Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
A COSBY LETTER REGARDING
LEGISLATION AND OTHER MAT

TIERS.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 25.-If
happens to wander about one of the
wholesale markets in any of the large
| cities he cannot but fail to observe the
difference between now and the hard
time years of 1S94-96. In those days
poor women and ragged boys and girls
were to be seen sneaking about with
baskets or~aprons gathering up any old
and stale vegetables which could not
be sold. Today around any of the
large markets whole piles of leftover
tees, cabbages, egg plants, turnips,
corn. etc.-aie carried away every day
as waste, and no poor people, appear
to claim or beg them. This is some
thing which the average politician who
is crying reform" fails to observe or
to comment upon, but it is nevertheless
a genuine testimonial that the dinner
pail is really full.
Mr.. Bryan continues his comments on
the republican party, which are neither
new nor original. He recently stated
that the republican party deserves lit
tie credit for the present condition of
the country, since they. the republic
cans. merely retained the Cleveland
money policy.
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The repub leans did precisely what
they promised they would do during
the MciKnley-Bryan campaign of 1896.
They rescued the country from the
blighting effects of the Cleveland-Wil-
son free trade law and they saved it
from the proposed Bryan financial
panic. The result. Immediately the
election vas over, was restoration of
confidence, followed by tremendous
commercial activity and prosperity.
This is the history of the last eight
years in a nutshell and all the dema-
gogy and sophistry of democrats and
populists combined cannot make it
more nor less.
In those days there was a political
host that had gotten embogged in the
sloughs of free trade and they called
loudly for a Moses to lead them out.
And a leader, being young and of a
great voice, arose and led them forth,
and 10! as they proceeded they were
swept down by a vast silvery food.
which, however. spread away and left
them loundering in. a great march of
mud and slime. Now they are calling
in vain for a true Moses to lead them
to safety, but they call in vain, for
ther is none such, though many rise
and shout, Il am your chosen leader"
but their voices are drowned by those
of others screaming the same words.
The United States is fast becoming
the greatest fiber manufacturing coun-
try in the world. Take the cotton in
dustry as a single important example
and compare our progress with that Of
England. In 1850 England had 30
100000 cotton spindles and the United
States had about 100000. In 1880
England had increased her number to
( 37,000.000 OF So per cent, while the
United States had 100000 an in
crease of $50 per cent. In 1900 Eng
land had 45,OO0,0O 0 spindles. a further
I increase of p per cent, while we had
: 21.O00,OOO, a further increase of over
100 per cent In this half century OF
protection we have increased our cot
l ton spindles 425 per cent. while Eng
land under free trade has increased
hers but 90 per cent. But this, while
a good showing, by no means tells the
tale of our gain over the mother coun-
try. There is a vast difference between
idle and active spindles and their out
puts. In 1901 Great Britain consumed
: in manufacturing 3,25S,OOo bales OF
: raw cotton, but the United States con
: sumed 3,727,OOO bales. This shows
the real relation of the two countries
in this industry. The McKinley and
: the Dingley tariffs have completely ex
ploded the Cobden-Calhoun idea thai
Americans should raise raw cotton tt
be sold to England and brought bach
to America in manufactured form.
The democrats in making their fgh-
on the republican tariff will hardly cal
to mind the armies of tramps. hoboes
C~oxeyites, etc, which were swarmin.
: through the land during the days of til,
Wilson-Cleveland law.
The safest program for the democ
racy is never to get into power. Thel
:, it can never be paced in a position
where it a be said that it did nothinl
j when it had the power.
During the twelve months our ex
ports have fallen off about a hundre,
dollars, but our home sales on tn
other hand have increased by ten time
that amount. The search for the issu
continues but with eOnStantIV fappin