Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — Page 6

RAPID ROAD TO RUIN.

IRON AND STEEL TRADERS LOSE A GREAT SUM. _ * , - O' England Wants Us to Adopt Her Policies of Destrnctidn—Her Free Trade Conditions Differ from the Theories Z We Hear Abont-Tariff Talk. Affects Our Industries. The first step toward free trade is affecting quite a number of American industries. Let us now see how it works In other countries. Taking the United. Kingdom, where freeJxfjde has been longest in force, and her iron and steel industries, we find that the imports and experts of iron, steel, tin plate, wire, hardware, coal and machinery compare as follows for a period of ten years, from 1884-1894: 1884. 1894. Total imp0rt5.£389,774,549 £408,505,718 Total exports. 232,927,575 210,194,239 Tons. Tons. Total exports of —of iron and steel. 3,490,352 2,050,125 Imports of iron and steel 121,853 71,835 There has been no wall of protection around the United Kingdom during this decade, and her manufacturers :have had every possible opportunity to let themselves out into the markets ©f the world, yet we find that the total* British exports of iron, steel, tin plate, wire, hardware, coal and machinery combined decreased a“ year between 1884 and 1594. „ It would almost seem as if the absence of a wall of protection had worked entirely, contrary to all free trade theories in England’s case, because it has enabled the foreign manufacturers and producers of iron, steel, tin plate, wire, hardware, coal and machinery to sell in the English markets nearly 5100,900,000 worth more of their products and manufactures in 1894 than they did in ISS4. Free trade in England has increased the imports of the above mentioned goods by nearly £20,900,000 sterling and has decreased the exports by more than £16,000,000 sterling. The figures quoted are from the official Board of Trade returns. Taking the quantities of the English exports we find that the United Kingdom has sold under its policy of free trade 840,000 tons less of iron and steel in 1594 than she did in ISS4. Her exports of pig iron decreased by nearly 440,000 tons; of bar, angle, bolt and rod hen by nearly 170,000 tons; of railroad hen by 305,000 tons, and of hoops, sheets and plates she sold 219,000 tons less in 1894 than in 1884. Her exports of railway carriages decreased in value from £504,315 in ISS4 to £277,000 in 1894. Her exports of railway trucks declined by £254,000, her exports of hardware and cutlery fell off by £1,300,000 within ten years, and her exports es steam engines decreased by £1,100,000 a year. The English desire that we should adopt tlwdr policy of free trade can hardly be so friendly* a suggestion as our English admirers would have us believe. If it lias resulted ip such enormous losses in business among the iron, steel, tin plate, wire, hardware, coal and machinery trades of the United Kingdom, it is hardly a friendly act to encourage us to practice similar tactics that will result in similar losses to the United States. While England has lost so much money and so much trade in these industries during a few years of free trade, the United States, on the other hand, under its policy of protection, has built up similar industries to an enormous extent—so such an extent that we are undoubtedly buying less of these commodities from our English neighbors and have helped materially to diminish their manufactures and their output Perhaps this is the real reason why they wish us to drop our policy of protection. It would not be an entirely unselfish reason.

Beef Problem Solved. The recent worry and fret over the bepf situation could have been settled in the twinkling of an eye if the reciprocity feature of the McKinley law had been incorporated in bur present nondescript tariff act. It was the design of the friends of reciprocity to apply this principle so as to admit free, with compensating benefits from other countries, such articles or^things as were not produced by ourselves in sufficient quantities for the domestic consumption. Under the McKinley reciprocity clause in the act of IS9O the President could at any time remove the duty upon any article, and at the same time, by treaty, enlarge our exportation of such commodity as the country with whom the reciprocal relation was established should want. In case of the possible inability of oiir own cattle raisers tp supply the domestic demand the exercise of such powers by the executive, did they exist, would be most effective. Supplies could be drawn from Argentina, Mexico and Canada, and for t£e privilege extended to these countries privileges would have been obtained in return. * Some Free-Trade Results. Sheep slaughtered by millions, because wool has been made free; the price of beef advancing; a Portland lOregon) syndicate buying three thousand horses with an intention to introduce horse meat to American consumers; Edward Atkinson running about the country giving demonstrations of methods of preparing 15-cent dinners and recommending to poor people the inse of shin beef and oleomargarine; • women doing men’s work in the tinplate mills In western Pennsylvania; foreigners leaving the country as fast a* others come In; and the Treasury •f the United States unable to stand by Itself, but propped up by British bank-*rs-tbese things Indicate what we

