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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
1871
Total "a, 767 .o39s71 SOD, $50, 'S5
Prosperity Among Miners.

The prosperity of the American miner
the last four years has been remarkable.
The activity of the mills and Of the rail-
roads has doomed the price of coal, cop
per, zinc and other metals. These have
yielded far better returns in wages 10
those who go a thousand feet into the
earth" than they would have done had
Mr.. Bryan been elected President in 1876.
The opening up of the minis to the free
coinage OF silver would never have really
doomed the price of silver, for the silver
of the whole world would have poured
into America, the nations of the earth
being only too glad for us TO pull their
chestnuts out of the fire for them.
In the mining of gold in a gold stand
ard country, miners have protited far
more than they would have ever prohted
by the mining of silver in a silver stand
ard country. The lone, poor prospector,
and the grub stalker" have had chance
to come in" on the production of gold,
whereas silver mining has always been
under the control of wealthy syndicates.
and of individuals like Mr.. Clark of Mon
tana, whose wealth enabled him to buy
Democratic Legislature to elect him
Senator. and to contribute 100000 to
the present fund to elect Bryan Presi-
dent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Prosperity on the Pacific.

Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson. in an
interview the other day, said:
Anything produced in the United
States will now permanently find its way
into all parts of the celestial empire. Our
trade relations there in the future are
secured. The trade in cotton goods has
been very heavy in Manchuria and other
northern provinces. Our interests gener-
ally. our dairy. poultry and other products
from the farms of the United States,
now have assurance of permanent mar
kets in all the provinces throughout the
Chinese Empire where such things are in
demand, and this demand is growing and
will continue to grow.
"rhe work OF Secretary Hay in this
regard supplements and compliments the
work of our army and navy. A year ago
no nation would have listened to propo-
sition of this kind 1.-THE open door policy,
but the whole world listens to the United
States now. The white mans burden
came with the islands. Secretary Hays
work brings the reward for lifting the
burden. Some idea Of the vastness Of
the interests involved may be gained from
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
PROSPERITY IN IDAHO.
Report of State Bureau of Immigra-
tion Labor statistics Proves Ii.

Report OF state bureau OF nm mai q RAJ
ton Labor statistics Proves IL.
There are few, il any, States in the
Union where laboring men are better
treated. get better wages and have more
opportunities to acquire homes and se-
cure a competence than in Idaho.
'The relations between laboring men
and their employers in this State are I'M
usually pleasant. With the single ex-
ception of one county in the State there
have been no strikes for years in the
State and no labor troubles OF any kind.
In this county labor troubles are now
in fair way Of being satisfactorily set
tied. The mines are being worked by a
good set Of men, who are paid from 50
to SIS per day. and every citizen is salts
OF the State the relations between la
borers and their employers are harmoni-
GUS and pleasant.
'All labor organizations that are based
on law and order are welcomed not only
by the employers Of labor. but by all
classes of citizens. and all such organiza-
tions are in a fourishing condition. Near
~ ALL II not all. of the labor unions have
a hospital fund and many OF them have
halls where the meetings OF the union are
held, while in some instances there are
libraries in connection with the unions
that contain the best books on literary,
philosophical and scientific subjects. As
a class the laboring men OF Idaho are
sober. Industrious. frugal. well educated
and intelligent"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Adi.i stevenson. Pro.peri,y.

The city Of bloomington, ILL.,. which 10
the home Of the Democratic rice- presiden-
tal candidate. Adlai +. Stevenson. but
recently sold its bonds on a basis which
makes the interest paid by the city on
the loan only $40 per cent. This rate
is lower than any municipality in the
United States could get in 1896.
As a citizen of Bloomington. Mr. Ste
venson will be able to save some money
in taxes, because Of the good credit and
prosperity that has come to his town as
a share in the beneficial results of Re
publican policies during the last four
years. The remarkable appreciation in
the credits of American municipalities
since McKinley'S election in 1896. mean
ing great savings 10 taxpayers. has been
one of the most interesting features of
the great prosperity that has come to the
people of this country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
STORY Of tine clearing..

