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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
Per cent P


The year 1896 was disastrous one in
commercial circles. Not only were the
failures greater sin number thar in any
year, save 1898, but the aggregate
amount involved was much larger, with
the single exception of the year 1884,
when the liabilities reached nearly S249,
OOO,0 The table covers the business
casualties of the past sixteen years, and
may be relied upon as being as correct
as care and consciousness III, -compil-
ing could make it.
1t looks like a pa dox to say thata
party born of the discomfort growing
out of unfavorable business conditions is
responsible for those conditions; yet that
may be said now with a very consider
able degree of truth. The years of de-
preston in the West and South that
made the beginnings of the PopuGst
party possible-that made men willing to
turn away from the tea chings of the
worlds experience and stake their bTok-
en- fortunes the wisdom of leaders
never before that time regarded with: re-
spect-are now looked back to as years
of comparative prosperity For the ag-
gfayation of bad conditions, if not for
the failure of the country to promptly: re
cover from them, it may be reasonably
contended that the influences which
have shaken confidence in the stability of
our. institutions are responsible Is not
the Popuhst party one of the most pow
erful of those influences? Would not the
carrying out of its programme cvolu-
tionize, mot the; form, but the purposes
and. methods of our government Has it
not only developed great strength itself,
butts shown that 1T lis able to dominate, in
some parts of the country, in some de-
gree, both of the greater political parties?
If so, then it must be admitted that the
people the preservation of whose ac-
Quired rights depends upon the methods
and purposes. of our government remain
ing what they have been in the past have
had cause for ALARM and 1T was iaapoSSl-
BILE that their efforts to save themselves
from loss could fail to damage other pee
ple-the people ,whoywere doing business
on borrowed capital and all dependent
upon them for, e1aIlloyment or SIInDart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
THE INCREASE OF GOLD.


OIacon tGa) Telegraph. Deml
The director of the United States
mint, the best authority in the country,
puts the production of gold in the world
for the year 1896 at S215.00o.000, an in
crease of nearly per cent. over the
production of the world for 1895.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
of New York. a high authority, esti-
mates the production of gold in the
United States last year at S57.000,0 600,
increase over 1895 of something over
10 per cent. The production of 1895 was
SO, $4,000. For 1894, S39. 100000. For
1898, $50, 955,000. For 1882. S33, 0O0,-
900. Here is an increase since 1892 of
S24, 100000, or az per cent.
This enormous increase can be better
appreciated when it is called to mind
that our increase of population is about
! per cent a year. Therefore. while
ur population has increased about 5
per cent. during the last five years our
cold crop has increased - per cent.
1t is estimated that about S9,000,OO0
of this gold goes into the arts. leaving
S4S,0O0.0OO available for gold coin, aver
aging S4,0OO.O0O month.
We have heard a great deal during the
asst few years about the danger
Of the gold standard. the single argu-
ment being advanced that there was
demands for redemption money" Peo-
lie who could not tell what redemption
loney' is have proclaimed it with loud
-oices, and succeeded in frightening a
.reat many good and well meaning per-
onS.
When these facts are taken into con-
Sideration along with the other fact that
our silver coinage has much more than
kept pace also with the increase of popu-
lation and business, it becomes manifest
that there is not a particle of ground for
the free silver agitators to stand on
When it becomes known, as it should
be known, by the masses, that the vol
ume of our gold currency, and the vol
ume of our silver currency, increase
every year at a greater ratio than the
increase of our population and our busf-
ness, the occupation of the professional
fat money agitator will be gone.
The country needs to have done with
agitations on the lines of the last few
years. 1t needs wise men and not reck-
less advanturers for leaders. 1t needs
wise legislation, and business MANA e-
ment of its business affairs All econo-
mic questions are business questions, and
they should be handled by wise and hon.
est business men. When little dema-
gogues and political dervishes swarm
about the capital and assail the vital
function of the government the people
are in danger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
FALSE FIGURING.
The Free Traders Would Make You Be-
z4 Heve that White is Black.
49, Boston Journal)