have come to and foreshadow what we are coming to under the domination of American affairs by British ideas.—The ManufacturerDemocratic Trick Exposed. The monthly statement of Finance, Commerce and Immigration for March shows that the value of our experts has decreased inf. the products of agriculture, manufactures and mining as compared with our exports in March, 1894. The products of forests and fisheries show slight increased values. It Will be noticed that the greatest increase in percentage is in our exports, of manufactures, although the . actual value of such manufactured goods was less last March than a year ago. Here are the figures: —== EXPORTS IN MARCH. 1894. Per Products of — ;—Value. cent. Agriculture .548,582,309 70.59 Manufactures 15,613,893 22.78 Mining 1. 1,390,824 2.03 Forest 2,186,571 3.19 Fisheries .: 369,160 0.54 Miscellaneous .... »j__386,585 0.57 Total $68,529,342 100.00 1895. Per Products of Value. cent. Agriculture $43,487,734 68.37 Manufactures 15,575,131 24.48 Mining 1,375,893 2,16 F0re5t............ . —2,822,380 3.65 Fisheries 404,162 0.63 Total $63,617,390 100.00 The total decrease in our exports for March is almost $5,000,000, mirror the nine months ending March 31 it reached nearly $80,000,000, the decrease in our exports of agricultural products being over $70,000,000 ; the decrease in our exports of manufactures being $6,500,000; in our exports of mining products, $2,400,000, with an increase of $162,000 in our exports of forestry products and of $1,000,000 in our exports of fishery products, as follows: EXPORTS FOR NINE MONTHS. \ 1894. ——r- • - ■ Per Products of Value. cent. Agriculture .$510,304,281 73.70 Manufactures 138,902,149 20.06 Mining .. .. 15,902,914 2.30 Forest 20,198,978 2.92 Fisheries 3,433,262 0.49 Miscellaneous 3,664,898 0.53 Total $692,406,482 100.00 1895. Per Products of Value. cent. Agriculture $438,931,198 71.61 Manufactures 132,404,129 21.60 Mining 13,540,502 . 2.21 Forest 20,300,075 3.32 Fisheries 4,494,079 0.73 Miscellaneous ...... 3,221,926 0.53 Total $012,957,909 100.00 In the figures for the nine months it will be noted that the percentage of our exports of manufactures has increased, while the value has decreased. The freetraders attempt to show that our manufacturers have been shipping more American goods to foreign markets Just because the percentage iS higher. We once again expose this fraud.

Where Factories Are Wanted. In the West and South there is just now an eager desire for ihore factories, especially in young growing towns. Why? Because most people In such places are convinced that factories increase the value of real estate and benefit the merchants and neighboring farmers by putting money in circulation. Yet these same free-traders who favor local industries oppose the national protective policy that promotes tlie public welfare in the more general establishment of factories throughout our country. Iron Ore Imports. Iron ore is fighting its way here from abroad. In March we imported over 30,000 tons as against 5,709 tons in March, 1894. Of pig Iron also we bought $31,000 worth from foreign countries last March as against $9,332 worth in March, 1894.

Debt More, Cash Less. The Treasury statement of the public debt for the month of April shows an increase of $2,349,950 in the interestbearing debt and a decrease of $7,099,345 in the cash balance In the Treasury,, These are free trade times.

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SILVER BABE IS BORN

ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS SPONSORS FOR THE CHILD. Demand the 16 to 1 Ratio, and Ask the National Committee to Call a Currency Convention—Policy of the Administration Criticised. ' • Silver in the Saddle. Springfield correspondence: Illinois Democrats in convention declared unqualifiedly in favor of the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 with gold. This declaration was adopted without one dissenting voice from the 850 delegates who composed the convention. The delegates also went on record as bemgTn favor of the holding of a national Democratic convention, to take action on the money question. John R. Hopkins, of Chicago; W. H. Hinrichsen, of Jacksonville; George W. Fithian, of Newton, and L. B. Parsons, of Flora, were named as delegates-at-large from this State to attend such convention if one shall be called by the properly constituted Democratic authorities. By 10 o’clock in the morning the streets were* thronged with silverites who had

