The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-19

Nobody ever accused the New York
World of being Republican paper or a
supporter OF a. Republican administra-
tlon. but the World Is not a calamity
bowler when II comes to faithfully re-
porting the business conditions OF the
country. While the petty Popocratlc
organs in Ohio, and other states In which
campaigns are progressing, are keeping
up their calamity wall, for political effect
on the ignorant and thoughtless. for only
such can be affected by It, all the really
great Democratic newspapers in the
large commercial centres OF the country
that are In touch with the business con-
ditlons are frankly telling the truth.
In New York, the Times, the Evening
Post, the Herald, the World, and even
the Journal, which was the chief Bryan
organ OF the country last year, are telling
the same story of prosperity's return,
Their reports correspond with those OF
the Republican press and the commercial
papers. The Sunday World contains an
editorial which fairly gives brief re-
view OF last weeks trade and commerce
and the future outlook We quote from
it because of the terse and emphatic
character OF its statements:
"The country ls prosperous" says the
World. 1.-THE employment OF men in in
dustries, the production of goods, the
rates OF wages, and the commerce OF the
country have all Increased. Manipula-
ton by the Bank OF England has for the
moment stopped gold imports, But this
is insignificant in view of the following
facts;
First, our exports for September
amounted to s70,O62,4l1 against $685.
4OS last year.
Exports for September exceeded im-
ports by S55,oOo, 900, and thus far the oc-
tober rates are about the same As for
eigners refuse to sell Americtn securi-
ties, this difference must be paid In gold,
no matter what devices the Bank OF Eng
land may adopt for the purpose of tenn
porarly stopping a gold movement.
Again, We are producing 100000 tons
OF pig iron weekly, against only l12,7S2
tons year ago.
Railroad eernlngs-and they mean
business OF every conceivable hnd-are
nearly 10 per cent larger than last year.
Domestic trade, In spite OF the yellow
fever, which has seriously intertered
with 1t. Is better than for years. The
high price OF wheat and corn has encour-
aged the farmers to buy the goods that
they have been denying themselves for
years. The result ls that the country
merchants are stocking up and that the
railroads have had to add $4,000 freight
cars to their equipment recently in order
to carrS the goods.
THE outlook Is altogether hopeful"
There Is no eXaggeration about this
showing. 1t is based upon the reports
from all interests and the commercial
press and agencies confirm them. 1t will
be noted that the trend of prices upward
Is not alone among agricultural pro-
ducts, and that they are not based on
fictitious conditions, but upon actual and
substantial demand The great increase
In railorad business is not due alone to
the movement of the crops, but 1t
means business of every conceivable
kind" In the meantime, let the calami-
ty free silver walters proceed with their
music. They will cease wailng after the
elections. They are only hoping that by
INDUCING In 1t they will catch few
votes from among the non.working
classes that never work, even in the best
Of times.