The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-10
Justly vs. alarmed and aroused them In
Chicago Platform Reafarmed.

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Chicago Platform Reaflrmed.
The Chicago platform Of 1896 is re-
affirmed In Its entirety by the Kansas
City convention. Nothing has been
omitted or recalled;so TINT all the perils
then threatened are presented anew
with the added force Of q deliberate re-
affirmation. -Four years ago the people
refused to place the seal Of their ap-
prpval upon these dangerous and. revo-
lutionary policies, and this year they
will not fall to record again their earn
est dissent.
The Republican party remains faith
full to Its principle Of a tariff which sup
piles sufficient revenues for the govern
ment and adequate protection to our
enterprises and producers: and Of reel
procity which opens foreign markets to
the fruits Of American labor, and fur
n!shes new channels through which to
market the surplus OF American farms,
The time honored principles Of protec-
tlon and reciprocity were the first
pledges OF Republican victory to be
written Into public law.
The present Congress has given to
Alaska territorial government for
which 1t had waited more than O quar-
ter of n century: has established O rep
resentative government in Hawaii. has
enacted bills for the most liberal treat
ment of the pensioners and their
widows: has revived the free home-
stead policy. In It's great financial law
It provided for the establishment OF
banks Of issue with a capital Of S25, 900
for the benefit OF villages and rural
communities. and bringing the opportu-
nifty for profitable business in banking
within the reach of moderate capital.
Many are already availing themselves
Of this privilege.
Bonds Paid From Surplus.
During the past year more than
nineteen millions Of United States
bonds hve been paid from the surplus
revenues OF the treasury and in addi-
tion twenty-five millions OF two, per
cents matured, called by the govern
ment. are in process Of payment. Pa
ciiic railroad bonds issued by the gov
ernment In aid Of the roads in the sum
OF nearly forty-four million dofara
have been paid since December 81. 1S8.
The trensury balance is In satisfactory,
condition. showing on September ],
$l35, ,419 900, In addition to the $l60. .o0o,-
900 gold reserve held In the treasury.
i
Pacific railroads have been substapr
TALLY closed, $124,42l 900 being receiEea
from these roads, the greater pare I'm
cash and the remainder with ample Sc
curities for payments deferred.
Instead OF diminishing, as was pre-
dicted four years ago, the volume or
our currency Is greater per capftnL than
It has ever been. 1t was s21 10 in 1896.
It had increased to 20 80 on July'1. doo.
md SEC SIS on September !, 1900. Onyl
total money on July |, 1896, wass4l. .0Q8r
96G; on July !, 1900, 1t was s2.062. as. $50. !
and se,O96, ,6s3.O42 on September /. Boo.
Our Industrial and agricultural con-
ditions are more promising than they
have been for many. years: prooabEE
more so than they have ever been,
Prosperity abuunds everywherathrough
out the republic. rejoice that the
southern, rs well MS the northern states
are enjoying full share Of these Inn
| proved national conditions and that ell
are contributing SO largely TO- our re-
murkable industrial development. Tho
money lender receives no lower rewards
for his capital than IL It were invested
In active business. The rates OF inter-
est are lower than they have ever been
In this country. while those thinso
which are produced on the farm and IN
the workshop. and the labor producing
them, have advanced In value.
Our foreign" trade shows sattsfno-
tory and increasing growth. Tho
amount Of our exports for the year 1900
over those Of the exceptionally prosper
Gus year of 1899 was about half O mill
lon dollars for every day OF the year,
and these sums have gone into tho
homes and enterprises Of tho people.
There has been an increase OF over s58,-
100000 In the exports OF agricultural
products: s92, &C., ,220 In manufactures
ana In the products OF the mines Of
over 3l0.000.0O0. Our trade balnncns
cannot fail to give satisfaction to tho
people OF the. country. In 1898 We sold
abroad s615. 5.43.,676 of products moro
than we bought abroad In 1899, $780,
ST4,S13, and In 1900 s5ii.4Tl,70l. making
duriug the three years total balance
times the balance Of trade In our favor
for the whole period OF los years from
1890 to June 30. 1897. inclusive.
Gold in Plenty.
Four hundred and thirty-six million
dollars Of gold have been added to the
gold stock OF the United States since
July !, 1896. The law OF March IA. 1900,
authorized the refunding into per cent
bonds OF that part Of the public debt
represented by the 3 per cents due In
1905, the 4 per cents due in 1907. and the
per cents due in 1904. agSresating
$40, ,0o0, 900. More than one-third OF the
sum OF these bonds was refunded In the
first three months after the passage OF
the act. and on September l the stm
had been increased more than sSS,o0o.-
900, making in all s3so,6Is.O5o. resulting
In II net saving of over sS3Is,52o. The
ordinary receipts OF the government for
the fiscal year 1900 were sis,52hV6o In
excess OF It's expenditures.
While our receipts both from customs
and Internal revenue have been greatly
Increased. our expenditures have been
decreasing. Civil and mtsccttnncous eN-
penses for the fiscal yenr ending June
30. 1900. were nearly sl|.ooo.O 900 less than
In 1899, while on the war account there
Is n decrease OF more than SS.ooo.ooo.
There were required $4,000, 900 leas TO
support the navy this yenr than last,
and the expenditures on account OF In
dians were nearly two and three.auar.
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