The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-12-07

and for persons in moderate circumstances
generally, is one that commends itself TO all
good citizens. The home comfort of the
working classes, the happiness and social
security incident thereto, is a desideratuu,
generally fel, and acknowledged. They are
the sturdy yeomanry that make nation
neither the highest nor lowest classes can
alone or together supply the materials of
national life. When England lost her yeo-
many. her vital strength wasted away, and
it becomes all men to protect that class in
in our midst that our liberties and freedom
may be forever retained. All history has
proved that the safety of State lies in
virtuons and contented great middle class,
and that when it disappears the State itself
will soon follow.
To secure this virtue and home contcnt.
ment, something more is necessary than the
free agency which we delight in. While
some prosper and become independent, 9th
ers remain perpetually INDECENT, no, because
of crime or incompetence bul from the torcc
Of circumstances. It is these latter which
are under discussion. J. has been found
that it they combine in associations of dit.
tercpt kinds for mntual benefit and pro,cc.
ton, their material Interests are advanced
IN wonderful manner Against the ad.
yuuasrs Of capital, aud, moreover, because
of its expressions on labor. il has been
found that The mere working man makes No
Roadway in his efforts TO secure CONNIE.
tcnce. he labors day by day to supper;
himself aud tamily-is on, of work some.
times, aud at the close Of the year is wbe.
he begun; and so on through lifetime
Capital and labor are always ut warfare, aud
capl'nl mostly succeeds. Labor wi,hou,
money is helpless. It is only by combining
the two that business success is secured
Homes are what the working men need, aud
are what, IN tunes like the present, they
cannot get by their unaided excrtious.-~
They can barely rent their honsce even. for
houses are scarce because men having money
can employ il more proitably ,hsn in build
ing, beside avoiding the risk and trouble OF
owning and managing perishablc property.
Ii does not pay to erect houses TO rent now.
s.days, and that is why it is not done. Ac.
cordinsy, We find that every dwelling house
built IN this town during the pas, summer
was for the owners own persona, USE
There are no. this day enough houses in Elk.
ton TO accommodate the actual residents,
and numbers Of strangers within the kuowl.
edge OF our citizens have been unable to
come to us because they could get no dwell
lug houses. The wealth permanently los,
TO us by that means alone is incalculable.
But there is u remedy for this condition
OF the laboripg classes and this article is
written TO suggest the course TO be pursued.
We conceive the remedy for dear houses,
scarce houses, laudlcss yeomaury, and a
class without real homes, to be in co. opera
tive building societies. These societies are
formed by a number of persons paving Il
certain sum III stated intervals, SO tina, il,
the end, by their mutual assistance, each
may ba furnished with house ut cempsr.
atively small expense. In other places,
where the plan has worked admirably, the
the cost Of the houses has been scarcely felt.
These societies have become very popular
in the cities, and in the last few ycprs have
spread rapidly through shc country towns OF
Che Northern States. Happily they are not
among those advantages which can only be
enjoyed by city people, for they actually do
better in the country towns because .. .h.e
confidence and friendship which acquaint.
anceship inspires. Men Of means now fire..
quently join them. for they are just as profit,
able to the rich as to the poor: in fact, in
the city of Baltimore, the leading rich and
influential men are their promoters and di.
rectors.
A society Of this nature should be organ.
lied in Elkton, and iu the other towns of
the county, without delay. a, present i,
seems that the rich are getting richer and
the poor poorer every day. An effort mpst
at least be made on the part, and for the
benefit of, the laboring man. 1t is in vain
tor the poor man to wait till houses are
built for him to rent oheaply. At the pres.
ent value OF mhney, it will never he done.
Aud besides, he does not want house
merely, but home which he will take pride
in owning, and which will make him A rood
citizen ofthc Republic. 10 deciding whether
or not such society shall lie formed the
laborps man, aud all mep interested should
ask themselves whether they will continue
on III the old Way, or make un honest reach
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If we find that sufficient interest is mani
tested upon this subject by our town people
or the people Of any other town in ,b,
county, we will take pleasure in explaining
at leusth the methods of forming these so.
cictlcS, their arrangements for successful
working, and all other matters connected
Herewith.
The demand for MOORE a. BROS vii.
minstou City and Olive Soups has Increased
so rapidly that it has became necessary to
run heir factory night aud day, being deter.
mined to supply the demand. Factory cor.
ne'' Bird and Orange sts., Wilmington, Del.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The Association or
Public School Commissioners met in BALI.
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