W. H. HINRICHSEN,

The moving spirit of the convention. come from all parts of the State. Blue badges heralding the war cry of “16 to 1” were as numerous as snowflakes in December. Many delegations carried banners proclaiming their belief in free coin-

age of silver and altogether no small degree of enthusiasm prevailed. As early as 9 o’clock the different congressional delegations began holding caucuses in the rooms of the capitol building for the purpose of selecting committees on credentials, rules, permanent organization and resolutions. It was after 11 o’clock when the committees concluded their work and then a stampede was made to get desirable seats. The hall was arranged in regula«>n gala attire, bunting and flags being aped_ in reckless profusion. Over the entrance two immense flags were draped. The galleries were filled as soen as the doors were thrown open, a majority of the occupants being ladies. Chairman Hiqrichsen, now the acknowledged leader of the silver faction, scored

TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN CRAWFORD.

the President in the beginning of his speech opening the convention. So radically did he express himself that the gold men declared he actually read the President of the United States ont of the party. Thia strain was a popular one. Every time a speaker censured the President the denunciation was echoed by cheers and applause from the body of the convention. Ex-Congressman William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, took up the denunciation where Hlnrichsen left off and drove the eonven-

THE ILLINOIS SILVER CONVENTION IN SESSION AT SPRINGFIELD.

tlon into a frenzy of enthusiasm by heaping criticism on the head of the national administration. Nor did he stop there, for he went down the: line of President Cleveland’s supporters. Gov. Altgeld followed in the same -course, as did eiCongressman Andrew J. Hunter. This

GOVERNOR ALTGELD.

was the means taken to arouse the enthusiasm of the delegates, and it was successful. Crawford for Temporary Chairmans At the close of the address Chairmdn Hinrichsen introduced as temporary chairman Monroe C. Crawtord, of Union ■County, who had been recommended by the State committee. Judge Crawford made no remarks except to impress npon the delegatesthat theirhetionrivas being watched by every person in the State. He told the delegates that if they wanted free Sliver to say soy and -then- announced that he was ready for business. Judge Kramer moved that the various congressional districts be called that the chairman might name the delegations' selections for Ore various committees. It was carried* Thompson W. McNealy, of Menard County, wanted all resolutions of a political nature referred, to the committee on resolutions without reading. Thomas Merritt, of Marion County, protested. He declared that such a move would be gag law and that gag law should have no place in guch a convention. Upon this snow of opposition Mr. McNealy withdrew his motion. Secretary Bentley then read the list of committees as appointed by the congressional delegations. By unanimous consent Judge Henry S. Miller, of Chicago, and Andrew J. Hunter, of Paris, were added to the committee on resolutions. The convention then adjourned for dinner. The afternoon session began work with little delay. The committee on credentials reported no contests and recommend-

ed that tho sitting delegates bo declared the delegates of the convention. The report was adopted. Tho committee on rules favored those used by last summer’s convention. This report was also adopted. W T hen the committeo on permanent organization reported ex-Judge S. P. McConnell as the permanent chairman, Cook County broke loose. The delegates shouted for the president of the Iroquois Club all the time that Judge Crawford was putting the motion to concur in the report of the committee. Ex-Congressman Nicholas E. Worthington, of Peoria County, Free P. Morris, of Iroquois, and Judge Bell, of Hamilton County, were appointed a committee to escort Judge McConnell to the chair. When he ascended the platform the umbrellas and silk hats of tho Cook County men again went into the air. When the applause given the Chicago lawyer had died away Mr. Crawford introduced Mr. McConnell. Without delay he began his address to the convention. It was warmly, even enthusiastically, received. He was applauded frequently, and at times so long that the delegates lost the thread of the silver argiment which Mr. McConnell made. The convention was full of political sensations. The greatest excitement came just before the adjournment of the convention. The passionate speeches had all been made, and the Democrats, who filled every chair and the aisles of the convention hall, were ripe to indorse the action of the resolutions committee. Ex-Con-gressman George W. Fithian was chairman of the committee on resolutions. Resolutions Adopted. Mr. Fithian in a clear voice read the platform. Several times during the reading of the declaration for free coinage he was interrupted while the convention went into transports of enthusiasm. When finally he pronounced the words 10 to 1 the delegates jumped from their seats and threw their hats into the air. For fully five minutes the uproar lasted. The first outburst died away only to make way for another. The resolutions adopted by the convention and read by Mr. Fithian were as follows: Whereas, Silver and gold have been the principal money metals of the worljt for thousands of years, and silver mohey Is recognized ana used as honest money between individuals and between nations notwithstanding the varying ratios between silver and gold: and. Whereas, The demonetisation of silver has

