answer to Yourself, Mr..
Cleveland, why this wonderful con-
trast of the two periods:
Pennsylvania. one of the most bar
zen Of the same middle states which
the south was SO surprising during the
first decade, in the last decade, from
1880 to 1890, grew in wealth $l3, 600, =
900 more than Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana all combined These thir-
teen states are nearly fifteen times as
large and have more than four times
as many people as Pennsylvania. Why
this remarkable change? New York,
another one of these same middle
states, grew in wealth during the last
decade 1000, 0OG more than Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Florida, Georgia. Alabama, Mis-
sissippi 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 reverse:
"Rhode Island, another one of these
same New England states, is perhaps
the most barren patch of the continent.
1t is not as large as the two smallest
counties Of Arkansas. 1t 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 :s41 ,000 900 more than
the four great states Of Illinois, Indi-
ana, South Carolina and Mississippi
all combined. These four states are
1876 times as large and have twenty one
times as many people as Rhode Island
Just as earnest, just as honest, Just
as Industrious people, all toiling just
as eagerly to make wealth.
"Mr. Cleveland, will you pause long
enough from pushing your schemes to
inquire why this astounding change in
the two decades:
Il had INDUCED with many others
the belief that the New England tariff
was the chief factor in this congestion
of our national wealth, but recently
published statistics, gathered since the
passage of the Wilson tariff bill forbid
this conclusion. For they show a still
more startling condition of the dis
ease.
"In one single year, from 1898 to
1894, the state Of Massachusetts grew
in wealth upward Of $24, 900, 900; Penn
sylvania grew upward of SAG, 600, 900
New York grew upward Of s235, OO0,-
900, three times as much as all the dis
manufacturing states COM
bined, while the entire south and west
suffered an aggregate loss of more than
$40O, 900, 900 in this one single year.
"These are not predictions, Mr..
Cleveland, nor yet theories, but stub
born facts.
'Nor is the story all told yet, Mr.
Cleveland these same tell-tale census
reports disclose upon whom these enor-
nous losses are falling, as well as into
whose hands this enormous increase Of
wealth is falling.
"Mr. Carroll D. Wright's s census bull
letin No. 9S shows that, nOtwithstand-
ing the immense increase in the wealth
of Massachusetts, 50 per cent, upward
of four ffths of all the families resid-
ing in Boston, have no homes, but
live in rented houses. while large
of those who nominally own
their homes are fighting under con-
stantly appreciating mortgages.
Notwithstanding the enormous in
crease in the wealth of Pennsylvania,
n per cent, or more than three fourths
of the families residing in Philadel-
phia, have no homes. while "a large
part of those who have homes are
against constantly appre-
ciating mortgages. Notwithstanding
the increasel lin lthe wealth Of Rhode
Island, 79 per cent, nearly four ffths