The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-16

rule and has met with great misfor-
tunes when it was supplanted by the
democracy We rejoice at the coin
cidence. and believe the same poll
cies viii again coincide with the
same results.
1t is not luck that rules in free
republic, but wise policies will bear
good fruits and bad policies will yield
fruits meet for repentance.
Mr. Harrison in his last message
said truthfully; 80 high degree of
prosperity and so general diffusion
of the comforts Of life were never be-
fore enjoyed by our people"
The Mckinley law was then in full
operation. In 1893 Mr.. Cleveland
sent his message to congress in which
he described the change that had
been brought about. with plenteous
crops, with abundant promises of re-
munerative production and manufac-
ture, with unusual invitation to safe
investment and with satisfactory as
surance to business enterprise, sud
denly financial distrust and fear have
sprung up on every side"
Again nature had been bountous,
but misfortune and the rule of the
free traders again conceded. Mis-
fortune and good crops went hand in
hand.
will not weary you with many de-
tails on this question, but they are all
of deep interest and we'll may our op-
ponents envy the 'lucK" which mas
brought these results during republi-
can control
Mr.. Lincoln was called upon to rule
over warning nation of 31,000,000
people. Roosevelt presides over So
100000 of loyal and united Americans.
In 1897, when Mr.. Cleveland went
out and Major Mckinley came in, the
circulation of all kinds of money per
capita was $21.15. Today 1T has IN
creased TO over $4,000.
In speaking of the increase Of cir
culation the otner day to one of our
opponents, he said that the increase
mad been largely due to q certain
wealthy newspaper man who was
seeking the presidential nomination
on the democratic ticket. doubt
the snfficiency of this explanation.
We were told in 1896 that if we
elected Mckinley and adopted the
gold standard and protection we
would be cut off from the trade of the
outside world. The markets of the
nv DIV
of the free traders. But the balance
of trade has been in favor Of the
United States since republicanism
triumphed and the net balance in the
seven years since 1896 has been 49,.
500, 900, 900
Our exports last year, as contrast
ed with 1896, increased 1888 900 900.
Our imports compared with Ahe
same year increased $246, 000, U0G, so
| it is evident that we buy as well as
SELL More than 100000, 100000 has
been added to the national wealth
Since March a, 1897.
The output of bituminous coal has
increased 10000 900 tons per annum
so the miner has found that the
| change is for his benefit as wen as
| that of the farmer and merchant.
The national bank deposits have in.
creased nearly SLIGO, 100000 and say
ings banks have had an Increase OF
over $S00,000,000 and more than 81.
200,000,000 nave been added to the
deposited wealth, and the number od
depositors has increased more than
100000, showing that this increase
has reached a vast multitude Of
homes.
In our national debt statement we
still have a monument to the times OF
1898 in the form of the 1852 ZOO, 900 oil
bonds issued to maintain the gold re
serve and used to pay the running ex
penses Of the government.
From 1916 to 1861, under a demo
cratic tariff, the balance of trade was
against us ever year but two, and the
net adverse balance during these IF
teen years was $431, 100000
Our policy has been broadly ma
tional. Each portion of the great re
public is dependent upon the other
Pittsburg's torch started the fires il
| Birmingham's furnaces without put
ting out her own light.
Free labor in America and employ
ment for that labor at fair wage:
were the rallying cries Of our party
in 1860, and only twice since ther
have the people been beguiled int
turning from the policy of success tt
that of failure.
Our party is no longer young, bu
it mas lost nothing Of its old time Wig
or. 1t is not content with relianc,
} upon its past, though that past is sc
cure. 1t calls attention with equa
confidence to the present, and thu
present gives assurance for the fu
ture. In power in each branch of tn
government it does not shun o
snirk the responsibility that attend
upon that power.
/ Success and failure both have thei
critics and the criticism of the repur