Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-12

South incre ased their three thousand
four hundred and eighty millions. or
upward of q thousand millions more
than all New England and the Middle
States combined.
In 1860, although the South had less
than one-fourth OF the population OF
the Union and less than one-third, in
GLIDING slaves, and though the white
mon OF the South did little or no work
while tho negro did only so much as
he was compelled to do. and although
the South had but little over half as
much invested In farms as the balance
of the Union. yet she produced three
hundred and seventy -seven millions
more of agricultural products than all
the rest OF the United States combined
Is It possible, Mr.. Cleveland. to sup
pose from these facts that, left to In
herent wealth creating capacity. any
part of the New England or the Mid
die States could ever successfully COM
pete with the South? and particularly
since her labor became free?
Yet mark the Overwhelming reversal
after our laws began to create wealth
for a favored few.
In the last decade. from 1880 to 1890,
Massachusetts, one OF these same New
England States, grew In wealth in
than Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. Indiana.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor-
gia. Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
lana. all combined.
These are ten among the most fer
tile states of our Union, and are sixty
one times as large and have nine
times as many, and just as industrious
people as Massachusetts.
Ask and answer TO yourself. Mr..
Cleveland. why this wonderful contrast
OF the two periodsy
Pennsylvania, one OF the most barren
OF these same Middle states, which
the south was so surprising during
the first decade In the last decade, from
1850 to 1890. grew In wealth thirteen
millions more than Kansas. Nebraska,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gla, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana all combined. These thirteen
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 seven
millions more than Kansas, Nebraska.
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky. Ten
nessee. West Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana all combined These sixteen
states are nearly sixteen times as large
and have more than four times ms
many people as New York. Why this
reversalg
Rhode Island. another one OF these
same New England states. is perhaps
the most barren patch OF the continent
1t is not MS large as the two smallest
counties of Arkansas. II 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 forty-one millions more
than the four great states Of Illinois,
Indiana, South Carolina and Mississ-
ippi all combined. These four states are
one hundred and thirty-six times as
as many people as Rhode Island
Just MS earnest, Just as honest, just as
Industrious people, all toiling Just as
eagerly to make wealth.
Mr.. Cleveland. will you pause long
enough from pushlrg your schemes 10
inquiro why this astounding change In
the two decades?
/ had INDUCED with many others the
belief that the New England tariff was
the chief factor In this congregation Of
our national wealth, but recently pub
llGhcd HtutlSllcN, BttHtitu Ful't wy
passage Of the Wilson tariff bill. forbid
This conclusion. For they show still
more Startling condition OF the dis
ease.
In one single year. from 1893 to 1884.
the state OF Massachusetts grew In
wealth upward OF twenty-four minions;
PennsyIvnnia grew upward OF forty-hix
millions. New York grew upward or
two hundred and thirty-five milllons-
three times as much as the distlnctiyey
manufacturing states combined; wnle
the entire South and West sunered an
a rrrcrate loss OF more than four hum
dred millions in this one single year.
1,hese are not predictions. Mr. Cleve-
land. nor yet theories. but stubborn
Nor ,s the story all told yet, Mr.,
cyeveIand. these same tell-tnle census
reports disclose upon whom these
enormous losses are falling, as well as
into whose hands thls enormous m
crease OF wealth is falling,
Mr.. Carroll D. Wrirhrs census
t,,,,iatin No 9s. shows that notwith-
etandine the immense increase In tho
,,caitn Of massachusetts,. eirhtv-two
~, cent. upward OF four-nfthf OF
II, thc families residing In Isorton have
no houneg, bat live IN rented houses
while a large percentage Of those. VINO
norninailv own their noJAea hrc htnti
ing under constantly nppreeiatinB
mortgagrs.
Notwithstanding the erornous IN
,,..,sea n tire wealth OF Pcnn1ylynnln
ssvonty.eeven ncr cent or moro than
trree- fs,rthy on the families reai-'ng
a. philadeIphla have 10 homes, willie
n ;qrsc part Of thoge who have homes
arc STRUGGLING ar,inst ronstant'y ap-
precinting mortgaroa Not wi ~ 1,hi,d.
Ing the lncreose ~ me WeAiln q nn,.iv
fo,1r- flrths Of the fainilles OF Provi'
dence have no homcz. a..
notwithstanding the enormous ~
crease OF thr wc4lth Of New fofE -
pnr cont, more than nine-tenahs o. r. apr
families who reside IN New iorm sr ~ N
thn ,,er caf,t WHO ncminaliy own men
homes are despondently bat''ihS