The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-06-30
Our Best Society!

tcntment, when men and women lived
for other purposes than to ape the style
of snobbery-when women were loved,
lovable, lady-like, and not the tinkling
cymbals of fashion, sacrificing every
thing to appearances, as now.
1t is now simply desire to cater to
our best society. Bosh And what is
lit2 A mixture Of shoddy, oil-wastc
ignorance, deceit, dissipation, selfish
ness, and insane desire for wealth.
Money is the word. No matter how
ohtained-what is the size Of the pile.
No matter if the man robbed, muir.
dered, forged, swindled, or stole from
church or state, and partner alike, if he
be rich that settles it,
Instead of asking what kind Of a
man or q woman it is who knocks for
admission, the question is
"What is he worth p
"a million or So"
"Admit him quick"
"Several Million"
"Then make extra haste and kiss his
feet"
But if they say
ooh, he is not rich but good fel-
low. all honest man, gentleman who
never stopped to a mean action-a stu
dent, philosopher, or one who is work.
ing for the good of his country and his
people in large or small way-"he is
not rich"-it is wonderful to mark the
GOODNESS. No one cares for him.
His poverty may be honest-his
name above reproach-he may be a
man in all respects far above his fcl-
lows, but if he is not rich "our best So
ciety" wants no more of him.
II a man or woman be rich, no one
cares for the rest. If lie murders, he is
cleared. If he swindles, we say it is
all right, if he made by it. If he forgcs,
we call it sharpness, and laugh at the
victim for being sold. If he be rich,
he can seduce our daughters, debanch
our wives, employ us as clerks in prl-
vate or government employ, and no
one objects. II woman be rich she
can 60 to Europe with her lover, leav-
ing husband at home, and can enjoy
high old bout of dissipation. Or she
can 60 to summer resort and be the
belle of the season, INDUCING in all
sorts of sly amours. Or she can EN-
ploy regular abortioner, give the few
children she may have by mistake to a
nurse, and thus do her duty to herself,
her offspring and her God!
"Our best society is all right, for it
is rich. This one worth million
that one worth two-that one worth
five. This man robbed the best Gov
ernment the world ever saw, and those
in authority winked at the outrage and
let him run. That man took fortune
from the bank yaults-that one stole
cotton or furniture during the val
that one stole mules, sugar, spoons
or silver plate, took his wife out OF
some house of i'll. fame, and set up a;
"our best society" That other mar
has been in all sorts of swindles. llC
never kept faith with any one. ll'
lives by fraud, trickery, deceit and dis
honesty. He turns sharp corners, bu
is king-pin in our best society.
This man does nothing. He is
snob. He is a bondholder. lie add:
nothing to the enterprise of the coun
try. He pays no taxes, robs the work
ing man of his profits, lives at his case
sneers ut labor, dresses like prince
presents his wife and his mistress witt
silks, satins, and diamonds poor mel
and honest ones pay for, and revels il
the debauchery of tour best society
Excuse profanity-but "our best so
ciety" be damned. 1t is a rotten, lying
robbing, ignorant, dissipated humbus
We care not for it or its opinions. Il
is not made up of the worth, manhood
intelligence of the people, but is apaint
ed, frizzled, overdressed, undcrhanded
pulled, fetid, effeminate concentration
of dishonesty. Give us the real WORT
THE earnest manhood, the true, low
ing womanhood, the laboring, perse
vering, enterprising heat and min'
tina, lives within honest means, and Ia
bors for the welfare of others, for her
and here alone, Is indeed our best so
ciety and most deserving. A socict'
of labor and laborers. no matter whetl,
er with brain or muscle.-Nsr Yor
Democrat.
!, VINO ARE HAPPY ?-Lord Byro
!. said: "The mechanics and working
, men who can maintain their camille
are, in my opinion. the happiest bod