New-York tribune., 1900-08-20
4 REPUBLICAN TEXTBOOK
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE BOOK WHICH
WILL SOON BE IN THE HANDS OF
SPEAKERS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY

ssmple copies have reached the National head
quarters Six presses are running day and night
81 The printing Office from which it is being is
sued and II viii soon be in the hands Of speakers
II every part Of the country
L opens with The assertion that four great facts
seen 20 justify the Republican party in asking the
voters of The United States 10 continue II con-
rrol o. the affairs OF the Government. First. the
prouptness wiki which il has fulfilled the pledges
Of rs platform upon which Fl successfully appea ed
10 the people in 1856; second the prosperity which
hss come 70 al classes OF citizens with. and
result q, the fuldlment OF those pledges: third
the evidence which that prosperity furnishes Of
The faaty Of the principles offered by the oppos-
ing parties IN 1855 and sti supported by them;
. and fourth the advantages 10 our country our
commerce and our people II the extension OF area
commerce and international influence which have
Unexpectedly come as incident Of the fulfil
merit OF OF the important pledges Of the plat
form q 1886. and with il the opportunity for bene
h-ng the people OF the territory affected"
Among the notable facts cited in evidence Of
business Improvement are The reduction in fall
u-es from S4s 1898 and s226 10000 1895
eGc in 1873 the increase OF clearing house
returns from $1,000 10000 IN 1896 TO SSs CO.,
0U opo n 1899. al increase OF go 900 900 Of
freight carried by railways in 1898 as compared
with 1Ss4 and increase OF than 5000 CO., 600
q bank deposits IN 1883 as compared with 1854
This great business activity, coupled with heavy
exports and light imports, which are shown TO
have always accompanied The protective system
has resulted in an en0rnous increase OF the money
= circulation despite the assertions constantly
made II lsss that there could be no material in
crease n the circulating medium without imitation
by way Of free coinage OF silver. Notwithstand-
ing the rejection Of that proposition. the money
II circulation IN the United States increased from
S5o6.1S4.s6 al the date OF Mr Brysn's 1896 nomi-
nation S,oS2. 254s6 the date Of his nomina-
tion IN 1870 while the gold and gold certificates in
circulation which IN July. 1896 but S4s7 600
Oo were IN July, 1870 Ss15474,Oo0 the per capita
q circulation thus increasing from 81 10 al the
date o. the Chicago convention Of 1896 10 s26 50 at
The date o. the Kansas City convention Of 1900.
PROSPERITY OF MANUFACTURES AND
FARMERS
Taking I'd The Manufacturers the second great
class considered il shows their prosperity from
the enormous Increase II the amount OF raw ma
te--als which they require for use in rnauufactur-
ing and the equally striking increase Of the ex-
ports o their finished products. The iuportations
q rzE materials sor Use n manufacturing which
n the Democratic year 1895 amounted TO only
Ess-s@z 7s5 and formed but per cent OF the total
t1porrarons II the year 1900 S3O2 264 JOS and
formed Is per cent Of the total irnportarons. whfe
Tie expectations OF finished manufactures which
Z -sS4 amounted 70 5ut tS3-72S sos and formed u
Per cent q The total exports were in 1900 S2 2s4
So. and formed & Per cent OF the total exoor+s
II the next great class considered. The farmers
The evidence of prosperity under protection and
sound money. as compared with conditions under
IS
strongly marked The growth II corsumption NJ
farm products among the American peonIe Yr5A-
increased Industrial activity and increased earn
i1gs Is plainly shown IN the higher prices OBJ
ta-ned oy farmers and IL the remarkable increase
II The value Of their crops and farm animals The
consumption O. wheat n the United States which
hac ranged IN the vicinity OF six bushels pe-
capita under The activities OF the protective tarin
years teL as low 81 bushels Der caDita under
e-e -oN tarin and the business and manufactur-
'ng depression which accompanied II, but returned
AesA 70 practically SIX bushels per capita In 1893
While home consumption in other lines OF farm
products fs equally affected by prosperity or al
yeTsiy n ne great business and industrial in
thar the value OF ali farm producfs has enormoDa 9oHn
"a ~ g. IHe s YaIue OF the corn crop alone in
oLaer ines of agricultural products the Increase
yslue Is even more plainly shown the value Of
shesP on farms having doubled since the low
lsILH years s5 and 1895 and the value OF all farm
greater than II 1896.
HOW LABOR Has BEEN BENEFITED.
Il The fourth great class the Iabortng man. the
evidence Of prosperity Is equally clear and striking
HePor-s from State and National labor bureaus
and organizations are quoted. showing conditions
IN lsoo' compared with those o. the recent years
q depression, and indicating increased employ
52v sn- anT & sGgancs [1 II wages in al lines OF in
ne great manufacturing and Industrial centres
number OF employees. hours OF empIovnent snd
wages paid This IS especially marked in the
terests, iarge Increase in the wages Of railwav
-gs E oI Laen employed in the coal and iron
9---5--s ---5 .nosS engaged IN al lines Of
ttsC----5g DelEs sE0En one especially interesting;
!Eg power Of wages has ranged bitSer 5II-f1-
EEesioent NcA-nleys Administration than at ary
me -ns 2orron Of the textbook devoted 70 tie
t5st -2z-e,s SsTS-C1 ,SL opens WIZ the ASSERT 'n
- . concea- -tset behind the mask OF imperial
dangers Of
campaign ~ Ieo7 I % OF I-Ianc!sI system in the
sSeS ne Democratic convention al the dicrg f5on
n 3lgeL not only reasserted in general terms
s-lgAss3zeo adherence 70 the free coinage 7rSsv
~ II ne Platform adopted in 1890 Il +be1 I-o -
re--I SISM llzL me assertion that The cur
control Of National affairs IS not iusIifeG ~ IN IN
80. a. analysis Of present conditions in Sen
yer future control shows that the election OF M
5Fse1 would almost certainly be accompanied bv
Tsr1S1.--I---ss ----ss = N house membership and State
52 ~2 yeaFz or more certainly during the second
80 fLs- rs fe. - Icy Co1+e ana would be enacted,
-..s g - L4c' MoLlor rom the moment OF his
eitons in he United States and continue GFf his
-tira r1z o 49, 9-StneSs uneerJsinty during The
9 100 until the end of nis term March 4 1875
taent 8IcKfnieys Administrator are ~e-ieV-a5 ~
e-eelI2en o. lhe protective tariff, which was ac-
--l-51l-e1 more QUICKLY than any tariff egisla-
u9n since NashinFt0n's first term, the enactment
Pat r
settlements the annexa tion Of Havrsii a15 tbe
va with Spain and the results whfcb foI,ov-a5
Conditions IN Cuba discussed and the preps rs-
0-= ror giving the island completed independence
outlined nc
THE PHILIPPINES
TIE history Of the events in the PHILIPPINES and
legis saton in the United States with reference
thereto is given II considerable detail showing
nat Ag1inaldo and his followers represent but a
Enzl fraction Of ne population Of the Islands
"a-ea. as . whole. are favorable TO control by
ne United States; that AguinaIdo never received