The record-union., 1898-10-23

from Missouri At the last election,
however there We're 304 900 of them
there, and there would be enough more
of them at the coming election to make
a gain of four or five Congressman.
The speaker said he kad been max
ing a trip from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific-had passed through eight or nine
States, visited communities and heard
expressions, and from what he had
seen and heard everywhere east of
California, he felt certain that at the
coming election there would be a per-
feet landslide for the Republican
party.
Judging from the crowd, the speaker
said, the people of Sacramento were in
terested in the issues of the campaign,
and that after the election the great
Golden State, the State which on the
Pacific slope shines one of the bright
est in the galaxy of stars; the State
Of wonderful resources, wonderful
riches, wonderful promises fulfilled,
and others yet more wonderful to be
fulfilled. would flash the tidings across
the continent that its people had stood
for William Mckinley and his admin
istration.
Mr. Davis caught the crowd early and
held it to the end. He was in good
voice, and had a very pleasing deliv-
cry, forceful and pungent when neces-
sity demanded Continuing, he spoke
as follows:
PROSPERITY IS HERE.
During the first year of this Admin
istration the value of the exports ex
ceeded the value of our exports of the
preceding year. or the last year of the
last Administration, in the enormous
sum of 500, 906,313, yet the new tariff
bill, known as the Dingley law, was not
over six months old. Truly, that was
{. marvellous record seldom, if ever, sur
passed in our history. For instance, in
the month of January, 1898, our ex
ports amounted to sos, ,4S9, ,435, as
against the sum of S93, ,951 1888 for jan
uary. 1897, showing an increase of
81, ,531 ,572 in a single month in favor
Of the present Administration.
While on the other hand, our i'm
ports for January, 1897, amounted to
S51 ,354 ,01S, as against the SUM Of
$50, ,SU2 800 for January, 1898, thus in
dicating a decrease in imports in favor
Of this Administration of more than
half million dollars, the excess of
exports over imports for January,
1898, being $57, $50, 546 This is a
wonderful record and proved to the
world that the wise legislation Of the
present Administration is already bear
ing fruit
Another startling illustration of the
changed condition of things in our
country is the fact that during the sew
an he y,rin n oh loc
exports Of gold coin bullion decreased
$50, $50, 1873; this shows a strong and
healthy flow of gold into this country
under our present Administration,
while under the Cleveland Administra-
tion there was tremendous and con-
tinuous outflow of that precious metal.
Certainly this indicates very desirable
and healthy condition of our foreign
trade relations.
During the first year of our Repub-
lican Administration we have exported
nearly a million dollars worth of agri-
cultural implements more than during
the last year of the previous Democrat
ic Administration.
And our American farmers, during
the first year Of this Administration,
have sold to foreign countries over five
AfiitllOll upHdTS NOTI0 OF cattle, nOrS3S,
mules and other animals, more than
they sold during the last year of the
Cleveland Administration. And in the
first year of this Administration our
shipments of breadstuffs to foreign
lands were greatly in excess of our
shipments during the last year of the
previous Administration. The excess
Of wheat was $40, ,362, ,oSS; of corn. S15.-
535, ,242 and the total of all bread
stuffs in excess, amounted to 500, 129 =
946. In fact, the increase of exports
in May, 1898, under the Dingley law,
exceeded our exports in May, 1897,
under the Wilson law. in the fabulous
sum of $50, $40, 40 This record chal-
lenges any record ever made by any
Administration in our country's his
tory, and proves beyond question the
oft established fact that the best
friend the farmers of this country
ever had is the Republican party.
1t was prophesied previous to the last
Presidential election that the defeat of