deprived the people of free use and benefit! of an. Invaluable and original money metal and has increased debts and added to the burdens of the people by lowering the value of labor and labor products; and, Whereas, The Constitution of the United States prohibits any State from using anything but gold and silver coin as a legal tender for the payment of debts, thereby recognizing that coin composed of silver or of gold is honest money and fit to be used as a legal tender, therefore, be It 0 Resolved, By the Democrats of Illinois, In convention assembled, that we are In favoi of the use of both gold and silver as the standard money of the United States, and demand the free and unlimited coinage of both .petals at the ratio of 16 to I, without waiting. for the action of any other nation, and that such coins shall be a legal tender for all debts, both public and private, and that all contracts hereafter executed for the payment of money, whether In gold, stiver or coin, may be discharged by any money which Is by law legal tender. Resolved, That we hereby Indorse the action of the Democratic State Central Committee In calling this convention, and we Instruct the committee to carry out the will of this convention as expressed in Its platform T>y inaugurating and carrying on a campaign of education in this State and to thoroughly organize the Democracy of the'State on the lines as laid down in the platform of thll convention. -— — * —■ —_ Resolved, That the Democratic members ol Congress and members of the Senate from the be and they are hereby instructed to useful! honorable means to carry out ths above enunciated. Resolved, That we request the Democratic National Committee to call a Democratic national convention to consider the money question not later than August, 1895. If the committee refuses to call such a convention, then we Invite the Democratic State Committees of other States to take concurrent action with the Democratic State Committee of thll State in calling such convention. Free Silver Delegatee. . . . Following are the men appointed by the Illinois Democrats to represent the State

SENATOR PALMER ON THE STREET.

in the proposed national monetary conference: First District—Thomas Gahan, Chicago; F. J. Gaulter, Chicago. Second—P. Kern, Chicago; Thomas Byrne. Third—J. J. Coughlin, Chicago; W. J. O’Brien, Chicago. Fourth—Thomas K. Gallagher, Chicago} James McAndrews, Chicago.

Fifth—John Clancy, Chicago; J. J. Brennan, Chicago. Sixth—H. O. Bartllng, Chicago; Frank Agnew, Chicago. Seventh—D. G. Moore, Chicago; J. W. Lanehnrt, Chicago. Eighth—Janies Branen, Sycamore; Phil Frelfer, Elgin. Ninth—M. H. Cleary, Galena; Charles Nieman, Freeport. Tenth—C. K. I.add, Kewanee; M. J. Daugherty, Galesburg. Eleventh—D. Hcenan, Streator; 0. S. Bydln, Falrbury. Twelfth—J. W. Downey, Joliet; G. N. McDowell, Danvlllo. Thirteenth—W. H. Purcell, Champaign; Baird Fellney, Normal. Fourteenth—Charles Fosbender, Lacon; Lute C. Breeden, Lewiston. Fifteenth—o. S. Hearn, Quincy; N. P. Kennedy, Browning. Sixteenth—H. T. Rainey, Carrollton; Sylvester Allen, Bluffs. Seventeenth—W. S. Nelson, Decatur; T. W. McNealy, Petersburg. Eighteenth—Rufus Huff, Sullivan; W. H. Dowdy, Greenville. Nineteenth—George M. Leerone, Effingham; J. W. Graham, Marshall. Twentieth—W. 8. Cantrell, Bentbn; J. R. Creighton, Fairchild. Tweuty-ttrst—N. B. Norrlson, Odin; E. C. Pace, Ashley. Twenty-second— H. N. Deltrlch, Anna; F, M. Youngblood, Carbondale. Then the list of the delegates-at-large was adopted. The delegates-at-large elect-

JUDGE NELBON IN AN ARGUMENT.

ed were: John P. Hopkins, Chicago; Geo. W. Fithian, W. H. Hinriehsen and L. E. Parsons, of Clay County. The alternates chosen were: John Warner, Peoria; John Watson, Galesburg; Gen. Alfred Qrendorff, Springfield, and G. C. Whitnell, of Johnson County. After this was done motion was made to adjourn, which was carried.

