New-York tribune., 1899-03-07


PERITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
Miss Helen Varlck Boswell whose political speech
before the National Council of Women at Washing
ton caused so much favorable comment, said 10 a
Tribune reporter yesterday:
I am Republican from principle and earnest
coGny,Cton and believe heartily in the present
changes that would have been wrought in a few
years by vast improvements in methods and en-
see that II the country was TO reach any degree Of
greatness and influence it must he through manu-
His views, which at that period in the then
dtion Of the country may have been entirely ten,
able recognized no changes that greatly Increased
population would require. These views were can
Gmzth ana aahered TO & by ms foowenS ana resist
numerical strength In the councils Of the Nation.
blind cinging 20 what they believed to be demo
Gratis @nd NJ rSdGn rcardeG any any
Of the Civil War that the idea of the suburban as
against the urban was upset and almost every
manufacturing industry protected by act OF
The policy Of protection OF which free labor is
esseniS feature rem2inng IN fu force SoS after ter
capital to engage In enlarged enterprises Forges
tion whose development had been so long delayed;
among rs. tJnder twenty-five years OF that pro-
ective policy without successful efforts to alter il
b VIZ, f bib was never c9nalIed in a similar
MISREPRESENTATION and constant attacks upon the
protective policy Of the Republican party. which
perity. by the a1herents Of the old Je1ersonian
the berinning OF the Ciyii War had gained control
OF the lower house Of Congress, began 10 throw
csso S neone most largely beneted by mat pocy
The broad assertion was made that the employer
repeal OF the high tariff laws, while N no Wy az az
lahorer through the competition in prices Of goods
brought about by increased imports 20 supply MS
household necessities at greater saving.
CAPITAL AND LABOR QUESTION.
The manufacturer was held up before the lahorer
as a money king controlling the approach to every
avenue of wealth and. in fact, reve.lng IN wealth
that he had flched from the pocket Of honest toll.
thereby curtaiiing the blessing which Heaven had
vouchsafed to labor. This argument finally so I'M
pressed the wage-earners generally that IN me
ensuing National election OF 1884 they largely ar
rayed themselves with the foes Of a protective
policy and voted for a change OF ADMINISTRATION
They got IT, The incoming Cleveland Administra-
ton Immediately began its assault upon the pul-
wark Of prosperity, the protected industries anu
soon the shutting down or lcssening the hodrs oi
production in almost every forge ana MIL IN ''e
country resulted.
Rusine.s depression loss Of confidence financial
unrest were the rule observable everywhere; Capt
taI aiwavs conservative and timid, quickly TOOK
the ened pSGm SGeni el iegsaon drove INTO Retirement
and then the trainers Of such legs atloh % GnatkTa m
punished for daring TO assert its right or OPINION
through the ballot. ,o- ,,,r.d
The great business interests. however punedd
themselves together and cut short me thTebte,vS
danger nv accepting the promises or lhe ht}u@ull- @
con narty and helped 10 place in the Nmte liouse
that tried patriot and statesman behJa,nlIl 5rbo
son Immediately confidence was resloISucs -
mills and the factories resumed under me lhnue,S
of that great protective tariff measure hHo"" '"'
H,orld over as the Mckinley bill . 49,
So great Is the prosperity now, 50 ouo$H4itn W
enternrising and speculative spirit lhat WIN,
ming concerns have been established IN me
orn States alone-isn't that an evidence VI Pio'
Dar,,v IN the land Of the ca anti y-howle ..
In 1sqS more miles OF railroad were coilstl 49,
than in the previous five years MOTE i tnsit ~ %
iiion men are engaged In the running anu IN MAJ
agament OF the railroads and genera udl.c u ,eaS
immense The balance Of trade tor. Ihe Seri Sa,r9 o
ie over $500 10000 in our favor we are Sot,ps mp r
s,ccessfillv in the markets OF the Worlu anu Ste
Sending millions Of tons OF iron and stetl 70 r'rs
iand and the export Of grain ana n0lr nd' ~
,araueI we are building ships for RUSSIA, hiu
0r internal improvements-solely the nohcy % we ~
Panubcau party-enable us TO senI our ~ tt!or1
| liverpool at a profit. and the gold OF tIie O'u WIN
comes TO US I'm return, 49,, l., .t, hts+or,, ~ the
Our people for the first time In the history ,,lr U1
coprtry having q chance 70 subscrlne 10 a p" aro
loan offered the Secretary Of the Ir1pd r,t Va 20 ~
than q 200 OgN 90 TO meet demand TOT N-'V'O ~ T
honds almost al Of which was distributed 10 9"'
scrihers for sums ranging from so 10 S'yl ,,.tr-
rbis FOR our thrifty, 'o'i4'i -
naorie to more closely identify themselves WIN ~.
prc,av Interest of the Government. is cue - ~
Repuican party, and the great pFospstl,t' Gina
a. a. due 10 the policies Of that parry az
.r ed IN The Administration Of President Mrnioy
and which has won the aoHhlIa'io" "
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