The best gauge of the volume of bust
ness of the country is the bank clearing
statistics. They prove, as no other fg-
ures can. the trade movement. Never in
the history Of the country have they
shown such vast aggregate Of business.
such an immense increase as during
years Of the Mckinley administration
The following figures are from Brad
streets and are accepted as official. The
comparison is made with the year 1894,
as that is the year the Democratic poll
icy of handling the finances Of the coun-
try was in full sway.
The grand total of the bank clearings
of the United States, as given by Brad
streets. for the first six months Of 1894,
were so, 5.071. 1876. For the first six
months of 1900 they were 81, S57 ,201,-
316, an increase of S20,772. 1870, 120. For
the month of June. 1894. the grand total
was $3.50, 315,339. For the month of
June, 1900, il was S6.621 ,06S, 707, an in
crease of 1904, 1853, 46S.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Prosperity Dividends to Farmers.

Last years prosperity dividends paid
by the Republican party to the farmers
of the United States amounted to up
wards of one billion dollars. The value
of ten staple crops showed for 1899 to-
tai increased value of 1923 100000 over
1895. Add TO this increase an advance
of S633, 600. 900 during the same period in
the value of live stock, and the balance
sheet shows disbursements of round
billion. This does not include the special
profits from better prices for fruit, but
ter, cheese, eggs. vegetables and lastly,
but not leastly, wool. Following are
comparisons of values of the principal
croDS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
w,ndfall to Railroad Labor.

For the fiscal year ended June 80,
1899, gross railroad receipts were larger
by S26G. 149, 623 than for the year ended
June 80, 1895. Such increase mostly rep
resents larger dividends lin the form Of
increased wages) to labor. Similarly
there was gain over 1895 of SIS, S5S.-
45S in net earnings. This has gone part
ly into the strengthening of cash ac-
counts, but the greater part Of it into
increased dividends to stockholders. 1t
must not be forgotten in this connection
that railroad securities are owned very
largely by people of all classes. They
are recommended to widows for safe in
vestment. They form the basis, next to
government bonds, for the investments of
insurance companies, and for the trust
funds Of charitable and philanthropic in
situations.
In 1898 there was paid in compensation
TO employees of railroads the total sum Of
S495, 055. 610. as against SAL, iOS,261 in
1895. gain of 49,54I,3J7. When in ad-
dition we consider the increased wages
indirectly paid in new construction of
track and bridges, in new cars. ETC.. which
absorbed the greater part OF the increases
in gross earnings, it will be more evident
what a windfall just one year Of pros
perity has been to the people who work
on the railroads.
The number Of new miles of road built
during the year ended June 30, 1899, was
4,500, as against only 1850 for the cor
responding period ended in 1895. or
course this is significant, not merely be-
cause it has meant increased work and
more money paid in wages, but because
it increased the facilities OF commerce.
and because it made il that much easier
for the farmer to get his products into
the city to fill the dinner pail of the city
workman
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Prosperity for Miners.

Coke. a product of coal. is used exclu-
sively in manufacturing. Its consumption
Is one OF the best evidences of the pros
perity and increase Of our manufacture
ing industries.
In the year 1899, under Mckinley.
prosperity and ''the opening of the fac
tories" was a great year for coke. More
new coke ovens were established than
ever before and the product was greater.
The price more than double. and even
then the demand caused by the growth OF
the iron and steel industries Of the coun-
tr, could not be supplied. In 1894 coke
was selling at 81 per ton. early In 1000 1t
touched IS q ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Cigar. smokei over Prosperity.

Probably nothing demonstrates prosper
ity more clearly than the consumption Of
cigars.
w. c. HOLSTER Of Chicago. who prints
the blue labels for the Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union and is required to make
affidavit to the number turned out, has
made the following report to President
G. w. Perkins of the union Of the labels
printed during recent years: 1895, Az
SIS 900; 1896, 46.4I0.000; 1897. 46,546.-
500; 1898, 46.G09,20 1899. 55,140.OO0.
During the first six months Of 1900 the
number jumped to 36.S55.OO0. Men can
not afford to buy cigars unless they are
prosperous and earning good wages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Money Earned and Spent.