Boston JournaI)
In an article upon THE Demands of
an amusing illustration of confused and
confusing arithmetic. The article is
based on the statement credited to the
representative of the Ohio wool growers,
that what the wool growers want is to
raise the price of their wool from its
present level of nine cents a pound to
twenty cents.
The Herald mathematician then pro-
ceeds:
obviously, by this cumulative process,
the buyer of the suit of clothes which
himself confronted with the necessity of
paying $3.50 for precisely the same
kind of goods, even if nobody but the
wool growers became any richer by the
change, each of the Intermediates be
tween the grower of the wool and the
we4rer of the clothes merely charging
thecustomary rate of profit on the value
of The. material passing through his
Tie absurdity of this calculation is
apparent on a moments reflection. The
affe.sfs only the cost Of the unWashed
wool which does to the making of
the *suit of clothes, but the Herald com
nr ,s increase in every item Of
the cost of production. Because the
wool under the circumstances imagined,
cost approximately double what it did
is the manufactured, for that reason, go
ing % double the wages of his oper-
effv<az And il the manufacturing cloth
Ter 4tiux 70 p4y Ids tni2or1 5e8-<zs 49,
instead of $37 Yet that Is precisely
what the Herald's arithmetic requires.
The true basis of calculation is as fol-
lows: 1t takes about fifteen pounds Of
unwashed wool to make a good suit OF
winfer clothes. To make a summer suit
it takes perhaps twelve. Raising the
cost of wool eleven cents a pound would
add $1.65 to the cost of winter suit,
and 81 81 to the cost of summer suit.
Suppose we add five cents represent
ing the interest on the increased cost of
wod, though that is a large allowance,
the suit which formerly cost S12 would
then cost S13.7O, instead of $3.50, as
the Herald computes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20

way connected them On the 9th of
August, 1914, the interior of both wings
The damage to the building was immedi-
ately repaired. In 1918 the central por-
ton of the building was commenced,
under the architectural superinte 9 s,eI,s
ing was finally completed in 1927: Its
cost, including. the grading OF the
grounds, alterations i and repairs up to
1927, was $2.433, Sab.
The cornerstone of the extensions was
laid on the 4th of July, 1851, by Presi-
dent Fillmore, Daniel Webster officiating
under the architectural direction of
Thomas U. Walter, till 1865, when he
resigned. 1t was completed under the
supervision of Edward Clark, the pres
ent architect of the capitol. The mate
rial used in the walls is white marble
from the quarries at Lee, Mass, and that
in the s1Iumns from rt the quafries; at
were first occupied for legislative pur-
poses January 4, 1859.
The entire length of the building from
its greatest dimension from east to west
$50 feet. The area covered by the build
ing is 153, 112 square feet.
The dome of the original central build
ing was constructed of wood, covered
with copper. This was replaced in 1856
by the present structure of cast-iron. 1t
was completed in 1865. The entire
weight of iron used is S,9O9, 200 pounds.
statue of Freedom, which is nineteen
feet six inches high, and weighs 14,9S5
pounds. 1t was modelled by Crawford.
The height of the dome above the base
line of the east front is 2S7 feet 5 inches.
The height from the top of the balus-
trade of the building is PIT feet IL
inches. The greatest diaD.eter at the
base is l35 feet 5 inches.
The rotunda is 95 feet inches in dia-
meter and it's height from the floor to
the top of the canopy is $50 feet 3
inches.
The Senate chamber is 113 feet
inches in length by 80 feet inches in
width and SO feet in height. The gal
leries will accommodate 1000 persons.
The Representatives hall is 139 feet
in length by 90 feet in width and SO
feet in height.
The room now occupied by the Su-
preme court was, until 1859, occupied as
the Senate chamber. Previous to that
time the court occupied the room imme-
diately beneath, now used law
library.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
COMMERCE AND THE TARIFF.
The Drift of Commerce Under Fr'
Trade and Protection.

