The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-23
BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY
Facts which II Is Desirable to Benr
In Mind.

Facts which II Is Desirable to hear
In Mind.
Evidently Judge Parker has lost track
Of the fact that the United States has
become a billion-dollar country. while
hc has been dreaming away his man
hood on the bench at Albany. Otherwise
it is impossible to account for his ac-
ccptnnce 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. it is that relating to the
administration Of national finances. But
they will not let Judge Parker. or the
hungry aggregation of Democratic cdi-
tors to whom he addressed his Rip Van
Wrinkle remarks. ignore the fact that
the United States of 1904 deals with
billions. where in Cleveland's first adj
ministration its %tinanccs could be- dis
cusScd in terms Of nine figures. Neither
will they permit him to compare net
expenditures under Cleveland with ex-
tra6rdinary appropriations under Me-
kinlcy and Roosevelt.
When he makes his comparisons be-
tween the ex penditurrs Of lSSJ-1SSS with
those of 19Ol-i9W; he will not be per.
mittcd to ignore such facts as the in.
crease in postal expenditures from $50
g2,4l5 in 1885 to xI3S. ISl.4SI in 1908,
and that the excess OF expenditures on
| account of the postal service over re-
| ccipts last year was only S4,560.Oi4, as
compared with SS.3Sl,J12.
As an index Of the growth Of the Uni
ted States in every direction that marks
advanc" in national welfare there can
he M better standard than the increased
usc of M eyer improving and extending
mail service.
Neither will Judge Parker nor the cdi.
tors to whom he unhosomed u choice
medley OF ideas from the wit and wis
dom or Samuel j. ridden and Grover
Cleveland, Ice permitted to point with
Democratic pride" To tho enforced econ.
omics of Clryclnnd'S second term 1893
lS!Hj without being confronted with the
following deficits that waited on Demo
cratic policy and Democratic admins
t%ratiuu:
DEFitIYS DURING CIEyELAND'S SEC.
OND TERM.
80. SM' N'J' -ol
iSSn. sou,
NV" o,.O3.2f
With II" exceptional expenditures. over
oiO.Wn,WW was added to the public
debt daring clcvelanl's term.
And when they are discussing the
expense ~ running the government Of
Il fcopl" that has increased nearly 10 per
cont. in population and more than iW
per cent. in wealth since Grover Cleve.
land was first iunuguratel. Republicans
will not forget to remind American vo-
tiers OF such billion-i,llnr facts as these:
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
lSS'. 1909.
si..-: .5GS.Gl5. s.. 3G7, ,M2. ItN.
nrposits In National Banks,
~ ,liHi3IG.jlI. S3,asI. H03. 200.
Deposits In Savings Ranks,
sl,ifEh l,.,l|'. ~ ,niJ, .pl. SiJ.
Deposits In State Banks.
S"i','W, .olh. Sl,SlI.5TO ID3.
oslS IA Loan nnu Trust Companies.
slSs, ilT,s ~ Si,jS9, lbs. I96.
Total Imports.
s3,T,a27,32o si,oaa.7 10, 2a7.
s'4?iSo,7'I ,,,,, sl42o1liGIe.
,Estiniatcd on Census returns for 1880, $3.50
aud iD1l
lSS5. 1902.
Sli,so,%"wn. ST., 900, sO ,o0
ml Value OF Farm Animals.
81, iiG.i.s.::S:i So, lO2, 5l5, so
Production OF Minerals.
SAT-, sos. $50. ST, 100, 6.o. nj,
Frrigh, tons carried one mile by Railways.
'AA'H
52,Sg, U,o,5sp. H. 2!i, rs, OOH
tt lO} cents per lt .IEi cents per
ton mile, ton milr.l
Wages In Manufacturing Industry.
1850. 1870.
s0IT ~, 100, $2,32S, 69I .2A
Rrwillrring aud incomprchensiblr n,
are these billions in many respects, the,
yet prcSeGt II demonstration of tn,
growth of our country ~ clear and sim
pie as to he within the comprehension %
IA child. Only one word need be adde,
10 rcctify what might be an erroneou,
impression from the figures as to tn,
value of farm animals la. During tn,
second administration Of Cleveland thi
value Shrank from s., +S3, 506,,iSl il
1893 to Sl,I2I, 926.0Si in 1896, from
" hich it has since risen 10 over 81, 100.
OOO,OOn.
1t almost seems as if the earth an,
the kline refused to bring forth thri
natural increase uadcr a Democratic al
ministrltinn