In 1899 the savings banks deposits of
the United States advanced TO $2,230,
366,954 That brought them up to more
than the combined savings banks depos-
its OF any two other nations in the world
and to half the deposits OF Austria. Hun
gary, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Italy. the Netherlands. Norway,
Prussia. Sweden, Switzerland. the United
Kingdom, Australasia, Canada, Cape
Colony. India, Natal and the Crown colo.
mics all put together. their combined de
posts being, in 1899. but S4,593, 949, 45O
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Nehraska,s Prosperity.

The Secretary Of State Of Nebraska has
compiled list showing that the excess
of mortgages paid off and released during
1898 over those filed for the same period
amounted to more than $50.OO0,000. The
most OF these were paid in cash,
the foreclosures were comparatively few.
1t will be hard for Mr.. Bryan to con-
vince the farmers Of his own State that
they are not prosperous.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Corn, Cattle aud Contenfr,ent.

Gentlemen" shouted an orator in
Kansas in 1899, from thes beginning of
Indiana to the end of Nebraska there is
nothing but corn. cattle and content
ment."
And he added little later: The joyful
sound of the mortgagor paying off his in
debtedness has even pierced the dense
ears of the money changers of the East"
Nothing can exceed the breezy joy, the
piano and top-buggy buying enthusiasm
OF the Kansan in the year Of his pros
perity under the gold standard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30

During Harrison's administration there
was an approximate gain Of $15+ .0OO.0 900
in the value Of live stock. During Cleve-
lands administration there was an ap-
proximate loss of $500. 100000 During
the first three years Of McKinley's ad-
ministration an approximate gain Of
SILL 900. 600
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Proven by the History of the American
Federation of Labor.

Proven by the History of the American
Federation of Labor.
That the laboring men OF the country
are in more prosperous condition than
ever known before is proven beyond any
chance Of contradiction by the statistics
of the American Federation Of Labor,
sent out over the signature of the presi-
dent. Mr.. Samuel Gompers, who Is q
Democrat.
We compare the disastrous years OF the
Wilson bill and Democratic rule-lS93,
1894 and lS9J-with 1890, under Nc
kinley and prosperity.
In 1893 the American Federation Of
Labor met at Chicago. There were 30
delegates present. 80 national trade un-
ions represented, Is local trade unions,
10 city central unions and one State
bra1ch. Tie receipts for the year were
sc, S64.62. and the expenditures 81. 1888.
In 1894 the American Federation of
Labor met at Denver. Colo. There were
II delegates present. 80 national trade
unions represented, IL local trade unions,
IL city central unions and three State
branches. The receipts for the year were
S15,346.43, and the expenditures S11,-
302OS.
In 1895 the American Federation OF
Labor met at New York City There
We're 06 delegates present, "a national
Trade unions represented. '-ede
| unions. Is city central uni
State branches The recei
l7T51.75. and the expenditui
In 1899 the American =.
Labor met at Detroit. There were lS9
delegates present. 55 national trades I'M
a. u q
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30

the fact that while ten years ago our
exports from the Pacific coast to all coun-
tries aggregated $26,000,000 and five
years ago S42,OO0,0O0, the steady increase
in Pacific coast exports has raised the
aggregate to $4,000, 900 year ago."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
No Room for Calam,ty Ho~Iing.

Large sums of money are being offered
in the financial columns OF the Chicago
daily papers to loan at 3la per cent on
city property, Az per cent on farm prop
erty. When money is offered at these
rates it behooves the calamity howlers
TO take back seat. Such interest rates
indicate such prosperous times as tho
country has never seen before.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Men Wanted in the Mile.