The Drift of Commerce Under Free
Trade and Protection.
1t has always been the claim of the
free traders that their revenue tariff
would let us out into the markets of the
world with our goods, while at the same
time lessening the burden of taxation
from ga tariff tax" But results do not
justify their claims. Since they broke
down the wall of protection in 1894, ex-
ports have decreased by 81 cents per
capita, and by $3.42 per capita since
1892. At the same time imports have
increased by $1.34 per capita since 1894,
and the tariff tax has been increased
by 80 cents per capita through larger
collections of customs duties The Off
cial records distinctly show a decrease
in customs duties per capita under pro-
lection, with an increase under free
trade, or a mere touch of it. Fortunate
" the country is once more about to re-
vert to an era of protection and prosper
ity, to larger exports, less taxes, less debt
and a better home market for the prod
ucts of farms, fields and factories. The
following table shows the exports and
imports per capita under various stages
of the tariff: ,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20

No building in the United States will
, attract much attention during the
coming few months as it's capitol. Upon
the steps of that grand structure the
newly-elected President will take the
oath of office. Within its halls and COM
,mittee rooms the tariff bill which is ex
pected to bring relief and vigor to the
industries of the country VIII be framed.
! In other committee rooms has already
been formulated bill which is to au-
thorize the President of the United
States to call together if necessary and
at least appoint delegates to an interna-
tional bimetallic conference which it is
hoped may result in great increase in
the use of silver one of the moneys of
the world. In House and Senate cham
''bers, these bils,'will be discussed and en-
acted into laws. providing the Repub-
Hcan party controls both branches of
Congress Whether it is to control the
Senate is not yet certain, but if it does
only will measure hooking to internal
tional bimetallism but also bill thor
-oughly protecting the agricultural and
manufacturing interests of the country
be made law.
In view of the great interest attaching
to the events which are to take place at
the national capitol a brief description of
the building may be found of interest.
Those who have examined it intelligently
and had opportunity to compare it with
the legislative buildings of other parts of
ing it the grandest and most perfect
structure of its kind now existing.
Sixteen million dollars and a century of
time and attention, would perhaps tell the
cost and outline the history of this noble
building. If there were then added the
cost of many of the interior decorations,
the beautiful paintings, the noble statu-
airy, the polished marble columns, the
modern fixtures and con-eniences, and
elegant furnishings and hangings which
have from time to time added to the
comfort and attra ctiveneSS and grandeur,
the cost would be much larger than the
figures named More than 103 years ago
the cornerstone of this building was laid
by president George Washington. Sep
TENDER is, 1913, is the date of the i'm
pressive ceremonies attending the laying
of the cornerstone of the capitol of the
United States represented by the accom-
panylng illustration. In the year 1900
the north wing of the original building
was completed and in 1911 the south
wing was completed. In August, 1914,
the British army marched into Washing
ton, took possession of the capitol build
ing, held a mock session of Congress in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
SOME INSTRUCTIVE FIGURES.

How the Public Debt Fared Under Pro-
tectio1 and How Under Low Tariff.
CF'rom New York Commercial Advertiser)
Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-The
close of the year 1896 supplies informa-
ton THAT affords much food for refec-
ton, ind the beginning of new year is
a fitting occasion to reflect. That there
has been frightful stagnation of bust
ness during the last few years, UMPIRE
cedented failures, distress and poverty
among the people, and a loss of money
that it will never be possible to COM
pute, is common knowledge. Statements
of hundreds of millions of dollars wasted
have become SO frequent that they lose
their force to certain extent. They
are read and passed by without earnest
consideration by the masses of the peo-
pie, to whom a question of dollars and
cents is of far more vital concern. And
it is upon a dollars and cents basis that
the following facts are submitted for
public consideration. The Commercial
Advertiser is in receipt of some figures,
from an official source. that have not
yet been published down to date. They
bring the national debt statement and the
consumption of leading staples, down to
1896, for every man, woman and child
in the United States, thus appealing to
each individual. Dealing first with the
national debt, there is the following
showing:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
WHAT RECIPROCITY DID.
Also What Loss Its Repeal Caused to the
Manufacturing Interests.
4Chicago JournalJ

