The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-09
CURRENT TOPICS.

Some time ago The Times called atten-
ton to the fact that a popular candidate
is not always success
Popularity Don't f,l c,ni,,date. In the
same connection the New
York Evening Post says:
again it has been shown in most
conspicuous way, as il was shown IN the
same manner ten years ago, that CROWDS
and hurrahs and enthusiasm furnish no
indication as to the way that men are go
ing to vote. After the passage of the Nc
Kinley act, in 1890 its author was re-
ceived at Republican meetings with such
apparently hearty demonstrations from
large crowds that he felt sure the country
was going to endorse his work; put when
election day came the new policy was re-
pudia;ed by an overwhelming majority. A
few weeks ago Bryan travelled through
oregon, sounding the keynote of the
Democratic campaign, drawing everywhere
great audiences, which appIauced MN
vigorously, and he felt as confident that
the State was for him as Mckinley felt
about Ohio ten years ago. He has now
had the same disagreeable sort OF sur
prise as befell his rival in 1890. No politi-
clan who attains national reputation
ever gets the idea into his head that
Americans will turn out in crowds 10 see
a man about whom they have heard a
good deal, and will even applaud him when
he makes a good point, without the re-
hottest idea OF supporting him at the
polls
The men who l1urrah over the candidate
are not the men who carry elections. 1t
is the silent vote that counts.
The Philadelphia Record has collated
some figures showing the wonderful in
crease in our trade with
y. foreign countries From
e's'' the Records article we
learn that foreign commerce for the ten
months ended April 30th last was unpre-
cedented Imports of merchandise amount
ing in value to s17,241, 466 in the ten
months under review show an increase of
$152, 500 over the corresponding period
last year. while the total exports of mer-
chandise in the same time were valued at
81, IT, 749, 430-an increase over the CORE
spending time in the previous year of
s135 96l ,602. If the monthly average of in
ternational traffic shall be maintained I'M
til the close of the current fiscal> year the
aggregate imports for the twelve months
Will amount IN Talue TO ABOUT SSpVrVUu,pVO,
while the exports will reach value OF
over 81, 400, O0O,000, or an increase of nearly
IS per cent. in one year. The Treasury
Department records for fifty years past
contain no similar evidence OF tremendous
commercial and industrial expansion.
OF kindred interest and even more re-
markable, is the growth of our exports of
manufactured goods as shown in the
Treasury Department tables. Last years
exports of, manufactures amounted in
value to $33S G75,55S, and for the first ten
months of the current fiscal year to S2lo.-
g7S,30o. The manufactured exports during
the ten months ended on April Goth last
We're valued at $352, 61 206, or more than
SAG 1000 in excess OF the total for the
fiscal year 1899 If the ratio of increase
during ten months past shall be main
tanned American exports of manufactures
for the current year will exceed in value
E423. coo 600, and will STOW an increase of
about So, coo over last years takings
in foreign countries Of American manu-
featured goods.
How can this country fail to prosper
with such a foreign trade as that?