Many manufacturers Of wooden and
cotton goods in Connecticut state thar
lots of looms are idle because men to
work them cannot be found. Wages have
advanced in cotton mills from IL to 20
per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30

The prosperity that came to our work
ers in these protected industries was the
means of spreading prosperity to all home
workers, whether or not they belonged to
pursuits or callings of the kind which
needed to be protected.
Nor did. so much prosperity at home
work to the harm Of those other countries
which must continue prosperous, il they
are TO continue to be our good customers.
While American exports this last year
were $1.394, 1851, the largest in our
history, and were more widely distributed
throughout the world than ever before.
vet in some directions there were great
increases In imports. Our imports Of
manufacturer materials this last year
were valued at $500, 264 JOG, which is
about 40 per cent greater than for any
preceding year in our history.
BY being protected in his opportunities
to make at home the articles that ought
to be made at home. the American indus
trial worker has more than well utilized
and justified such opportunity given him.
He has done his work so increasingly well
the last four years that all the nations Of
the world have become his customers.
The whole outside world, instead of sell
ing him the things he can just as well
make himself, now sells him the material
which his increased work requires and
which it is not worth his own busy while
to prepare, and the silks, the satins, the
perfumes, the wines, the gloves, the jew
elry. the artistic fancy notions. the toys,
the tropical fruits, the tea. coffee. sugar,
spices, ETC., which he could not very well
il ever afford to buy for himself, wife and
children. before the Republican party
gave him prosperity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
BETTER Price. for Farmers.

The following table shows the current
market price of different staple crops on
June /. 1896, and June /, 1900:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
Protection. Part in Pro.p per- ty.


The prosperity experience of the last
four years has shown that a protective
tariff, wisely applied. can without Iques
ton be means of enriching a Sreit ma
tion like our own. The passage VI the
Dingley bill was the direct meafs of re-
storing prosperity to large MIN Der Of
industries in this country. whidh, under
the Wilson law, could not comp&e in the
home markets with Europe. Given pro
lection in their home market, thrse indus
tries were enabled to pay attention to for
eign markets. The protected iron and
steel industry gained SO vastly lin power
and strength that it became tle aston
ishing wonder and dread of thebndustrial
communities of the world. How Ameri-
can engines became used on the railroads
of England because they we're better,
cheaper and could be made quicker than
English built engines; how an American
firm got the contract over English firms
for the Atbara bridge in the Soudan;
how American air brakes, locomotives
anasSails were almost exclusively order
cd for NlG1ml. pew railroad Of Siberia,
we're a few instaneea fspany which sur
prised and dssed " industrial
world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30

S793, 800, 500 for the year ended June 8
1898, to 1884, 1851 for the year ende
June 30. 1900. constitutes one Of the mo-
significant features of the prosperit
movement. During the three years
Republican rule the balance of trat
grew to be 81, 4S3, 537 ,094 favoring ts
country.
This expansion deserves to be studio,
not only because of its plain showinpf
millions and millions of dollars incread
wealth to this country during the lst
four years, but also because of itsin-
structive relation to the many anddi-
verse political theories which have Zen
loose from time to time among the AAer-
lean people, especially among somecol-
lege professors who in the seclusid of
their studies think too much and how
by actual experience of the world I'd lit
tie, and by men like Bryan, who blink
too little.
The free trade school of thought heor-
lies on the equilibrium of interntona
exchanges. Ii reasons that if one hilton
adopts protective tariff, il will cutown
imports, but that this will be balaned by
loss in volume of exports on thf clear
enough principle that nations, likI indi-
viduals, cannot long continue TO bu! from
customers to whom they cannot sll.
Ii exports of merchandise do MT fall
of with imports, the reasoning conludes.
then there must at least be baincing
outward movement Of gold whi3 may
disorder home money markets. Sofe free
traders also indulge in the peculhr the
orizing that by hindering imports ye hin.
der property wealth from comint TO us,
and that by not also hindering Il from
being exported from US, we steady grow
poorer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20
Worth lis NGIgnI in gold.
No. 600 South Akard ST.,
Dallas, Tex, Jan. i6.

