The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
"RAplDLv RECOVERING"
How the Republicans Are Helping
the Country.


II Is gratifying 10 learn from Wash
lncton that certain information has
reached the treasury department show
inc that the United States are rapidly
recovering from their period OF imam
cial depression and that before the enc
OF the year this country VIII surrey
he .out OF the woods not only as re-
cards commercial enterprises. but also
In the operations Of the treasury.
This is circutous method OF say
,no that before the end of the year
the treasury income Will be equai "
the treasury outgo. II Is an inosrec'
mode of saying what the great Dingiey
said directly at the Boston bean BAN
met. that his bill would produce 100
much revenue by and by.
One item of the certain informa-
tion" which has been received AT tne
treasury department is that during inc
first half Of the present month inc
treasury outgo exceeded the treasury
income by IS. 1903 800. Another item Is
nat The excess of outgo during the
first Az months Of the fiscal year was
si3.772,33l.
Irnon these two items of certain IN
formation is based the statement thal
.conpress will be brought face TO lace
With n deficit Of s45,000.oo0 in hve
months" Seeing that the dehcit iof
The first half Of the present month j.
: about 5000 900 greater than the average
semimonthly deficit since the pegih
! ming OF the fiscal year, 1t would seen
! n be nearer the mark TO estimate th'
Is deficit for five months at $is,o0O,ooo.
Q There doesn't seem TO be much Il
g these facts 10 support the opinion Una
The deficit is to be turned into sur
L n,us at an early day. During all IN
'e months of depression following ID
re nanic there was no such deficit as Their
he has been during the last Az month
u, and there is every indication that
"a will be as great this month as 1t wa
p last Thus far it has been at the RAJ
rs - more than S1150o0.000 a yea
he against sos, 100000 the worst year ai''
y the panic.
e. No doubt imports will increase
~ some extent after the stocks OF an.l'
IN natory importations are exhausted. ID
at !, takes a financial Mark Tapley
ne rome out strong on the basis OF SUI
,p' figures as those of the present year
date.
The Chronicle would invite the attic
I'VE ton OF the republican brethren on
leu more TO the theory which they so sto'
me w maintained for some four years II
nef by no possibility could the country e.
ay' become prosperous again until
Ell treasury receipts should be maoe
exceed the treasury disbursemer
the They adhered stoutly TO that the'
inc 70 the end Of the last democratic
''i. ministration.
up But now they seem to have ios'
one They improve every opportunity 70
IN. not that prosperity is about TO re''
F" but that il has already returned.
ON while they repeat this endlessly 7
es' are forced TO admit that the disbu
O Us ments not only exceed the recei
oru' but exceed them more than at any
us since the great war expendi''
ceased.
IL - 1t behooves them to reconcile y
We they claim TO be the undeniapie
o"s' with the theory which they use
'oru' nm excuse for not coming to the
'hi'h Of the treasury three years ago
a'e.. they fail to do this they need no
LUIS surprised If the people reject
other theories OF theirs. = Chi
wv Chrop;c1e