The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-27

following table Of our exports and in ports
for the following fiscal years:
Excess Of
1884, .$eS4, ee .e22 $500 l4o572 is37, las. 50
1896 10. 724,e7S sss SSs ass ,cS' SSS "a 2
1907. 764, 73O,4l2 1,O5O 993 $50 280 283 ia
1893. 616.049.664 1921 ,4s2 $50 SIS. AZ: 676
:i9oo:: 7l7.a4i. as i.17s75s $50 as. sc7, Saa
'Ten months -
"Our railroads and other carriers have
never been 80 busy nor had their car
rying capacity so taxed nor had better
earnings than within the last three years.
Our manufacturers have found ampler
and better markets and paid better wages
than ever before. The mechanics and
laboring men are no longer idle or work.
Ing at reduced wages and reduced hours
as under Clevelands administration. Ev-
cry person anxious to work has found
ample employment at fair wages, and in
many instances and callings at a higher
rate of wages than ever before There
have been times and places in some
classes of employment within the last
two years when the demand for help was
greater than the supply, and this assur-
eddy tokens good wages. And our farm
ers have found better markets for their
products, and at higher prices in the ag-
gregate than during the years 1893, o.
'95 and '96.
1T Is unfortunate that, owing to pro-
longed and severe dfouth prevailing in
certain portions of our state, the farm
ers In these localities cannot this year.
as In former years, participate in that
prosperity which Is the lot Of their breth-
rem In other parts of the country, and
which would have been theirs, too, with
bountiful harvest. But there is at least
one comfort for our unfortunate farmers
and that is this, that their lot Is not as
bad as it would have been If such mis-
fortune had occurred during the hard
times Of Cleveland's administration, when
money was scarcer and interest higher
than now. They are now in better condi-
ton to endure the calamity than they
were then.
I'm the financial world complete revo-
luton has been effected in our country.
Four years ago. owing to the fear Of q
Democratic administration, with free sill
yer in its wake, money was scarce, in
terest high, and we were debtor nation,
struggling for the surplus gold Of Eu-
rope to maintain our credit To-day
money Is abundant, interest lower than
ever before. and we have become cred
itor nation, investing some of our sur
plus money in the securities Of the old
world. and our exports have brought a
steady flow Of gold to our shores. so that
our national treasury is supplied with an
abundance of the precious metal for the
maintenance of the integrity of our cur
rency. 49,
Recent Financial Lcgislation,
by establishing in law-as it had long
been in fact-the gold staAdard has placed
our currency on q Rock OF Gibraltar, and
placed our nation at the head of the
front rank among the great commercial
nations of the world. Whatever else may
be said Of our national banks, their bills
have never failed US, as was often the
case with our paper money in ante-bellum
days: and under the recent act. by per-
uniting the establishment of small banks
In the smaller towns, a safe avenue for
increased paper circulation was provided
and In providing it we have demonstrated
that the credit of our country Is 80 good
that 1t can dispose Of its per cent bonds
at para rate of interest which no other
country can show in its entire history
and these bonds are now at q premium
Of 3 per cent.
"Our currency now so ample, so safe and
so sound. the Democracy are still striving
to destroy by the heresy Of free silver:
as they sought to do in 1896 Nothing
more clearly established the utter per-
verseness Of the Democratic party and
Its total unfitness for government than the
fact that in spite Of present conditions
which have briefly described, and in
spite of our experience since 1896, they
still threaten the country with free Silver;
still, in effect, threaten to reduce US to
q state of silver recommendation. This is
of itself not only sufficient ground for the
Republicans. but for all other friends Of
good government. to inf1ict a defeat upon
the Democratic party even more COM
plete than in 1896. The ghost Of free sill
yer should be buried beyond all hope of
resurrection.
"All that the Republican party promised
to accomplish for the country in 1896. it
has been instrumental in bringing about
and accomplishing. The languishing in
dustries have been revived. money has
become abundant at low rates Of interest
and its quality can not now be question:
GU : AOSpS'Iy ~ al uhcClAOuS dnu III
all channels has come, and remains with
US in as full measure as we hoped and
predicted and prayed for In 1896. The cur
rent Of our economic and Industrial life
is moving steadily and safely onward and
upward on a safe, sound basis and at
a rate and volume the wonder and envy
of the other nations Of the world. What
other country on the face of the earth
Is blessed with so good government and
such high degree Of progress and pros
perity as ours?
I'm addition to the important duties and
vast responsibilities ,foreseen and as!
sumed bythe Republican party in 1898. dul
ties and responsibilities of an unforeseen!
grave. new and far-reaching character
have been entailed upon the administra-
ton of, President Mckinley. No nresi-