The state herald., 1904-09-23
BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY
Facts Which 1t Is Desirable to Bear
In Mind.

Facts Which 1t IL Desirable to Bear
in Mind.
Evidently Judge Parker has lost track
of the fact that the United States has
become a billion-dollar country, while
he has been dreaming away his man
hood on the bench at Albany. Otherwise
1t is impossible to account for his ac-
ceptance OF "the Republican challenge
to a comparison OF Democratic and Re
publican administrations"
II there is any issue before the Amcri-
can people upon which the Republicans
are more ready to appeal to the voters
than another, 1t is that relating to the
administration OF national finances. But
they will not let Judge Parker, or the
hungry aggregation OF Democratic edi-
tors to whom he addressed his Rip Van
Wrinkle remarks, ignore the fact that
the United States OF 1904 deals with
billions, where in Clcveand's first ad.
ministration its finances could be dis
cussed in terms OF nine figures. Neither
Will they permit him to compare net
expenditures under Cleveland with ex.
traordinary appropriations under Nc.
kinley and Roosevelt
When he makes his comparisons be.
tween tue Ol 1893 win
those of 190l-l903 he will not be per-
mitted TO ignore such facts as the in.
crease In postal expenditures from $780,
Di2,4l5 In 1888 to Sl3S. 1S4. .4SI in 1903,
and that the excess of expenditures on
account of the postal service over re-
ceipts last year was only Si,5G0,0ii. as
compared with sS.3Sl,5I2.
As an index OF the growth OF the Uni
ted States in every direction that marks
advance in national welfare there can
be no better standard than the increased
use OF an ever improving and extending
mail service.
Neither will Judge Parker nor the edi.
tors to whom he unbosomed n choice
medley OF ideas from the wit and wis
dom OF Samuel ]. Tilien and Grover
Cleveland, be permitted to point with
Democratic pride" to the enforced econ
omies OF Clevelnnd's second term 1893
1896. without being confronted with the
following deficits that waited on Demo
cratic policy and Democratic admins.
trntion:
DEFICITS DURING cLEvELAND's SEC.
OND TERN.
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With no exceptional expenditures, ovei
S2GO,00o,000 was added to the public
debt during Cleveland's term.
And when they are discussing the
expense Of running the government OF
people that has increased nearly 80 pet
cent. In population and more than 100
per cent. In wealth since Grover Cleve
land was first inangura,ed, Republican,
ktNn AN
ters OF such blllion-dollnr facts ns these:
- MONEY Is CIRCULATION.
s,aD?, ,5Gs. .Gis. s2.aGI. co., 100.
u.ic0,3TdsiT saaoo,oo5.JO
Deposits In Savings Nnnks,
n.oo5,i5e.liT, sa.oa5. ..oisi5.
Deposits In State hanks
s3ii, i,30I.p .piS si,sii.6To iGa
DcIo,lis in Loan nnd Trust Companies.
Siss,iiI,2p3. si.5so. sos i90.
151T.seLseo -, n.o25.Tio.:sT.
E'2.iso'1SSy y,rr or r,r,s:i. i.i2o.i'i.cT0.
Estimated on Census returns for 1850, 1890
aud ippJ
sI.roco,coo ':2,cooOvo,ooo
til Value Of Farm Animals.
G,t50,i2s,3 ISL il,lO2. .5i5,bto.
,i2i ,sos,G $50. 81. 800 Sin. agi.
frlsht tous carried one mile BY Railways.
Tons Tens
o., So, ,OTo. so, iT2 e2i, 2Is Ona
(at iO cents per lat .7G1 cents per
ton mllr,l ton mllel
Wages In Manufacturing Industry
1880 iinn
tD,i.053.'pa ss.aes. .Ggi, ,25i.
BewilirrinE and ineomprchensiblr as
are these billions In many respects. they
yet present denomination OF tho
growth OF our country 10 clear aud slim.
pie as to be within the comprehension Of
child. Only one word need be added
20 rcctify what might bc nn erroneous,
impression from the figures as 10 the
value OF farm animals (nl, During the
second administration OF Cleveland tbi,
value shrnnk from S2.iS3, ,5OG.Gsi In
1893 To Si.T2i.OlJ0si In 1890, from
which II has slnce risen TO over 81. 100.
100000.
II almost seems ns II the earth and
the klnc refused 10 bring forth their
natural Increase under a Democratic nd.
mlnistfation.