Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-22

This is not going to he a good year
for Observation-Disclosures. The dismal
croaker of bad times could not have
fallen upon IL more unfavorable day.
Everything has gone against him. Not
even the active progress of grim war
helps him out. There is no attendant
industrial. commercial and financial
stress to give comfort to the prophet of
evil, be he free trader, Populist, or all
round pessimist on general principles.
The prosperity which was ushered in
ism as Il conspicuous feature of Govern
mental policy has broadened in every
direction until its blessings and benefits
have been distributed everywhere
Throughout this favored land.
Facts illustrative of this improved
condition are continually coming to the
surface. For example. the New York
State factory inspectors last report
shows that since ian. 1, 1893, not less
than 1880 new manufacturing concerns
have begun operations, while 1,5GO old
firms which had suspended work for
cause or another have resumed. In
addition. 400 factories have applied to
the department for permission to run
their plants overtime on certain days
of the week. Finally, in the occupa-
tons considered it is found that 10000
more persons are employed than at the
same time last year.
Commenting upon these figures. the
New York Mail and Express pertinent
ly remarks:
"This is an extraordinary showing
and a fair answer to both the nervous
capitalist and the pessimistic den,a-
gogue. The gathering of these figures
was begun ut 81 time when the rum
blings of international war were dis
tinctly heard in Washington and Mad
rid. They prove the fallacy of conced-
ing to this war IL generally paralyzing
effect upon industry. They make man
ifest a confidence in the business world
that the war will be followed by an
unusual activity in consumption. They
indicate. moreover, that the era Of
prosperity assured with the Inaugural
ton of President Mckinley is not to
be turned back by the extraordinary
but temporary draft upon our resources
created by armel conflict"
Otner surprises. no less gratifying
than that embodied in the industrial re-
p.l. above quoted, may he with GER
tainty looked for in this red-letter year
of American progress and prosperity.
The record for the whole year will be u
remarkable in many ways. 1t is
going to be a banner protection year.
Don't Worry.
There is much unnecessary anxiety
displayed in the editorial columns of
the free trade newspapers about the
operation of the Dingley tariff in the
Philippine Islands and other conquered
territory. 1t will be time enough to
cross that bridge when we come to it.
The brains and patriotism of the party
of protection have never yet failed to
bring things out all right, and there is
no reason to suppose they will fail in
the present contingency. Meanwhile
friends of the Cobdenite press
should lose no time in qualifying
themselves for membership in a Don't
Worry club. They might begin by
leaving the details Of tariff administra-
ton to the very competent officials
chosen by the people of the United
States to discharge that function.
A blessed Relief.
"H0w is It that your baby drops
asleep dt sicll regular time? What do
you give .her?'