Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-09
,poTECTION UPHELD.
.sroITY HAS RElGNED DUR.
o ui1H TARIFF PERIODS.
,ecrcase of American Home Market
Wilson Law-Corn ConsIrhp-
Ea11 Away Over a RilliOn
,uShc S,
Treasury Bureau Figures.

81 III
Fpacial fnw Statesmen and politicians
haen compelled to stay over the
P,nar in Washington are discussing
u, -, themselves what the Democrats
~ have for an issue in the next Presi-
Initial campaign. Protection has gain
| .,,cb ground among members Of
o;r own party that they dare not
lake that further issue as against
Ea Rpnublicans, while the bottom has
(hsolntely dropped out of their free sill
or noposition by reason of the devel-
Lan,pnts of the past few months. The
act that they are finding it necessary
j cook for a new issue is shown by
/ rocont utterances of various mem
lars of their party favoring postal saw
rs hanks. single taxes, the initiative
III referendum, and other issues of
1 ot sort as possible basis for the
oyt wears declaration. The latest
fb,ne. perhaps, which is being discuss
.d as a possible basis for Democratic
sratory in 1900 is the initiative and ref
|rondnm, The initiative means that
hws may originate with the people.
Enon the request of a certain per cent.
4 voters. the State and municipal leg
Natures must pass any bill that the
Sortioners ask for. Referendum means
! hat these laws must be submitted to
i o nopular vote and Endorsed before
|bpv shall be operative. By this meth
h every question would be submitted
the popular vote, and legislatures
$rould be simply figure heads, and the
Immunity would be in a constant
lew and uproar over every question.
h this connection the latest state
beats of Governor Boies, of Iowa, are
b+prpsting. He was for free silver
bst wear. but he now insists that free
bnage at 16 to is folly in view Of
-hcent developments, and that q plan
|br the warehousing of silver and the
Issuance of certificates based on it's
Market value is the only method by
thich it can be utilized as basis for
&1rrency. With Mexican dollars only
North 40 cents, as compared with
american money, which is upon a gold
&asis, the Mexican Workingman can
Xot be having an easy time. The report
bade from the Trade and Labor AS
embly of Chicago last fall shows that
Eorkingmen got but about one-half as
huch per day in Mexico in the silver
bin of the country as the w'orkingmen
& the United States got in our cur
ency upon the gold basis. When it is
emembered that the dollar in which
hese people are paid is now worth
bly, 40 cents, compared with our own
Decent dollar, their condition can be
imagined. This condition of the work
gmen of Mexico is being made use Of
those arguing in favor Of a gold
tandard.
Another thing which is calculated to
hmage the cause of silver in Ohio and
sewhere is table just issued by the
bureau of Statistics of the Treasury
department., the highest authority on
latters Of this kind, showing that Ohio
X wool, which, in August, 1896, was
Forth II cents per pound, was, on
|uly 90, 1897, worth % cents per pound,
fhile silver, which, in August, 1896,
las worth 60 cents per fine ounce, was
July 81, 1897, worth 5S1a cents per
pe ounce. This condition of prices
pes rot, of course, coincide with the
trepeated, silverite statement Of last
Par as to farm products and silver.
In view of the prediction Of the return
the American home market to the
Foducers of the country, a glance at
PINE of the crop statistics Of the Treas
~ Department during the period Of
foSptrity up to the enactment of the
liSon law and the subsequent era Of
epression under that law will be profit
pie In 1891 the wheat produced in
Pc nited States amounted to Gil ,O0O,-
bushels At the close of 1890 the
resumption Of wheat was 600 bushels
capita. In 1884 it had decreased
4l Per capita, showing a loss of 2.6S
lSLels per capita in 1894 as compared
l'n lS9O. The population of the Unit
states in 1894, as shown by the
AooI census, was GS,275,OOO, making
S oF under-consGmption of wheat in
: ut as compared with 1890 of little
eF lS2,0O0,O00 bushels. Of the corn
op IN 1890 the consumption of the
il'ed States was 300 bushels per
pl'a. In 1894 it was only 22.76, or a
y ol 9'35 bushels per capita, making
'o'a1 loss of over 637 100000 bushels
Iofh IN 1884 as compared with 1890.
s'in' IN 1896, the last year of the Will
aW' the consumption of corn in
country was reduced to 14.73 per
p'a' and the total loss to the country
unuer consumption was 1,229, 2S6, 900
nsAels of corn.
"e Increase of expectation of man
"N'uieS under the Wilson Tariff law,
poot which the free traders were iubi-
49, Is TACT, but is not altogether in
uV'lve unless it is considered in the
a' ol some other facts. The increase
lporIa1lon of foreign manufactures