The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-29

and go from their tasks in the morning
and the evening. The fact that over 1900
miles of railroads have been built In this
country within the last year has no sig
nificance to them. In June, 1898, there
were 10000 employees in the railway service
In excess Of the number in June, 1895, and
In 1898 a sum larger by S30,000,O00 was
paid to these employees than the amount
paid the previous year. Forty-fve railroads
were taken out of receivers hands in one
year, and the earnings of railroads in
creased by more than S125,0O0,000.
Plain Facts From Ohio Factories.
Right here in Ohio 10 manufacturing
plants in the cities Of Cleveland, Columbus,
Akron, Youngstown, Dayton, Springfield,
Hamilton, Alliance, Marietta, Canton and
Massillon paid to their employees the sum
of $2,412 S79.O5 in June, 1899. The same
factories in June, 1896, paid their en-
ployes 81 ,46S, ,OS432, an increase in favor
Of 7ytsnSk 1899, of 1914, ,794. 73, more than
"a per cent My home city of Columbus,
through 10 of its factories, paid to en-
ployes in June, 1896, $3.50 as against
$172,O 900 in June, 1899. Your city of Akron,
through IL plants, paid to employees in
June. 1896, $1,000, and in June, 1899,
S129, 900. In the city of Dayton, Is fac
tories had, in June, 1896, 1877 employees,
as against 5.926 in June, 1899. The Dayton
employe was paid an average compensa-
tion Of S4322 last June, as against $3S.2 20
in June, 1896.
So it is everywhere-a greater number of
people employed-better compensation And
yet the blind leaders of a decaying Democ-
racy can not see that better times have
come to make happy all our people.
Democracy Still Blind.
Again, in the year 1899, at GAINESVILLE, the
Ohio Democracy continues to demand "the
free unlimited coinage of silver and gold
as equal in primary money at the rate or
16 to L." The great majority of our people
declared against this theory in 1896. There
Is not an apparent reason in the wide
world why this verdict should be reversed.
There are many reasons why 1t should be
affirmed. Every man who voted with the
Republican party in 1896, having in view
the best interests of the country, must do
so again in 1899. Now the logic Of 1896
has been reinforced by the light Of expert
ence.
Confidence came to our rescue in 1896 and
1897 when the fruits of victory became
evident. Even then, many did not think
the decision emphatic enough They feared
what they called the instability of the
American people,"
Again the Democracy of Ohio has declared
in favor of this financial heresy. This is
If Ohio, in November, should take a step
backward on this question, who can fore
see the harm that will be done? 1t will
open up the question again as a national
issue. Again we will be in financial doubt
and uncertainty. The sun Of prosperity
will again be hidden by the clouds of ad
versity. But this will not happen. The
people Of Ohio are an intelligent people
Her famers, her laboring men, her mer
chants and her manufacturers will not &C
back to the slough of despond' through
which we struggled for four unhappy years
Foreign Trade and Commerce.
There is another very important matter
with which the Republican party and it:
policies have had much to do in the las
two aad one half years. Our foreign mar
| kets have been enlarged, and our foreign
commerce has been increased. We believe
| this to be absolutely necessary for the pres
ent and the future prosperity Of the coun
| try. Our agricultural products, owing tt
| the fertility of our soil, and the skill ant
| industry Of those who till it, have become
| so great that we can no longer consume
| them at home. The output from American
| factories is so immense that we can M
longer sell the things We make at home
| Without a great foreign market our farm
| products and farm lands would be Of bu
4
ufactured articles in foreign lands, ou
| factories would again be idle or in stat
| of almost hopeless Inactivity.
| During the two years ending June &c
| 1899, our exports have been of the valu
| of S2,45S 6S7, ,746. During the same perio
| we have purchased from foreign nation
articles of the value of $1,313, 166,50S. TIL
| balance of trade has been in our favo
| by the sum of 81, ,145. 521, ,236. This mean
that during each day we have lived In tn
last two years the gold of other nation
| has come to our shores at the rate Of NOR
than a million and a half Of dollars
Whether we have been awake or asleeI
| the ceaseless and noiseless flow has kep
| on, and each hour has found us richie
by s65,OOO. And still the stream broaden
and increases in strength. Last July tn
value of our exports was $94, 900, 900, a
against 72,OOOOOO in July, 1898. In Al
gust they were s1O5, 100000 as against Ss4
OOO 900 in August of last year.
The value of the products from the Ian
in this country last year is estimated to
about $4,000, ,OOO, 900. Almost one-third c
these products amounting in value Of s7S5
OOO 900, was sold to other nations. Wha
would they have been worth had we ne
possessed a foreign market? In 1898 W
exported manufactured articles of the valr
of $500 900, 600 This year these exports II
creased to S33S, 900. 900. Who can estimat
the benefit these foreign sales have been
the languishing industries of America?
The policy of the Republican party is
strengthen and make larger this foreig
market for our goods 1t is very much
earnest about this matter. We are Just
Jealous in this cause as we ever were
| saving our home market for American
This we propose to do, even II 1t require
, that governmental assistance shall be give
to our shipping, so that our wares may sa
the world over under our own flag. TIL
we will do, even If 1t involves the Co
struction of the Nicaraguan canal by OIL
government. This we will do, even If
demands that our flag shall never be haule
down in islands lawfully acquired by IL
yalor Of our soldiers and sailors.
, Democratic Insincerity.
The makers of the GAINESVILLE platform i
, formed a waiting world that they "stand
line with Washington, Jefferson, Jackso
Lincoln, Grant and all other American p
triots living and dead" This is GOO
news. I can, in my short life, rememb
when these gentlemen called Lincoln RAJ
splitter, q baboon and a tyrant l can r
call the time when Grant was the subje
Of their choicest epithets. He, too, W;
denounced as an imperialist, who WI
{ about to seize the army and convert II
repuDnc into an empire am glau tn
these gentlemen now recognize Lincoln al
Grant as patriots. by whose sides they d
sire to stand. Their trouble is that tn,
never recognize the splendid qualiti
= which it takes to make a good Republics
until he Is dead I would not be surpris,
7 that If in time they will find out what
I disinterested patriot William Mckinley
D Then they will set him up along side
e Washington, and Lincoln, and Grant, al
e try to climb up there themselves.
ssImperialism.''
They bravely shouted at GAINESVILLE. "V
are radically and unalteraby opposed
| Imperialism IN the United States" Who
l. ! the world is in favor of it2 ImDerjalis c