The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21

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them, the Period OF our decline, our pop
ulation has increased G. per cent.
i Wealth has increased in ratio of three
times as great as the population. That
the distribution of Increased wealth has
been general IS proved by, the savings
banks. the number OF whose deposit6rs
| and their aggregated accumulatEons
having crown ratable with the increase
OF wealth :, I, * s
Our foreign comlnerce--now well on
TO two thousand millions-has Increased
! In Its ratio TO population. During these
twenty-five years the foreign commerce
I OF Great Britain Increased ,l3 per cent;
| that 81 the Uaited States Il per cent.
Compared with Mexico. the idyllic land
o. the sllverite, our export trade has
increased lis per cent, against an in
crease in Mexico OF 81 per cent. What OF
our domestic affairs? our railroads have
Increased In mileage from 70. 600 in 1SI..
10 nearly 100000 miles In 1887, with u
reduction In cost OF freight carriage OF
| s. per cent. The mileage OF telegraph
Lines has during the same period In
creased from Isl, 900 miles to over 500, 900
miles, with an average reduction III
message toll OF 40 per cent. The produc-
ton OF raw iron has increased from less
than 1000 900 tons per annum to about
1000 600 tons: coal from AZ 900, 900 tons
TO $50 Don, 900 tons: petroleum., from
100000 barrels to G., 100000 barrels.
The new south has become q new
manufacturing empire! Our average
annual eSportable surplus of whent is
from three to four times greater than In
any year in our history rriorit to 1876
the Hateful year which dates oursruln..
Within fourteen years the number OF
tons OF frelghtScarried ontrailroads IN
creased lilo per cent, while the number
OF passengers Increased So per cent, But
why weary you with the record which
supports the brave words OF n western
| senator. who latelY said: ~ have seen
a development In N fly years. with
which no two hundred years, way no
four hundred Years. of the worlds his
tory, can compare. q. &. & z
Do not the most common prudential
considerations, dictate adhesion TO
money standard which has been cons
tcmpornneous With this great progress,
u not an efficient factor therein?, Benz.
ton and Jackson. more a than sixty
years ago, argued It's superiority. and
By their efforts the gold standard came
Into practical Use with us. Are We. who
seek to preserve the good they secured,
to be condemned By their alleged fol-
lowers? Are not the Sstatosmarshlp
and far-siGlited wisdom OF Webster at
least as safe a guide as the! economic
heresles OF Democracy's leader? Hear
Webster: +; z Z
81" a Sound currency 10 an essential
md Indispensable security 70: the fruits
OF industry and honest enterprise. lav-
cry man OF property or Industry. every.
man who fdcsires{to preserve what he
honestly possesses or Sto4 obtain what
he can honestlygearny5 has asdlrect In
tcrest In maintaining a safe circulating
medium; ouch n medium ns. shall be n
real and substantial representative OF
property not liabie to- vlbratc with
opinions, not subject 10 be blown Zip or
blown down by the breath ossspccua-
tlon, but made, stable and secure BY lis
immediate relation 10 that which tho
whole world regards as of; a permanent
value. " ,:s NJ W.
Second only III imrortaneeIto d sound
4 , currency ls q banking " system sule.