The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-29
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sound money, protection to American
industries. prosperity. wider markets,
employment Of labor, uneXau1pled ma
donRl credit md many other blessings.
Our Republican President does not need
defedse. His matchless record in his
high 6hloe 70 his defense; his Wise
btatesnanship, sOund judgment and
conservative courIe in peace and war,
undeF the most trying circumstances.
has made him tho idol Of the nation.
IIO Is already regarded as one OF the
abiest statesman OF the century, not
only 81 bis own country, but throughout
tho woTgA He has dealt wisely and
jrecesfuily with the most difficult and
complex questions Of home and foreign
policies; he Is an experimenting Presl-
dent, and takes his place with Lincoln,
Grant, Bismarck and Gladstone.
There has always been in society and
EoyernmenS Opposition 10 tho forces
that work for progress, development,
better government and larger liberty.
In this campaign tho Democratic party
voices this .oppositiop There was a
time when the Democratic party stood
for great policies, something more than
mere opposition. While opposing the
Republican party. It proposes no plan
or policy by which things can be made
better.
Rosults OF Republican Administration.
President MCKINLEY was inaugurated
March 4, 1897. Owing to widespread
business depression the disordered con-
dItton Of the finances, the revenue being
insufficient to pay current expenses,
and the fact that Democratic Pres
ident had to borrow money to meet ex-
penses by selling bonds. an extra ses-
sion Of Congress was called to meet
March is, and on July "a following a
tariff bin protecting American industries
became q law Considering that the
senate was not Republican. this was
one Of the greatest achievements in his
tory No tarin blu since the days Of
washington was ever passed I'M so short
a time. and none has ever produced
better results,
What a splendid procession Of re-
suits IN finance, agriculture, business,
trade, mining and manufacturing has,
followed the election of Republican
President and the passage Of a proper
tariff BILL
Protection to American Industries has
been restored, and while protecting
our home markets from the cheap labor
Of foreign countries We have invaded
the markets Of the world, and during
IRE last year sold $sO0, 000, 900 more pro-
ducts than we bought What does this
mean? It means that we have $500, 000,-
900 more money from other countries
added to our wealth It means that we
have had the tabor and employment at
home for our own people necessary
to manufacture and grow the products
for which foreign countries paid US
EeOo0O00O0 in gold
A sound currency has been secured
to the people. good the world over, and
equal to the best money in the world
because the faith OF the government
has been pledged to make all our cur
rency. paper and silver alike, equal to
and as good as gold; and the Repub-
lican party has kept this pledge. AM
pie revenue has been provided to pay
the current expenses Of the govern
rnent; the sale OF government bonds
and increasing the Understanding debt
Of the government to pay expenses has
been stopped.
oar Foreign Trade.
Foreign trade has Increased untn It
Is now the largest ever known in our
history. Last year 1T reached the enor-
nous sum Of $500, O0O, 900. Exports be-
ing about $l,25O 100000 and imports
about $600, 900 for the year. August
was the largest month ever known in
our export trade. Imports are con-
stantly decreasing. while exports are
increasing; in other words we are buy
ing less and selling more, thereby MAX
ing our country richer every day. Inn
ports this year Will not exceed $500 000,-
900, showing a decrease of $4,000, 600
over last year.
Cotton and provision exports have in
creased. Last year we exported $780,
0O0000 pounds Of ham, as against Co.,
100000 pounds for the previous year;
65O.O00.O 900 pounds OF lard against $751;
10000 pounds in 1897. Exports OF
cheese have increased about $6,OO0,00
The export Of cattle over imports shows
gain OF 10000 head Our export OF
corn was 800, 200, 900 bushels in 1885, as
against 177eO0,OOO in 1897.
Agricultural products have increased
In price, while the price Of nearly every
manufactured article the farmer buys
has fallen Under the Dingley bill ex-
ports Increased the first eleven months
So. 0Oo0 900 and imports decreased $l16,-
10000.
Export Of aIHnufseturcI.
The export Of manufactured articles
has increased until they now constitute
about % per cent of our total exports.
The present year will show an increase
It about 100000 over last year In the
export Of manufactured articles, while
our Imports have fallen OF S150,OOOO, 900.
The decrease in The import OF manufac-
tured articles was q per cent in 1887,
and win be II per cent in 1898.
During last year the manufacture of
iron and steel made wonderful strides,
while the advSnce in the price OF both
has increased. and che iron and steel
mills are unable to all their orderp.
10 1879 We imported iron 0nd steel pro-
ducts 81 900, 900, and exported $4,000, 900.
In 1889 our imports of these articles
were $41,O000Oe. and exports had In
creased 10 81, 00o, 900. For the fiscal
year ending June. 1898, the imports de-
creased TO $12.6l5, 900. and the exports
amounted to $70,906.000. In 1880 we i'm
ported ave times as much iron and steel
products as we exported In 1898, IS
years after, we exported fiTe aud one
half times as much os we imported
To-day the state Of Alabama fixes tho
price Of pig iron IN the leading markets
Of the world. What a glorious result
for a southern state. Pennsylvania
sends steel bIllets and plates to England
ana American rails and other steel pro-
ducts TO Australia, Japan and Russia.
Expectations OF foreign WOO! have
bern reduced, and the price OF wool and
Sheep has been doubled. Under the
Wilson bill wool declined IL TO is cents
sheep from s. 60 TO 81 80 per head. I'M
der Tho DinEiey bill wool has gained IA