Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21

prosperity The industrial history of the
United states for the past four years is
the tribute to the wisdom of his judy
mcnt It is quickly piomized.
| The tariff measure under which We are
now conducting business was preceded by
| an unusual volume OF importations based
. upon common knowledge that certain du-
ties were to be raised the bill met The
popular demand that duties on many Of
/ the noCesSarics of life should be lowered
and not raised advances in invention ard
new trade conditions made It unnecessary
and unWisc to revert to the higher tariff
! provisions of the law of 1890: the increase
III the revenue provisions were slight Yet
Notwithstanding all these facts, tending
to reduce income, the revenues from the
! Dingley hill marched steadily UPWARDS
until soon our normal income exceeded our
normal expenditure, and we passed from
a condition of threatened insolvency TO
one of national solvency.
, This tells but a small fraction of the
story. Under the wise provisions of our
tariff laws and the encouragement afford
ed to capital by "A renewal Of public con-
idcnCe, trade commenced to revive. The
looms were no longer silent and the mills
deserted, railway earnings increased, mer-
chants and banks resumed business la Dor
found employment at fair wages, our ex-
ports increased, and the sunshine of hope
again llumined the land. The figures that
illustrate the growing prosperity of the
four years of republican administration
well nigh staggcr belief. There isn't an
idle mill in the country to-day. The mort
Cages On W estern farms have been paid
by the tens OF thousands and our farmers
arc contented and prosperous. Our ex
ports have reached enormous figures. for
The last twelve months our exports of
merchandise Will exceed our imports by
$40 millions of dollars our manufactured
articles are finding market all over the
world and ia constantly increasing vol
ume We are rapidly taking place as
one of the great creditor nations of the
world. Above and beyond all, there is no
man who labcrs with his hands, in all our
broad domain. who cannot find worh and
the scale of wages was never in our his
tory as high as now.
| LEGISLATION ACCOMPLISHED.
! Passing over, for the moment, tho events
associated with the war, let mo refer
briefly to other legislation Of the past four
years.
We passed Il national bankrupt act, IA
measure rendered essential by four years
OF democratic rule.
For half Il century The Hawaiian Islands,
a menace TO the long line of coast which
skirts our Pacific slope, have been knock
ing for admission as part Of our territory,
and during that period the publicly cA-
pressed opinion of both political parties
favored their annexation. Four times
l"N' llltN bttn OttuIlfu DN European
powers, and as often have We compelled
their abandonment because ii was essen
tial that they should never be occupied by
any foreign power. Finally, after years
of miSgoVernment by native rulers. the
gallant descendants of American mar
chants and missionaries made proffer again
OF these Naluab bic possessions TO this Coun-
try asking only to come under our flag
and dominion. A democratic President re-
pudiated tho offer and sought to assist in
restoring the former corrupt and Cypress
i've ruler. 1t was left for this adminstra-
ton to make them part of American ter
ritory They are on tho way to our is
lands in the southern seas; every instinct
Of sclf-protection should have prompted
our quick acceptance of their sovereignty,
and yet they were acquired in spite of
the bitter opposition of almost every
democrat in Congress
SAVED COUNTRY 500 ooo.ooo
During the last administration an offer
of settlement was made to the Pacific rail
roads which would have brought us ~ mil
lion dollars out of the 70 million dollars
due us in principal and interest. President
Mckinley. refusing to consider as binding
the former offer, and acting within the
authority of Congress- collected every del
lar of both principal and interest due from
the Union Pacific Co, and the principal
of the debt due from the Kansas Pacific.
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meant industrial stagnation and CONNER
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Ing Mace instead of investment. The re-
nuhlican Marty has always maintained