6Chicago Journal)
The year 1892 was the banner year for
American exports. The total amounted
to the enormous sum of 81 ,O3O. 27S, 14S,
being the greater by 81 ,oeo, 900 than that
was a remarkable falling off in exports
to all parts of the world except South
America. The drop was $1S9, 100000 in
exports to Europe alone, and it was no.
ticeabiy large in those to the far East
But the decrease in our shipments to
South America was only $4S3, 900, while
there was an astonishing increase in our
trade with those South American coun-
tries with which we had reciprocity ar
rangements. While the general trend
was down this isolated gain nv was $S,S go
1t is to be noted. also, that the times
were not propitious for a fair test of
the new arrangement because of revolu-
tionary troubles in Central America and
Brazil. Great European nations like
France and England lost heavily, while
we were making Roadway: For the
sales to Brazil fell off more than two
thirds; in the same time the British ex-
ports to the same country decreased by
After the repeal of the reciprocity law
the benefits that we had acquired were
Immediately lost. Where there had been
Nor did the evil effect stop there. Those
countries that had entered into reciproci-
ty agreements in good faith We're Of
Tended at the cavalier manner in which
thick and fast from them all against
what they looked upon as a breach of
good faith Our reputation among them
was injured perceptibly and it is only by
the prompt Reputation of our contracts
in the Wilson bill that we may reason
ably hope to regain what we have lost.
The special interest that Chicago has
in this trade is evidenced by a report
on typical South American cargo sent
out from New York This city's con-
tributions to that cargo consisted of axle
grease, link belts, folding sewing ma
chimes, boilers, car axles, mining machin-
cry, Office supplies, carriages, wagons,
carts, sewing machines, heavy hardware,
cutlery, barbed wire and reapers- There
is no single industry that gets all the adj
vantages of reciprocity, whose benefcent
influence extends, as this illustration
shows, through a wide range and affects
thousands of our citizens
And as it is with Chicago so it is with
many towns and cities both East and
West The reciprocity clause was the
saving feature of the Mckinley bill, and
it should be a prominent feature of the
new tariff law which the Republicans
will enact next spring
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
FREE TRADE FAILING.
1t Does Not Do What it Once Did TO,
EnYland.

serious question confronting British
rulers is this: How is it that the annual
value of British exports-omitting ma
chinery and coal-has shown a decline
while the imports of manufactures have
greatly increased? As long as England
was the workshop of the world the more
raw material she imported the more
manufactures she could export When
other countries picked up her secrets and
set up factories of their own she an
tieipated no serious trouble from the
competition. But she is now feeling the
pinch severely, and understands hut too
clearly the difference between selling the
goods she used to make, and selling the
machinery and coal to enable others to
make them Take, for instance, Ian
cashire and its cotton trade. During last
year it found its foreign customers buy
ing more yarn and less cloth. Thirty
three million yards of plain cotton stufrs
was the decrease in October alone. To
weave the yarn, extra machinery was
needed, and the total export of machines
and mill supplies for the first ten months
of 1896 was 1000 900. as against S63,-
OO0, 900 in the same period the previous
year. Most of this went TO India. China
and Japan. where mills are multiplying
rapidly. These totals look very nice in
the swelling statistics of gross exports.
and so might the selling price of the dead
goose, as compared with the value OF the
single golden egg she laid every morning
while she WAS alive.-The American
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
ABSOLUTE SURRENDER"
Is the Terms Which MI. Bryan Offers
the Gold Democrats
OHarffard Canranfl

Since the election some of the gold
Democrats who bolted the Chicago plat
form and ticket have been actively wav-
ing olive branches at the silver Demo-
Gratis Speakers at public dinners hare
given eloquent expression to their long
ing for the speedy arrival of the day
that shall see all sorts of Democrats
united once more against 1.-The common
enemy" Editors of Democratic jour
mails hereabouts have written on the
same theme. One of them-a Connecticut
one-suggested the other day that the
way to unite was just to agree to let
bygones be bygones, forget all about the
campaign of 1896, bury the divisive sill
yer issue, hoist the old Jeffersonian BAN
ner, and attack the Republicans.
We do not observe as yet any very.
general or very gracious response on the
part of the silver Democrats to these
overtures- And it takes two, proverbial-
ly. to make a bargain.
The defeated candidate, Mr.. Bryan, has
taken pains to announce that there isn't
going to be any reunion ON the forgive
and-forget basis if he can prevent it
He insists that the silver issue is a live
issue. and that talk about burning it is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
Debt and Interest Per Capita.

