The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
NOT RIoTHNG IN GOOD TIMES,
But Prosperity Is az the Door Waiting
for "COme In"

FOR "a 1COme In"
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Ex-Senator
Blair of New Hampshire, who has been
of late brought much into contact with
people in various parts of the country
brings back to Washington a report of an
improved feeling among the people and es-
pecially one of general satisfaction with
the progress in national affairs under the
new administration. ION the whole" said
he, talking of the work of the past four
months lit is giving considerable satisfac-
ton and that satisfaction is in my opinion,
based on good reasons To be sure we are
not yet rioting in prosperity, but we are
better off than anybody else in the world
and things are growing better with u.s. The
President took right hold of the situation
as soon as he was sworn into office; in
fact, had made everything ready to do so
long before. Now that the tariff bill is
ready TO become law the people can and
will go to work with confidence in the flu
ture.'
You think that the effect of the new
tariff law will be Immediately felt?"
Yes, in the revival of confidence and ac-
tivity, and that will quickly be followed by
actual results. 1t takes months for the
business of the country to become adjusted
to even the best new protective tariff law
and until this is done actual prosperity in
manufactures and the result on other in
dustries cannot be expected, but when the
people see that the conditions of prosperity
are being written on the statute books and
Will soon be in force and that the party
in power will enforce the law, then conf
dence which is the first great condition of
prosperity at once revives. Now the peo-
pie know that they can go into business
again with protective tariff better than
the old Mckinley law under which in two
years the people became the most prosper
Gus and happy nation that ever existed, and
that it is sure to continue in operation adj
miniStered by friendly hands Tor AT least
four years. They know also that they are
willing TO profit by the. terrible binders
of 1892 and that by perpetuating the Repub-
hcan party IN power the same prosperity
can go without interruption not only four
but eight, twelve, sixteen, twenty years
more and indefinitely"
The opponents of the Republican party
senator, while they practically have ADAM
doned the tariff as an issue apparently sin
hope to regain the control OF national af.
fairs through the currency question, do
they notE"
When all the people are once more at
work, these questions, ! think. will settle
themselves. The people want the best
money they can get III all their transac-
tons Nobody whether capitalist or wage
Garner, desires the poor cheap and uncer-
tain dollar. What the people need is work
and ii you give everybody all the protection
they want they will all get TO work, for
then they can sell what they produce, and
they will want to be paid for the worth
OF their productions in the best money.
When everybody is producing. everybody is
selling. Produce the producer and you
necessarily have the consumer, for nobody
can consume until he has produced some
thing to buy with When everybody has
produced and is protected I'm his home mar
ket then everybody can both sell and buy
using sound money in all transactions. and
that is prosperity.
Then you think that prosperity will
eliminate The demand for cheap money!
Yes. Let the country get fairly on its
fest once more. as 1t was In 1892. and you