The sun., 1900-08-20
,SSrES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
v.yTs WHICH REPUBLICAN
As'' spEAKERS WILL PRESENT.

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n,.,.e. az work night and day printing
anpslRn text book. which will be the
Nv. ps,Ine from which the party spellbinders
pol, drar the ammunition which they are to
Aurlns the campaign. As soon a. the
~, 1. finished It will be distributed among
y. marty leaders throughout the nation. and
~. .,pectcd that II will be possible TO have
.,I rpply for the speakers In Maine and Ner-
.ot whose state campaigns are now under
-.v The book opens with the statement that
.,on, great facts seem to justify the Rcpubl-
an marty IN asking the voters OF the United
s,.,,s 10 continue It In control OF the analrs
,,S. Goverrment First, the promptness with
Mich Il has fulfilled the pledges OF It's plat
W., u,on which It successfully appealed to
u. n.ople In 1900. second. the prosperity which
W.. oor,s to all classes OF our citizens with
.raua result of. the fulhlment OF those pledges
go IN. evidence which that prosperity fur
rI.hes Of tho fsllacy Of the principles offered
hv the opposing parties In 1890 and still sup
,ort.d By them and fourth. the advantages
;. AZ, country, our commerce and our people
IA the extension Of area commerce and inter-
s.tIonsl influence which have Unexpectedly
corns as an incident Of the fulnlment OF one
a the important pledges OF the platform OF
IN. neople u the territory affected"
rhs matter following this assertion In a pre-
,.otation ot statistical evidence OF the pros
r.d,y which has come to the four great classes
:, dti,.ns. the business element, the manu-
,.o,urers. the farmers and the working gmen.
among the facts cited in evidence OF busi-
n.sa Improvement under the Mckinley Ad-
rnistration are The reduction In failures
a a..
,ns 70 500 oOo 900 in 1890 the increase OF Clear
Ing House returns from $4,000, 10000 In 1900
70 $50 ooO. COO 900 in 1909: an Increase OF 230.-
10000 tons OF freight carried by the railways
IN 1898 as compared with 1894. and an increase
Of more than 81, 900, 100000 OF bank deposits
IN 1899 a. compared with 1894. This great
business activity. coupled with heavy exports
and ught imports, which are shown 10 have
slwsys accompanied the protective system,
hv resulted In an enormous increase OF the
money In circulation despite the assertions
constantly made In 1893 that there could be
10 material Increase in the circulating medium
without imitation by means OF free coinage
OF silver. Notwithstanding the rejection Of
that proposition. the money In circulation
In the United States increased from 81 500
c.Sco az the date Of Mr. Bryan's 1898 NOM
nation In 1900. while the gold and gold GER
iacates In circulation which In July. 1890.
we're but s4a7 900. 900. were in July. 1900 ssl5.-
1900. the per capita OF circulation thus in
creasins from s7l 10 at the date OF the Chicago
Convention Of 1890 TO so at the date Of the
Kansas City Convention OF 1900.
OF the manufacturers the book shows their
prosperity from the enormous increase in
,kaa ~ ta1a hay
qulre for use In manufacturing and the equally
striking increase OF the exports OF their
finished products. The importatons Of raw
materials for use In manufacturing. which
In the Democratic year 1904 amounted TO only
N3s 1922 1855 and formed only 2l per cent. Of
the total importations, were IN the year 1900
iSo2 2e4. .loo and formed IS per cent OF the total
importatons, while the expectations of finished
manufactures. which in 1884, amounted TO but
Ns372s. sos and formed 2i per cent OF the total
exports, were in 1900 s432. 3es and formed
81 per cent Of the total exports.
The evidence OF agricultural prosperity
under protection and sound money as COM
pared with conditions under low tariff and cur
rency agitation Is even more strongly marked.
The growth In consumption OF farm products
among our own people under increased Indus
shown In the higher prices obtained by farm
ers and in the remarkable increase In the value
Of their crops and farm animals. The con-
sumption Of wheat In the United States which
had ranged In the vicinity OF six bushels per
capita under the activities OF the protective
hnn years fell as low as three and one-halh
bushels per capita under the low tariff and the
business and manufacturing depression which
,toI "a
ticaly sir bushels per capita In 1899.
Home consumption in other lines Of farm
PRODUCTS Is equally affected by pros sperity or
diversity in the great business and industrial |
interests Of the country. As a result Il Is shown
that the value of all farm products has enor- |
mously increased. the value Of the corn crop |
sone in 1922 being sl+o OO0 Ooo greater than IN !
ine, while in other lines Of agricultural pro- |
Ducts the increase il equally striking. In |
farm animals the increased value Is even more |
plainly shown. the value OF sheep on farms |
having doubled since the low tarifI years 1895 ,
and 1904 and the value Of all farm animals being |
In the year 1900 nearly s7oo 600 600 greater than
In 1903
The prosperity Of the laborlus men Is equally
Gear aud striking. Reports from State and |
national labor bureaus and organizations
With those Of the late years OF depression. and
Indicating increased employment and advance
IN wages in all lines OF industry. The reports
Of the State labor bureaus In the great manu-
featuring and industrial centres show marked
Improvement both In the number OF employees.
hours OF employment and wages paid. This is
specially marked In the manufacturing. mining
and transportation interests. n large increase
IN Of lxra ~
poyed in the coal and iron mines. and those
engaged in all lines OF manufacturing being
SHOWN. One interesting fact which is shown
y mat the purchasing power OF wages has
ranged higher during President McKinley's
Administration than at any other time in the
history of the country. This fact is clearly
sustained by official figures which bring the
hd1ch Report" down TO date and show from
oncia data that the purchasing power OF wages
s"never so high as during the years since
'ne Inauguration Of President Mckinley.
On the currency question the book opens
WIN the assertion that however much the
heleton Of free silver may try TO conceal IL.
sef behind the mask OF imperialism. no
thoughtful man can doubt. upon a moments
'enecton. thst all OF the dangers OF 1909 again
hfeaten our financial system in the campaign
o. 1870" Attention is called to the fact that
ue Democratic convention at tire dictation
" Mr Bryan. not only reasserted In general
'erhs all OF the principles OF the platform OF