The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-01
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cup of want, can have no grander tribute
paid to the benefcence of his life"
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
Capt. Sigsbee telegraphs to the Navy de-
partment: "Any interviews with me, if
printed, are untrue" This will worry
the yellow papers, but they can think up
an extra in minute and half on the
next most exciting topic for imaginative
treatment.
New Jersey has greatly benefited by
the new tariff. Pottery importation in
creased so per cent. under the Wilson
law, and decreased about so per cent. nm
der the Dingley law. The importation
of silk fax and other similar goods de-
creased about 40 per cent. in the five
months of 1897. In glass and glassware
South Jersey is benefited to the extent of
go per cent The new tariff law has al
ready proved a conspicuous success.
You can always hereafter count New Jer-
sey among the Republican tariff States of
the Union.-NezOayk AdOeytisey.
President McKinley's address delivered
before the officers and students of the
University of Pennsylvania, in Philadel-
phia, breathes the spirit of patriotic de-
votion to the memory of George Washing
ton and sounds the praises of liberal edu-
cation and faithful maintenance of the
credit of the country. 1t is an admirable
utterance, avoiding as it does all reference
to existing endorsements such as might
arouse the excitement on the part of the
public that is greatly to be deprecated at
such a crisis as now seems imminent
The gold reserve has gone up another
notch. 1t has just passed the $I67, 900, 900
mark. The increase in the past six
months has been remarkably steady.
Ever since Bryan's defeat it has been
growing except for few months in 1897,
when an outward flow was under way.
Every year gold is exported, though in
some years this is exceeded by the i'm
portation. At the present time the United
States has more gold on hand than it ever
had before. The treasury reserve has
been higher than it is now, but not since
1890. The persons who were predicting
that the treasury gold fund would reach
$I75, DOC, 900 this year are likely to have
their expectations ful6lled.-S. Louis
Globe Democrat.
No Latin race, we imagine, would have
kept its head as we'll as the American PEG
pie have kept theirs during the disturbing
events of the past two weeks. In Spain
or France or Italy there would have been
assemblages, much outcry IN
the streets and indictments to riot Out
side of the reckless newspapers there has
been no raving here. But the President
has furnished the most conspicuous in
stance of sanity and wisdom. His per-
feet calmness has not been for a moment
disturbed. His judgment has been fault
less. He has made no mistake. Mr..
Mckinley has shown no desire to make
personal or political capital out OF the
grave matters with which he has had to
deal. He has done no posing. He has
not invited the attention of the nation,
but has performed his high duties with as
little fuss and ostentation as he would
have exhibited in labors of the dullest
routine. Such President is the despair
of LIMOGES, but he inspires the country
with feeling of confdence.-NY.7i Times,
Dem.
Foreign possibilities have much affected
speculation, and caused hesitation in some
large business operations, possibly &C
counting in part for check in the rapid
advance of wheat, but industrial produc-
ton continues larger than ever, few
more works being added to the active list
with decrease ii the number OF hands
on strike, and renewed evidence that the
volume of business is larger than in Feb
ruary of any previous year. Nor is there
any symptom of senseless craze based on
rising prices. The Legitimate export and
domestic demand presses closer to the ca
pacity of works, and though there is no
highty advance in any line, and in all mar
rowness of profit is matter of complaint,
new business for this dull season is un-
precedented. Payments through clearing
houses have been for the week SIS per
cent. greater than last year, and I2.6 per
cent. greater than in 1892, and payments
outside this city have been Io6 per cent.
greater than in 1892. The comparison of
railroad earnings does not cover exactly
the week ofexcitement, but shows increase
over last year of 100 per cent, and over
1902 of sc per cent, all classes of roads
sharing the increase, while the tonnage
movement is also beyond all records and
over 20 per cent larger than in 1896
Dsn'S Rsueac.