The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-20
FOR REPUBLICAN READERS ONLY.

A leading Democratic paper of the
country, although admitting the facts
as set forth in the figures Of Hyde, the
statistician of the agricultural depart
ment, navely suggests that the bright
ening conditions, while indisputable and
assuring, are still not due to any politi
cal policy, and that therefore no party
should claim them, ''as they have been
generated by natural factors" With
out admitting that a Republican policy
has not helped to bring about a differ
ent and more satisfactory state of af-
fairs. we vii quote some of the findings
which no one, not d fool, will attempt to
deny. The challenge having been
made. by the gentleman who desires to
run for president again, for the proof
of the genuineness of the alleged i'm
provement in business, during the past
twelve months, Hyde set himself about
a verification from the figures of the
official reports. The first thing ascer-
tanned was that the farmers of the
received, for their cereal crops of 1897,
about $3.50, OOO,0O0 more than for those
of 1896, and $50, 000 900 more than for any
preceding year since 1892. That much
is settled. Furthermore during the
year 1897 the farm horses of the country
Increased in value over SIS, 100000, the
mules over $6,000,000, and mich cows
over Sos, O0O, 600, other cattle over S104,
100000, sheep over S25, 100000 and swine
over $4,000, O00-a total increase of value
10 TIE producers principally of the far
mer of over $236, 100000. Another thing
about this remarkable increase is that
the reports show that the distribution
of it among me states was very gen.
eraI. As we protectionists hold an eX-
port trade to be desirable and valuable
Tor the national accumulation of wealth,
the figures show that there was an in
crease in transportation of from Is to 50
per cent on all lines including, respec-
lively. railways, rivers, lakes and sea-
board traffic.
Mr.. Hyde shows some other wonder
tut and undeniable facts which the
American people might we'll roll under
their tongues as a sweet morsel, even
If they should withhold credit due the
Republican party, facts drawn from fig
ures of daily exact balances of the
banking institutions of the country,
which incontestibly show that the peo-
pie have millions more of actual cash
During the past year there has been an
Increase Of over S255, 0OO. 900 in the total
amount of individual deposits and over
sl74,6OO. 600 in the total amount of loans
and discounts, while it is also shown
that the number Of failures during the
six months ending January 81. were
1887, as compared with S.547 in the six
months ending January 81, 1897, and the
liabilities only s66.OOo,OOO, as against
SlS1, 100000 during the corresponding
period with which the comparison is
made.
Can anything more be demanded by
the doubling calamitists. or by the in
credulous Democrat. or free trader Of
whatever party? The facts are irrefu-
table and Overwhelmingly convincing.
The Improvement is not along particu-
lar lines, but along all lines. and every
where. seen, felt. and acknowledged by
those who know nothing Of economical
conditions or Of the statistics whereby
such conditions are compared and YER
flied