The Library Corner

Richard Harding Davis has a no* story, “Miss Delamar’s Understudy,” waiting to apear in one of the magatrines. Guy Boothby, the author of “The Marriage of Esther,” first became known t 6 readers through bis book of Australian travel entitled “On the Wallaby.” The story on which Du Maurier Is reported to be engaged is a very long story of life in England and. France, and it is said already to have received a name—“ The Martians.” The author will himself illustrate IL Miss Vida D. Scudder, associate professor of English literature in Wellesley College, is the author of “The Life of the Spirit in the Modem English Poets.” —lt is a keen analysis of the poetry of Wordsworth, Shelley, Tennyson, Arnold, Clough, and Browning. W. T. Stead’s first novel will appear In the course of the year, and will be called “A Modern Maid In Modern Babylon.” It is the story of the experiences of a young girl who came to London some years ago, and whose adventures are faithfully set down in Mr. Stead’s pages. The wife of Thomas Hardy acts as his amanuensis, what time she is not sketching, painting in water-colors, and playing hostess to her many guests. During the winter the pair live at Dorchester, In a house of which the novelist himself was the architect They stay in London during the season, and the rest of the year spend in travel. : -==ZZZZ Bill Nye is a man of very sober demeanor, and rarely cracks jokes outside of newspaper columns. He has been known, however, to play a practical joke on a friend. When Lieutenant Greeley started on his expedition to the North Pole, Nye gave lrim a sealed box that was not to- be-opened until he had reached his farthest point north. It contained axle-grease for the pole. *

UNCLE SAM'S ARMY.

The Number of Available Men, Unor ganized, Is Over 9,500,000. Secretary Lamont has sent to the House an abstract of the military force of the United States for the year 1894, compiled from the latest returns received by the adjutant general of the army, says Public Opinion. The statement shows the organized militia strength by States, gives the number of commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, musicians and privates and the number of men available for military duty unorganized. The grand aggregate is 9,505 commissioned officers, 20,410 noncommissioned officers, 4,047 musicians, 107,394 privates, and the number of men available for military duty unorganized is 9,582,806. Given by States, tiie aggregate organized strength (commissioned and noncommissioned) and organized men available is as follows; Organ- AvailStates. " ized. able. Alabama 2,982 163,000 Arkansas 1,079 203,000 California 4,948 183,072 Colorado 1,021 85,000 Connecticut 2,842 98,779 Delaware 421 28,003 Florida 1,011 60,714 Georgia 4,194 264,021 Idaho 304 13,932 Illinois 5,313 700,000 Indiana 2,581 481,193 lowa 2,478 209,510 Kansas 1,724 100,000 Kentucky 1,471 405,000 Louisiana 1,249 138,439 Maine 1,241 98,978 Maryland 1,907 160,600 Massachusetts ...' 0,006 389,529 Michigan 2,878 260,000 Minnesota 1,900 160,000 Mississippi 1,760 233,480 Missouri ..... 2,096 380,000 Montana 517 25,000 Nebraska 1,248 132,000 Nevada 549 6,248 Ne# Hampshire 1,337 55,000 New Jersey 3,970 254.887 New York 12,8-46 750,000 North Carolina 1,659 240,000 North Dakota 545 50,000 Ohio 6,057 645,000 Oregon 1,565 46,365 Pennsylvania 8,932 806,230 Rhode Island., 1,372 73,945 South Carolina 4,674 181,000 South Dakota 799 35,000 Tennessee 3,369 169,000 Texas 3,000 300,000 Vermont 787 44,164 Virginia 3,107 220,000 Washington 1,530 85,000 West Virginia 838 122,475 Wisconsin 2,571 305.717 Wyoming 460 8,000 Arizona 503 7,600 New Mexico. 470 25,000 Oklahoma 130 10,000 Utah 80 25,000

One Dollar Out.

An old man who kept n provision store In a factory town was more or less odd In his ways, and by some persons was thought to be “not over and above bright’ The regular young fellows of the neighborhood called him “Old Pro,” and in other respects treated him rudely. One day three of them, to use their own expression, “put up a job on him.’ * They filed Into the shop with an air of Importance, and one of them demanded: “How much do you ask for a yard of pork?’ “One dollar,” answered the old man. “I’ll take a yard,” said the spokesman. » “Where is your money?” The dollar was produced, the dealer pocketed it, and handed the customer three pigs feet “How Is that?” said the felloW. “Why,” answered Old Pro, “three feet make a yard, don’t they?