| Show THE COUNTRYS PROSPERITY On the 10th of the present month Mr James G Elaine delivered a speech in which the following occurred The year 1887 was prosperous and the President at its close proposid a radical change in toe industrial system which had produced that prosperity and since that d ly there has been reversal and confusion in the commerce and manufactures of the United States In view of the fact that during the year 1884 Mr Blaine and his confreres tried to make the people believe that if the Democratic party was successful the country would go to rock and ruin the admission that last year was prosperous shows how hollow and unsubstantial are all the claims and boasts of the Republican L party And as to the remainder of I this years trade the outlook is excellent excel-lent We quote in this connection from the New York Herald as follows Present Indications are in the direction of a prosperous fall trade in all parts of the country In London the are already talk Ing of shipping gold to us this fall in pay ment for securities we are exporting now and the breadstuffs we shall presently be sending out Beports from all parts of the United States are of chaerfulness and con fidence in business circles The great staple Industries iron woolen and leather are in much better form than would be thought possible by auy one who credited the wail ing protestations that went up from certain manufacturers when the tariff question was taken up in Congress Bank exchanges jhroucbout the country are increasing labor is generally employed railroad earn lags hold up well Meanwhile money is cheap and the general restoration of confidence in the future certain to lead I to its Investment in new enterprises Al together the oulook is very gratifying and unless the signs fil the coming year will be one of tho most prosperous our history nIt It is certain that the past four years have never been equaled in this country in point of business stability and real security and the condition is but a reflex of the man by means of whose wisdom statesmanship and firmness firm-ness it was brought aboutGrover Cleveland The four years to come will be better still because he will be able to add past to constantly accruing experience ex-perience and give the people the benefit of it all |
