The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-17

money in the United States per capita
has increased from s2562 in 1896 to
| $31.9S in 1902; the amount In circula-
ton per capita has increased during
the same period from $2144 to $2S02;
the per capita payment of interest on
the public debt per year has been de-
creased since 1896 from 40 cents to SO
cents; the exports per capita increased
from 1929 to 1851. AS indicating
the general prosperity of the people,
1t may be noted that the postal reve-
nues have increased from s117 per
capita to $1.44 per capita-and there
is no better index of general BUSH
ness conditions. To the statement
that the cost of living has increased
dividual incomes. it may be answered
that the savings bank deposits of $780,
100000 a year, the 100000 900 annual
payments in life insurance premiums,
and the unprecedented discharge of
mortgages on the homes of the work.
ers in city and country indicate very
clearly to the contrary.
Monuments to Protective Policy.
Within the past four years the giant
strides of the United States toward SUI
premacy not only in some, but all the
markets of the world, has become a
subject not only of comment, but of
alarm, in every European country.
And we'll may they envy this nation.
~S<I. ~,
culation, our annual business transac-
tions of thirty billions, our annual
favorable balance of trade of six hun
dred millions. It's annual agricultural
output of eight billions, our annual
bank clearings of one hundred bill
ions. our annual manufactures of fif-
teen billions, our life insurance of
thirteen billions, our national bank de-
posits of three billions, our savings
bank and loan association deposits of
three billions, our wealth of one hun
dred billions, and our net debt of less
than billion, which, alone among the
great nations of the world, we are
paying off.
1t has been remarked that with only
per cent of the worlds population
and per cent of it's area, we are
about equal industrially to half the re-
mainder of mankind. Here are some
interesting figures along this line, pre-
sented by Senator Gallinger in a re-
cent speech:
We equal or surpass all the rest of
the world in corn, cotton, eggs, Pc
troleum, leather products, copper and
forest products.
Of the following we produce two
thirds as much as the rest of the
world: Coal, pig iron. steel, and three
fifths of the total food and agricultural
products and manufactures.
We produce one-half as much as the
rest of the world in silver, iron ore,
fish: one-third as much in gold, wheat,
oats. hay. butter and cheese; one
fourth as much in hops and beer; ono
fifth to one-tenth as much in barley
and wool.
We consume, reckoned in value,
twice as much corn as all the rest of
of the world combined. one-fifth as
much wheat, one-third as much oats,
one-third as much cotton, one-fifth as
much WOOL one-third as much sugar.
one-half as much fish. nearly as much
coffee, one-fourth as much tea, about
three-ifths as much meat-all food
and agricultural products.
We have one-third as much wealth
as all the rest of the world, one-third
as much gold, one-fifth as much silver,
one-tenth as many sheep, one-third as
many COWS, as much forest area. two
thirds the railroad mileage, or, count
ing total track, about as much as all
the rest of the world combined. We
have twice as much life insurance in
force. one-half as much savings bank
deposits, we spend two-thirds as much
for education, we have one-fourth the
spindles in operation, nearly one
fourth as much shipping, one-fourth
as many exports. about one-tenth as
much revenue and expenditures, and
less than one-thirtieth as much debt.
Letting Well Enough Alone.
It seems that we have a good deal
at stake. Is the country sick enough
to require the attention of the legisla-
tive quacks who brought 1t to deaths
door so short a time ago that every
man in Indiana old enough to vote
remembers the results with disgust?
Indiana is ready for no backward
step. The sentiment of her people
farmers and manufacturers. capitalists
and wage-earners, is in accord with
the intelligent and patriotic declara-
ton of the Republican state platform
on the tariff question, which is as fol
lows:
We adhere to the policy of protec.
ton. Under it our Industries have de.
veloped and the opportunities of labor
have been increased and wages main
tanned at higher rate than would
have been otherwise possible.
We favor the extension of our mar
kets through carefully guarded reel
procity arrangements with other coun-
tries wherever 1t can be done without
"inserrupting our home production
While we favor such modification OF
tariff schedules as from time to time
are required by changing conditions
we insist that such changes shall be
made i'm line with the Fundamental