La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY
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ia Miad.
Evidently Judge Parker has lost track
OF the fact that the United States has
become a biIlion-,ioilar country. while
be has been dreaming away his man
hood on the bench at Albany. Otherwise
IL IL impossible to account for his ac-
c.pranc- OF the Republican challenge
to a comparison OF Democratic and Re
publican administrations"
II there is any issue before the Ameri-
can people upon which the Republicans
are more ready TO appeal to the voters
than another. il il that relating to the
administration of national finances. But
they will not let Judge Parker. or the
hungry aggregation OF Democratic edi-
tors Ia whom he addressed his Rip Van
winkie remarks. ignore the fact that
the United States Of 1904 deals with
billions, where in Ciev-land's first sd-
mini.tration its finances could be dis
cus-ed 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 compa risons he
tween the expenditures Of 1885, lSSS with
those OF l9Vl-l:sri he will no, be per-
mitted to ignore such facts the in-
crease in postal expenditures from SO
92.315 in lSS, TO xl:,S. 1Si. .Ss1 in 1908.
and that the excess Of expenditures on
account of the postal service over re-
ceipts last year was only $3.50. .O44, as
compared with <s.;.sl.J1o,.
As an index OF tn. growth Of the Uni
ted States in every direction that marks
advance in national welfare there can
Ice no better standard than the Increased
use Of an ever improving and extending
mail service.
Neither will Judge Parker nor the e,ii-
tors to whom he unbosorned 4 choice
medley OF ideas from ,h- wit aud wis
dom Of Samuel J. Tilden and Grover
Cleveland. he permitted to ''poin, with
Democratic pride TO the enforced econ
oniies Of Cleveland's second term lso3-
iss;. without being confronted with the
following deficits that waited on Demo
cratic policy and Democratic admins
tratiou:
DEFICITS DURING CLEvELAND's SEC
OND TERN.
isa .......-....-........ IN ..6l
iSI, ........-............ S5
lSS +.-......-. ..--....-.-....--- -1,DJ,2t6
With no exceptional expenditures. over
x2sDU0.OOO was added TO the public
debt during CievelauIs term.
And when they are discussing the
expense Of running the government OF
a people that has Increased nearly 30 per
cent. In population and more than 100
per cent. in wealth since Grover Cleve-
land was first inau-uratel. Republicans
will not forget Ia remind American vo-
ters OF such biilion-JoiIar facts as these:
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
q, .,.-.s So ., ,.- 81, 20
81. IUs. 3765iI. x3.aps se3, SOC
Deposits In Savings Banks:
r.GJ, IT,. l%s. &2.9l5, aDa. SIS.
Deposits In State Banks.
s344. %. .9ls. sl.sIs,5so. 1G3
berosits IN Loan and Trust Cempanie.
&iss. .293. I.5sD. 39s. 30
ss7,.5c7. 80, n.ocs.71a. .cs7.
sT4e. Iso.Tos sl.ac0IH.s.9
ESTIMATED OH Census returns for 1880, 1890
aud 1901
sii.ao."D.o0 :2.ooo.0C.coo
g. 4Js. 4.s.:ss,. 81 al0:.51a.5A0
s4.. SOS. ESQ. Si..eoe4o. .cs,.
Freight tons carried one mile by Railways
ai "a ..i, ssai. per as d; ;;s5 ;;s SIT. per
wages In Manufacturing Industry.
lssas 1.pn
SDls .9s3. tbs. aS.D1.2J4.
Bewiliering and incomprehensibie .s
are these billions in many respects, they
yet present 4 demonstration OF the
growth of our country 10 clear and sim
pie as to be within the comprehension of
child. Only one word need be added
to rectify what might Be an erroneous
impression from the figures as to the
value Of farm animals la. During the
second administration OF Cleveland this
value shrank from &2.4S3.5O6661 In
1slrs to $1.s2s .928.O64 In 1925 from
which it has since risen to over $3.10O.-
OOO.OOO.
1t almost seems as II the eartA and
the kline refused to bring forth their
natural Increase under . Dsmoefade 3D.
ministration.