The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
ounce. whether with suicidal intent or
not Is not apparent. Snyder's body was
whipped to Salem this evening.
THAT PLATFORM.
1t Is Discussed BY a Chicago
Writer-Feat of CONNER
cial Balancing.

Chicago, April 27.-Discussing the
Ohio platform the Chronicle says:
Since 1t has been announced in big
headlines that the great Republican
boss, Mark Hanna, who has just held a
Republican convention in Ohio, has
sounded the keynote, we may expect
the grand overture to proceed without
interruption.
But 1t is to be remarked that 1t is not
one keynote that the leader Of the Re-
publican orchestra has sounded, but
two. One is the economic keynote and
the other is the iron destiny note. The
two are in very good accord, but in
order to appreciate them properly we
need to listen to each by itself.
Thus sounds the economic keynote:
1.-The balance Of net trade in favor of
the United States during the last GEN.
tury preceding this administration
amounted to $311 100000. In 100 years
that was the net balance to the credit
of the United States in our trade with
the world. In three years of the ad-
ministration of President William Nc
Kinley the net balance as shown by the
books of the United States treasury, is
81, 1000. 100000. 1t is $1,100,Oo0.0OO more
accomplished in those three years than
had been accomplished in 100 years
preceding. And then, looking into the
| changer"
| OF course we are expected to believe
that the administration of William Nc
Kinley is to be credited with this as
| tonishing showing, else why the ques-
tion whether we want a change? But
IL we are to give Mckinley all the glory
for this amazing met balance to the
credit of the United States" wha. sort
or opinion are we to entertain of all
the Republican administrations Of the
observation-disclosures which have been
in power for 80 out Of 40 years? What
were Lincoln and Grant and Hayes
and Garfield and Arthur AID Harrison
doing in their day? And why was 1t
reserved for Mckinley alone to work
this supposed economic miracle"
Why should any party choose to glory
in this feat of commercial balancing
What is meant by the phrase met
balance to the credit of the United
} States?" Simply the excess in value OF
merchandise exports over merchandise
imports. On referring to the treasury
statistics it will be found that the ex-
cess in value of mechandise exports
over imports during the three years
ending June 30, 1899, was something
over the sum Of 81, OO,OOO,0O0 stated by
Mr.. Hanna.
! That is to say. during the three year!
we shipped out Of the country goods
worth that much more than the goods
we brought into the country. If we d.
not get something for that excess o
3 goods sent out of our ports the countr!
; is just that much poorer for the trade
: Now will Mr.. Hanna please tell us wha
we got for that very respectable sum o
, 81, ,400, ,000, 900? If we look into tn
1 treasury books a little further we will
find that we got $119,S00,000 more gol'
p and silver during these three years thai
;. we exported So far as the books shoN
v that is all we got in payment for tn
v balance Of 81 400, ,000. 900 coming to us O.
= | account of the three years foreig
trade. So far as the books show we hav
= sent out of the country $1,2S0,000,0 ,0C
worth more goods than we have receiv
c ed pay for.
Is that anything to brag Of? If tn
/, administration is responsible for send
II ing out of the country such an immens
n value of goods for which we get no pa
one would say that, looking into til
facts of such results" we do want
&c change. The treasury books show tha
e the country as a whole Is short tn
enormous sum Of $3.50, 100000 on II
II foreign trade in three years.
IS Looking at the face Of accounts, "
" would like to know whether we hay
received something that does not al
pear on the books or whether we hay
y any security for the great sum comm
IL to us for the goods we have parted wit
l. We do not feel at all like Dragging ar
Id will not until someone explains how v
IS can be enriched by shipping out of Il
r country goods worth billions of dolla
xe more than the goods we bring in
ri the country. Will Economist Ham
explain?