In 1867 the per capita of our national
debt stood at $69.26 for every individual
inhabitant of the United States But
when the Republican party turned over
the administration of the country to its
Democratic successor in 1893 our debt
had been reduced to $12-55 per capita,
a decrease of $56-71 per capita during
more than a quarter of century of un-
interrupted Republican administration
Since then the trend of the national debt
has been upward, and taking the increase
of debt alone since 1893, it has been as
much as 1878 per capita in three years,
the present comparatively more favora-
Bile showing being due to larger amount
of cash in the treasury than has been
customary for several years. In the
same way the amount of interest on the
national debt, paid directly or indirectly
by every individual in the country, was
reduced under Republican administra-
ton from $3-S4 in 1867 to "a cents in
1898, but it has been increased up to
40 cents this year as the direct result of
Democratic financial mismanagement
The per capita of interest on our debt
is now higher than in any year since
1869.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
A TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY.
And 1t Comes from q Democratic
Source.


Source.
1t is evident that the revival of bust
ness, the signs of which appeared as soon
the election was over, will go on gath
ering force. with the prospect that the
people of this republic will reach the end
of this century in a higher condition of
prosperity than they or any other people
have ever experienced. A few snarling
critics are trying to resist this increasing
tide OF prosperity; but they are impotent
enter upon his administration with the
good will of men of all parties to de-
the memory of this generation The
hearty support which every conservative
interest gives to him. and to the Repub-
lican party as the only political organiza-
ton now standing between us and politi-
cal chaos. strengthens the assurance with
which the people may look forward to
that Astounding prosperity.
The period of gloom is over. Hereafter
we shall see steady progress and increas-
ing confidence and cheerfulness.-New
York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
Exports
of domeS- Imports

a During nearly thirty years of uninter.
rupted Republican administration the ex.
ports of domestic products and manu-.
features were more than double per cap
ita of population. increasing from S7.73
in 1867 to S15.53 per capita in 1892.
Since 1879 the per capita of exports has
The greatest imports per capita were
$3.50 in 1872. and in 1894 they were
decrease in the amount of customs du-
ties collected is most striking. In 1872
they averaged 1923 per capita, falling 20
$1.90 in 1894 under the Mckinley pro-
tective tariff. but have since increased
to 1920 per capita under the free-trade
tariff of the Democratic party.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
$40, 63S, 597. 66
"a, 565, 3S4.S6
S175,2 O3, $50 81
SOC, 615. 5S4-15

Hardly drop of silver, as you see
Call it $500. 600. 600 in round numbers
and S9.615.6S4-15 more for full meas
ure! There is something over sixteen
thousand tons in silver on hand-only.
And that is not enough of a reserve IN
addition to actual silver in circulation.
to give us a smell of bimetallism- Oh,
Popocracyi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
A Rarty Name.

The Democratic-R Republican party
would not be bad name for the sound
money Democrats, and it would have
some historic prestige The party or
faction, led by Thomas jefferson first
took the name of Republican In 1905
Whey dropped that name and adopted
that of Democrat, though for some lime
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20

they were better known as Democratic
Republicans. Jefferson himself accepted
the designation while it lasted, and he
was the soundest of sound-money Demo
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20

Fr>sid~-+. Cleveland says he is entirely
satisfied with his adminstrat ton. But Il
is difficult to believe Mr.. Cleveland is SO
utterly Devoid of patriot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
HAVE WE NO SILVER
These Are Omcial Figures and Worth |
StudyinE.

Bryan says we are perishing on
count of a total lack of bimetallism.
Here is the official report of cash in the
treasury New Years morning:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20

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