The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-11
LARGE GRAIN CONSUMERS
This Country's Consumption IN
der Republican Prosperity.
Double That Under Democratic De-
precision = American manu-
fucturcs Under the
Wilson Law.
Especial washington Correspondence

Especial Washington Correspondence
In view of the prediction OF the re-
turn of the American home market 10
the producers of the country, glance
a, some of the crop statistics OF lhe
treasury department during the perioa
of prosperity up to the enactment Oh
the Wilson law and the subsequent era
of depression under that law Will De
profitable. In 1891 the wheat produced
In the United States amounted 10 OIL
OOO.O oo bushels. At the close OF ls9o
the consumption of wheat was 600
bushels per capita. In 1894 II hao de-
creased Sal per capita. showing loss
Of PCS bushels per capita in 1924 as com
nured with 1890. The population OF the
United States in 1894. as shown by the
school census, was 6S.275,0oo, making
loss by under consumption OF wheat III
1894 as compared with 1890 OF little
over 1872 100000 bushels. or the corn
crop in 1890 the consumption OF the
United States was 5000 bushels per
capita. In 1894 it was only 22.76, or
q loss of 9.33 bushels per capita, max
ing total loss of over 637,0o0.COO bush
els of corn in 1894 as compared with
1890. Again in 1896. the last year OF the
Wilson law, the consumption OF corn IN
Til country was reduced to l4.73 per
eapita and the total loss TO the coun-
try in under consumption was l,22o,-
osd. 900 bushels of corn. table just
Issued by the bureau of statistics OF the
treasury department., the highest au-
thcrity on matters Of this kind, shows
that Ohio Xxx wool. which In August.
1896, was worth II cents per pound,
was on July 30. 1897, worth % cents
pc, pound. while silver. which IN Au-
gust. 1896. was worth 60 cents per hne
ounce, was on July 81, 1897, worth 5sH.
cents per fine ounce, This would seem
10 controvert the statement OF silver
men now and again during the last
campaign that the price OF silver ana
farm products went hand in hand
Other figures published by the bureau
OF statistics show that fully three
fourths of our foreign commerce Is
with gold standard countries. or the
| 81. SIT 900. 900 to which our foreign com
MERGE amounted last year. two-thirds
| was with European countries. all of
which are upon gold standard. while
hut about 20 per cent. was with the
silver using countries of the worldly
There Is considerable discussion here
among politicians and public men as 10
what the democrats will have for an is
sns in the next campaign. Protection
has gained such ground among mem
bers of their own party that they dare
g.. 4 Zee, nit,sy
the republicans, while the bottom has
absolutely dropped out of their free sill
YER proposition by reason OF the de-
yclopments of the past few months.
TIE fact that they are finding it neces'
sary to seek for new issue is shown
by the recent utterances Of various
members of their party favoring pos
IT, savings banks, single taxes, tbs
initiative and referendum and other is
sues of that SORT as possible basis fol-
the next years declaration. ~.
The initiative means that laws may
originate with the people. Upon til,
request of certain per cent. of voters
the state and municipal legislature
must pass any bill that the petitioner
ask for. Referendum means that thes,
laws must be submitted to the popula
vote and Endorsed before they shall b.
operative. BY this method every ques
ton would be submitted TO the popula
vote and legislatures would be simpl
figure heads and he community woul
be in a constant stew and uproar owe
every question.
With Mexican dollars only worth 4
cents as compared with America
money, which is on gold basis, tn
Mexican working man must be hayin
hard time. The report made from tn
Trade and Labor Assembly of Chicag
!, last fall shows that working men gC
:, but about one-half as much per day
;. Mexico in the silver coin of the coui
= try as the workingmen of the Unite
!. States got in our currency upon III
. gold basis. When it is remembers
a that the dollar in which these Peep
). are paid is now worth only 40 cents ;
: compared with our own 100-cent dolia
; their condition would seem to requii
! sympathy. This is being taken adva
" tage of by those who urge that our pre-
ent money system is OF the best. al
l. that the adoption Of free silver wou
d mean silver monometallsm.
is A glance ut the figures of the tre1
A. ury department with reference to I
st increase of importations and export
% tions under the Wilson law is wor
70 while, in view of the filings OF some
n the free trade papers to the I
III feet that the Wilson law did have sol
10 good points.
1T The increase of importations of Il
es eign manufactures during the time
:" which our expectation of home mar
ve features increased was three or 70
EN- times as much as the growth in I
Ice ports. Naturally with our own mark'
mt filled with foreign manufactures
i'll low prices our manufacturers W.
m either compelled to seek mari
OF abroad or close their establishment
IL The effect of legislation cannot be
at termined by the study OF single "
IN or a term Of years. Those who VIZ
ID, to examine this subject closely can
at a better view of IL by noting the
h norts and exDorts of the United Sta