The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08
Prosperity Widespread.

IT Is part OF the Democratic pro-
gramme Of false pretenses to maintain
strenuously, In the teeth OF the record.
that prosperity has not returned to the
people OF the United States. In each
particular section. they are forced to
admit that times are far better, but
they insist that such improvement is
merely local and temporary. and that
other sections Of the country are still
suffering from the Cleveland blight"
Statements OF commercial agencies are
ignored, save when some unfavorable
influences are noted as appearing in
the market, and that particular utter
ance is heralded broadcast to show
how fiimsy is the pretense OF prosper
ity. Enormous trade balances In favor
OF the country are ignored the fact
that production and consumption OF
all manufactures are at the highest
point ever known Is CLOSED over.
while all available space Is used in
spreading before the public the full de-
tails Of every insignificant commercial
failure. every temporary shutdown OF
any manufacturing enterprise. and
every labor dispute which results in
temporary loss OF employment.
The Democrats apparently fear pros
perity with a great and abiding fear.
They long for the return OF hard times,
with their inevitable accompaniment
OF restiessness and discomfort for UNI
der such conditions the Democratic
programme Of arraying class against
class alone can have any prospect OF
success. They reverse their Litany.
and long for plague. pestilence and
famine anything and everything
which will increase the numbers OF the
unemployed. which viii create discon-
tent with the existing order of things:
excite envy and hatred of the relative
iy prosperous. and widen the field for
demagogic labors.
To meet the Democratic argument
that prosperity in this country IL con-
fined TO few favored localities. bust
ness men from every section Of the
United states have been Invited to
send In statements as to the exact
conditions which prevail in the com
munIties in which they reside. From
these replies II appears that there IN
no portion az the country where bust
ness conditions are not from so to 100
per cent. better than they were four
years ago. Deposits in banks have tn
creased in substantially that ratio:
farm values have doubled; Interest
rates have dropped OF heavily: ara at
least ons-haif OF the farm mortgages
In the country have been paid on. The
farmers 81 the United states. collect.
lively, are worth twice as much money
as they were four years ago. Values
OF everything IN the country, labor in
Guided and money excepted have er-
banded largely. and the market de-
mand for everything was never better.
Money Is the loniy thing which hns de-
preciatea IN value. II VIII not buy
nearly a. much as four years age, and
its Understanding capacity ia the low
est eyer known in the history Of the
country or the world.
In every single respect. and without
one exception. the conditions which
prevail in the country az present are
precisely the reverse Of what was pre-
dicted by Democratic orators as the
result OF Republican success and the
establishment OF the single gold stand
ard. 10 is no wonder that the Demo
cratic party are carefully keeping their
free silver Arguments In cold storaxs-