The Republican journal., 1897-11-18

distance as wheat f1oated to the dollar
mark again.
Silver still hangs down around the zero
mark Here good chance for calamity
howlers to scream about low prices.
Those editors don't expect to convert
anybody to their way of thinking when
they say that the operation of the Dingley
law has nothing to do with the return of
prosperity.
With 100, 900 tons of Alabama coal going
to Mexico for her railroad locomotives in
competition with the English coal, it looks
as though the South was putting in a bid
for her share of the worlds market
Personally, young Mr.. Bryan did pretty
well in Ohio. 1t is said that he charged
$500 a speech and expenses, and he made
dozen speeches inside of four days, so
that he is probably feeling the return of
prosperity.
According to figures taken from the
official reports of the Cleveland administra-
tiCD, the aiming element of the country
lost by decreased consumption and de-
creased values during Cleveland's last
administration something like four thou
sand million dollars.
The free silvelite theory of Mexican
prosperity is for a Mexican to take S25 in
Mexican pesos, every one of which is as
hald for him to get as is a gold dollar for
Ills American neighbor, and purchase
with them something which is worth SO
in American money
History has chalked up one more score
against free trade Now that the Wilson
law has been obhterated from the statute
books and a protective tariff law enacted
and put into operation that has brought
prosperity to the country, it is demon
stIated, and will be recorded by future
historians, that the cause of the depression
Of 1850 % was due to the Wilson low
tariff measure.
At last MI Bryan has admitted that
times ale better But he says they are
due to the foreign "scarci ty'' and 10 gold
being taken from the klondike The
foreign scarcity affects directly but the
one a1ticle of wheat, and that is only one
of great list Of farm articles which have
advanced; and as for the klondike gold,
four times as much money has been ex-
pended in fitting out Klondikers as has
been brought i'll by them.
Early in October President Mckinley di-
rected the members of his cabinet to re-
ouce their Department estimates to Con-
gress to an economical basis This is a
move in the right direction. President
Cleveland urged upon Congress the neces-
slty OF economy, while at the same time the
estimates from the Treasury Department
and other Departments were certainly ex-
travagant Congress in its action natu
rally followed the estimates of the Depart
ments as the official utterances of the Adj
ministlation, rather than the preachings
OF the president
When completed, the sale of the Union
Pacific Railroad will have paid back to the
Government principal and interest at per
cent. This Investment was made about
thirty years ago, and how many invest
'nents If that length of time could have
PANIED out better? When the national
advantages resulting from the construction
OF this iaad are considered, the investment
ON tile part of the United States would
not have been bad one if no part of the
principal OF interest had been repaid. 1t
IS probable, however, that the Democratic
walters will continue to talk of the
''steal that has been perpetrated.
Secretary Wilson expresses it as his
opinion in his annual report that every
foreign embassy should have a man
N4IOIOte44IA ldullIldI Win the methods and
duties OF the Department of Agriculture
so that lie can, when called upon by the
Department, make an intelligent report
upon the agricultural conditions of the
country to which be is accredited The
Secretary claims that he has great diff
Guilty in obtaining specific and technical
Information from most foreign consulates
when information is wanted by the De-
partment for the benefit of the agricultur-
ists OF this country. All foreign countries,
he says, have their representatives of
agriculture here to gain the benefit of
the experiments conducted by this Gov
eminent and the prominent agriculture
ISIS and horticultulists throughout the
United States. We, he says, are far be-
hind the nations of Europe in this impor-
tant matter
The Wiscasset and Quebec.
The figures of the business Of the Wiscassat
4 Quebec railroad for the wear ending Juna
80 will be of interest just now VIXEN there is