The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-12
FIGURES WILL TALK !!
Unexampled and Increasing Prosperity
Under Mckinley.
WHY SHOULD WE CHANGE :?
Business OF All Kinds Has Doomed Since
Bryan's Defeat in l996-Waees Higher
and Savings Larger.
SHOULD WE CHANGE :?
Clsyelands second administration. -. 77sls 0i6
Three years OF Mckinley ..,,........, 100 sOs IBi
Southern Prosperity.


Three years OF Mckinley .........,. 100 sos. T6l
Southern Prosperity.
No section OF the country has had IA
larger share OF the general prosperity
during McKinley's administration than
the south, and 1t Is passing strange
that the southern Organizes should be
preparing TO do their utmost to defeat
McKinley's reelection and TO check
this prosperity. Never before In the
history OF the United States has the
output of southern iron ore and pig
iron. lumber coal and coke been 30
large as It has been In the past two
years, and not for years, II ever, have
the prices been 80 high. Never before
was 80 large proportion OF southern
products shipped from southern ports.
Never before has money loaned there
Mt such low rates OF interest. All this
under the gold standard and II pro-
teetive tariff A few years ago the
south did practically no manufaetur-
Ing. 1t now has over $1,000. 00o. 600 In
vested In factories, paying over $780,
100000 in wages and producing be-
tween $1,60o. 0o0, 600 and $1,000, 900 900
worth OF products yearly. Most OF
this Increase has been secured under
the present administration and IL III
rectiy due to the operation OF the Re
publican policies.
Increase la Hank Clearinga.
Bank clearings, az showing the vol
ume of business done In the country,
present one of the strongest evidences
OF the general prosperity of the people,
and the enormous Increase In the total
OF the clearings Is n strong argument
In n general discussion of the coun-
try's condition today. In 1904 the total
of the bank clearings of the country
for the first six months WIS So, 0S5.-
OIL JOG. For the first six months OF
1900 the total was $i2s5T POI ,3l0
showing an Increase Of $20 H., 100, 100
incidental Testimony
Reporting on the progress OF the
campaign IN West Virginia, John X.
Thompson, United Statea marshal and
an old Confederate soldier. writing to
Senator Scott, says That they have "A
hard fight ON their hands, nut tia, con
ditions seem to favor the Republicans.
| The sentiment In the state liz very DIFF
ferent from the feeling that prevailed
In 1892, when some Republicans ac-
| Quleseed In the Democratic demand for
change No one In the party seems
to demand n change at this time. Bry
ans predictions have been dlsproyed
by the general prosperity, and the peo-
pie are satisfied with the achievements
of ,he administration.
out 81 ~ commercial travellers inter
viewed recently IA said they would
vote for Mckinley All kinds OF bust
ness men were represented In the In
terylews Ali but two OF the 10 stated
that In their opinion not more than
one In ten OF the commercial travellers
would vote for Bryan Many said
they did not know IA single Bryan
travelling man"
Hon w. j. Parkinson of Madison
county, Miss, says that no Republican
president has ever nude such nm Inn
preston on the people OF the south as
President Mckinley. The secretary of
the Mckinley and Roosevelt club Of
New Orleans said to Mr. Parkinson:
I'VE have more than 5000 members,
and we shall soon have double that
number We have old Democrats, men
who never voted anything else than
the Democratic ticket, expressing to us
daily desire to be enrolled In our
ranks"
Rsminiscence and WARMING
Finally, let the people heed the Inn
pressiye Injunction Of the Baltimore
Herald There hive been periods In
this country when the full dinner pail
was not universal when hundreds Of
thousands OF people were out Of en-
plOyment by reason OF depressed In
dustries and when the necessities OF
life were hard to get. The working
men well remember those times, md
they know That no such conditions
have existed during the present ad-
minlstratiOn In these days the empty
dinner pail IL Il rarity. Mills and fac
tories are running on fun time, many
or them day and night; new Industrial
enterprises are multiplying In every
part OF the country. employment IL at
hand for everybody who wants to
work. and wages have been advanced