The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-16
letter of William Mckinley upon that oues
ton and in fact, all others.
WILLING TO MEET 1T

ton and, in fact, all others.
WILLING TO MEET 1T.
Now there is one feature of this situa-
ton that 1 will be glad to briefly discuss
Connected with this version Of Imperialism,
which everybody knows is simply an ex-
pansion of our territory under conditions
with which you are all familiar, it has been
charged that the Republican party is
prompted by motives of greed, that with
US it is purely a question of commercial
ism. Well, / am business man, and
understand what that means exactly, and
1 am willing to go anywhere, before any
audience and discuss the commercial side
of this question with Mr.. Bryan or any
other Democrat lgreat applauseJ, because
L have some figures which are rather in
teresting, and l have found in my expert
ence both in public and private life, that
1t is not only privilege but a perfectly
natural desire for every man TO look to
being a aw-abiding citizen, being a
good neighbor, is part Of our institution,
and the balance is to look to our own fam
lilies, our own firesides and homes, and if
ii is commercialism for the Republican
party or the American people TO look be-
yond the borders of our own country to
find markets for our surplus of products,
then l am for commercialism, and that is
what we are coming to to-day. Why, my
friends, you cannot pick up a daily news
paper any day in the week but You find
some statements of fact which are cheer
ing to the hearts of people, who are work.
ing for the interest of their families in
this country, working for the bene-
fit of their material condition-and L
saw to-day in the Chicago Times-Herald.
with the heading Great American Gains
in the Worlds Trade and following an
interesting letter from Mr.. Wellman, ITS
Washington correspondent, in which he
tells us that, having received the figures
on that day from the Treasury Department
of the United States of the exports for the
eight calendar months of this year, ended
with August, the figures have reached the
enormous total of 1915, 731, 600. This Is a gain
or $123,0OO,000 over the same period of last
year, and a gain of s137, 900 over the cor
responding eight months of 1898. So far
this year the exports have exceeded by
of the United States of the exports for the
years 1894, 80 and sc altogether.
"It is officially estimated that the exports
for the calendar year of 1900 will reach the
wonderful figure of 81, 400 100000, and If the
of this year equal those of the same
months of 1899 the total for 1900 will be
s., 3S1, 000,0 900. Twelve years ago all the ex-
ports of the United States were only
abroad within dozen years is a pretty
good ending for the nineteenth century.
[Great applause.] Figures don't lie, my
friends, and / want to make another state
ment, that 1 made publicly few months
ago, and 1 got my figures directly from the
of the Treasury Department
at the time. During the one hundred years
prior to the administration of William Nc
Kinley the net balance TO the credit of
the United States upon our foreign COM
merce was 1856, 600. For the three
istration of William Mckinley the net bal
ance to our credit on Uncle Sans ledger
was s.. 400, 600, 600. [Great applause.l If that
is commercialism let's have some more of
that kind of commercialism. IApplause.1
Here is another item. had almost for
The ffe Philadelphia Baldwin locomotive
works to-day received an order for twenty
two heavy freight engines from New Zea-
land Another order. upon which the work
tives for the Rio Tinto Mining Company,
in SPAIN That is only one days items.
IApplause.1
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.
"On the LIST of August. 1883. for the first
time in the history of our county. the bal
ance of trade-of manufactured goods-now
notice the difference the products of our
shops and factories-was on our side; in
other words, it means that we had export
ed TO foreign countries more of our manu-
featured products than had imported.
We were long time getting TO the quarter
pole but we got there. and when the finish
is made you will find the other fellow still
at the 'three-quarter pole. GApplause.l
Mature has endowed this country with
the most wonderful deposits OF mineral
wealth. The enterprise and the industry
Of the people of this country have devel-
oped the natural advantages beyond that
of all other nations TO whom God has given
them Gathered together from all nations,
brought in contact with the inspiring inffl-
ences of American Industry, Under the
form and benehcent laws of republican
government, every foreign-born as we'll as
every native-born citizen, furnished with
equal opportunity, equally and actively en-
gagged in promoting what is for his own
best interests. And under the principles of
the Republican party. beginning at its
birth. with that foundation stone Freedom
TO ali men and equal rights and under the
doctrine of protection TO American indus
tries and American workingmen [applausel
we have builded up the opportunities for
our people which are making US greater
and wealthier every day.
Here in this same paper is another little
bit OF information which, In that connec-'
ton. might be interesting. The United