sided the vote by which chapter VIII Of
the tax bill was adopted Saturday and il
prevailed. He then offered his amend
ment to article 5000 requiring that bank
shares shall be assessed at their face
market value, The previoHA question was
ordered and ayes and noes demanded. The
amendment was adopted; ayes 49, noes
adopted. R
Garner then offered the following priv
LEGGED resolution "ResolYad That we
rescind our action wherein this house de-
clded to consider the tax blll by chapter
and that hereafter we opHsider the bill
as a whole" Garner briefly explained
that the purpose OF the resolution was
10 force the members TO a Showdown Oh
the whole business. The previous ques-
ton was ordered ayes GO. noes Al. The
resolution was then divided, the first vote
being taken on the portion OF the resolu-
ton which reseinds the action OF the
house whereby the bill was to be con-
sldered by chapter The motion prevailedA
ayes 81, noes SO.
The vote on the second section Of the
resolution--fand that hereafter We con
slider the bill as a whole'N-2resulted: Ayes
90, noes So so that section was lost.
Bailey moved to amend the tax bill hy
striking out all Of chapters 10 10 q Ia"
elusive and to amend the title to con-
form to above. Smith of Grayson moved
to amend the amendment by striking out
chapter also.
| In the presence of the house Speaker
Sheriff. signed concurrent resolution pro
venting the erection at the CAPITOL gate
OF the JoEn B. Hood camp monument
TO Confederate veterans, senate bill ap
propriating money for erection Of branch
asylum for the care of epileptlc insane
senate double header bill and senate bin
amending the charter of the city OF Dallas
| The Smith amendment striking ont
chapter was tabled and on motion OF
Phillips of Lampasas the Bailey amend
ment was tabled; ayes ST. moss o.
Cole called up house bill No, -, pro-
viding for election OF school trustees In
| Independent school districts with senate
amendments. the most important being
one prohibiting teachers, principals. trus-
/ tees or superintendents aching as agents
for text book concerns the cities Of Fort
Worth and Dallas are exempt from. Its
provisions; it was postponed until tomor-
/ row.
I.iysey gave notice that tomorrow he
would call up his motion 10 reconsider
/ the Morrow amendment to the tax oil.
The house then adjourned until o'clock
! tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20
THIRTEEN RESIDENCES BURNED
or DOLLARS or rRoP,
ERTY DESTROYED AT DALLAS.
Three FIRES Were Going ut the same
Time and the Department Was
Unable to Handle Them.

Dallas, Texas, February 1s,-Thirteen
dwelling houses were destroyed by hre
in this city this afternoon as the result
of three separate fires, but all going at
the same time. o. b, Bradshaw's home,
1853 San Jacinto street, was the first to
go; loss $4,000, insurance $4,000,
a house owned by Mrs Frank Doremus,
159 san Jacinto. was badly Damaged loss
$1,000, insured
About the time the iiremen got these
two fires under control flames burst out
at san Jacinto and Bogel streets, mAty
blocks away, ana enother alarm was
sounded on Camp street, mile or more
distant These three fires split the de-
partment UP so that by the time San
Jacinto and Bogel street was reached ten
buildings on San Jacinto, Bogel and Bryan
streets were so completely eHveloped In
hames that all that could be done was
to prevent further spreading, which the
fremen succeeded In accomplishing. The
houses were all occupied by tenants aud
would range in value from $500 to $4,000
each The owners OF the buildings are
mostly non residents. Many thousands OF
dollars worth OF furniture was destroyed.
The properties were only partially insured
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-20

cause why They should not be fined or
punished for contempt OF court Tho Jury
WAS composed OF SOME of the wealthiest
and best known business men OF the city,
and the matter came UP for hearing this
morning
Turning HIS gaze full upon the twelve
men In the box. Judge Green said he was
satisfied there had been no intentional
violation Of tina Las. He differed with
Judge Newton, however in his statement
that the law had not been violated. He
cited a similar case in the court OF APP
pcas, but said ths was the first in
stance that had ever been brought di-
recily TO his attention. The law does not
contemplate any such methods IL the jury
room he said, and then added; "The
court reserves 10 ITSELF q monopoly Of the
right to make mistakes IN the Trial Of a
cause. There are mistakes enough as Is
Is and the assistance Of the jury 10 not
wanted"
The court then discussed tho matters Of
Jurors stuetifying themselyes. Ha showed
that they took an cath 10 decide a case
according 10 the law and the evidence
Rdduced az the trial. lie said they should
never permit outside or hearAay testimony
TO influence the finding Of a verdict ami
after few pointed statements concerning
the case under consideration, be dis-
charged the jury.