The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
EDITORIAL COLUMN
EDITORIAL MISCELLANY.
The value of goods imported into the
u. S. during the past eleven months
was $40 million dollars. The value of
the goods exported 1,l17 million dollars.
This last sum though covering period
of eleven months is larger than for any
entire year in our nations history.
This means that from January LIST to
December LIST 1898, our people sold to
foreign countries over 500 million dol
lars worth of goods more than we
bought from them in the same length
of time.
This is the whole story of success and
prosperity. So long as man or a cor
poration or a nation sells more than it
buys so long will it prosper. In order
to cover this large balance of trade
against them we find that European
countries have been obliged to ship
large quantities of gold to America,
and it is beyond question this importa
ton Of gold that has made money cheap
and Plentiful. 1t is the new money,
the money brought in from outside
sources which stimulates business. AS
an instance, for years the banks OF
Denison have held deposits amounting
approximately to three-quarters of a
million dollars. Recently two new
railroad lines desired to locate in
Crawford county and they have spent
perhaps about 800, 600 in the purchase
oflands. This 500, 600 has done more
to stimulate business, to enhance real
estate values, and to encourage our
business men than all the $3.50, 600 de-
posted in our banks.
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When we take into consideration that
this immense gain in foreign commerce
was made in spite of the existence of a
state of war which for some time linn
tied us in our commercial operations,
we may we'll wonder to what tremen-
dous figures our trade will amount in
1899.
When our country is blessed with
peace and bountiful harvests Agricul-
tural committees such as our own are
always the last affected by hard times
and good times alike. American brain
is fact extending the market for our
manufactured articles, and with the
great abundance of mineral and agri-
cultural wealth at our disposal, Ameri-
ca should become the great workshop
Of the world.
A notable conference was held at Dies
M0ines last week. The leaders of Iowa
democracy were present to consult
upon the future policy of the party in
this state. We can hardly imagine the
feelings Of the d-time democrat as he
looks over the list of those present.
Weaver the great apostle of any-old-
thing was there, Lyon the sonred and
disappointed Office seeker was there,
in fact it was notify crew Of profess
sional agitators, prohibitionists, green
hackers, disgruntled republicans,
scheming populists almost any thing
and every thing except democrats.
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The conference was called to hold an
autopsy over Iowa democracy. The
poor thing was dragged from its new
made grave and the ghouls set to work.
They found that it had died from an
overdose of free silver. The chairman
told how dead it was, how very dead.
but he had faith in miracles and
thought that if the silver treatment
were diluted with little common
sense and common honesty it might be
brought to life. Then the great Wea-
yer drew himself up and said that if
common sense and common honesty
were to be allowed in the treatment he
must withdraw from the case. He had
carefully avoided these two detested in
gradients for number of years and he
took bold stand against him. The re-